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Re: 10020 in S@H catalogue?
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 18 Feb 2002 06:02:42 GMT
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Maggie Cambron wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> > In lugnet.trains, Andrea Zana writes:
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> > > I just called the Lego@Home and the customer service rep told me Lego plans
> > > to issue 7,500 boxes of this set total.
> >
> > Would this mean that it would be considered bad form to part about 50
> > out, just to get the grey 1x2x2 panels with porthole print? :D
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> The issue raises lots of questions (but doesn't *beg* any).
Yeah! What she said! Thanks Maggie! (I know this is off topic, but it
happens to relate to a pet peeve of mine. For the record, "beg the
question" does NOT mean "prompt the question," despite widespread
incorrect usage. For those interested, see:
http://www.roomours.co.uk/ryder3.htm and
http://www.quinion.com/words/qa/qa-beg1.htm
or Google search on "beg the question."
Oh, and FUT off-topic, of course. ;-)
<snip>
> BTW I don't see how parting them out could be considered bad form. Some people
> might even like the idea if they only want certain rare pieces that you could
> supply, or if they buy sets as speculators and think the fewer intact engines
> in existence the greater the value of those remaining.
And I'd say it's only bad form if you part out that *last* 50 limited
editions, before I'm able to buy mine! ;-) Actually, in all seriousness,
I think it would be better to wait for the non-limited edition before
buying for parting. Or at least to wait a month or two, so that people
can have a shot at getting the limited edition if they want it. Parting
an LE out definitely ruins the "specialness" of the set.
My $.02, at least.
Rick Clark
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| (...) The issue raises lots of questions (but doesn't *beg* any). Presumably you get numbered decals to put on the engine? And a certificate that goes with those numbers? Would there be a market for just the numbered items if you decided to part (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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