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Offline Ismene

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Re: Series 1 to 5 Rant
« Reply #30 on: January 21, 2013, 08:05:13 »
Quote from: Rasputin on January 21, 2013, 03:04:16
Geobra did have a contract with Target and Walmart for a while but I bet they were a bit unflexible on prices. Its not really that benifical for them to even sell there as those stores are all about more for less where as Geobra is less for more. Geobra would be better off selling on their own site anyways and retain 100% of MSRP

Except they don't sell F?gures on their own site.
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Re: Series 1 to 5 Rant
« Reply #31 on: January 21, 2013, 17:15:10 »
That is odd, I think they used to  :hmm:

Yes Geobra has not been able to crack the US market but I think it is more about the consumers and not the product

The product (playmobil) is a simple, innocent, neutral toy and US consumers are not very interested in that type of thing. Bigger, newer, lots of bells and whistle gadgets, movie action, flashy sells in the US....   its all about image and not content
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Re: Series 1 to 5 Rant
« Reply #32 on: January 21, 2013, 17:48:51 »
Ras, I'm not so sure. When Target sold them the shelves would empty out. And the TRU shelves were empty of PMB after Christmas.    But walk into a TRU and one of the very first things you'll see is a wall of Lego. You have to go a long way into the store to find the PMB.   
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Re: Series 1 to 5 Rant
« Reply #33 on: January 21, 2013, 23:01:16 »
Quote from: Jay on January 21, 2013, 17:48:51
Ras, I'm not so sure. When Target sold them the shelves would empty out. And the TRU shelves were empty of PMB after Christmas.    But walk into a TRU and one of the very first things you'll see is a wall of Lego. You have to go a long way into the store to find the PMB.

yes playmobil is often out of stock but that is not an indication of sale volumes as it could just as easily be lack of merchandise to put on the shelf.

Yes lego is everywhere but that is their goal as they no longer have a patent on the brick. They now have to heavily work the brand to keep it going as that is all they have, the name and the deals with other brands like disney corp.
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Re: Series 1 to 5 Rant
« Reply #34 on: January 22, 2013, 02:38:54 »
Well, if it's off the shelf, that means it's selling and they should buy more to stock.  Granted Lego has more competition, but they also have done a great job lately with their company by having great licenses for Disney, Star Wars, etc etc.  We have seen very little exclusive Playmobil, and none in the US. By that, I mean museum pieces, companies, historical pieces, etc. They still are acting like they are exclusively German with some sales outside the country rather than an international company.
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Re: Series 1 to 5 Rant
« Reply #35 on: January 22, 2013, 14:04:56 »
Quote from: Jay on January 22, 2013, 02:38:54
Well, if it's off the shelf, that means it's selling and they should buy more to stock.  Granted Lego has more competition, but they also have done a great job lately with their company by having great licenses for Disney, Star Wars, etc etc.  We have seen very little exclusive Playmobil, and none in the US. By that, I mean museum pieces, companies, historical pieces, etc. They still are acting like they are exclusively German with some sales outside the country rather than an international company.

Jay if Goebra is not even able to keep their own web store stocked how do you propose them to keep distributors stocked? When a company is out they are out. Its not about TRU not buying stock its about Geobra having enough to go around. Also why would Geobra send sets to a distributor when they could sell the same set themselves and retain full MSRP.

That is exactly how they see themselves or at least act like it, a German company who occasionally sells to others.

Lego selling out to Disney, Pixar, Star Wars etc...(oh they are all the same mega. corporation) is not always a good thing as some see it as a deal with the devil.
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Re: Series 1 to 5 Rant
« Reply #36 on: January 22, 2013, 15:53:08 »
It's a tough choice. Not sure what the answer is. I suppose more production, but. then that makes it less exclusive. I suspect we like to think of us as the elite of toy buyers, which we are.  So, we have to deal with the shortages, I guess, as well as the higher prices. As one of the other toy collection magzines used to say, the fun is in the search. So, lets enjoy what we can get when we can get it. (Though I'm still a fan of the surprise sets.)
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