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(...) Well, I'm away from the US for the year, and LEGO is hideously expensive in the UK for an American. So the only thing I've bought since the mass of Hailfire Droids I got at Target clearance in January has been the new X-Pod set. I did get the (...) (21 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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My set buying days are over. I will not buy any 2004 or later sets until such time as the grey and brown colors are changed back to their original versions (which I expect will be never). I believe that if Lego as a company would make such poor (...) (21 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Well since I was one of the first people to respond to most of the color thread issues I'll throw my experiences in here. I have purchased 3 of the 2004 sets but, one got traded after pictures were taken, the second one was a gag gift for my (...) (21 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) So far, I've only purchased ONE 2004+ set - the 4492 MINI Star Destroyer. Part of the reason I got this set was because I wanted to see the new colours first hand, but I bought this set mainly for one specific part. I am primarily a castle (...) (21 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) It hasn't changed my buying habits at all. I don't buy a lot of sets, and when I do I choose them mainly for the parts selection. All in all, buying sets for parts isn't very efficient so I tend to favour bricklink to pick up unusual parts. (...) (21 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I also bought a new 2004 set (Mos Eisly Cantina), so I have seen the new shades first hand. I also do not like the new brown and gray shades. My recent LEGO buys have been through Bricklink and LEGO Shop at Home. I shop Bricklink because there (...) (21 years ago, 14-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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Short term, my spending has gone up. I spent a lot of money at Dollar General and on clearance stuff at WalMart and KB - all 2003 and earlier sets. I did buy one 2004 new gray set ((URL) 4492>), so I could see the new colors in person and have some (...) (21 years ago, 14-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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(...) Last year I spent $11,000 on in store Lego including S@H. Another 2 grand or so on the secondary market. The year before, I spent about 12 grand on in store sets, and around 1 grand on the secondary market. So far this year I have spent around (...) (21 years ago, 14-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Maybe it's supposed to be a subliminal attractiveness... they will like the colors better but not realise why? If so that would be a best of both worlds thing I guess. I haven't seen that theory advanced much, if at all. (21 years ago, 14-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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My shopping behaviour hasn't changed a bit. Apart from the odd Technic set I bought (the back-hoe and the 8868 from E-vil-bay), my Lego collection has been grown just like previous years; every minifig-scale set that was brought out, ended up in my (...) (21 years ago, 14-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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