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Re: A Question
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Wed, 26 Jan 2000 02:42:48 GMT
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John Neal wrote in message <388D5218.8F74F228@uswest.net>...
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> Cliff Olson wrote:
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> > As a professional observer, I have noticed something. There seems to be a
> > large segment of the LUG that collect MISB, un-opened sets, with the • intention
> > of keeping them this way. I am not trying to ruffle any feathers, just
> > genuinely curious as to why?
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> > As someone who has always lived by the creedo that an "unplayed lego" is • an
> > "unhappy lego", an MISB sets I have collected always get opened. Am I • missing
> > out on some greater understanding about the world of legos?
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> Well, there will always be those who collect to collect. But beyond them,
> buying and selling MISB is a way of guaranteeing condition of product. And • there
> are those who buy a lot of discounted sets and sell them MISB to fund their
> habit, or part them out to either get pieces they want or make money off of • an
> auction to fund their habit. There are only a handful of people who try • and make
> money off of it. And if I think about it, a job dealing with LEGO day in • and out
> isn't all bad;-) Rest assured, the overwhelming majority of folk here • collect
> LEGO for the purpose of play:-)
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> Follow up to .general
I'm also curious as to how Cliff got his perception? I haven't really seen
anyone on Lugnet looking to buy MISB sets to keep them that way, but maybe
I've missed something.
Frank
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) Well I have a few I'll probably keep MISB... the 4558 I won at SeriousCollector (the very first thing auctioned there) and a MISB airport shuttle Conan sold me. But in both cases I have more than one and use the other ones regularly. (24 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: A Question
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| (...) I came here to LUG to talk about it, but the observations were made while watching some of the "high volume" net auctions. I realize it is a circular arguement (why do people in a buy/sell forum buy and sell), but it was just a question of the (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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