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Re: Ironic LEGO Auction Item
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lugnet.market.auction
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Fri, 4 Aug 2000 18:42:01 GMT
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On Fri, 4 Aug 2000, Karl Barger wrote:
> Check out http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=397155132.
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> This is not my auction, but I thought it was rather ironic. The auction title
> says "LEGO Legoland Motor Speedway 6381 Boxed," but reading on in the auction
> listing I stumbled across this:
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> "Its missing 2 pieces but comes extras of others. Missing pieces are the arrow
> on the bridge and a tool."
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> I have to ask, if the set is boxed how does the person running the auction
> know the pieces are missing? Shouldn't "boxed" mean it's in a factory sealed
> box? I guess not. :-) I wonder what the person running the auction meant
> by "boxed?"
I typically regard "boxed" as simply including the original box. The set
may nor may not be complete. The quality of the pieces is not specified,
and the instructions may or may not be included.
MISB (Mint In Sealed Box) or NIB (New In Box) or simply "unopened" (my
preference) are often used to denote a factory sealed set.
MIB (Mint In Box) would, to me, mean that the set is complete with
instructions; probably used but in great condition. Nothing is said about
the box condition.
MIMB (Mint In Mint Box) would be the same as above, but specifying the box
condition as well.
Of course, there's simply no substitute for photos and/or contacting the
seller directly.
For what it's worth, I'm also auctioning a 6381 on eBay. My title simply
describes it as "with box" to avoid confusion.
-Christopher
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| Check out (URL) is not my auction, but I thought it was rather ironic. The auction title says "LEGO Legoland Motor Speedway 6381 Boxed," but reading on in the auction listing I stumbled across this: "Its missing 2 pieces but comes extras of others. (...) (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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