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Current LEGO Sets on eBay
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 18 Feb 2002 21:02:24 GMT
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I periodically notice currently available LEGO sets on eBay for prices above
suggested retail. I assume these items sell to individuals that are not
familiar with LEGO Shop-At-Home or www.lego.com. For example, today I
noticed one of LEGO's new sets (Super Chief) that is currently selling for
$40 (actually $39.95) with an opening bid of $55. I suspect a few people
will not know they can buy this set directly from LEGO. I particularly like
the comment in the eBay ad "Not available in any store." The ad fails to
mention that the same set is available through LEGO's online and mail order
stores. I guess these don't qualify as "stores".
I wonder if there is any way to make potential eBay buyers aware of the
alternatives for buying LEGO. It seems that a few people are taking
advantage of other people's ignorance. Of course, I should probably be
offering to sell new, MISB LEGO sets above suggested retail and be glad when
someone takes me up on my offer.
Any thoughts? Does this seem exploitive to anyone?
- John Eric
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John Eric Voltin
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Message has 4 Replies:
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| (...) Yes, it does, but caveat emptor, of course. In this case since the early orders are going to get filled first, if the seller has actually ordered already, the buyer would get the item before he would if he ordered it for himself, by some (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.theory)
| | | Re: Current LEGO Sets on eBay
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| (...) LEGO uses these words in their own ads. They mean "regular" stores when they say it, so it's not suprising that resellers would use that wording too. (...) Some people don't live in areas that have Lego sold locally (I know, it's scary) and (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Current LEGO Sets on eBay
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| (...) The crime here is not that the seller has used these words, but that the words themselves originate from LEGO. The only three words (used in LEGO advertising) that are worse than these 5 are the words "Hard to Find". The company is in some (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Current LEGO Sets on eBay
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| John Eric Voltin wrote in message ... (...) above (...) like This is a perennial problem, unfortunately. I wrote the Buying Lego FAQ (URL) (which needs updating, but still contains much useful info) as something I and others could link to from (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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