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(...) The show is amazing. Anyone who hasn't seen it, oughta. I recommend netflixing the DVDs as they are available. Unlike Galidor, Avatar is the real deal and totally worth it to watch and enjoy. It is about as good as the old-school Animated (...) (17 years ago, 30-Aug-07, to lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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| | Re: Christmas has been cancelled
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(...) Steve, My concern is that a retailer that has had many exclusive sets over the years is not apparently carrying your product anymore. LEGO seems to be losing market share in a huge way and that is not a good sign. This as set design seems to (...) (17 years ago, 29-Aug-07, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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(...) Its also important to note that due to the supply transition the LEGO group had to pick its focus this year and that focus is Wal-mart, Target and TRU. The idea is that LEGO will do all it can to keep those three accounts as well stocked as (...) (17 years ago, 29-Aug-07, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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I heard that if LEGO couldn't guarantee a certain amount of stock level by a certain date, then Sears has to make the decision to not include them in their catalog. I'm sure many people remember the amount of LEGOs on store shelves last December (...) (17 years ago, 28-Aug-07, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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(...) Somehow I doubt that will happen. There may be some reordering of prices due to a newly competitive market, but I don't see a wholesale failure of BL, at least not for this reason. If TLC allows the ability to obtain certain "previously (...) (18 years ago, 9-Apr-06, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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(...) I came across this cartoon by channel stumbling Sat. morning with my 7 yr old a couple of months ago and don't miss an episode now. I'm very suprised they chose this program to base a line on and going to be watching how well it does. I (...) (18 years ago, 6-Feb-06, to lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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(...) I myself have never sat through an episode of the show, but my 8 y/o son loves the show, and so do all of his friends. I'm guessing that he is more of the market that the product is aimed at. jt (18 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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Yeah, it puzzles me as well. However, both this and Exo-Force are very anime influenced, and so maybe that is the larger trend LEGO is trying to tap into. Maybe also these are part of a move to increase market share in Japan? Anyway, from the looks (...) (18 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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(...) As I've heard from my colleagues, this is a fairly new phenomenon, but is just that. Apparently this show is one of the highest rated cartoons around. I too hadn't heard of it, but of course, I don't follow such things...Saturday morning (...) (18 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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| | Re: New "Last Airbender" sets
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(...) It's not random at all. TLC didn't have to go out of their way to pick up this property because it falls under the Nickelodeon license. And currently it is, IIRC, the number one primetime show for children 2-11. So while AFoLs may not have (...) (18 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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(...) Maybe they're bending that poisonous space air. ROSCO (18 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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I haven't read any of the Harry Potter books, but through popular culture I know all about the storylines. I can see why making the (URL) Harry Potter sets> was a good idea for LEGO. Everyone knows about Star Wars. Millions of fans worldwide but (...) (18 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.year.2006, FTX)
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| | Ideas and Suggestions for LEGO S@H
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The LEGO Ambassadors have been asked to provide some suggestions to the LEGO Shop at Home people about what types of things we AFOLs would like to see offered or available from S@H. This is a good opportunity for you to make a serious suggestion (...) (19 years ago, 23-Sep-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX) !!
