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Re: Its starting to happen...
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Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:39:40 GMT
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In lugnet.color, Barry D White wrote:
> Hi there, im first time writer, long time reader, Baz.
> I stayed quiet when Lego made the 'new' brown and grays.
> You all said what i was thinking.
> But.
> The other day I received a Lego part that was on Bricklink as Brown. Its reddish
> brown. So it looks odd. Im a bit upset but this is going to happen more and
> more. People might not realise they're selling the new reddish brown or bluish
> gray. It has happened once before to me. Has this happened to anyone else?
> Im not mad. Lego made this one blunder. I will try and hold out as long as I can
> and try hard to avoid the new brown and grays. I guess one day I will have to
> give up and start using them. Its going to look weird. Because the new brown and
> grays are just different enough to be noticably different. Do you know what I
> mean?
> I love Lego so much so I hate sounding like Im mad, I just want to write this to
> see if its happening to everyone else. Are you using the new brown and grays or
> trying to avoid them like me?
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> Thank you for your time, frm Baz
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> IMHTJBOATI
I have the same problem, I just paid for dark gray Lego on ebay and am similarly
upset. ITS BLAY =,( I do have buckets of the three new colors, but also am
trying to avoid using and buying them. But what do I do when people do this,
the poor ebay guy has no clue. However bricklink people NEED to have a clue.
This shouldn't happen on bricklink =(
Anyone else have any advice.
Thanks,
Tiffeny Thompson
Scltc
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| (...) I have a couple of thoughts: 1. Ask the seller specifically what color it is. If you don't know the seller, don't assume they are familiar with the differences. The older, and more rare the color-part combination is, the more important it is (...) (16 years ago, 24-Apr-08, to lugnet.color)
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| Hi there, im first time writer, long time reader, Baz. I stayed quiet when Lego made the 'new' brown and grays. You all said what i was thinking. But. The other day I received a Lego part that was on Bricklink as Brown. Its reddish brown. So it (...) (17 years ago, 8-Apr-07, to lugnet.color)
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