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Re: Vintage LEGO sets being sold on eBay by LEGO
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lugnet.market.auction
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Date:
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Fri, 9 Dec 2005 15:59:00 GMT
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In lugnet.market.auction, Thomas Main wrote:
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In lugnet.market.auction, Allan Bedford wrote:
I love sets from this era -- pre-minifig, lots of pieces and/or functions in
every set. Usually these go for less on eBay than minifig sets. Just last
year I got a lot of three small and one large 1970s sets for $30 (a
bargain!!!). But people are going nuts in this auction - 10X original retail
price! I hope it doesn’t drive up the cost of these sets in general (though
I suppose July is a better time to look for bargains on Lego than December).
People will pay a lot for a sense of nostalgia, I suppose.
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Thomas Main
thomasmain@charter.net
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Looking back, I got an incredible deal for around $30:
And this was last December. I had a truly fun Christmas experience building
these. It’s a great way to reminisce about holidays past to build sets from
your childhood.
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Thomas Main
thomasmain@charter.net
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| (...) I love sets from this era -- pre-minifig, lots of pieces and/or functions in every set. Usually these go for less on eBay than minifig sets. Just last year I got a lot of three small and one large 1970s sets for $30 (a bargain!!!). But people (...) (19 years ago, 9-Dec-05, to lugnet.market.auction, FTX)
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