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Re: Questions about fan involvement with TLC
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 15 Apr 2006 19:16:06 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote:
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> There is another scenario however, that I see as more of a possibility. Say
> you're an Ambassador, and you find out that the Yellow Castle set
> (#375/#6075) is going to be reintroduced in the late summer (but under a
> 5 digit number). But the NDA prevents you from telling anyone. However,
> you have 3 MISB Yellow Castles in your collection. You know that with MISB
> Yellow Castles going for around $700 in EBAY, you decide to sell yours so
> that they don't depreciate after the announcement. Now we have a problem.
> And it's of the "insider trading" type. If I won one of these in EBAY, and
> I knew the seller was an Ambassador..... and 4 months later I found out that
> my $700 purchase was now only worth about $200.... well you can finish this
> story.
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> Yes, I could see the possibility for some abuse. I don't know how likely
> this would be, but it is possible.
I, for one, would welcome Lego re-releasing the Yellow Castle... I'd like to
have a whole classic knight army, with flip-up visors. :) And I would also
welcome Lego to re-release classic sets in classic colors if possible... I'm
still not adjusting too well to blay..
But I honestly don't see this happening... Eventhough Lego re-released the
Guarded Inn #6067, one in MISB is still bring very good money on BL... and the
re-release #10000 MISB is bringing prices 5x-6x what it originally sold for.
Same goes for the Black Falcon's Fortress #6074/#10039. The sets deprciated in
the short run -- for a few years that the new sets where in production -- but
after that they recovered it's collector value. And we know that Lego won't
keep a set in production for longer than a few years... lately, they don't seem
to be able to keep them in stock longer than a few months...
And for as much as I hate the Star Wars re-release of the Snowspeeder
#7130/#4500, I think the original one will retain its value because of the color
change and the original one was better designed, IMO... I know this isn't the
example you had in mind, but it serves a similar point...
I don't know how much 'insider trading' knowledge actually gains you in the long
run. We suspect that 9V line will be no more after a few years, given the
current trends with the Lego company; even with that kind of knowledge it would
be hard to 'corner the market' so to speak...
--Mike
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| (...) Today an opened 6067 complete with box, insert, and instructions sold for $124 on eBay. Guarded Inn's have not regained their previous value completely but "collector quality" mib and misb versions are still worth a lot. Many people may not be (...) (18 years ago, 15-Apr-06, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| Dave, Great post! There are possibilities for Ambassador "insider trading" in Lego, that is true. But with the huge volume of parts that are generated by TLG, I don't have much worry about someone hoarding all the parts. Even with all hoopla about (...) (18 years ago, 15-Apr-06, to lugnet.general)
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