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Re: Another Legend dies....
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 17 Jul 2001 15:54:24 GMT
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I don't understand how re-releasing these sets is bad for anyone. If you're
a collector, you'll want the original set with its original box. The Legends
packaging is distinctly different from the original packaging. Also, many
Lego pieces are manufactured slightly differently these days, so your
original set will have smiley heads without holes in the top, plates without
little holes in their bottom pegs, etc. The original sets are still rare and
still collectible. Just because you can get a reproduction of an old comic
book, it doesn't mean the first edition is any less valuable.
If you're more of a builder, here's a way to get a bunch of cool parts.
Granted, these sets aren't cheap, but that's another topic altogether.
Who loses in this scenario? Probably only people who currently sell sets
loose on eBay. I can see how sets without their original packaging could
become less valuable. These sellers will just have to keep their cool sets
and find a new source of revenue.
Jacob
In lugnet.trains, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke writes:
> But now we have the Legend series and I'm not glad about it at all. There have
> been some worth to read discussions (mainly Europeans against Americans) about
> the Guarded Inn and at this point we have the same effects concerning the
> trains. I think Jojo has said nearly all about what makes a set a legend and
> why a re-released legend is a dead legend:
> http://news.lugnet.com/castle/?n=9395
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> As a matter of fact I have to declare: Lego® ist not only a toy, but also a
> collectors item. Many people collect sets (and pay lots of money for it).
> Others just need the parts for playing. Most of us do both: collect things and
> play with the stuff. I think TLC should take care of both groups: the "players"
> want to have stuff for MOCs easily available, the "collectors" want to have
> rare sets.
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| (...) Absolutely right, Jacob. I got the Guarded Inn re-release, which means that I can enjoy a very nice set without paying hundreds of dollars for it - and it doesn't even affect the value of Guarded Inns /without/ the box, because there are (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| Dear all! I'm really glad with most of the latest news we have heared from TLC. Bulk order becomes better and better, (in Germany you can buy at S@H even without credit card!), the "My Own Trains" and the new waggons are nice as models and (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains) !!
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