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Re: 10152 Update
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lugnet.lego
Date: 
Sun, 19 Dec 2004 10:59:47 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Ronald Borchert wrote:

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Ronald

When I first read your comment, I was shocked. Then awed, then disgusted.
Your reaction is exactly the kind that makes me sick. Buying up large quantities
of a "rare" set just to make money on them when you resell them! By doing this,
you will artificially raise prices, keeping us less-wealthy people out of the
hobby.
And don't reply with terms as 'collector' when you only see the dollar signs.
Because if you weren't talking about money, let me ask you this:
Is the Maersk ship not as great a model anymore, now that more people may enjoy
it? Because that IS what you say in your post...

/\/\ark "more sets to more people and TLC will continue to excist" de Kock

ps: sorry for this unusual harsh comments from me, but sometimes I am realy
disgusted by some of the so-called "fans" of the brick...



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  Re: 10152 Update
 
In lugnet.lego, Mark de Kock wrote: Hi! Your last sentence first: (...) You don't have to excuse yourself for that, it's your right if you feel like that. But I wonder about your comment: (...) I indeed didn't talk about making money and it's not my (...) (20 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)

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  Re: 10152 Update
 
(...) For all collectors who trusted your words of a "Limited Edition" of this set and bought it by thinking having a real rare and collectible set with the ever last bricks in maersk blue this announcement is a kick in their ass. One more fact not (...) (20 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)  

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