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Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message
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> To Geoffrey: If you're talking a trade, using MSRP to gauge relative worth • may
> work well, but it's STILL better to use market pricing as some sets are • more
> inflated than others and using MSRP may short change one of the traders. I • just
> don't agree with your second assertion that (paraphrasing) "because most • of the
> pieces in the set aren't that rare, MSRP++ is fair". Century Skyway • doesn't
> have that many rare pieces but 120 USD for it would be a steal. If you • have
> some extra copies of it lying around I'll gladly give you MSRP +20%!! • ...and
> you'd be a fool to take it.
Yes, but if you go back and reread my post, I said SOME of the sets.
Certain sets ARE worth inflated prices, but a lot of them simply aren't
worth the extra hassle to go to and pay extra $$ for them. Especially
smaller sets, like cars, where if the set has no rare or printed elements,
it's not worth paying 4xMSRP for it.
As a general rule of thumb, I suppose that the larger the set, the more one
should probably expect to pay for it, if paying by cash. Otherwise, you
need to figure out what you'd trade for such-and-such LEGO set # and a lot
of people I deal with like to trade instead of pay cash.
Which seems to be the easier option for a lot of us. With trading, there is
an additional factor you get into, such as piece condition.
Anyone got any good tips for cleaning LEGO?
Cheers ...
Geoffrey Hyde
> LEGO isn't the only place that this is true, try pricing antique cars for
> instance.
>
> Hopefully this post generates more light than heat.
>
> ++Lar
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| (...) No, actually, what you said was this: (...) and that's not a statement I can agree with. If a set is "difficult to obtain" expecting to pay just MSRP++ is unrealistic. So is using it as a trade value. If you still want to quibble, name a (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| (...) James: I can't speak for Dave... but I certainly wasn't *insulted* by your request. Merely bemused. I posted my reply in hopes of helping you better understand the marketplace. Rare old town sets are expensive. That's just the way it is. And (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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