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Re: Idea for if Lego ever revives Imperials
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Date: 
Thu, 23 Dec 1999 01:21:56 GMT
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Mike Stanley writes:
Timbo <tcoats@cyberis.net> wrote:
I have a good idea for Lego if they rerelease Imperial Soldiers at some
point.  Print on different colored torsos, red guards on red torsos,
blue guards on blue torsos.  This would make the distinction between the
classic ones and the new ones obvious, so value would be collectable
value of the old kind wouldn't be affected as much.

Ah, who cares about preserving the value of older sets for
collectors?

I think you could make the argument that blue or red torsos would be
better or cooler, but I for one wouldn't give a flying rodent's
behind about the effect revising older sets/minifigs would have on
the "collectors' market" - and I bet most people would agree with
me.

Re-issue 6067 and 6071 - identical in every way to the original, at
the original price (or close to it).  I'll buy 50 of each myself,
and not care one bit that the "value" of my older ones just
fell through the floor.

Ditto for 6067.  But not 6071.  I can't see myself buying more than about 20.
:)

I agree - I'd guess that the vast majority of AFOL's go for parts, not profit.

James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/



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(...) Ah, who cares about preserving the value of older sets for collectors? I think you could make the argument that blue or red torsos would be better or cooler, but I for one wouldn't give a flying rodent's behind about the effect revising older (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)

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