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Re: The legend died (Re: The legend lives)
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Mon, 11 Jun 2001 15:12:11 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, René Hoffmeister writes:
> Hello,
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> I'm consurring with Jojo's opinion but want to add 2 further cents.
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> In Germany, specific in the Forum at 1000steine.de, there were much more
> criticism of the new "Legends-Line".
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> Many "collectors" are annoyed, because TLC slapped them in the face by
> selling a very popular collector's item; many "architects" are looking
> wistful back in time, when they found nice pieces like red tudor walls or
> signs in their newest Deal-Bags. TLC has stolen dozens of proud stories and
> lucky ways of getting a Guardied Inn - now you can order and you get it, the
> charme is not the same. Only a few people in the Forum of 1000steine.de were
> really overjoyed.
LEGO is not a collector's item, like Beanie Babies or Elvis commemorative
plates. It is a toy, meant to be played with, not sitting MISB in someone's
closet accumulating value. Anything that LEGO does to make a great set more
available is an unqualified good thing, IMO. And if they make a ton of money
off of it, well that's even better. LEGO (or any other company) doesn't do
things out of goodwill. When our interests (neato old sets) and LEGO's
interests (profit) coincide, then good things can happen.
And let's remember who LEGO's real target is: not us, but children. How many
parents do you think were slapping down $200 for an eBay Guarded Inn for
their kid? I think it's a great thing that today's kids will be able to get
their hands on such an excellent set from the old days, that they otherwise
might never had known about.
> IMO there would have been a simple way to please all men: Why not renew the
> Guarded Inn with some little modifications (maybe an altered sign or
> mirrored timbering at the tudor walls)? The collectors would have their
> originals, the architects many nice pieces and bricks for building and the
> 6067 would not lost it's "aura".
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> To reissue the 6067 as 1:1 copy of the original is creating a PATHETIC
> COMEBACK*, but never a LEGEND!!!
I like to think of it as LEGO making a legend a reality.
-Marc Nelson Jr.
> I'm anxious, what the "August Surprise" is - which set will lose its magic
> charme? Maybe #6071 or #1906? "HA" you may say, but I don't own these sets
> and I won't complete my castle collection just by clicking "Order Now" at S@H.
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> Kind Regards,
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> René
> www.1000steine.de
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> *and lucrative for TLC - that's the REAL reason for choosing the Guarded Inn!
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| (...) I beg to differ who they are targeting with this release. If they were targeting children, then it would be distributed to the retail stores. The fact that they are only selling on S@H is evidence enough of who there target really is. Besides, (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| Hello! (...) Of course it is! Why do you think would anybody sell $200 to get a #6067? To complete their collection only. If you want to play you can build way better MOCs! You don't need a set that costs several hundreds $$. (...) I couldn't agree (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | The legend died (Re: The legend lives)
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| Hello, I'm consurring with Jojo's opinion but want to add 2 further cents. In Germany, specific in the Forum at 1000steine.de, there were much more criticism of the new "Legends-Line". Many "collectors" are annoyed, because TLC slapped them in the (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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