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Re: Equivalency Question
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Wed, 21 Jul 1999 15:33:38 GMT
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Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> An easy hypothetical: I take out five blue 2x4s and replace it with the
> Fabuland taxi garage. I've replaced five common elements with one
> wildly uncommon one. Is that fair?
> What if those 2x4s were silver? Does it matter that I decreased the
> _number_ of elements?
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> Is it the number, the 'value', or the bulk what we're trying to grow?
Ultimately I think all 3 should grow but each individual's focus should
be increasing value, diversity and uniqueness of the pieces in each box.
Even if the piece count or bulk decreases in one swap, they should go up
over time. A Fabuland taxi garage for 5 blue 2x4s certainly sounds fair
to me. Replacing the garage with 5, 10 or even 50 blue 2x4s does not,
even though bulk and piece count would be increases by quite a bit.
Five silver 2x4s? Tougher question, though the issue IMO is still value
rather than quantity.
The term "thrill factor" sort of encompasses what I mean. Nobody will be
thrilled to find basic bricks in common colors in their box. Sure, people
might take them because they're useful to them but they're not hard to
find; nobody will say "oh, cool! I only needed 5 more blue 2x4s to complete
this Basic set I had as a kid!" On the other hand, several box recipients
might think "a Fabuland taxi garage? I'd get more use from 5 blue 2x4
bricks!" But I bet eventually it would reach the hands of someone who would
be thrilled to finally find one.
And that's where the diversity comes in. Most people might not want Fabuland
pieces but if there are also space, castle, pirate and other assorted bits
in there hopefully they'll find *something* to be thrilled about.
Doug
p.s. I've got a few Fabuland bits too - any Fabufans out there?
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| (...) I agree with your assessment, but it doesn't lead us to any kind of solid ground for deciding what to trade. I guess each person will just have to try to stick to the spirit of the thing. If you're putting fabuland figs in the box, I want you (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| (...) I have the same opinion. The Fabuland gargae may appear useless to many people, but if the box would eventually come to me (I'm in the Netherlands, so the shipping costs are much higher compared to inside the USA), I would take the garage out (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| Where do clear space/aquazone windshields fall in the value scale :-) Of course, I'm looking for train parts and a few technic things, but I've got a dozen mixed minifigs and accessories already set aside, along with a BURP and a couple misc castle (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| Hi all, I'm thinking about replacing the stuff I take whenever the option comes to me and I'm interested in thoughts from y'all. I am taking it for granted that I will replace with more/better (by a little) than what I take, but some things are hard (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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