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Re: 10152 Update
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Sun, 19 Dec 2004 09:05:36 GMT
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OMG, just about everything off the first post in this thread is so lame.
First, Jake, thank you for the update. I’d been kind of wondering actually.
Also, thank you for telling us the story in detail. Where so many other
official releases would just say somehing like, “release has been delayed for
XXXX reason... BTW we found some last few 10152s sitting on a shelf somewhere.”
Next in this thread, I read that some out there thinks Lego is a collectible.
No, it isn’t. It’s a toy. When I see a world city set on a shelf, I don’t
think, “Dang! I better get that and seal it away because it’ll be worth
somehting in 5 years.” Lego is a toy, what people do with it makes it
collectible. But I feel pretty confident when I say that the Lego company
doesn’t produce sets with collectability in mind. Don’t believe me? Read the
product description of the 10152 on Lego.com. Nothing there about “limited
edition.” Insider info made it collectible.
Seems to me the only folk truly upset about the re-release of this set are the
BL people capitalizing on the rarity of Maersk blue or of the set in general. I
understand, I really do. Part of the risk of the second hand parts business I
suppose. Sorry, no sympathy.
And lastly, Lego is a company like any other folks. It’s in business to make
money. And the only reason that they are doing this run is because it’ll turn a
profit. I’m willing to bet Maersk isn’t only paying for the raw materials but
for the all the related costs of the run as well since it will be out of the
ordinary and beyond what Lego has planned for it’s production line. (set up,
storage, tooling, shipping, etc.) And I know some of you out there know that
messing with a production line is not something you do without some pretty heavy
incentive. Frankly, I’m impressed. Maersk must of shelled out a considerable
amout of $$ for this run. AND Lego people get a chance to benefit from that.
Except the BL people who were hoping to keep Maersk blue prices nice and high I
suppose.
Mark
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| In lugnet.lego, Mark Neumann wrote: (snip) (...) In general, you're right. But not in this case. (...) ...and so do most of the other AFOLs I know, for sure. (...) plus, what tools TLC uses to sell those specific sets we're talking about. (...) (...) (20 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| In lugnet.lego, Mark Neumann wrote: Snippage (...) Doesn't Lego have huge vaults with sets from the past that any of us would kill to get our hands on - NOW! Why are they saving so many sets? They must be collectors too! -Patrick (20 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | 10152 Update
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| All, As the saying goes... I have some good news and some bad news about the 10152 Maersk ship. I'm sorry it's taken me so long to post an update. We've been working on a number of things surrounding this set. As you certainly recall, the situation (...) (20 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.lego.announce, FTX) !!
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