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Retirements #59795 11/21/99 05:04 PM
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Just got back from our local dealer, The Unique Shop in Spencerport, and she gave us the following list of lights retiring as per her sales rep:

157 Selkirk
162 Brant Point
160 Cape Meares
165 Charlotte--our local light
186 Concord
174 Ida Lewis
173 Mantinicus
178 Mukilteo
169 Peggy's Cove
170 Point Pinos
171 Saugerties
179 Toledo Harbor

So if you don't have them now, it's time to add them to your Christmas list!!

Patty * Mike

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Re: Retirements #59796 11/21/99 05:42 PM
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In the legacy that should be in the mail soon, Harbour Lights announces that these 12 lighthouses will be retired on December 31, 1999.

HL157 Selkirk, NY
HL160 Cape Meares, OR
HL162 Brant Point, MA
HL165 Charlotte-Genessee, NY
HL169 Peggy's Cove, NS
HL170 Point Pinos, CA
HL171 Saugerties, NY
HL173 Matinicus Rock, ME
HL174 Ida Lewis, RI
HL178/417 Mukilteo, WA
HL179 Toledo Harbor, OH
HL186 Concord, MD

That means that dealers can order more of them until then. Some will have been retired after having all 9500 ordered by dealers, and others will be retired before the full edition run. In the article Harbour Lights explains their reasoning for the early retirements. This month window for dealers gives them time to order some before the end of the year. Stores that are near certain lighthouses will probably stock up a little on the area lighthouses. This also will mean that the Lady Lighthouse Keepers set will all now be retired with HL170 Point Pinos, HL 171 Saugerties, HL173 Matinicus Rock and HL174 Ida Lewis joining HL172 Chatham which was retired early 11/12/98 with the roofline problem.

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Re: Retirements #59797 11/21/99 05:49 PM
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Thanks for the info Kaiz. I purchased charlotte just a few weeks ago at our local dealer .Signed by Bill at his visit in may to our dealer here in DE. Last one left in the store .

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Re: Retirements #59798 11/21/99 08:42 PM
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Anybody want a good deal on the Selkirk van?
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Re: Retirements #59799 11/21/99 11:30 PM
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I'm happy to see more retirements coming up soon. The time has come to move those pieces out to make room for the new releases of 1999 and the forthcoming 2000 HLs.

Bob

Re: Retirements #59800 11/22/99 12:02 AM
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Wow - twelve at once. Never have this many lights been retired all at the same time. So far that will make 21 retirees in 1999. Presumably East Quoddy will retire also on 12/31/99. Anyone hear any official word on Miraflores/Gatun Locks - I assume they are retired?

1999 Retirees:
Selkirk
Cape Meares
Brant Point
Charlotte-Genesee
Peggy's Cove
Point Pinos
Saugerties
Matinicus
Ida Lewis Rock
Mukilteo
Toledo Harbor
Concord
Kilauea
Grand Traverse
Beavertail
Jeffrey's Hook
Cockspur
Sea Girt
Round Island
Wind Point
Hillsboro Inlet

We should have a retirement party for them. :-)

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Re: Retirements #59801 11/22/99 04:13 AM
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Yep, Tim. Gatun & Miraflores are retired. HL has to backtrack to figure out when. (You'll recall they took too many orders.)

John

Re: Retirements #59802 11/22/99 10:53 AM
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Wow, what a relief. This is great news. Let's just hope they clear off the shelves fairly quickly.

On the other hand, it's too bad some of these lights weren't more popular. Toledo Harbour, Selkirk, Matinicus, Saugerties...all favorites of mine.

Let's hope this becomes an annual thing, a la Dept. 56's annual clearing of the decks.

Thank you, Harbour Lights, for the bonus Christmas present.

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You could add the Stonington orny to the list also, Tim

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The new retirees (especially the east coast) will be ordered by knowledgeable dealers as a hedge for getting new collectors.
It will be interesting to see the final numbers on each! And how about how many are ordered between now and the cutoff? HL is also looking to cut their inventory. (Right?)
And how long will they be on shelves at retail?


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Re: Retirements #59805 11/23/99 02:30 PM
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I had been holding off getting Peggy's Cove and Matinicus, personal favorites of mine. Guess I know what to add to my list!

A surprising ommission is Navesink. I would have expected to see that one retired early.

Any word on La Coruna? with only 6,500 out there, I would have thought that would go as fast as Hillsboro.


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Re: Retirements #59806 11/23/99 03:49 PM
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All of these lighthouses that Harbour Lights will be retiring at the end of this year, were produced before the 1997 Harbour Lights releases. This means that all lighthouses produced from 1991 through 1996 will retired as of December 31, 1999.

Navesink is a 1997 Harbour Lights release.


I suspect that there could be a couple of post 1996 releases retired by the end of this year also, or soon after the first of the year 2000.

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Re: Retirements #59807 11/23/99 05:04 PM
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I agree with JTimothy...we need to have a retirment/millenium party!!! Since I'll still be on crutches your all welcome at my place, we can play Lighthouse Monopoly


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Re: Retirements #59808 11/23/99 11:01 PM
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A Reliable Source has said that some of these items listed as being forced into retirement will actually retire with their full edition run spoken for.

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I would guess that most of these are / were very close to the end of their editions anyway. I also think that having so many unretired pieces on a dealers shelf is by nature slowing down the normal sales to retirement life of the newer pieces. This would be causing a bottleneck on dealers shelves for dealers who want to carry a full line up to better serve their customers. Basicaly what I am saying is that this should help future retirements come quicker since newer pieces 's sales aren't being watered down by the old timers.
I think we can thank Bill (H) for his tireless quest for the holy grail ...... uh I mean quest to retire the dead wood.
And Bill, oh nevermind

Re: Retirements #59810 11/24/99 03:14 PM
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It should be noted that my original "Mass Retirement" post of October 8th was based *not* on any inside information from Harbour Lights or any other source. It was an epiphany of superior marketing savvy, astonishing common sense, and gut-level instinct that's almost spooky in retrospect.
Now...can someone help me set the clock on my VCR?

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Right, Bill and I have a lighthouse in the middle of the Everglades that I will sell you!

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Re: Retirements #59812 11/24/99 05:31 PM
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Where the heck is that stick when I really need it, you old Fart.

LOL

Re: Retirements #59813 11/25/99 12:04 AM
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Bill: After resetting the VCR clock umteen times after power failures and recording the wrong program almost as much I did us both a favor - I disconnected it. However I couldn't get rid of it as "Outdated VCRs and the Like" is sure to be the collectible of the future. (No lie, I read this in the newspaper so it must be true!?)

What time is EEEE anyway?

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1 before EEEF
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and 1 after EEED


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