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Re: 9V Train Motor Being Discontinued?
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 4 Apr 2006 19:32:06 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Frank Filz wrote:
> So that's the reality. LEGO can not afford to keep manufacturing the current
> 9v line given the sales they get. There's nothing we can do about that
> (other than somehow increasing our hobby 10x or 100x in the next few
> months). It's simple economics (oh, I guess we could convince some socialist
> government that LEGO trains are vital to the well being of their people...).
Without actually having seen the numbers in regards to the company's sales and
manufacturering costs, I'm not sure any of us can say definately that that's the
reality. We can speculate a lot, but without some hard numbers, I don't think
we can know for sure that any particular product line is dead. Sales might be
minimal where we are, but incredible in some other part of the country or world.
The info that I've read so far is that the company will be taking a look at the
line in 2007. That's it. A lot of people take that to mean that the end is
already here. I haven't heard an end of life statement yet, so I'll take them
at their word that they are going to look at it. The company I work for takes a
look at the products it sells all the time, even if we've carried it for 60
years. It doesn't mean that we're not going to sell the product any more, it
just means that we are looking at the sales, and *then* making decisions.
Sometimes we keep selling the product, sometimes we don't. I think that's the
case with most businesses. I think that's the case with the 9v line.
-Elroy
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| (...) Here's a reality check. The way LEGO makes train track is realy just wrong. It's way more expensive than it needs to be. Result - LEGO really can't afford to keep producing the existing 9v track and hope to remain profitable. The way I see it, (...) (19 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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