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| | Re: The LEGO Revival Survey
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This is my final plea and I will be silent about this (I will post the results though) from now on. Lugnet isn't filled with little children. There are thousands, I think, of members here who have jobs, families, children, spouses and other things (...) (19 years ago, 28-Jul-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.sports, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.western)
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I know this is posted to many many groups, but I really need people from all interests to help take this survey. There are so many members here at Lugnet yet I feared too few ever check the home page or .general. So, I plea with all of you to allow (...) (19 years ago, 22-Jul-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.sports, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.western)
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| | Re: Bricklink frustration
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(...) Since I posted I've been thinking about that. I doubt he'd let two rules slide, but If I could bump up the order to $10 he might consider shipping to England. At least we speak the same language. I've been scouring his inventory for the type (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jul-05, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Bricklink frustration
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(...) and that is the understatement of the century. Transport costs are already a goodly portion of the gross order billing. One year I calculated that 28% of remittances were for shipping/transport. Parts (unless the part is rare/desirable/low (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jul-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | ZRX1 Product Test Shots
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Biomechanical Bricks Kits ==== Product Test Shots: (URL) MC7 Evolution Gallery> Box Graphics Builders Frame - Model #01 (URL) Soon>> Display Frame - Model #02 (URL) Soon>> Product Shots Builders Frame - Model #01 (URL) Soon $70 USD>> Display Frame - (...) (19 years ago, 31-May-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.publish.photography, FTX)
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| | Re: 10170 TTX Intermodal Double-Stack Car Preview
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(...) They don't know about it? (...) If there were a web page we could point retailers to (or a onesheet we could print out and give them???) that might help. (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) If those are the only restrictions, I wonder why more shops don't use this program? There are some anecdotes that suggest that the old retailer program was designed for the big box stores, and thus many small retailers swore off Lego. If (...) (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: 10170 TTX Intermodal Double-Stack Car Preview
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(...) The Small Retailer Program does exist, and retailers can get access to a subset of the LDMI item list. People at LEGO's SRP are very willing to work with retailers, but there are still S@H exclusives, I believe, that small retailers can't (...) (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: 10170 TTX Intermodal Double-Stack Car Preview
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(...) Jake would know for sure, but I do believe there is a North American LEGO fullfillment option called the Small Retailer Program. I don't know anything about it but I suspect that product actually comes from LDMI (Shop At Home). Perhaps the (...) (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: 10170 TTX Intermodal Double-Stack Car Preview
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(...) Lines? I'd heard that restriction had been lifted, at least partially, but that maybe there was still a restriction on assortment within a line. I would love it if even the LEGO brand retail stores would be allowed to order what sells... more (...) (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: 10170 TTX Intermodal Double-Stack Car Preview
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(...) should be pushing those lines which aren't carried at the big boxes, like Mindstorms and trains. My impression is that the independents are forced into carrying certain lines in any contract with Lego, and those lines aren't liked by the (...) (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: 10170 TTX Intermodal Double-Stack Car Preview
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"John Riley" <Rohnjiley@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:IFxAqJ.18y9@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) TLG. (...) took me (...) Otherwise, we (...) years. (...) [ ... snipped ... ] While I don't disagree with what you have written, I will (...) (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: 10170 TTX Intermodal Double-Stack Car Preview
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(...) I don't think it's missed market opportunities but the nature of the product. Most kids who want a train set want something they can set on the track right out of the box and don't want to have to mess with building the train first. So by its (...) (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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| | Re: 10170 TTX Intermodal Double-Stack Car Preview
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(...) OK, so let's be realistic: most retailers (especially the big three toy retailers in the US: TRU, Wal-Mart, and Target) are not going to sell Lego trains year-round; trains tend to be strictly a holiday purchase, and otherwise languish on the (...) (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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| | Re: 10170 TTX Intermodal Double-Stack Car Preview
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(...) Dealing with a mall can be tricky. Often they are owned by companies that have several malls in an area. They often only accept larger deals, in which a chain has to commit to put a store/play area in EACH of those malls. Also, having a Lego (...) (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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| | Re: 10170 TTX Intermodal Double-Stack Car Preview
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(...) Perhaps the lack of sales of trains with LEGO's target markes is because THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW LEGO TRAIN EXIST!! In the USA, train sets have been available at standard retail outlets only sporatically ever since the introduction of Lego trains (...) (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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| | Re: 10170 TTX Intermodal Double-Stack Car Preview
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(...) It's not the upfront money, it's the projected sales that determine whether a new mold is produced. Trains, while popular among AFOLs, just don't sell well among Lego's target market. I imagine that the projected sales for 10170 is at most (...) (19 years ago, 2-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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| | Re: What's up with the Wal*mart Lego selection?
