Quoted from pezpunk:I'm not seeing the "risk" in offering an additional trim option as long as the other options are also offered.
Simple... economies of scale, inventory, and labor.
For every variant purchased, that is one less piece needed from a larger pool. Smaller runs = higher cost per part.
For every variant purchased, that is more inventory that must be received, handled, sorted, stored, and manipulated. For every variant purchased, you also now need more spares for overrun, defects, service, etc.
Having variations in the production line adds complexity and time = more costs.
My input on the whole 'originality' discussion is improvements to the original game's concepts for reliability, modernization, etc should be on the table. Things that make the LE an LE... that makes sense, but those choices should be universal.. that's what makes it an LE.
But don't make offer a 'build a pin' site or a 'custom pin'. Those are MODS - not 'improvements'