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In lugnet.castle, Aaron Gershon writes:
> If I am correct, that is the second 6067 with that note as part of its
> description in the past week or two.
Well, Aaron, you are correct -- I emailed the seller and he asked me to post
his response:
> From: LLOYD I GREENBERG <lloydira@pacbell.net>
> To: Janice Tomer <jtomer@boothfamily.com>
> Subject: Re: ebay Lego 6067 Guarded Inn 1986 MIBS RARE NR Item #520618866
> Date: Mon, Dec 11, 2000, 9:28 AM
> Sorry to cause a stir. I took the quote "HARD TO FIND DUE TO THE FACT THE
> U.S. DISCONTINUED THE IMPORT DUE TO THE FACT OF IT PROMOTING DRINKING."
> off of a previous auction. Please post to lugnet for me.
> Regards, Lloyd
> I will be auctioning off about 200 more lego sets in the next few weeks.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Janice Tomer" <jtomer@boothfamily.com>
> To: <lloydira@pacbell.net>
> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 10:56 AM
> Subject: ebay Lego 6067 Guarded Inn 1986 MIBS RARE NR Item #520618866
>
>
> > Hi
> >
> > I love that old #6067 set and always look out for it on ebay (i own
> > about 4 of them!). I loved your commentary about your set and was really
> > curious about your comment
> >
> > "Both factory seals intact. Great Collector's item. Lugnet member rating • 94.
> > HARD TO FIND DUE TO THE FACT THE U.S. DISCONTINUED THE IMPORT DUE TO THE
> > FACT OF IT PROMOTING DRINKING."
> >
> > Is that really true? How did you find that out? I love all these little
> > bits and pieces that people find out about the old LEGO sets. You have • set
> > off quite a bit of speculation on LUGNET!!! especially since quite a few
> > other sets have kegs of beer (more explicitly than Guarded Inn).
> >
> >
> >
> > Sincerely, and just curious,
> >
> > Janice
> >
> > --
> > the legoqueen
> > Janice Tomer
> > jtomer@boothfamily.com
>
> I posted about it but noone responded
> answering my question. Nice rare set -- I think I saw it in a SAH catalog
> around 1990 or whenever it was. There was a stamp that said "sold out".
>
> In lugnet.castle, Janice Tomer writes:
> > I, too, saw that note and wondered about it. John, your logic is very clear
> > -- are there any facts to back up this seller's claim? I own at least 4 of
> > those sets (my *favorite*) and would love to see some response here.
> >
> >
> > Janice
> >
> > (the legoqueen)
> >
> >
> > In lugnet.castle, John DiRienzo writes:
> > > In this auction for the LEGO 6067 Guarded Inn, the seller claims, "HARD
> > > TO FIND DUE TO THE FACT THE U.S. DISCONTINUED THE IMPORT DUE TO THE FACT OF
> > > IT PROMOTING DRINKING."
> > > I agree that the Guarded Inn is hard to find and that it was never sold
> > > in US stores, but I had never heard before that "promoting drinking" had
> > > anything to do with why the set was not available here. If this is actually
> > > true, then what were the reasons? Are there US laws that say children's
> > > toys can not promote drinking? Or did LEGO make this decision simply due to
> > > marketing strategies and to avoid confrontation? Is he implying some
> > > government agency or law stopped the importation of this set? It appears
> > > that the seller is saying exactly that, and I find that very interesting.
> > > I seriously doubt that this is true, but I am interested in hearing
> > > anything that would substantiate the claim made by the seller. There are a
> > > few reasons I don't think it is true:
> > > 1 - there are a variety of sets that were sold in Europe that were not
> > > available in the USA, including promos and normal (non-promotional) sets.
> > > Some numbers, from the Castle theme alone: 6011, 6023, 6055, 6067. There
> > > are also numerous Space and Town System sets that were only sold in Europe
> > > and not in the USA.
> > > 2 - Sets 6060 "Knights Challenge" and 6066 "Camouflaged Outpost" and many
> > > others include "drinking equipment", such as kegs (for wine, beer, or LEGNOG
> > > (TM)) and goblets in assorted colors.
> > >
> > > Here is the auction, for anyone who is curious:
> > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=520618866
> > > --
> > >
> > > Have fun!
> > > John
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