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Re: Idea for if Lego ever revives Imperials
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Wed, 5 Jan 2000 15:51:31 GMT
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Mike Stanley wrote:

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?

Hear Hear...

There is about zero reason for TLC to preserve the collectible value of
older sets. Except for a small handfull of "limited edition" sets, TLC
has never presented their sets as collectors items.

--
Frank Filz

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  Re: Idea for if Lego ever revives Imperials
 
(...) Wizards of the Coast has never really had any reason to preserve "value" of old OOP trading cards. Yet do you really think it'd be a good business idea to rerelease all the powerhouse cards? Jasper (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)

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  Re: Idea for if Lego ever revives Imperials
 
(...) 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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