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Re: Interesting point of view, Rene!
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Mon, 20 Dec 2004 16:51:32 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Christian Treczoks wrote:
> Well, the combination of non-adherence to advertised values of the
> product and the legal endowment to return an item for refund if it does
> not match previously promised core properties could really lead to a
> case here (IMHO, IANAL).
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> At the end of the Day, it is propably all down to the Good Thinking(TM)
> that is happening in the upper levels of a certain company all day and
> night.
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> The only downturn for me is that now the set returnd in that ugly
> baby-blue (my opinion, nobody is forced to share this), chances for the
> dark blue version (which I would have bought for the dark red and blue,
> despite the bley in the set, which means a lot!) are approaching zero.
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> Whatever you do, wether you bought ist or not, Lego managed to kick you
> right into the face. Again. And don't come again telling me that I am oh
> so negative of Lego. Events like this really leave no choice.
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> Yours, Christian
I wonder if the car companies go thru this when they released the PT Cruiser or
the (hopefully upcoming) Dodge Charger
"You promised me that this was the last model year of this vehicle!! I invested
all my money into it and now, 20+ years later, you re-released it!! All my
money was for naught!!"
For the love of all things--I'm fast approaching 0 sympathy for those folks that
buy LEGO sets just for the sake that 'someday' the sets'll be worth more.
My uncle collects stamps. He loves 'em. That said, he doens't get his knockers
in a bunch if stamps get re-released--it's part and parcel for collecting.
I hope to high heaven that LEGO re-releases the Galaxy Explorer and any other
set that some folks who still have dozens MSIB so they can watch the "collector
value" plummet.
TLC is not here to make your 'collector' lives easier. They are here to make a
fine quality product for kids and adults that still appreciate the fine quality
product.
Again I say, if you're so upset by what is probably a sound business decision fo
the company, but not a sound business decision for whiny collectors who have
little respect for the product beyond the market value of 'collector sets', then
stop with the LEGO already.
This also factors into those that really hate the colour change as well--"I've
invested hundreds (or thousands) of dollars into collecting 'old grey' and now
that collection is worthless!!" If you can't find the real worth in hundreds or
thousands of dollars worth of previously purchased LEGO bricks, no matter what
the company does today or in the future, then you obviously have missed the
point of LEGO in the first place.
Since I've actually started keeping track of my LEGO purchases in 1999, I've
'invested' more than $10,000.00 into my LEGO collection (small by some standards
of those around me), and i'm not including the bricks I've acquired from 1969
thru to 1999. My LEGO collection, to me, is worth far in excess of what I
bought 'em for 'cause of the hours and days and months and years of me creating,
building, hhaving fun, talking with buddies, doing shows, whatever. As far as
hobbies go, it's one of the best that I've ever partaken in, and, even if the
company folds tomorrow, my collection will keep me happy for the rest of my
life--37 years of proven happiness so far and there's nothing that TLC can do
that can take that away from me.
Life's too short to dwell on things that make you unhappy.
Dave K
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| (...) David, what you're telling us with so many words is that you're happy with your existing collection so that you actually don't have to care what TLG does or does not. That's ok. Nothing wrong with being a happy AFOL dwelling in the past. 37 (...) (19 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| In lugnet.lego, David Koudys wrote: <snip> (...) If they indeed said, "we will never produce this vehicle again" and they went ahead any way, you are okay with that??? Maybe this is a Liberal thing. It reminds me of a college professor who ran for a (...) (19 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | Re: Interesting point of view, Rene!
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| (...) I got to 0 already because I keep getting this picture in my head: [comic book guy] Oh my gosh! The release will reduce the collectibility of my sets from 5 of 14000 to 5 of 2x000! I must go to the internet and complain! [/comic book guy] (...) (19 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
| | | Re: Interesting point of view, Rene!
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| (...) Wrong end of the line. Imagine what car (or other companies) go through when they promise something in their advertising, and don't keep it. E.g. if the any car company advertises a car to run 100km with 3 litres (The task of calculating the (...) (19 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| Well, the combination of non-adherence to advertised values of the product and the legal endowment to return an item for refund if it does not match previously promised core properties could really lead to a case here (IMHO, IANAL). At the end of (...) (19 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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