Well, its not that they dont like money, they do, otherwise they would offer us some kind of price reduction for so many sets we bought from them over the past years...
They are more concerned with the use of them by the person who would buy them. For example, the big klicky is a trademark that ''here we sell playmobil toys''... people have associated the big klicky with that fact. If they go to a place where there is a big klicky but no playmobil to buy, that will have a direct impact back at them. How do they allow big klickies to places where no playmobil are sold, people may think. Once someone had given away a big pirate captain and that klicky ended up outside a bar in Crete... the bar was called ''The Pirate''... I dont know what impact that had to people, but playmobil hellas officials came back with a court order and removed the klicky... It is sad and pity that has to be that way but the head office in Germany dictates these policies...
There is a playmobil store here in Tacoma Washington USA adjacent to a bar. Somehow I think the bar purchased the store's Giant Pirate Clicky because there is now a giant pirate clicky in the window display of the Bar. Depending on the season, he is seen wearing different (nonplaymobil) accessories, including a santa hat and cat ears. I mistakenly walked into the bar my first time, thinking it was the entrance to the playmobil store. I was confused why the clicky was there, and not in the playmobil store instead.
btw, I saw a red schooner pirateship display on sale on ebay more than once. I've always wanted it.
