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Re: Another Legend dies....
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 17 Jul 2001 21:38:01 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke writes:
> As a matter of fact I have to declare: Lego® ist not only a toy, but also a
> collectors item. Many people collect sets (and pay lots of money for it).
> Others just need the parts for playing. Most of us do both: collect things and
> play with the stuff. I think TLC should take care of both groups: the "players"
> want to have stuff for MOCs easily available, the "collectors" want to have
> rare sets.
The collector mentality is nothing but Magpie-ism and pandering to it with
'rare' 'limited series' 'numbered editions' and other marketing goop is just
plain icky. A set that isn't torn down and built into something else is a
misfit toy. The legends are dead! Long live the Legends Series!
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| (...) Oh Really...magpie-ism....mmm...what do you call the fact that people have bought several multiple copies of the set? Sure some of the purchasers will part out the set to build other things...or in the case of train, will use the parts to (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| Dear all! I'm really glad with most of the latest news we have heared from TLC. Bulk order becomes better and better, (in Germany you can buy at S@H even without credit card!), the "My Own Trains" and the new waggons are nice as models and (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains) !!
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