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Re: 10152 Update
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lugnet.lego
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Sun, 19 Dec 2004 14:33:36 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Ronald Borchert wrote:
> In lugnet.lego, Mark de Kock wrote:
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> Hi!
> Your last sentence first:
> You don't have to excuse yourself for that, it's your right if you feel like
> that.
Thanks. I'm glad that this isn't turning into a flame war between afols :-)
> But I wonder about your comment:
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> I indeed didn't talk about making money and it's not my thing buying ANY sets to
> resell them. I buy sets and parts just to HAVE them and build with them or to
> put them on the shelf for looking at them.
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> When any company of toys or other stuff releases a "Limited Edition" and
> promises it contains the last parts of a certain condition (in this case maersk
> blue bricks) they make this item a "collectible" item.
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> And when they re-release the same item with the same prosperities they betray
> the buyers of that limited item and lie on the market.
> There is no discussion and apology at that facts.
Okay, my mistake. Indeed, you didn't mention that you would loose money and
such. It seems we are the same kind of collector: we either enjoy the sets or
the parts that come with the sets. I apologise (sp?) for puting words in your
mouth.
However, since TLC does not make ANY set in unlimited quanitites, doesn't that
make EVERY set a Limited Edition? Even the old-grey 2x4 brick is now a Limited
Edition 2x4. And TLC didn't even market it as such. Just immagine the amount of
bricks people would have bought if TLC would have announced that the old-grey
was about to change.
I know enough of real world economics to NEVER, EVER trust marketing
departments. It's almost as bad as believing claims made in commercials :-)
> > let me ask you this:
> > Is the Maersk ship not as great a model anymore, now that more people may enjoy it?
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> It's a great model indeed and fine for the buyers who missed the first run.
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> > Because that IS what you say in your post...
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> No, wanted to say what I tried to explain above.
Indeed, you didn't. Point taken.
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> Friendly regards
> Ronald
Just a last remark: I didn't want to attack you personally. Especialy now that I
have had time to read the whole thread. Yours was just the first I came across
and my feelings of TLC and fair-chance (to get the set you want) took over
control.
In general terms, I stand by my previous post. It was just not very well typed.
I always feel cheated when I hear about some great set or sale and by the time I
get the money together to get that set, some eVILbay-er has scooped them all and
is now selling them for double the price. When that happened to the metroliner
re-release, I was almost dancing in the streets, singing Nah-nah-nah to those
over-pricing resellers :-)
Friendly regards to y'all and Happy Holidays!
/\/\ark "looking at my Maerskship and thinking about building a fleet" de Kock
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| 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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