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Re: The legend died
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Date: 
Mon, 11 Jun 2001 16:05:26 GMT
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Hello!

LEGO is not a collector's item, like Beanie Babies or Elvis commemorative plates.

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
$$.

It is a toy, meant to be played with, not sitting MISB in someone's
closet accumulating value.

I couldn't agree more!
I for myself don't care much about the value. But I like rare sets
though. Simply for "having" them :-)

And let's remember who LEGO's real target is: not us, but children.
How many parents do you think were slapping down $200 for an eBay Guarded Inn for their kid?

No need! They can order parts in bulk at S@H and the kid builds his own
Inn. Remember: It's a construction toy ;-)

And: Children ain't the only target of LEGO's marketing strategy any
more. Newadays there are many sets that are constructed for us Adult
Fans of LEGO.  And so are the "Legends". I generally appreciate this
development but not at all.

Bye
Jojo



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  Re: The legend died (Re: The legend lives)
 
(...) 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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