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In lugnet.technic.bionicle, Christian Gemünden writes:
> Hi Eric,
>
> excellent reply! I couldn't have said that better!
Thanks!
> The guys that complain
> about the "collectible system" itself won't buy the masks anyway (and nobody
> asks them to do so). I don't complain about that thing, I knew about that
> before having purchased the first bag (it's been the same game for disks and
> masks).
I've read your posts about collecting the masks, and I can tell that they don't
have the same tone to them. I enjoy seeing the pictures of all the masks laid
out and sorted... it brings back memories. :D
> However, what really annoyed me is the fact that Turaga masks were
> (at the beginning - first batch) not available at all, they were shipped
> about one entire month after the actual release!
That is kind of questionable behaviour on LEGO's part.
> And also, it's unlogical to
> see that many "strange" misprints which have not been shown on the bags -
> that's a fault caused by TLC and they better try to fix it soon (by
> announcing the fault or else releasing all other Turaga masks in Toa colours).
Well, if they are misprints, then they are probably even more collectable, in
the end. Given enough time, the truth is that those "misprints" will be
extremely rare. If Bionicle catches on in the US the same as it seems to have
in Europe, those masks could be worth quite a bit, as they will never have
occured in bags released in the US! I promise that someone somewhere will be
willing to give up many masks for one of those misprints eventually. If the
run goes on long enough, they may even become more rare than the Gold masks...
> As for the coincidence of not being able to chose the masks, actually you
> *can* push your destiny! It's simple and true AFOLBs already know how to do
> that! Since the masks do not come in boxes, but in bags, you are able to
> "feel" which shape is inside the bag.
:D I wasn't going to mention that, but it was something that I thought of.
There were similar things in old Magic card packs- now, they are packed in foil
wrappers, but once there was a time when they were printed on a material that
was just translucent enough to show through. If you were clever and knew just
how to do it, you could tell what was in a pack without opening it (and
therefore, without buying it...).
There was another game that inserted chase cards in a pack *after* the normal
15 cards were in there- so there were 16 cards in chase card packs! You could
tell by comparing packs which ones were thicker and had the "ultra-rare" cards.
Good luck with your collection!
eric
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