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I, too, saw that note and wondered about it. John, your logic is very clear
-- are there any facts to back up this seller's claim? I own at least 4 of
those sets (my *favorite*) and would love to see some response here.
Janice
(the legoqueen)
In lugnet.castle, John DiRienzo writes:
> In this auction for the LEGO 6067 Guarded Inn, the seller claims, "HARD
> TO FIND DUE TO THE FACT THE U.S. DISCONTINUED THE IMPORT DUE TO THE FACT OF
> IT PROMOTING DRINKING."
> I agree that the Guarded Inn is hard to find and that it was never sold
> in US stores, but I had never heard before that "promoting drinking" had
> anything to do with why the set was not available here. If this is actually
> true, then what were the reasons? Are there US laws that say children's
> toys can not promote drinking? Or did LEGO make this decision simply due to
> marketing strategies and to avoid confrontation? Is he implying some
> government agency or law stopped the importation of this set? It appears
> that the seller is saying exactly that, and I find that very interesting.
> I seriously doubt that this is true, but I am interested in hearing
> anything that would substantiate the claim made by the seller. There are a
> few reasons I don't think it is true:
> 1 - there are a variety of sets that were sold in Europe that were not
> available in the USA, including promos and normal (non-promotional) sets.
> Some numbers, from the Castle theme alone: 6011, 6023, 6055, 6067. There
> are also numerous Space and Town System sets that were only sold in Europe
> and not in the USA.
> 2 - Sets 6060 "Knights Challenge" and 6066 "Camouflaged Outpost" and many
> others include "drinking equipment", such as kegs (for wine, beer, or LEGNOG
> (TM)) and goblets in assorted colors.
>
> Here is the auction, for anyone who is curious:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=520618866
> --
>
> Have fun!
> John
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