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Re: Why the Star Wars license isn't always good for builders
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lugnet.starwars
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Mon, 8 Sep 2008 23:44:57 GMT
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Hey John,
I get what you’re saying. Personally, I just don’t see the point in buying a
toy that you’re never going to play with. I bought comics solely on spec in the
late 80’s for awhile, but I soon felt like I was wasting my money because I
wasn’t even reading them. Instead of anticipating a good story with interesting
characters, I was thinking about how much it would be worth. Not the most
rewarding approach for literature, even comic books.
I have bought a total of two Lego sets and resold them for a profit, and in each
case it was because the sets were already sought after because they were out of
production for more than a decade. The difference is that I didn’t create the
rarity by trying to corner the market. With the Star Wars sets, I think that a
lot of collectors have selfishly put themselves in the position of demanding a
certain price because such large quantities of sets are concentrated in a much
smaller group of people than probably any other Lego theme. I feel that
manufacturing rarity by monopolizing the product, especially when it comes to
Lego bricks, undermines the point of the product, which to build and have fun!
I just don’t have the collector mindset anymore, and it bothers me to see such a
speculative approach applied to something that I feel is supposed to be about
creativity, community and enjoyment, not personal profit.
Dave S.
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