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Re: Legend theory
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lugnet.castle
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Mon, 15 Apr 2002 00:18:07 GMT
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richard marchetti wrote:
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> In lugnet.castle, Matt Hein writes:
> > If it were in the $40 price range, I would buy it, but at $70, forget it. I
> > think they should lower the prices, and add more variety to the selection.
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> One factor that should determine price is the degree to which the set cannot
> be reproduced faithfully (as with the yellow castle where the helmets and
> visors will almost certainly be very different from the original release, as
> will the 1x1x1 windows) -- frankly, what's the point of this set without
> those unique elements? Once you acknowledge that the compromises will have
> to be made, a related factor -- as you point out -- should be the fact the
> set is comprised of many smallish common elements in yellow. So yeah, at
> $70 a bunch of yellow bricks doesn't impress me much either...
You know, these posts just really take the cake. We've been hearing
about all these complaints about juniorization, and then when TLC offers
to release a non-juniorized set, we get complaints about the price and
the fact that it's all just "basic" bricks.
Of course I also realize some people just can't get on in life without
complaining about something.
Frank
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Message has 5 Replies:
 | | Re: Legend theory
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| (...) I think an important thing here is to see who is complaining about what. are the ppl complaining here the same who were complaing before? sometimes i get frustrated about the same issue.. that lugnet is just a bunch of lego fans who will (...) (23 years ago, 15-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Heck, I know I'm not complaining! :-) I'm glad Lego asked for our input, and whereas two of the sets up for vote I have no personal interest in, I won't complain in the slightest if they are the first to go into re-release. I figure that if (...) (23 years ago, 15-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Well, speaking only for myself, I am just weighing in on which sets might be the best value. I would absolutely buy a 100% reproduction of the yellow castle -- but in case you missed it, the yellow castle Legend set as presented to us is one (...) (23 years ago, 15-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Whoa, here! Don't jump to conclusions so fast! I'm simply stating that the projected price for the set is a bit high for my tastes, even though it's mostly comprised of basic bricks. I didn't mean to critisize the desicion arising from this, (...) (23 years ago, 16-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) One factor that should determine price is the degree to which the set cannot be reproduced faithfully (as with the yellow castle where the helmets and visors will almost certainly be very different from the original release, as will the 1x1x1 (...) (23 years ago, 14-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle)
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