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| (...) Every now and then I see something described as "Better than mint", which always impresses me. 'Cause it obviously must be a prototype or something. (25 years ago, 27-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.theory)
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| (...) By definition, yes! Mint doesn't mean perfect, mint (literally) means "from the mint," which is typically perfect, but not guaranteed. "New" is safer -- it communicates this better. :) Still, as a buyer, MISB doesn't necessarily tell me what (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.theory)
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| There are some amazing buys there right now. I currently do not have anything listed but I was nosing around. I have a bid in on a number of items but they are all things that I already have and I will not be upset if I get outbid. For instance (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| (...) Yeah, too bad that we can't really have a true standard. Maybe we need to do something like: Pieces Complete Instructions | Box ===...===|===...===|...|===...=== M (mint) | C (complete) | M (mint) | S (sealed) G (good) | L (lacking) | G (good) (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.theory)
| | | | | FA: 6081, 6285, 6276
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| I recently picked up these sets from a friend, as part of a large collection of Lego, and since I'm only interested in Space themes, I've decided to auction these sets off. They are: 6081 King's Mountain Fortress (Haunted Castle): complete, no box (...) (25 years ago, 26-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
| | | | | Re: Is MISB meaningless?
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| I think that the term MIB (Mint in Box) was conceived first. Later, the term MISB (Mint in Sealed Box) was created because MIB was not specific enough. I don't think either term is specific to the Lego market. To me, the better question is, "How is (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.theory)
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| Is MISB meaningless? Surly if a Lego set is still sealed inside inside its box it must be in mint condition, and if it is not there is no way of knowing? Surly IMSB or ISB is better? Scott A (URL) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.theory)
| | | | | I've just started a 16 auctions on EBAY...
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| I've just started a 16 auctions on EBAY. Click here to see them: (URL) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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