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Re: Misnomer: we are all Lego collectors!
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lugnet.castle
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Mon, 11 Jun 2001 18:55:15 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Eric Sophie writes:
> Hmmm, interesting, Yep I buy a set for the Pcs. When I built my Praying
> Mantis I brought tons of Castle sets. I have'nt purchased a set and built
> the featured Model in years. I belive the last one was the Technic controll
> center with the Mechanical T-rex. I'm with Mark, I'm a builder, builder and
> collectors are two different animals. Yet we share many of the same traits.
That's because people are trying to redefine the term collector and it's
confusing people. You might consider yourself a Lego "builder" but to 99.9%
of the world, you are a Lego collector. If someone plays with Hot Wheels, I
would call him a Hot Wheels collector, not a Hot Wheels Driver, not a Hot
Wheeler, not a Hot Wheels user, or whatever else that person is trying to
term themselves.
Again, Lego, Lego Direct, and every employee of Lego I've ever talked to
refers to us as "Lego collectors." For whatever reason, some people want to
demonize/stigmitize the term as bad. It's not. In every other collecting
field, the term collector usually denotes a fan of the series. I'm just
trying to clarify the definitions to prevent future misunderstands.
Jimmy
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: Misnomer: we are all Lego collectors!
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| (...) But you are missing the point that it is the manufacturers THEMSELVES who are doing this...the very moment that the word 'collectable' is slapped on something, it automaically ISN'T, ya' know? LEGO is now guilty of jumping on the bandwagon, (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: Misnomer: we are all Lego collectors!
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| Yes, I am a collector, I guess there is no way around it. I call myself a builder. I gotta say, their are folks out there that just buy a set and either build it and place it on a shelf or save the unopened box, these guys are not builders. Eric (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Misnomer: we are all Lego collectors!
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| Hmmm, interesting, Yep I buy a set for the Pcs. When I built my Praying Mantis I brought tons of Castle sets. I have'nt purchased a set and built the featured Model in years. I belive the last one was the Technic controll center with the Mechanical (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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