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(...) As it happens, there was a magazine article in (Australian) Business Review Weekly this week primarily about the demise of TRU but also about Wal-Mart as it is the category-killer's killer. What it says ... Discounters [e.g. Wal-Mart] realised (...) (19 years ago, 12-Apr-05, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Crawler Treads
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(...) Hey there, I recently stumbled accross the following: (URL) for fifty pieces. Morne (19 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: What's up with the Wal*mart Lego selection?
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(...) To a certain extent, toys are a seasonal product. True there will be toys sales all year long, but the volume of toys sold is concentrated between November and February. I definately see this in my BL store (becuase I sell primarily sets). Toy (...) (19 years ago, 8-Apr-05, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: What's up with the Wal*mart Lego selection?
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(...) And then there's the economic impact of Wal-Mart. A recent study from the Pennsylvania State University, (URL) that the presence of Wal-Mart in a county increased the family poverty rate or lowered the magnitude of the decrease in family (...) (19 years ago, 8-Apr-05, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Bricklink - Underage participants
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Don't worry about it, Admin is much smarter that to get on shaky ground. It has already been discarded. Paul (19 years ago, 3-Feb-05, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Target sales
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(...) I think you're right. And I think it's partly my fault! (1) Retailers are getting much better at supplier management, inventory management, just in time replenishment, and most importantly, sales prediction, thanks to increased integration (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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| | Re: Target sales
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(...) I think it is their improving inventory control. They probably realized they have to tighten up in order to be competitive with Walmart, which I understand has a running inventory update and automatic reordering as items go through the (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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| | Re: trading
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(...) Um, don't you mean "CLOSE to 0"?? If you did a trade with a BrickLink store, you surely did it via buying stuff from that store. (washed by that store buying stuff from yours to even it out or close to it) To do otherwise (to set up a side (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: trading
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Some thoughts: While using cash is a pretty efficient way of doing things, it does have a cost. Surre, the cost is often pretty minimal, but nevertheless there is a cost. Of course a trade has its own costs. TANSTAAFL - There Aint No Such Thing As A (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: trading
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(...) That's all well and good, but if you *do* find someone that has what you want and wants what you have, trading can be both a positive experience *and* an efficient way to do the deal. And sites that seem to be biased towards cash transactions (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: trading
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(...) and (...) even (...) Personally I never understand why anyone bothers with trading. The whole point of inventing the concept of money was because one-on-one bartering (trading) isn't scaleable because it depends on finding the person who not (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: trading
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(...) That would be better suited to market.theory than .general, at least in my opinion. (...) I find trades to be a fair bit of work and I find myself doing them less and less. The advent of automation at sites to aid buying and selling tilts it (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: 10152 Update
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moving thread to lugnet.market.theory (...) (attn: spite what the following text reads, it isn't sarcasm. You'd be right in saying that I'm not primarily a collector. So help me out.(and others who don't understand this either) So instead of having (...) (19 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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| | Re: 10152 Update
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Hello! (...) TLC keeps their vault for their lawyers. So when, for example, MegaBloks produces a set that's tooo similiar to any LEGO set they walk into their catacombs, take the respective set and show the world: We have done this first! On this (...) (19 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: 10152 Update
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(...) moving thread, probably doesn't belong in .lego. Market.theory I think should be better. Insomuch as magazine and newspaper companies are collectors as well. They also keep one (or more) copies of their product for future reference. I believe (...) (19 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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| | Re: 10152 Update
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(...) No. I've never said that. In fact I myself have sold sets above MSRP. Just not while they were still on sale from S@H, while hiding that fact from my ebay buyers, or while trying to corner the market, or while giving the false impression that (...) (19 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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| | Re: Custom Space: Obsidian Stealth Strike Craft for sale - The Brickee Mart
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(...) It is most certainly on-topic for LEGO. It should be in lugnet.market.theory. Followup to lugnet.admin.nntp. (19 years ago, 15-Dec-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.admin.nntp, FTX)
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| | Re: Taz
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(...) I thought about administering my own list (which you could do by having an alias for a bunch of addresses) but I chose to use a Yahoo group. It works well enough for what I want it for. See groups.yahoo.com for more info on starting a group. (...) (19 years ago, 13-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.publish, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Toys R Us and TLC
