Merry Mens' Feasts then and now: 6464 and 3627 compared

[Heronimus]

That's smarter?

it depends on what is the driver behind their sales

[tahra]

it depends on what is the driver behind their sales

I think they could sell that sort of thing individually... Not everyone will pay 40 eur to get that klicky. However, if they sold the guy as parts (or better, in the regular assortment) for 5 or 6 eur (expensive klicky, right?)... I believe a lot of people WOULD buy him.. by the dozen.

Same goes for all the others. Especially the sort people want in numbers.

Oh, and parts of klickys too.. I'm not interested in more of that fat klicky (we have a couple of the old sets, and that's one too many already!). I find the torso useless for customs, and though fat black legs are nice, he is barefoot, which I never really liked... but the hair   I'd buy more of that hair.

Maybe Twinkle's case is an exception, since I suppose most people will want one of her (especially considering the mess with that incompatible ridiculous ugly body and the sadly incompatible pretty head).

I know they don't want money. But I can't understand it. 

[JLMatterer]

I was very blessed as a generous Playmofriend recently gifted me a bag of klickies & a Friar Tuck was one of them. That gives me two, so I'll have to start a monastery.

I must sadly confess that I've debated ordering another 6464 just to get an additional monk. And, another tree - it rocks.

[Tiermann]

When I was in Germany the first time helping set up the PCC it was definitely stated to me that they do indeed deliberately make the key item from some sets not available as a loose part except for replacements of factory errors. For instance on a dinosaur set the main dino will not be available. They seem to have loosened this up a little, like with the fallow deer set. I expected to not be able to get the deer loose off PLaymobil.de but it was available - just at a really high price compared to getting the whole set. And yes the reason is to encourage people to just buy the whole set rather than order the one or two big main parts that are in it.

[Robbie]

I find it a little frustrating. I think the parts from set 5955 weren't available from DS either. This set featured many long out of production parts which could have been bought in bulk for future used eBay purchases.

[Macruran]

I'd never looked at a picture of 5955's contents before. WHAT AN AWESOME SET THAT IS.

The Gnomes of Zirndorf NEED to do more "period" themes like that. Victorian or any other period really.

[Bolingbroke]

I think the sword belonging to the sheriff is different, actually ...

[tahra]

I think the sword belonging to the sheriff is different, actually ...

Yep, it's a more recent version... Good eye!