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Reply to "JULY 15th, 2021 - LIONEL PURCHASE OF MTH TOOLING ... PLEASE READ!"

Keep in mind that Lionel doesn't have to use the tooling it has bought, and that might be why a list has not been published. Lionel can just stockpile the tooling and roll it out when its time to add something "new" to their product offerings or they can sit on it as long as they want.   If they own the tooling, a competitor can't buy it and use it to produce a product that might steal market share from Lionel. This tooling purchase could be a good way to keep competitors in line in the marketplace.  It's not hard to think of example companies that have swallowed up their competitor and then shut down their competitor's offerings.

Example:  Testors bought Floquil years ago.  How's that going today?

The euphoria surrounding Lionel purchasing MTH tooling may be premature. Let's see what Lionel says (and doesn't say) in the coming months.  I hope I'm wrong about this, by the way.

Dale

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