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Re: MISBI Lego Price Guide available NOW!
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 20 Jan 2003 04:00:19 GMT
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I think that by relying solely on eBay data that this reference will be of
limited use. My reasons for this conclusion are as follows:
1) EBay prices don't seem to be particularly representative of anything to
me, except sometimes something along the lines of "tulip madness." That is
why most people here have given up on Ebay in favor of Bricklink.
2) Final prices may be meaningless. For example: MISB is only meaningful if
the person advertizing the set actually knows what MISB means. I have my
doubts that Ebay sellers always, or even often, know what the term MISB
means. I guess I am suggesting that the final price is not necessarily what
a buyer is stuck with, I know I have negotiated partial returns of money
based on flawed descriptions. This may mean that your data is flawed because
your source of information is flawed.
3) MIB where Lego is concerned is almost entirely without meaning.
http://www.lugnet.com/~174/grading, quoting myself: "It is a reality that no
set that has already been opened can be considered in the same category as a
set that is still in its factory sealed box -- there is simply no way to
track that all of the constituent elements are the same ones that originally
came in the set (what some have termed 'the soul of a set')." Again, tulip
madness.
Personally, I find Bricklink a great resource for what is out there right
now. I have very serious doubts about Lego as a collectable except as a true
MISB collectable -- and then of course, I can't see the point of keeping a
construction toy in the box. It happens, I know -- but why do it on purpose?
Just some thoughts...
-- Hop-Frog
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| (...) Have most people given up on eBay in favor of Bricklink? I find them both useful. In general I find that eBay is cheaper. It's in the nature of the method of sales. Someone wants to sell *now* versus someone who can wait until he gets his (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.general)
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