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Subject: 
Is a BSB really worth $350 plus shipping?
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Date: 
Thu, 6 Jul 2000 04:37:58 GMT
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I just wondered if BSBs were now worth $400 and if not why would anyone spend
that much on ebay to get one? I would love to hear reasons why someone would
pay so much for one.  I do love BSBs but... Is it a good investment? or what?
Corrine



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  Re: Is a BSB really worth $350 plus shipping?
 
(...) No, they are not. They are worth whatever someone wants to pay for one on a given day. That's it and that's all. I suppose if it were MISB and just A+ all the way (not my experience for eBay, mind you), perhaps one might argue for the premium (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.lego.direct)
  Re: Is a BSB really worth $350 plus shipping?
 
(...) Are they worth $400? Not in my estimation. Why would someone pay that much? Because they value it more than I do, or they are more impatient than I am to get a good price, or they demand a mint-in-the-sealed box version (and they are still (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates)
  Re: Is a BSB really worth $350 plus shipping?
 
(...) At one point I had 5: 1 Incomplete 2 Without boxes 1 with box 1 MIB I never paid mare than ~$150 for any of them. The MIB one cost me $40 in a second hand sale :-) (...) It is a fine set. Scott A (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates)
  Re: Is a BSB really worth $350 plus shipping?
 
(...) Hi Corinne The BSB is a very nice set and has been an object of cult for many lego collectors. It is quite difficult now to find a MISB set, and this may in part explain the very high value sometimes seen on ebay. It is not difficult to find (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates)

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