Without the shrubs and trees, I could probably build at least 6 copies--my
limiting factor would be the antenna and the headlight brick--have about half
dozen of each
And yet, $390.00 US for around 100 pieces.
Look people--LEGO bricks aren't gold. LEGO bricks aren't even stamps. They're
little plastic building bricks made by a company based in Denmark and millions
of them are produced every single year--many of which are in that exact set.
If you happen across an 'old set'--goody for you. I'm happy for ya! I happen
to have a few myself, and pretty pleased with that fact.
If you want someone to pay 400 bucks for what could be amassed on Bricklink
(sans box) for a fraction of that price--well, then you're a person that is just
a money grubbing fiend.
At least, in my opinion.
I would love to see a day when TLC would just drop a few 'old' sets on the
market just to screw with these people.
But that's just me.
Dave K
-who wants the first 're-release' to be the Galaxy Explorer...
(...) I never had that gate. I REALLY wanted that gate as a kid. Oh wait...I do...I have a Metroliner. I think it's in white. (...) Well, some people want collectable stuff. It's a complete set. There's something to be said for a set of, a (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
(...) I thought it was nonsense when LEGO had to offer to buy back some of the Maersk container ships when they were able to produce a second run of them. "Collectibles" are a gamble and the "dealers" lost. So sad, thanks for playing. Catering to (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
(...) I guess in this particular instance it's worth what somebody would pay for it. Being someone who's sold a single LEGO piece for two grand, I can see both sides of this. Like you, I wouldn't pay $400 for a set I could easily build from my own (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
