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Re: FOTM/LOTM (Loss of the Month) Some thoughts...
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Sun, 8 Jul 2001 23:28:29 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Dave Lovelace writes:
> Get ready to hate me, but...
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> If this was something like a Galaxy Explorer, you darned right I would have
> snatched it. I also would have given the kid ten bucks cash to go buy
> something off the rack at K-Mart, though.
Right *on*! I woulda snatched it (the fort, not the galaxy explorer - yuck
;-) myself. Not to sell to someone though, I'd keep it to myself. There's a
difference.
> And Guarded Inn is specifically being re-released for the collectors, not
> the kiddies.
Uhhh- I slightly disagree, while the set was released because of adults,
kids can and probably will enjoy it.
> I LOVE playing with my Lego sets with my two kids. One is 5,
> one is 8, and neither give a crap about the value of the sets they're
> playing with, which is fine.
Right again. That's why I was <insert expletive expressing anger> beyond
belief when my ex-client went and bought a bunch of pirate sets in a garage
sale, after I specifically mentioned I was gonna go hunt goodies there. He
gave the sets to his kids, and since I baby-sat for them, I saw them and was
outraged. I didn't say anything though... but, by *god*, I was *mad*. The
kids didn't build the sets at all, just had the pirate-related pieces lying
around, and probably would've enjoyed a 3033 a lot more.
> But a valuable, rare, collectable toy deserves better than to be torn into
> and discarded a few days later. Especially when they could be just as
> satiated by something less rare and collectable.
<nod nod>
*But* you forget that the sets off of K-mart shelves nowadays are juniorized
and horrible. So I wouldn't feel it was fair to give them $10 to buy a
current set, y'know?
That's why the guarded inn is great for both adult builders, collectors,
*and* children. It's a great build, a great play, and and old rarity. The
real one is still a rarity... so there.
> P.S. The Western set, on the other hand, might be a personal holy grail for
> Brian, but IMO doesn't rank as an empirically FOTM-level set. I'd have let
> the kid have that one, no problem.
That's just personal opinion - like me and the galaxy explorer.
> P.P.S. I can...feel...your anger. Use it! Strike me down with it!
No anger! No strikes. ;-)
-Shiri
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| What about all those people who considered the S@H Fort Legoredos a sensation. Since it's been gone from the catalog and stores for a tidy few years, it's a FOTM to more people. I bet a bunch of the regulars here got back into when it was just (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: FOTM/LOTM (Loss of the Month) Some thoughts...
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| I think you have some valid feelings, Shiri!!! I have read some of the reactions to the "printing" of the guarded inns, and view the complaints as very, very shallow. I say, look at the "big picture" you have a great set of pieces (not juniorized) (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: FOTM/LOTM (Loss of the Month) Some thoughts...
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| "Shiri Dori" <shirid@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GG6H7H.4Fv@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) garage (...) was (...) lying (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Were you outraged at your ex-client or at yourself? If you were mad at yourself (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: FOTM/LOTM (Loss of the Month) Some thoughts...
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| In lugnet.general, Shiri Dori writes: - snip - (...) Shame on you. The way I see it the kid had first dibs. - snip again - (...) After reading this story, I am surprised that you say you would have snatched up the Fort LEGOREDO. After all, you know (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: FOTM/LOTM (Loss of the Month) Some thoughts...
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| Get ready to hate me, but... If this was something like a Galaxy Explorer, you darned right I would have snatched it. I also would have given the kid ten bucks cash to go buy something off the rack at K-Mart, though. And Guarded Inn is specifically (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
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