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John Neal wrote in message <388D5218.8F74F228@u...st.net>... (...) intention (...) an (...) missing (...) there (...) an (...) and make (...) and out (...) collect (...) I'm also curious as to how Cliff got his perception? I haven't really seen (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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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. (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <388E6734.B36C3CCD@v...er.net>... (...) seen (...) maybe (...) Do you expect those however to never get opened? I guess possibly since both might have historical value. Of course I might as well be buying to keep (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks Larry. I guess the only fair thing to say is ask me this same question six months from now. Although, in retrospect, I do understand the whole mindset behind buyer security from purchasing a MISB set. No missing parts, instructions (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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Cliff Olson wrote in message ... (...) a (...) not (...) Actually, it will be interesting to look at the market a year from now. Right now, there is (was) a wide variety of older MISB sets available for MSRP or less. Many of these are being put on (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Larry Pieniazek (<388E6734.B36C3CCD@...ager.net>) wrote at 03:17:08 (...) Ditto on the Metroliner :-) I'll use the other ones first. But I also have a number of curios that I won't open, like the Soccer Riot Police (3314), which (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) buying (...) I know that when i do buy complete sets (it does happen, honest) that I prefer to buy them MISB. They DO NOT stay that way though, as the whole purpose in having LEGO is to build something out of it! :) The reason that I prefer (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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My guess is that the vast majority of MISB Lego being bought these days is opened by the buy soon after they receive it. In many cases I believe it's a case of the collectors of yesterday cashing in big on the builders of today. :) "Troy Cefaratti" (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) From my limited experience buying / selling sets, most of the people who buy are LEGO enthusiasts (I prefer to call myself a LEGO extremist! :) ) I am sure that some people that do collect, but for the most part, when I buy / sell a MISB, I (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Troy Cefaratti (<FoyFMu.E30@lugnet.com>) wrote at 18:05:32 (...) Exactly. When I buy a new toy, I like it to be new. This is an expensive fetish, but the joy from opening those bags is very similar to new car smell. I have large (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I have to agree with this. I can't imagine a used Lego set being as much fun as a MISB one. Not only is the joy of opening bags the same as new car smell, it's also all part of the fun. There's just something about opening up each bag, hearing (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Me too. However it seems I spend 50% of my "lego time" here, which is fun, and 45% on commerce, which only sort of is... and at best 5% on actual building. Since I have multiple copies of the sets I was referring to, I don't have to actually (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Very astute obs... the Fitness Programme of TLG/C is providing us a once in a lifetime opportunity. I expect never again to see this many older sets surface in such a short span of time. I mean, 300 blue hoppers? Who'd have thought? (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <388FC884.D5160B49@v...er.net>... (...) And of course all of this combined with a maturity of the online community to be able to quickly distribute all these sets. Having only been part of the online LEGO community (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) seen (...) maybe (...) HTML- (...) Cool. I will borrow a friend's digital camera and do just that. And thanks for the tips on finding my own web-space. Cliff (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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