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Re: Old sets being sold in new guise?
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Date: 
Sat, 19 May 2001 22:07:08 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Ka-On Lee writes:
> In lugnet.market.shopping, Torsten Fresemann writes:
> > Hi!
> > I don't know if this has in any way been discussed anywhere yet, but it • seems
> > TLC has reissued a couple of old sets in new packaging and under new set
> > numbers. Apparently they will come into the shops in September and can now • be
> > preordered at http://www.1000steine.de/marktplatz/classics/ - HOWEVER I do • not
> > know if this is open to international buyers.
> 
> Yay!  S@H should have them hopefully.  8464(8459) is going to be popular.  I
> could not figure out the original number of the gas station.  Any help?
> 
> > Again, as I cannot follow every thread ever made here I may have missed
> > something, but isn't it odd they should reissue old sets? And why these • sets?
> > Surely 6289 and 6280 were/are not among the most sought-after ones?
> 
> May be they just got enough mails.  I guess they pick those sets because they
> are new enough so that the current molding and sorting process can still make
> them easily.  They may also pick them base on their internal marketing • numbers.
> Their aggreement with Lucas may keep them from re-releasing space sets.
> 
> Now if they are going to take vote, 8880, 5571 and 6080 would be on the top • of
> my list.

Well, I can't read german, but it seems like <set:8459> is being reissued.
Just thought a lot of Technic guys will be interested.

- David



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In case you've missed the official announcment: (URL) (25 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.technic)

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(...) Yay! S@H should have them hopefully. 8464(8459) is going to be popular. I could not figure out the original number of the gas station. Any help? (...) May be they just got enough mails. I guess they pick those sets because they are new enough (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)

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