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(...) Absract. There are different words we apply to different approaches to LEGO(products). Builders and collectors. Builders might feel that collectors have an unproductive/unhelpful view of LEGO(products). Builders don't care about scalpers and (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Are we? or are some of us builders? (was: Misnomer: we are all Lego collectors!)
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In lugnet.castle, James Howse writes: [snippety snip snip] (...) I agree with most of this essay, so haven't quoted it. However, I think (someone correct me if I'm wrong) that the vast majority of LEGO company's income is derived from the "younger" (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Thank you. When I wrote it I didn't realise there was more to the thread than the original message, some of the replies are informative. (...) I'm probably making artificial distinctions here but bear with me. The divide between builder and (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.castle, James Howse writes: (snipping long discussion on what is and isn't a collectable) (...) The saying refers to the value of what you have to say, not the amount you have to say. :-) It's been noted already that this isn't the Big (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.castle, James Howse writes: [Snipped a lot!] (...) I was following this "essay" pretty well up until this close. I don't catch your point. You seem to be saying that LEGO has re-released a particular set because of eBay prices to make tons (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) If a set sells on Ebay, LEGO(company) isn't making money from it. But if it's being sold as a set, LEGO(company) can (and has) rerelease exactly the same set for a lower price and hence get a slice of the market real cheap. So suddenly all the (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I don't think you will find many collectors/completists diving to go after this set. They want the original because age still matters. The people spending the most on this set are the ones who want the pieces to build with---they're the ones (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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