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> As a serious Magic enthusiast (for a while), if I really wanted a particular
> card I didn't buy packs hoping to get it. I found someone who had it and was
> willing to sell it or trade it to me. The same thing is possible with Bionicle
> Masks, I'm sure. Once again, if enough Masks trade hands without LEGO seeing
> money for it (beyond the first sale), then they might have a reason to change
> their strategy. But it's less likely in that circumstance. Making a secondary
> market is always an expected result of creating a collectible.
Just in case there was any doubt, I fully intend to add a Bionicle Mask trading
page to my website, which already has the same thing for Throwbot/Slizer discs
and Roborider Wheels. I'll probably get the Bionicle section up when school
lets out in May.
Ray Kremer
http://throwbots.virtualave.net/
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| | Re: Do Bioncle Masks hide Greedy Marketing?
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| (...) Collectability. It's the same reason that Baseball cards, Magic cards, Pokemon cards, Pogs, etc are packed so you can't tell which ones you're getting. Say, for example, that the Red Oni mask (I don't know any real Bionicle names, sorry) is (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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