Why the hell doesn't Lego sell more of the minifigs separately? I would have bought a ton of Star Wars figs. I guess they've gotta sucker you into buying the $99 playsets, though ...

Unless, of course, they grow up to be writers / artists, then they stick with buying the used stuff for life. ;)

I think this is a great idea ... hell, I think that selling .cbr versions of a company's comics is still a great idea (as Slave Labor has tried to do, a bit, with http://www.eyemelt.com/). I'd buy tons more stuff if I could get it a bit cheaper and read it on my computer.