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In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Dan Jezek writes:
> In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Ran Talbott writes:
> > On Tue, 24 Oct 2000 10:47:11, "D. Jezek" <danjezek@REMOVEaloha.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > $57 for a Maiden's cart is a steal!
> > >
> > > (compared to this one)
> >
> > As a matter of curiosity: has this shop actually sold anything? I
> > see a feedback rating of "0", but I know *I* wouldn't want to go on
> > record admitting that I'd paid those sorts of prices, so that's not a
> > completely reliable indicator ;-)
>
> That information is confidential and can only be disclosed by the shop owner
> if they choose to do so. It is good to check the feedback rating but then
> feedback can be posted for both selling and buying.
>
> On another note, I find it interesting and amusing that some people collect
> old sealed vintage sets and then never open them :-) I can't see any other
> reason in having a bunch of sealed sets sitting on a shelf other than with
> the intent of reselling them in the future when they go up in value. Could
> there be any other satisfaction in having sealed sets? Maybe the thought of
> one day opening them or just the idea that I can rattle the box and look at
> the old pieces still shiny and new after so many years in their original
> baggies through plastic molding?
That's always seemed strange to me - how people still have MISB sets from so
many years ago, resisting the temptation to open them. The more time I spend
taking note of other Lego builders habits and traits the more I am starting
to understand such eccentricities, although personally I still can't help
myself when I get a sealed box of Lego - the box dosen't stand a chance!
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| "David Jolley" <Trapnet2@aol.com> wrote in message news:G2zLFt.qG@lugnet.com... (...) so (...) spend (...) starting (...) I also have a lot of MISB boxes.. I sure want to open them to get my hands of all the pieces. But then I feel bad, to have (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| (...) That information is confidential and can only be disclosed by the shop owner if they choose to do so. It is good to check the feedback rating but then feedback can be posted for both selling and buying. On another note, I find it interesting (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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