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Re: Worth the wait? (NO!)
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Sat, 9 Jun 2001 06:14:52 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Tim Courtney writes:
> [warning, non-Castlehead posting]
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> > I think this is the crux of your post. You seem to have funneled your
> > disappointment over the particular choice of the 6067 instead of a large
> > castle, into a rant over all sorts of things. Which of course of fine, as
> > long as you realize, that the Guarded Inn is *the best choice* LD could make
> > in regards to Castle. No other castle set increased 25x it's original
> > value. No other castle set was ranked higher on Lugnet. And if it were put
> > to a vote, I'd say 6067 would win hands down.
>
> I agree. This was the best Castle set LD could have released as a Legend.
> Its price point makes it attainable to all LEGO buyers and it was ranked
> highest on Lugnet.
>
> > I have no idea why you think re-releasing sets is unfair. Almost everybody
> > is happy-ecstatic about this. You even point out how lame the new sets are,
> > and now you're complaining about the best of the old ones coming back? Am I
> > missing something here? Maybe you could please explain what you mean by • this?
>
> At the risk of this sounding like a 'me too' post (I was going to post a
> direct reply until I read this message), I agree again. You seem like a
> person who will complain about anything just to complain. The new sets
> aren't good enough for you, and now the old ones aren't.
Sigh... No one reads posts anymore. Since you didn't read it, I'll explain.
The re-releasing of non-castle sets is unfair, since Castle has been beaten
down so much. I complain about the Guarded Inn coming back because unlike John
Q. Public, I don't see anything incredibly special about the Guarded Inn, and
would much rather see something else be released in it's place. Please forgive
me, oh gods of Lego for thinking that your unquestionable reasonings could
possibly be wrong. Oh what have I done, oh the humanity, I'm thinking against
the flow of the whole, I'm different, whatever shall I do?
> > Castle has been beaten down
> > > with worthless series after series after series. Lego has trashed the good
> > > name of castle with Dragon Masters, Fright Knights, Ninja, and to a lesser
> > > extent Knight's Kingdom. Pirates were discontinued before they became too
> > > worthless to buy. Space? Technic? Town? They have not been given too • many
> > > totally worthless series to play with in my opinion.
>
> So, LEGO *owes* it to Castle to give them something better? Whatever. Its
> a product, get over it.
>
> > > The Guarded Inn a Lego Legend? Hardly. It is only named so because of the
> > > missguided paying too much on Ebay for them. The set was hardly rare, • anyone
> > > who at the time, had a S@H catelog could buy one. I myself have four differ
>
> *You* don't care about that set, but the people paying the high prices off
> of Ebay do. So, just because you don't care about it, they're wrong and
> misguided for paying that much?
So because others pay so much for the Guarded inn, does that mean I have to
value it that highly as well?
> Collectibles only get their value if a
> collector is willing to pay that amount for them. So, because there are
> people willing to pay that much, I'd say its a collectible, regardless of
> whether or not *you* value that set that much.
Lego is a toy. Always has been a toy. Always will be a toy. In my opinion,
no toy should be labled a collectible, and Lego is no different. There are
people who pay $200 for old PEZ dispensors, are YOU going to pay $200 for an
old PEZ dispensor because someone else has?
> And afterall, if I were LEGO, I would do something that would serve the most
> number of collectors possible, not just you.
If I were lego, I would release sets that appealed to my audience. If I were
lego, I'd go after a profit. If I were lego, I'd say screw the collectors
because collectors drag down profits.
> > "Hardly rare?" I disagree. By your logic, there's almost nothing that is
> > rare, since at one point in time you could get almost every set. Take that
> > line of reasoning out further and it's like saying the 1929 Bugatti is not
> > rare since 72 years ago, anybody could order one.
>
> Exactly.
>
> Here the guys at LEGO do something we've been begging them for for YEARS -
> re-releasing classic sets. Like it or not, Anthony, that set is a classic.
> The majority of Castleheads and LEGO collectors have determined that - its
> not up to you. But, all you can do to this is complain. You can't even
> bring yourself to say, 'this is great, and even though its not what I want,
> maybe I'll get something I want next time.'
>
> *shrug*
>
> -Tim
And you cannot say 'wow, this person has a different opinion than myself, but
that's ok, cause he's entitled to it.' Too bad you cannot read posts either.
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) That's a very good point, Anthony. And the only way TLC will triumph over collector's is to re-release a lot of stuff they are not now producing. Perhaps it's in the works. Who knows...? If they produced enough quantity of the rarer elements (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
| | | Re: Worth the wait? (NO!)
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| (...) I certainly did read it, which prompted my reply. (...) Well cry me a river. Sorry but I don't buy your idea of 'fairness.' LEGO has no obligation to treat a theme with favored or non favored status on the basis that they have 'beaten it down' (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| [warning, non-Castlehead posting] (...) I agree. This was the best Castle set LD could have released as a Legend. Its price point makes it attainable to all LEGO buyers and it was ranked highest on Lugnet. (...) At the risk of this sounding like a (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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