if that was the case maybe the western / native american sets would never have sold
but it's just my guess
i really wonder why the romans/egyptians are not selling that much? i bet those themes were very succesful initially but perhaps PM overproduced boxes/add-ons? (they knew both were VERY requested themes, at least by collectors)
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Look at the variety in the Western theme. It was not just a bunch of gun slinging cowboys and spear throwing Indians. Look at the whole train department that complimented it. All the civilian elements that are more collectible than the Cowboys and Indians them selfs . I have a very beautiful (in my opinion of course) western town with many elements represented, minus a single bathroom though
(we need an old outhouse with the moon cut in the door).
According to my local retailers the theme never sold well. Collectors make up a small percentage of Playmobil's bottom line.
It would be very hard to speculate if Playmobil were to have made more of a civilian element to the theme if that alone would have carried it further. Times have changed and kids play differently . They still play but it just seems different to me. It seems like their interests are short lived, kind of like if you are to watch TV, your brain has to keep shifting stories and quickly.
Rasputin "The Mad Monk"
