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Re: Do Bioncle Masks hide Greedy Marketing?
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lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.dear-lego
Date: 
Thu, 15 Mar 2001 03:39:53 GMT
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As a serious Magic enthusiast (for a while), if I really wanted a particular
card I didn't buy packs hoping to get it.  I found someone who had it and was
willing to sell it or trade it to me.  The same thing is possible with • Bionicle
Masks, I'm sure.  Once again, if enough Masks trade hands without LEGO seeing
money for it (beyond the first sale), then they might have a reason to change
their strategy.  But it's less likely in that circumstance.  Making a • secondary
market is always an expected result of creating a collectible.

Just in case there was any doubt, I fully intend to add a Bionicle Mask trading
page to my website, which already has the same thing for Throwbot/Slizer discs
and Roborider Wheels.  I'll probably get the Bionicle section up when school
lets out in May.

Ray Kremer
http://throwbots.virtualave.net/



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  Re: Do Bioncle Masks hide Greedy Marketing?
 
(...) Collectability. It's the same reason that Baseball cards, Magic cards, Pokemon cards, Pogs, etc are packed so you can't tell which ones you're getting. Say, for example, that the Red Oni mask (I don't know any real Bionicle names, sorry) is (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.dear-lego)

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