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Re: The legend died (Re: The legend lives)
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Mon, 11 Jun 2001 16:57:23 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Eric Joslin writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Mark Sandlin writes:
> > René Hoffmeister at rene.hoff@gmx.de wrote:
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> > > Many "collectors" are annoyed, because TLC slapped them in the face by
> > > selling a very popular collector's item; many "architects" are looking
> > > wistful back in time, when they found nice pieces like red tudor walls or
> > > signs in their newest Deal-Bags. TLC has stolen dozens of proud stories and
> > > lucky ways of getting a Guardied Inn - now you can order and you get it,
> > > the charme is not the same. Only a few people in the Forum of
> > > 1000steine.de were really overjoyed.
> >
> > 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 if I don't pity them.
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> Actually, the reissue should make collectors deleriously happy.
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> 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 builders (those who want a set because it has
> pieces no longer in production, or not available in certain colors in other
> sets, etc). Because there are two groups of people to whom certain sets
> appeal, the price can get driven up pretty high.
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> With the re-relese of the Guarded Inn, builders will no longer need to buy the
> original Guarded Inn in order to get certain elements (sign, tudor wall
> pieces, etc). This will mean the price for the original set will come down,
> because only the collectors will still want it.
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> If someone who has the set already is upset because the price will be
> dropping, that means one of two things- either, as Mark said, they are
> holding the sets hoping they will go up in value (also known as
> "speculating"), in which case I also have no sympathy towards them, or they
> are people who bought it for their own collections and now feel they paid too
> much- to whom I say, stop being a collector. Things go up and down in value
> for a lot of reasons, and nothing you buy is guaranteed to be worth as much
> as you paid for it forever. If you can't deal with that, collecting is not
> for you.
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 stories or
what-have-you. Speculators who want only to sell for profit can learn from
this, and put their money into something more stable than the used toy
market(1).
$0.02
James
1:(pardon my cynicism) ...like penny stocks, the lottery, or commodity futures.
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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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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