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Thanks, now I wonder no more. Pretty interesting piece of Lego history.
Julie
Gary Istok wrote:
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> >
>
> OK, a couple of things....
>
> The originator of this eBay auction item, my German buddy Kurt Richter (KRMM) of
> Memmingen Germany is probably one of the most knowledgeable LEGO people in the
> world, especially when it comes to old sets. He and I are in weekly correspondence
> on rare LEGO items.
>
> I've known about the existence of this doll for several months. What a lot of US
> collectors don't realize is that there is more interaction between the rare
> European collectors and Billund than the US Collectors and Billund. We in the USA
> tend to look toward Enfield Connecticut (LEGO USA), and they don't have the
> historic connection that Billund has (besides Billund is the LEGO World
> Headquarters). So I do believe that the Billund archive has been questioned about
> the authenticity/rarity of this item.
>
> I do believe in the authenticity of the LEGO doll. I have several pre-1960 LEGO
> sets that all show this same LEGO mechanic (is there a name for this fellow?) who
> was the LEGO mascot until the early 1960's, and always appeared on boxes, catalogs,
> and idea brochures.
>
> Kurt also has some very rare LEGO parts (1x3x2 blue classic window, yellow and
> clear classic LEGO garage doors, etc) that even I would drool over.
>
> The problem I see is that this doll may be more collectible to a rare doll
> collector, as opposed to an old LEGO set collector. The doll is outside of the
> general LEGO genre.
>
> Anyway, this is really a one-of-a-kind LEGO item that won't appeal to everyone.
>
> But I don't question the authenticity of the piece.
>
> My 2 cents worth,
> Gary Istok
>
> Lorbaat wrote:
>
> > In lugnet.market.auction, Julie Krenz writes:
> > > THE RAREST LEGO TOY EVER SEEN ON EBAY!?????
> > >
> > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=117914147
> > >
> > > just wunderin'
> >
> > The real problem with Ultra-rare collectibles like this is that it's hard to
> > authenticate... I mean, if it's supposedly so rare that even someone at Lego
> > would haev difficulty telling you if they ever made one (the Kristiansen's
> > collection of Lego toys isn't open to the public, is it?) then how are you to
> > know if it is what the person says it is? Even if they do say they made one,
> > if you can't find a picture or other references to back it up, how can you tell
> > a real from a counterfeit? And on top of that, when something is so totally
> > rare that few people have heard of it, how many collectors really want one?
> >
> > For example, there is much likely more interest in something like the
> > Metroliner Club Car, even if the Doll was priced the same (err, as Club Cars go
> > for).
> >
> > eric
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