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Brainstorming For Playmobil / Re: What's wrong with Playmobil? 2

« Last post by Rasputin on Today at 22:11:51 »

Playmobil had a great shelf exposure when it came to brick snd mortar private family shops. The relationships with the store owners was rather odd, but they always , at least in the Bay Area, had plenty of visibility with opened sets to explore. Then most , if not all brick and mortar shops disappeared.

Playmobil trying to negotiate with Costco, wal-mart, toys r us  and target never seemed to work for any length of time. Most of the time the rotation was so quick that many sets ended up on clearance

Brand recognition is a huge problem in the USA. Most people thought my convention layouts were LEGO . LEGO has a huge cult following with multi generational recognition. Playmobil ….only rich parents knew of it

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News / Re: Playmobil in the News

« Last post by JLMatterer on Today at 21:50:17 »

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News / Re: Korean exclusive - King Sejong the Great

« Last post by JLMatterer on Today at 18:43:36 »

It is now on eBay.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/234866287568?itmmeta=01HW8P9G4NFJJ63A2JC63V3632&hash=item36af1f23d0:g:eyoAAOSwaoVmJgAd&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8Kjan%2FpvwzWtZKMzBCqcvYw1kKp6EdRpZ6tKkoW8neP1%2FOooh5Rho3%2BB7RPVdyR%2BOWri%2Faoke8TlDRJUplpztF5NBYCI0N7ECtR3xbq54Wl89g4gx4pNLOKzm3T81gbeZwS9B3yu1%2FPb2yteU3R92N4dvb6ejtAivabJH72Ax%2BXVhNKyEznayF6XL3dVFZcnRoiZdYXfWwRbnUa6Qf9eTIHEBQH1XSbFF%2BUmjOtKaddSENQozsC1AXS%2BbPdGBoXO6lYRhwQY1Ye6FXv9adwQ8g8aTmLyuxwkL0lCX%2FxeyHV%2BVUEsw9PSsPCrMmArZuvHjg%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABFBMtIKmluJj

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Mystery Figures Series / Re: Series 25 - 71455 and 71456

« Last post by Indianna on Today at 14:46:17 »

   I had to look up the meaning of "plot armor"   

Thank you, Ismene, for a wonderful vocab addition!!   

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Brainstorming For Playmobil / Re: What's wrong with Playmobil? 2

« Last post by JPSA on Today at 13:10:11 »

PM's withdrawal from US stores -- most notably Target and Wal-Mart -- is dooming sales here more than anything.

All the more reason for Branstatter to move production to the US: the #1 toy market in the world, in terms of purchases.  They'd probably have an easier time getting shelf space if they are made here.  Plus, the DOJ might be less aggressive, this time, should allegations of price-fixing surface again.  You need to pay to play [-mobil! ☺].

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Report & Review / Re: Playmobil FIGURES App & Golden Collectors Figure KNIGHT

« Last post by tigana123 on Today at 12:38:50 »

Yes !!! it was the exact same code (in the same figure)

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Brainstorming For Playmobil / Re: What's wrong with Playmobil? 2

« Last post by Alex4420 on Today at 12:30:17 »

Speaking as a rather superficial consumer who bought PM for his children, I did not care less about the building system. What mattered was visibility -- when the toys were in shops, my children could see them and I was inclined to make impulsive purchases for them as well as holiday purchases. PM's withdrawal from US stores -- most notably Target and Wal-Mart -- is dooming sales here more than anything.

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Brainstorming For Playmobil / Re: What's wrong with Playmobil? 2

« Last post by Oliver on Today at 10:40:08 »

PM construction-play costs aren't that bad.  Just buy two used steck castles, or system-x hospitals, or space bases, and a budding engineer / designer already a lot to play with.  We're talking $350 on the US Ebay, at most — much less if you live in Europe — which is fairly reasonable.  Also, given that Playmobil tend to keep their value, and can be easily resold, that isn't such a bad deal.

I mean, you're correct - but if you want to build things, there are other toys that are better suited to it. I do think Playmobil should aim to have a flexible building system - and I actually thought there was more System-X in the present range than there is - but I don't think it's ever going to be the primary strength of the brand.

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Report & Review / Re: Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 - Offroad 71436

« Last post by tahra on Today at 09:55:34 »

Thanks for the pics - it's a nice car, and very different. But I cannot

I like the klicky too!

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Report & Review / Re: Playmobil FIGURES App & Golden Collectors Figure KNIGHT

« Last post by tahra on Today at 09:54:09 »

Any updates on this? I bought the same figure from two different stores and it had the same code for both !!!

The exact same code?

I finished getting the figures, playing for almost all of them..

Review pending. Still have all the app screenshots to organize (and some to capture)