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Re: FOTM/LOTM (Loss of the Month) Some thoughts...
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Wed, 4 Jul 2001 15:12:12 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Bryan Beckwith writes:
> In lugnet.general, Geordan Ballantree writes:
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> > I do agree with you on how annoying it is to see someone who just bought 80
> > copies of Mos espa podrace when you don't even have one, it's frustrating.
> > But the people who resell lego( I don't want to speak for them ) I think
> > find it fairly fun and a part of what the hobbie means to them.
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> I don't deny that people find it fun, and I don't mean to say that people
> who resell LEGO are evil. My beef isn't with those who are able to buy out
> someone's collection and resell it. Also, I don't mind those people who buy
> a gazillion copies of common sets and resell them. I can't deny that there
> are parts in sets like the Rock Raiders Figures that people would like to
> acquire lots of without buying the sets themselves. In cases like that, I
> definitely think that the people reselling the sets are a great benefit to
> our online LEGO community.
I heartfully agree
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> What I don't like is when things come up like the accessory packs from S@H
> (or even the Guarded Inn) and they are immediately snatched up for the sole
> purpose of resale. There isn't a doubt in my mind that we will see a flood
> of Guarded Inns on sites like eBay, simply because the seller will probably
> be able to get twice as much as they payed for them. Probably more than
> twice as much; I regularly see items like the 3033 Blue Tub going for
> upwards of around $40, just because people don't realize that they can still
> be bought in stores.
Yes I do agree with you on this. Some ebay auctioneer's are almost on the
verge of being criminals IMO because they rip people off by so much for
something so little. I know they can't control how much it goes for, but
they can't sell something for as much as they do without lying in the
description somewhere.
I am definetily not saying that all auctioneers do this, but I am saying
that their are a scarce few of them that blacken the name of other
auctioneers just for the sake of money.
Geordan
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> > Again I don't want to speak for people who sell/resell etc, but
> > they wouldn't do it unless they found a little enjoyment from it right? You
> > don't apply for a job that you know is going to suck despite the fact that
> > it pays do you? No.
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> Again, I am not saying people don't enjoy it. In fact, I know first hand
> that there is great satisfaction in helping someone acquire a set they
> haven't been able to find anywhere else. Recently I sent four DUPLO Easter
> Eggs to someone who couldn't find them in his area, and I can tell you that
> I very much enjoyed helping him out and making a buck or two in the process.
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> > So in conclusion, the people who buy/ sell on the market, probably do it
> > because it's fun and to them, is probably part of their lego "experience."
> > And another way to have fun with the hobbie we all love.
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> Agreed.
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> > Geordan
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> Bryan Beckwith
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| In lugnet.general, Geordan Ballantree writes: - snip - (...) I don't deny that people find it fun, and I don't mean to say that people who resell LEGO are evil. My beef isn't with those who are able to buy out someone's collection and resell it. (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
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