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(...) Speaking of TRU... Yahoo: Toys R Us Wants to Prevent Piecemeal Sale (URL) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Toys R Us and TLC
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(...) Right. The more that WalMart causes other retailers to fail, the more ability they have to squeeze the suppliers, and the less (eventual) competition there will be. Ray fut to .market.theory (20 years ago, 27-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Second Canadian PAB in Quebec City
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(...) :] Here is the updated table, with new data from yourself and Allan B: Bag__Price__Pcs__Pri...x4__Source S1___5.95___66___0.0...______Kyle D.J. S2___5.99___158__0.0..._____Allan Bedford L1___9.99___76___0.1...______Kyle D.J. (...) (20 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Second Canadian PAB in Quebec City
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(...) Or even if you're feeling bored. D'Oh! (20 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Kmart (US) to buy Sears
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(...) The SEARS here (Frisco, TX USA) has quite a few LEGO sets on the shelves. K-Mart closed all of their stores in the Dallas, TX area when they had problems a while ago. Eric (20 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Kmart (US) to buy Sears
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K-Mart sells LEGO toys, Sears is not known for selling toys in the US (other than during the Holidays, and then I have only seen MBs). I wonder how this will affect the LEGO offerrings. (URL) (20 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Second Canadian PAB in Quebec City
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(...) You can add my last purchase to your study, if you like. :) Small bag from St. Jacob's @ 5.99 before tax. 10 2x2 plate hinges 10 2x2 green plates 10 2x4 green plates 10 2x2 black plates 19 1x2 black offset plates 20 1x4 black plates 10 1x4 (...) (20 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Second Canadian PAB in Quebec City
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(...) Kyle, If you're still feeling board, here is my haul... (URL) My cost includes taxes. Peter (20 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Second Canadian PAB in Quebec City
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FUT -> market.theory (...) B'jour Partick, I added your numbers to my recent PaB study ((URL) and here are the results: Bag_____Price___Pcs_..._Price/2x4 S1______5.95____66__..._____0.211 L1______9.99____76__..._____0.213 (...) (20 years ago, 16-Nov-04, to lugnet.loc.ca.qc.que, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Canadian Pick-a-Brick cost analysis
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G'day folks, Since I was hard up for a good time, I analyzed the cost-effectiveness (or lack of it) for my first PaB encounter (in Ontario, Canada). I bought 1 small bag and 2 large bags. I filled all with a mixture of bricks, plates, and fences. (...) (20 years ago, 11-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Anatomy of a Shop At Home group order
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A few days ago, in this thread: (URL) mentioned the large group order that we (my co-workers & I) do every year about this time. This was our third annual and largest order yet. I'm not sure how many other people do this in their office/workplace or (...) (20 years ago, 7-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Creator Set has 500 extra pieces in dazzling colors...
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(...) LOL Avery, I'm sure some non-US AFOLs will (and probably already have!) done a deal similar to this with their US friends. I have no particular desire to acquire these sets, though if they became available here at retail I would probably buy 1 (...) (20 years ago, 2-Oct-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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| | TRU & Amazon go to court
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(URL) Toys "R" Us filed the suit on May 21, claiming Amazon violated an agreement not to sell competing products on its Web site." Apparently they adhered to the agreement with respect to the bonus tubs, lol "Seattle-based Amazon countersued on June (...) (20 years ago, 28-Sep-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Tough times in Toytown force LEGO® to rebuild
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(...) That's one of the big things, but there's a much bigger variety of organized sports and other outdoor activities for kids these days. Computers/internet probably accounts for another big chunk of time, and just buying a basic computer costs (...) (20 years ago, 5-Sep-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Tough times in Toytown force LEGO® to rebuild
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(...) I would guess video games. It's fairly easy to keep kids away from them before they start school, but once they do and hear of the games other kids are playing it becomes quite difficult. Maggie C. (20 years ago, 5-Sep-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Tough times in Toytown force LEGO® to rebuild
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(...) Am I the only one who was shocked to read this? A quick perusal of LEGO catalogs from 1984--1994 shows clearly that TLG's core market was boys aged 6--12. What happened in the past ten years that shrunk TLC's core market by 29% and skewed it (...) (20 years ago, 5-Sep-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | BrickBros Press Release
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Noticed via a Google News Clipper: Arizona Teens Building Profitable Empire Brick-By-Plastic-Brick...“No Flipping Burgers For These Young Entrepreneurs” (URL) Following up on (URL) the Press Release states: ...LEGO has always required a physical (...) (20 years ago, 13-Aug-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.brickshops, FTX)
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| | Re: Authorized Lego retailers
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(...) Hi, I am a representative of The Block Shop. I am posting to clarify some of the issues and concerns raised in this thread regarding theblockshop.com. Feel free to verify any of this information with The LEGO Company. If you have any further (...) (20 years ago, 11-Aug-04, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.brickshops) !
