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Re: Whats all this about?
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Tue, 20 Mar 2001 20:19:25 GMT
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While in Germany, check this out:-
http://cgi.ebay.de/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=571151420
Restore the flow of Lego out of oz ! Shipping...ouch.

I often wonder how effective it is to sell such a big lot. Lots of us might
drool but who has that kind of money?

Obviously you'd have to be a serious Lego collector to be spending those
kind of dollars (or DMs as the case is). But, if you were such a serious
collector and had that kind of dosh, you'd have acquired lots of those sets
already piece-by-piece on e-bay etc, and so you probably wouldn't want the
whole lot anyway.

As far as I can see, such a large collection could really only be sold to
someone who is filthy rich and just emerging from their Dark Ages without
any substantial collection and severe withdrawal symptoms. Not a huge group
of people IMHO.

Of course, not having the collector gene (which I realise a number of you
guys possess in full measure), I might not be capable of seeing the
situation from that point of view.

I'm not saying that such a collection isn't worth the starting price asked,
but I am questioning whether there are any buyers for such a collection.
Certainly, nobody is bidding.

I would have thought it a better strategy to sell such a collection off
theme-by-theme. Even theme-by-theme they would still be noteworthy auctions,
but the prices for each theme would individually be lower and hence open up
a wider audience of bidders. Of course, as I've never sold anything on
e-bay, I speak with no experience whatsoever! Still, it's fun to speculate!

Kerry



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(...) It could also be bought a group of people, say some sort of "body" that can pool money and have already figured out who gets what sets. This is similar to an Idea that got thrown up at a SYDLUG [1] meet once. That we should all consider making (...) (24 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.au)

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(...) You shouldn't have tempted me... with that extremely large Lego lot. Pity that the seller will only send it to Germany... 9V trains, 12V trains (both grey and blue tracks), Model Team, Castle, Pirates, Technic, Space, Town, Western, Aquazone, (...) (24 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.au)

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