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Re: Bulk Pricing (Interesting comparison?)
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lugnet.lego.direct
Date: 
Wed, 14 Feb 2001 14:27:23 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Mike Stanley writes:
> In lugnet.lego.direct, Richard Marchetti writes:
> > But my point was to suggest that a lego buyer of any age might think twice
> > about buying bulk or new sets (designed as poorly as KK castle and RR), when
> > they can buy the cream of the old sets for about the same price.  And I
> > think it will go uncontested that the older stuff just rocks!
> 
> I'd gladly pay a premium price for an unopened older castle set (6071, 6067,
> 6074, 6086 come to mind) before I pay full or even 70-80% of full retail for
> the junk they have on the shelves now.
> 
> I bought my last new sets at 67% off and I barely think I got my money's worth.

Since i came out of my dark ages almost 2 years ago, I haven't paid MSRP for any
non-SW set.  As you said, the value for the dollar just isn't there.  I echo the
sentiment that I'd rather spend on the secondary market than pay full price for
most current Lego sets (LoM being an exception - i don't have any yet, but will
probably pay MSRP for most of them.)

james



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(...) I'd gladly pay a premium price for an unopened older castle set (6071, 6067, 6074, 6086 come to mind) before I pay full or even 70-80% of full retail for the junk they have on the shelves now. I bought my last new sets at 67% off and I barely (...) (26 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)

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