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| | Re: Authorized Lego retailers
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(...) The following text comes directly from an actual Lego Systems, Inc. order invoice/packing slip from March 2003 on a form dated January 1993. Only relevant portions reproduced here exactly as presented on the form; emphasis is exactly as on the (...) (20 years ago, 11-Aug-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Authorized Lego retailers
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(...) Is that still the case? There are a couple of small online LEGO retailers in Australia (that I know of), neither currently have a store-front, though one did a couple of years ago. That one (which is currently closed for personal reasons) also (...) (20 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Authorized Lego retailers
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(...) Looks to me like this is just a mega-fan trying to make some cash. They may use their home as their store-front. A friend of mine did something similar to this a few years ago (okay, like 15) with role-playing stuff. He sold via a "newsletter" (...) (20 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: Authorized Lego retailers
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(...) Holy cow, I just went to that site and it's almost a carbon copy of the Shop at Home website! Wonder how long before that site is taken down... -Bryan (20 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: Authorized Lego retailers
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(...) That's the thing Jake, I think Ray is saying it's the same guy. (...) I'm sure I'm not the only one who is much obliged. Maggie C. (20 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: Authorized Lego retailers
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In lugnet.market.theory, Gordon Thomas wrote: Just my thoughts as a casual observer. Non-official Jake. (...) Or that they simple decided to use the word "Authorized". There are multiple problems with the trademark usages on this site, which makes (...) (20 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: Authorized Lego retailers
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(...) There is some evidence to suggest that #1 and #2 could be the same entity. Even if they are not the same entity, public information shows that they are no more than 20 miles apart from one another. Draw your own conclusions if you will. Ray (20 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: Authorized Lego retailers
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(...) Very odd as we all know some people have more scruples than others. (...) So someone can purchase sets from the following sources: 1.Retail outlets 2.Lego.com as an individual paying full retail price 3.Lego.com as one of their authorized (...) (20 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Where has all the Duplo gone?
