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Re: Legends: good or bad?
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Sat, 13 Apr 2002 04:37:18 GMT
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Well stated Chris. I feel the same.
"Xcalabur" <Xcalabur@rocketmail.com> wrote in message
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> XPFUT .general
> <snipped it all>
>
> First off, this is XPFUT'd to .general because I'd like to spark an
> intelligent conversation about the Legends line. I don't want this to • turn
> into some kind of argument or debate.
>
> Ben,
>
> I can understand your point as a collector. But, like so many have echoed
> now and in the past, lego is not a very suitable collector's item. Tell • me
> - what is the difference (other than the age and the mold) between a • yellow
> 2x4 brick from the 375 and a 3033? Nothing. They're all the same. They
> are bricks, plain and simple. They are designed to have fun playing with.
>
> You call these new sets "fakes." Why? They are just as official as the
> originals, and the new product line gives people like me (only 19) an
> opportunity to experience these great sets for ourselves. There are a
> number of reasons why people want sets that were unavailable to them. • Age,
> dark ages, lack of money at the time, etc. Why should I have to pay out
> $400 for a yellow castle on eBay, when it's really worth a lot less to me?
>
> If I were a collector, I'm sure I'd say different. But I'm a hobbyist.
> These plastic bricks, that so many people from so many different
> demographics enjoy, are merely a hobby to me. I don't buy a set with the
> intent of keeping in box, or holding onto it for some-odd years and • hawking
> it on eBay or the like. I buy a set for that feeling - that experience • that
> you get when you build a fun (and sometimes challenging) set, admire it,
> dismantle it, and build something new out of it. What fun are the bricks • in
> your "original" yellow castle or "original" metroliner if all they do is • sit
> on a shelf looking like a yellow castle or metroliner and collect dust?
>
> I can't understand why anyone would not like these new legends sets, • unless
> it was merely a "hey, I have that and it's rare, and I don't want you to
> have it too" attitude. Like Rick said, it's a form of greed. I'm not
> saying that's *your* motivation, but if it's something else, please • explain
> it to me so that I can understand your side.
>
> I remember when I was a little kid, and I'd see all these great sets like
> the Black Seas Barracuda and the Black Falcon's Fortress that I couldn't
> have. Whether it was because my parents couldn't afford them, or because
> they thought I wouldn't take care of them, or whatever, I don't know. But • I
> can remember saying "someday". Well, now that someday is here. Lego has
> listened to their customers and is bringing back the best sets from the
> golden ages. And I'm nothing but ecstatic that I can get back a little
> shred of those memories, and actually get to experience a build that would
> have otherwise been lost to me.
>
> My .02,
>
> -Chris
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