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Hello! The 6067 "Guarded Inn" is my all time favourite LEGO® set. The first glance at the picture in the 1986 catalogue was the initial spark of this love... And I was lucky to get it as a birthay present the same year. The Guarded Inn is a legend. (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle) !
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Hello, I'm consurring with Jojo's opinion but want to add 2 further cents. In Germany, specific in the Forum at 1000steine.de, there were much more criticism of the new "Legends-Line". Many "collectors" are annoyed, because TLC slapped them in the (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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you have to realise that most of the AFOL don't want a collectors market. It drives the price up and encourages speculation on prices. Yes it'd be pretty cool to see a revised or modified inn to add to the collection, and of course LEGO are doing it (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) LEGO is not a collector's item, like Beanie Babies or Elvis commemorative plates. It is a toy, meant to be played with, not sitting MISB in someone's closet accumulating value. Anything that LEGO does to make a great set more available is an (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello James, (...) That's right, but wouldn't it be nice if TLC would sell castle sets LIKE the Guarded Inn and not THE Guarded Inn? TLC renews the Legends-Sets because the sets are "leading in design" - if so, why not creating new sets by tradition (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Blah. I couldn't care less if collectors are annoyed. The new sets won't harm the collectability of old MISB sets. It will only harm the ability of "collectors" to get the red tudor parts and sell them for obscene amounts of money. Pardon me (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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OK I wont argue. I would *love* new sets along the design and concepts of the Guarded Inn. Yes new sets of a modular design and in keeping with the feel of the mid - late 80's sets is what I dream of. But IF sales of this set exceed TLC's (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I beg to differ who they are targeting with this release. If they were targeting children, then it would be distributed to the retail stores. The fact that they are only selling on S@H is evidence enough of who there target really is. Besides, (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) ROFLMAO!!! Jude It's funny 'cause it's true. ;-) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hey, think about people like me: I didn't start buying Lego until long after the inn was released. My castle collection consists of OVER THIRTY KNIGHTS AND NOT ONE BED, NO PLACE TO EAT, AND NO PUBLIC CHAIRS (only thrones)! The guarded inn (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) And what about a new set, which will sell for $25 to the children AND to the collectors who already have the old sets? With a slightly modified set, they would probably make more money. (...) I am definitely not a collector, I don't even keep (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) No problem, I'm not a real collector, although I'm interested in completing my castle collection and I'm a dealer, too (but that's my job). Above all I'm a builder (sorry for using "architect", don't know the right english words all the time) (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello! (...) Of course it is! Why do you think would anybody sell $200 to get a #6067? To complete their collection only. If you want to play you can build way better MOCs! You don't need a set that costs several hundreds $$. (...) I couldn't agree (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) No problem, I'm not a real collector, although I'm interested in completing my castle collection and I'm a dealer, too (but that's my job). Above all I'm a builder (sorry for using "architect", don't know the right english words all the time) (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Actually, the reissue should make collectors deleriously happy. Right now there are two major groups of people looking to buy out-of-production LEGO sets- set collectors (those who want to have a set for the sake of having the set) and (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I've been trying to think of a good way to express this for a couple days now. Thanks, Eric - I agree 100% People like me who only want the parts can get the new one, collectors who want the original can still hunt it down and have their (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Oh, yeah, this was definitely targeted at us. I don't think it's a coincidence that the first set they picked for rerelease was the highest-rated Castle set in the LUGNET database and one of the more expensive ones on eBay. I was just saying (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Sorry for quoting so much, it's all context....: (...) I can also agree 100% with what Eric wrote--with the exception that I don't see the "speculation" or selling market as such a sacrophytic organism. There are shades of grey; for everyone (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I don't think so. See below. (...) True. (...) I don't think so. See below. (...) While most of the above may be *true*, it is not the *reason* that this set is being released to S@H and not to retail. The REASON is that S@H is within Brad's (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) <snip> (...) You and Lindsay both mentioned this, and I want to point out that I agree with it, although I imagine it certainly didn't look like it. I don't (intentionally) deride or begrudge collectors and speculators their place in the (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I disagree with that. :-) To me anyway, it DID look like you agreed (in advance) with what we advanced... (1). It's those other blokes over there we are arguing with, not you, bub. :-) (...) Right on. (...) Currency speculating again? :-) 1 - (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I wont labour the point cos' we are kinda arguing the same side here (...) the (...) they (...) Its possible, but I havent read a post yet (Not saying there isnt or wont be) from anyone saying - already got one, dont need any more (...) a (...) OK (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Where did you get these *facts* from? If what you say is true, the running of LEGO is far worse than I thought. Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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On Mon, 11 Jun 2001 23:23:13 GMT, "Mr L F Braun" <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote: Crossposted to lugnet.market.theory, please trim follow ups accordingly. (...) I have no problem with those who wish to collect MISB sets, I have no problem with those (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.market.theory)
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