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In lugnet.castle, Anthony Sava writes:
> Sigh... No one reads posts anymore. Since you didn't read it, I'll explain.
I certainly did read it, which prompted my reply.
> The re-releasing of non-castle sets is unfair, since Castle has been beaten
> down so much.
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' some in the past, according to
anyone's POV.
I suppose that in all fairness, us spaceheads should not see classic (not
Classic, just old) Space sets re-released, because it wouldn't be fair to
Castle.
> 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?
Oh geez...grow up. In your original post, you complained about others
paying high prices for the GI, you ranted against 'evil ebay oppressors,'
said the re-release of several legends per year was 'unfair,' called others
'misguided' for spending money on a set they love, then turned around and
said that you'd buy some GI's anyways for the sake of having them.
What gives?
Hate to call your bluff, but I think your post was sour grapes from the
beginning.
> > *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?
No, no one said you do. But don't consider it misguided for others to value
the set that much. If that's where they want to spend their money, let
them. To them, its not misguided.
Heck, I don't value the set that higly. And I'd have rather seen a space
set re-released first - but, I didn't whine about it. Why whine when LEGO
is doing a good thing?
> 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.
So because you think LEGO should not be labeled a collectible, does that
mean others cannot label it as such?
> 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?
No, because I don't value PEZ dispensors that highly, and I don't have to.
But that doesn't mean I can say that others cannot - let them do as they please.
> > 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.
I think that from the responses here, the Guarded Inn does appeal to their
audience.
> If I were
> lego, I'd go after a profit.
Do you think that the Guarded Inn will not be a profitable venture for them?
Think again. Before LEGO would do anything of the sort, they would make
sure of it (remember, they've been losing a lot of money in recent years).
I'm sure they calculated this release very well, and its a good thing,
beacuse its success will most likely ensure a future line of legend sets for
collectors who wish to have other older (and dare I say it) possibly
non-Castle sets.
> If I were lego, I'd say screw the collectors
> because collectors drag down profits.
And how do you know that? Perhaps they know otherwise. I happen to know
that a few collectors work for LEGO Direct.
> 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.
Aren't I another person with a differing opinion, and am I not entitled to
it? I read your post, and I saw what I thought was whining and sour grapes.
But that's my opinion, and I'm entitled to it.
-Tim
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| (...) Tim, I think the term "sour grapes" doesn't actually work in this context -- or at least I'm not sure how you mean it. (...) Others can always do as they please. But there are several REALLY good reasons why Lego doesn't fit into the (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) this? (...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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