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Re: TLG investigation
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lugnet.dear-lego
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Thu, 18 Feb 1999 13:04:18 GMT
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I think a good way to handle it would be to either 1) Have a distinct
number on the re-issued set (EX:6991A) or 2) Have Classic set printed on
the instructions and the box, to distinguish those from the originals.
That way, the original sets would still have the value. Just my 2 cents
worth...
Scott Sanburn
Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> Mark Tarrabain wrote:
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> > Actually, it doesn't matter to me personally either. I was merely attempting to be
> > sensitive to the needs of people that I would imagine are actually out there. I would
> > have guessed, however, contrarary to what you are saying, that many people with
> > vintage sets value the sets *because* they cannot be obtained any more. It's not
> > about making a profit, it's just about having something that not everybody else can go
> > out and get themselves. I don't know any other AFOL personally, though, so I could be
> > wrong.
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> Mark, I'm not just picking fights with you, honest. :-)
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> I spent close on to 800 to get my two airport shuttles. I would not be
> mad, or upset or disappointed if I could all of a sudden buy more of
> them for closer to the original MSRP. I'd just buy more. Why?
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> I've gotten my 800 worth of enjoyment out of my shuttles already. They
> are gorgeous sets.
> You haven't seen a lot of Monorail MOC work from me. I tend to leave
> MOCs put together. But I don't use the parts from airport shuttle, OR
> 6990 OR 6991 them in MOCs because I don't want to disperse the parts. If
> I could buy more shuttles I would, gladly, and do some MOC work. I
> suppose that since I have like 4 6991s I should be doing building with
> those. Probably right.
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> Maybe other AFOLs are more collector oriented. Maybe I am fooling
> myself, because I DO brag to people that I'm 9V complete, (2x, if it
> were not for one missing clubcar) Launch Command complete, airport
> complete, mono complete, etc. etc. But I really really think I value the
> sets highly because they are good, not because that's what it took to
> get them.
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> I dunno. Could be all wet.
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> ++Lar
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| (...) Mark, I'm not just picking fights with you, honest. :-) I spent close on to 800 to get my two airport shuttles. I would not be mad, or upset or disappointed if I could all of a sudden buy more of them for closer to the original MSRP. I'd just (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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