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Misnomer: we are all Lego collectors!
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lugnet.castle
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Mon, 11 Jun 2001 18:07:13 GMT
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I would just like to clarify a point here: we are all Lego collectors. Lego
refers to us that way, we behave like classic collectors, and there is
nothing wrong with being a Lego collector! Look at all the catalogs and
Lego Mania magazines. They are geared for "collectors." The mini-heroes
are called "collectable mini-figures," we are constantly asked to "collect
them all," Bionicles are all about collecting all the masks, etc.
Now, what most people seem to be objecting to are speculators AKA scalpers.
These are people who really don't care about what they are selling so much
as the profit involved. Fortunately, by releasing the Classics and Legends
lines, Lego is gutting the scalper market before it takes off. This is
great for us collectors in the long run since the chances of a scalper
driven market are reduced.
Just wanted to make sure the terminology is correct and we don't stigmatize
the term collector,
Jimmy
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Message has 7 Replies:
 | | Re: Misnomer: we are all Lego collectors!
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| (...) I disagree. I am a Builder. Buying sets is a side effect of my parts requirements. I don't buy every set on the market, or in a given theme. I don't consider myself a collector, because I don't gain pleasure from owning every set in a series. (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
| | | Re: Misnomer: we are all Lego collectors!
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| Okay. First, the AFOLs on .Castle moaned and complained about how the Guarded Inn was sooo cool, and the best set ever etc... So LEGO gives us a wonderful present, they re-release a great set (IMHO) and make it availeable for even the neophytes to (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
| | | Re: Misnomer: we are all Lego collectors!
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| (...) <snip> (...) uh...if you really wanted to clarify a word, isn't it best to offer the actual definition of that word? I can't seem to find my dictionary, but i did find my thesaurus and the first word it uses to describe "collect" is "gather". (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
| | | Re: Misnomer: we are all Lego collectors!
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| (...) Too late! "Collector" in the toy hobby is already stigmatized. :-) I think there is a difference between someone who collects something and something that is a "collectable" (please no semantic-driven dictionary "proofs"). I might be a (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
| | | Re: Misnomer: we are all Lego collectors!
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| I think LEGOs differ greatly from other items that people collect because it is a toy, a tool and an art medium. So, because LEGOs are different, I think the types of "collectors" are different. * There's the traditional LEGO collector who buys and (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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