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Re: Interesting Article about LEGO collecting
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Wed, 13 Sep 2000 19:05:18 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Thomas Main writes:
> In the August 2000 issue of Antiques and Collecting Magazine, there is an
> article abour LEGO collecting that highlights Brian Styles' (LUGNET
> member?) collection. Of particular interest is the statement that Mr. Styles
> insured his collection of 700 sets through the National Association of
> Collectors for $60,000.
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> Here's the article citation:
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> A passionate collector. Jennifer Slawson. Antiques & Collecting Magazine,
> Chicago; Aug 2000; Vol. 105, Iss. 6; pg. 14, 2 pgs
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> Thomas Main
> main@appstate.edu
Kinda off topic but i was wondering... how much do you guys spend on Lego per
month? It is addictive, and now when I jumped into it (BrickBay, bidding on
eBay) i realized that i spent quite a lot for just one month on Lego...
hmmm... got to stop and establish some pattern here... even being a dotcommer
has its money limitations :)... how do you guys manage this?
Marina
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Message has 8 Replies:
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| (...) Well I would say that when I first came out of my "Darkages" I didn't manage it to well. I spent a ton on LEGO for about the first year building up my collection. Now I have tried to manage things better. For me Brickbay was a godsend in that (...) (24 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I'm 13 and don't get a lot of money. I can usually only spend $20-$30 a month, whihc is my entire allowance. Except in January it is my birthday and I can get a few hundred dollars. Plus I don't live close to a store that has LEGO, and I have (...) (24 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Larry had the definitive answer: more than I should, not as much as I want. (...) When I decided to build up a very small Pirate collection into a very large Pirate collection, I placed myself on a budget of $60 a month. I could get either a (...) (24 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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| I spend way to much money on Lego(About 300$ a month) Maybe it's because i recently came out of the "Dark Ages". I manage this because i have my own company(in the computer business), with the option to buy Lego without paying VAT. I try to sell (...) (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Interesting Article about LEGO collecting
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| (...) Since I left my (not too) dark age four years ago, I've spend in average 500 $ per month. :-( That's the bad side, but during the last 12 month after a move my appartment seemed too small for my collection and I started to sell stuff that (...) (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I'm at about $300 a month, but that number is dwindling now that I've gotten a lot of back sets collected. I'll probably keep it to $100 a month or less. I want to grab some more ZNap closeouts at TRU (gotta get those cheap motors!!!), so that (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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| In the August 2000 issue of Antiques and Collecting Magazine, there is an article abour LEGO collecting that highlights Brian Styles' (LUGNET member?) collection. Of particular interest is the statement that Mr. Styles insured his collection of 700 (...) (24 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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