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Subject: 
RE: Why aren't we going crazy?!?
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lugnet.pirates
Date: 
Wed, 23 May 2001 17:04:56 GMT
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People selling those old sets?  Who cares about them?!  It's people like
me who just spent $1000 buying pirate lego sets for 20-50% OVER retail
that might get upset!  Which I won't, I'll just buy more! :-)

Roy


> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Carroll [mailto:johnc@digitalacropolis.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 11:51 AM
> To: lugnet.pirates@lugnet.com; lugnet.castle@lugnet.com;
> lugnet.lego.direct@lugnet.com
> Subject: Re: Why aren't we going crazy?!?
> 
> 
> If TLC is reissuing old sets those selling old sets not be
> too happy (EI
> held onto a guarded in to sell it on ebay for mucho $, And then TLC
> rereleases it in 2001[1]) I will be happy cause hopefully I
> can get some old
> sets again.  but a little disapointed cause now anyone can
> have a cheap army
> of black falcons[1] it might wreck havoc on ebay and brick
> bay etc. (which
> can be overpriced)
> 
> Oh well I can't wait for the July surprise
> 
> John
> 
> [1]speculation I don't want anyone to think I have inside
> information or
> somethinig
> 
> In lugnet.pirates, Aaron West writes:
> > In lugnet.pirates, Jimmy Park writes:
> > > In lugnet.pirates, Ralph Döring writes:
> > > > > If this IS the july suprise, we may be pleased sooner • than we think...
> > > 
> > > Well, I suppose technically, this is part of the July surprise.
> > > 
> > > > - My guess is, that they had a lot of these sets left. • Maybe all or a part
> > > > of them are sets coming back from the shops and my have • bruised boxes. This
> > > > could be the reason for the new boxes.
> > > > - I´d bet that TLG is not re-releasing old sets. They are • rather selling old
> > > > stock. So hope for the best but don´t expect too much.
> > > 
> > > I sincerely doubt this is old stock.  They are re-releasing • some older sets.
> > > 
> > > Jimmy Park
> > 
> > Is LEGO really reissuing old sets?  Can we expect an official answer?
> > I can only assume that all information circulating is true • as we should have
> > heard from one of the LEGO representatives that seem to read • and respond SO
> > frequently here on LUGNET.  Sillence seems to suggest that • the words by
> > Jimmy Park are essentially summing things up for them and • they may have a
> > gag order regarding this particular issue.  If we could have • some kind of
> > note from Brad Justus as to whether any of this is truth or • rumor, I would
> > sincerely appreciate it.
> > -Aaron West-
> 



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