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Re: Why sets receive a ZERO?
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Tue, 19 Nov 2002 17:52:25 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Richie Dulin writes:
> In lugnet.general, Kerry Raymond writes:
> > > But not much use for purchasing sets, no.
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> > On the contrary, I have used it for precisely this purpose. Having come out of
> > a long Dark Age, many themes (or subthemes) came and went in those 30 odd
> > years. Since then, I read LUGnet and see all the people going on and on about
> > Forestmen or Western etc. So, I think to myself that maybe it would be fun to
> > look out for some sets from that theme on ebay in order to experience their
> > delights and educate myself accordingly. Since I am probably not going to
> > acquire many sets from these past themes, I figure I might as well go after the
> > best ones rather than the poor/average ones, and LUGnet's ratings are a useful
> > indicator for this purpose.
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> Interesting.
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> My first measure is the price/piece - whether on ebay or new. I have an
> upper limit, beyond which I will not purchase (although I'm always prepared
> to reassess my upper limit), and I have a working limit, beyond which I will
> not purchase, unless the set contains particular parts/figs (eg I'll pay no
> more than 15c/part for a used pirate set, but if it contains a blue coated
> soldier or two (or certain other elements), then the purchasing limit will
> be raised).
I always figured that no matter how good a set is, if I could by three other
poorer sets for the same price and could come up with something much
grander, then why the heck buy the overpriced set?
And getting blue-coated soldiers (red are harder, actually) for the right
price was simply a matter of patience.
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> My second measure is the comments on LUGNET. They are far more reliable than
> ratings. If someone leaves a comment like 'This set is rubbish because it's
> a pirate set' then the comment can quickly be discarded... but if I look at
> a rating of, say, 20, I don't know whether that's because the rater thinks
> it's rubbish because it's a pirate set, or there is some other (more valid)
> reason for rating it so low.
This reply is really to reinforce this excellent observation. If you are
curious about a set, look at the ratings by all means, but read through the
comments that people have appended. They can tell you more about a set,
it's strengths and weaknesses. You'll have a much better idea if that is
the set for you than if you consider only simple raw numbers.
Bruce
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| (...) Indeed. Patience can save a lot of money. (Also, be aware that my 15c/part limit is Australian cents. 15 US cents way too much:-)) Richie (21 years ago, 19-Nov-02, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Interesting. My first measure is the price/piece - whether on ebay or new. I have an upper limit, beyond which I will not purchase (although I'm always prepared to reassess my upper limit), and I have a working limit, beyond which I will not (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-02, to lugnet.general)
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