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Re: 10152 Update
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Sun, 19 Dec 2004 20:40:07 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> In lugnet.lego, Johannes Koehler wrote:
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> > Limited. Sure. Like the "limited" run that made us buy out the first run,
> > huh? How many collectors, do you think, bought this set because they were
> > hooked by the prospect of getting a rare and limited set?
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> How many of those "collectors" went out and said they had hundreds at 200 USD
> each for sale?
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> Personally I'm not sure I have a lot of sympathy for collectors that want to
> buy up multiple copies of a new set and thus make it harder for others to get
> copies. (Precious Princess, call your office!) Or for collectors that make
> decisions about what they collect based on percieved scarcity. Collect
> because you like the set!
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> I love that set. I got 5 copies myself, and I even got some of my friends
> that weren't going to buy 5 themselves to sell me some of theirs, but I did
> it because I wanted the parts for projects. And I'll likely be using them for
> just that. [...]
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> If Maersk and LEGO decide to make more Maersk blue sets, I think that's just
> great. It is reason for a celebration, not for wailing about broken promises.
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> But that's just me, I guess. This is going to be another "bash Jake" string,
> I just know it. I blanch at the very thought. Why? Why must we go there
> every time Jake brings us news?
Agreed 100%. I don't wander out of the woodwork too
often these days (and this is liable to change very
soon--glory of glories, I get my collection back in
MI close to New Years', and will have all 1400lb. in
one place again), but the "super-collector" wing has
always bothered me a bit. It's great to collect to
have a complete run, or to have something not generally
available (which 10152 will *still* be, you know) but
those who are effectively speculating on it should
realize that the market has its vagaries.
Besides, I missed out on 10152, being away, and I had
despaired of a chance to get this set and its parts.
Now I will have that opportunity!
What totally floors me is the people in this thread
screaming about TLC "lying" while damning Jake with
faint praise for being earnest. Look at what Jake
did here: He made the announcement, he explained
VERY COMPLETELY AND CAREFULLY the extremely good
and valid reason the decision was taken, and left the
info with us. This is not like the color change at
all; it does not have any valence of Kafka to it
whatsoever. As angry as I was about that first
decision, I am totally ambivalent about this one,
aside from wanting the set to become available again.
The only bad news, as Jake pointed out, is that the
dark blue version may not come to pass, or may come
only later. That makes me sad, because dark blue is
much better for me than Maersk Blue, but hey, that's
how it goes sometimes.
So thanks again to Jake, for hoeing this tough, tough
row--and I'll be buying one, at least.
regards
LFB / 120
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