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Re: Another Legend dies....
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 17 Jul 2001 17:48:10 GMT
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Ben,
I can't disagree with you more. I think rereleasing "legendary" sets is a great
idea. I just don't agree with the ones that Lego has chosen.
I hope that one day, as per Ole's vision, that a person will be able to go
online and pick ANY Lego model ever released, and will be able to get all the
necessary parts (modified for updated pieces, of course) and the instructions.
Further, I'd like to see the ability to design something in a program like
LDraw or one of the others, and then upload it to S@H to get all the parts
required for a reasonable price.
It seems like you're complaining because people in Europe stand to lose their
advantage over others elsewhere. European toy stores haven't until recently
practiced "stock balancing" as large discount stores elsewhere do. A toy store
might have purchased 10 of the 8880 Super Car seven years ago, and it has sold
all but two of them which are sitting on their shelves where they will sit
until they're sold, probably at a discount from the original price. Lego
enthusiasts from Europe KNOW that Americans want these old sets and will pay
two to three times what they're worth on eBay, AND foot the shipping bill as
well. I know several people in the US Armed Forces stationed in Germany and
Italy who do this and make a VERY tidy profit to supplement their meager wages.
And I think it's great. God bless capitalism!
But I also think it's great that I might at some point be able to buy an 8868
Airtech Claw Rig for less than the average US$300 it goes for on eBay, and be
able to get it domestically without having to pay a lot for international
shipping. Bring the Legends on! And collectors are NOT losing out. Collectors
know the difference between an original 6067 Guarded Inn and the 10000 Guarded
Inn Legends version. And if their customers don't, again, God bless capitalism!
I'm sure Lego is not going to pass up a chance to get some of that business
back, collectors be damned.
So enjoy it while you can. Things always change.
- Sean
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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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