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As a big AFOL and also a parent, I always make a point to scope out the Duplo section when shopping. But what I have noticed is that (at least in Singapore), the amount of shelf space allocated to Duplo is now miniscule. Just one tub and train set (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.duplo)
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(...) Well considering that I'm single and you're not, I would say that you're currently more succesful in that regard. -Orion (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I believe the LEGO group of companies to be a corporation (or several) or the Danish (or local operating country, for subsidiaries) equivalent. I just believe that these are not PUBLIC corporations with stock traded on exchanges, but rather (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.market.theory)
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For any of my fellow Lugneters in Metro Phoenix. Fry's is having a 30% off sale on all Lego sets. If you are a VIP member the discount is better and you can't combine. I tried. If you don't know Fry's. It is a grocery store and their super centers (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Optimal cost is, I'm sure, a very difficult problem (probably NP-complete). But even ignoring shipping costs would be a good place to start. Minimizing the number of stores reduces shipping cost. It may not the absolutely lowest cost, but it's (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-04, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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(...) When the AFOL community asks for something and the response is that we represent only 5% of their market so don't expect anything, that does send the message that we are not important to them. (If they want to give me "only 5%" of the money (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I don't think it does either. At least not completely, because the market isn't a shifting one (at least not at the like LEGO/don't like LEGO level) I'm just drawing the analogy to the very first people in that model that take something up (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <larry.(mylastname)@...areDOTcom> wrote in message news:I17q8K.EHH@lugnet.com... [ .... snipped ... ] (...) early (...) just (...) [ ... snipped ... ] I am not sure I think the Chasm model applies to this market but I may be (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) It would help if I realised Chris was talking about BrickShelf instead of BrickLink. I still think the point stands though... not all users are current users and not all users are serious AFOLs, it's (somewhat more?/about as/nearly as?) likely (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Minor detail: not all LUGNET members are AFOLs, since AFOL stands for Adult Fan Of LEGO and only people 18+ are adults. I am a TFOL, by the way, and what you would call a 'serious AFOL' Nathan Wells (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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(...) They've never said that. 5% is simply 5%. Each company decision has a business case behind it. Certain AFOL wants have favorable cases, others don't. You may believe their business analysis is inherently flawed in some way, but unless you can (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I think we are in overall agreement. Just to clarify, I was talking about BrickSHELF not BrickLINK. I viewed a total of three folders on the "Recent" page there and found a BS member with an ID in the 24000+ range, which is how I estimated the (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) That's never been my assumption, but it's a good place to start. While all Lugnet members are AFOLs, not all of them would qualify in my book as "serious AFOLs". I should also clarify that my definition of "serious AFOL" is probably different (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Yeah, but the results are only as accurate as the guesstimates used as inputs - GIGO you know. This debate reminds me of the various number games used to justify (or not) the belief that extraterrestrial life exists. Since there are so many (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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Just picking at a few numbers, don't disagree with the main thrust but accuracy matters. (...) That's a "Have been since it started" number. Not all members are current. Also, not all members are serious. Many have a single feedback or none. This (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Hmm... A quick check of BrickShelf shows that there are at least 24,000 members. If one out of every ten "serious" LEGO enthusiasts has an account over there, that would place our numbers at 240,000. If we spend an average of $500 a year, that (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Those are all valid possibilities that are unknowns in any analysis. Still, I think that with a few reasonable order of magnitude conjectures it's very difficult to make a financial case that we (serious AFOLs) represent 5% of TLC revenue. I'd (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Did I read that one correctly? ;-) -Tim XFUT -> o-t.fun (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Certainly. Three minutes of free TV advertising isn't cheap in any market - even Detroit hehe. But I have to wonder if our train shows really have a positive effect on Lego sales. No doubt people love the layouts, but on some level I think it (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) There are a lot of factors that should be considered there, though. Even many LUGNET users weren't sure which bulk packs were the old colors and which were the new, and it was really only publicized here on LUGNET, so it's unlikely that any (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) The big business case, it seems to me, is not our personal volume, but our influence on others by our activities. To pick just one example... How much is a 3 minute spot on a local morning newscast (in Detroit, say), extolling the virtues of (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Lego revenue in 2002 was reported to be $1.6 billion. 5% of revenue is $80 million. You can play up a lot of scenarios with various AFOL numbers, but you'll find it takes a lot of buyers to reasonably account for $80 million in yearly sales. (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I remember doing calculations long ago, using myself as a 'rough guess' and coming up with pathetically small numbers. Something like 1-2% of Lego's sales; and that was based on roughly how many AFOLs were 'out there', how much Lego said it (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I have to agree with this theory. True Jake did say that AFOL's did represent a MERE 5% of sales, this does not account for the true value. Major stores do not keep track of who buys their stock (or who it is for). The actual adult fan (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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| | 5% of what? (was: Re: Fed UP!!!!!!!!)
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Hmm, I probably should have changed the title with my previous post, so I'll do so now. (...) That might not matter depending on how they collect their data. If they do so by customer response forms packed in the sets, or online polls, they're (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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