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Re: To open, or not to open. That is the question.
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Date: 
Fri, 29 Sep 2000 21:17:23 GMT
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  What's your stance on open vs. sealed LEGO sets?  I recently
purchased
  several older castle sets on Ebay.  To my surprise, these sets are in
much
  better shape than I expected with little or no box wear.  It almost
seems
  a shame to open them up, but they really don't bring me any enjoyment
  sealed and shelved.  On the other hand, they weren't cheap either, so
I
  don't want them to fade in light, etc...

  Anyone else go through this?  What did you decide?

Did you buy them to resell or to play with?  If you bought them to resell,
don't open them.  If you bought them to play with, do it.  It's all a matter of
why you did it ...

My $.02

-- Pawel



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  Re: To open, or not to open. That is the question.
 
That's good advice. I find I use eBay as a buyer to get sets I really want but can't get anywhere else or anywhere else cheaper. I use eBay as a seller to sell only sets I really don't want. If I really don't want a MISB set, it's never because I (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.castle)

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  To open, or not to open. That is the question.
 
Hi everyone, It's been a while (about 8 months) since I've been on LUGNET -- I had to take a break from LEGO as real life took over. Now I'm easing back into it gently, trying not to spend every dime on new bricks. :) I'm sure this has been (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.castle)

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