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Re: Misnomer: we are all Lego collectors!
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 11 Jun 2001 23:12:44 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Eric Sophie writes:
> ---- See Below
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> > In any case, my point stands: I might be termed a collector of Lego, but
> > Lego itself is a poor collectable.
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> > Bruce
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> ----In the sense that it isn't easy or TLC never made it easy to collect
> Lego, I agree.
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> Eric
No, in the sense of what makes something a good collectable. That is
usually uniqueness and to some degree, scarcity. Unless there is a specific
unique part in the set, Lego rates real low on that scale (primarily the
box). You can find any given piece in another set (for the most part), and
the piece can often be found for sale separate from the set. Thus the set
itself can be duplicated without actually being it as a set. Further, the
value of Lego itself increases to the buyer by (horror of horrors) mixing it
with other sets!
Note the Guarded Inn is both scarce and has unique parts and has/had a
"collectable" price.
Now, this doesn't stop people from collecting Lego and keeping it in
unopened pristine condition - some do - but I didn't say that you couldn't
treat it as a collectable, just that it makes a poor collectable.
Bruce
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 | | Re: Misnomer: we are all Lego collectors!
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| Nevermind, because you don't hold Lego in high regard. It is a good collectable. Your not winning any admiration here by saying that it's not. Perhaps you have'nt seen my Creations. www.brickshelf.com/c...Legomaster Also, your forgetting that every (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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