tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795049240604897581.post8933531425016316983..comments2024-03-23T19:15:40.820+00:00Comments on Gimme Lego: Scalpers Rejoice !drdavewatfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046583913458496903noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795049240604897581.post-15834355476277170602013-06-07T18:43:01.614+01:002013-06-07T18:43:01.614+01:00Looking at this issue, I think LEGO is required to...Looking at this issue, I think LEGO is required to attend shows like Comic Con in San Diego and hand out free stuff. That is at least the case with the current Disney/Marvel/Star Wars and DC Comics contracts. If the freebies get into the hands of scalpers, then tough luck. There is nothing they can do about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795049240604897581.post-72267836073741223482012-08-16T19:20:45.358+01:002012-08-16T19:20:45.358+01:00It's all about the collectors now :( I used to...It's all about the collectors now :( I used to to love building all sorts buildings and cars. zebedee32http://www.squidoo.com/legooldandnewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795049240604897581.post-45032993421651454862012-08-13T16:48:06.110+01:002012-08-13T16:48:06.110+01:00I really agree. I'm starting to hate a bit how...I really agree. I'm starting to hate a bit how everybody only gets sets for the minifigures. Lego is all about the fun of building.CD's Brick Mixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05436496635016334156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795049240604897581.post-52656053411513310672012-08-12T17:45:10.290+01:002012-08-12T17:45:10.290+01:00Hi Dave, can you do a post on blacktron, m-tron or...Hi Dave, can you do a post on blacktron, m-tron or futuron, the ones that went just after classic space? Were they in your dark ages? I haven't seen anything about them yet. <br />Thanks for the post,<br />legomanThe legomannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795049240604897581.post-67389505587749201852012-08-11T19:00:46.932+01:002012-08-11T19:00:46.932+01:00This topic touches a nerve for me too.
I love col...This topic touches a nerve for me too.<br /><br />I love collecting Star Wars lego but I think it's unfair about these exclusive give-aways. Well, life is not always fair and you just cope with it. That's fine and I do and continue to enjoy the lego I have. But I like to be a completionist as an adult collector and lately I've just had the mindset that it's time to sell and carry on a new hobby. I don't think Lego wants this message being sent to it's loyal fans.<br /><br />Paying for for these almost impossible to get pieces is just way out of my budget range. Lego is already quite an expensive hobby. I think it's a shame because Lego will lose me and probably others who are the real fans of their products.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795049240604897581.post-77500164996678167152012-08-11T10:01:02.851+01:002012-08-11T10:01:02.851+01:00Agreed Dave.
On the Cube Dudes, I don't know...Agreed Dave. <br /><br />On the Cube Dudes, I don't know why people don't take a quick look at them and build a near perfect copy for a fraction of the price by bricklinking them or just seeing what parts they have lying about. They are not particularly hard to do. <br /><br />RichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795049240604897581.post-66187541318317871742012-08-09T20:29:17.404+01:002012-08-09T20:29:17.404+01:00While Lego is producing some really incredible stu...While Lego is producing some really incredible stuff for these giveaways, they do nothing to build their customer base. As people have stated, these awesome exclusives don't turn a cosplayer into an AFOL.<br /><br />If they really want to create exclusives, they should make them available to current LEGO VIP members. Then they'd be rewarding loyal fans instead of feeding the scalpers.<br /><br />Don't feed scalpers!Eric at A Lego a Dayhttp://www.alegoaday.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795049240604897581.post-56931476348866557922012-08-09T15:51:52.974+01:002012-08-09T15:51:52.974+01:00I highly doubt most of the people lucky enough to ...I highly doubt most of the people lucky enough to score this figures at the conventions will suddenly be interested in LEGO. Any non-AFOL will get it and say "this is cool," then sell it once they realize it's going for $150+ on ebay. I highly doubt someone got one of four and was suddenly saying "wow, I should collect the whole line of these sets."<br /><br />Stuff like the cube dudes and the Star Wars diorama are cool, and any fan who wants to recreate those should have little trouble picking up the parts and building their own version. There's no way to do that with exclusive figs, which is why I think so many collectors are mad.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939803742186691492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795049240604897581.post-78350336776152970632012-08-09T14:37:20.471+01:002012-08-09T14:37:20.471+01:00Agreed. The amount people have to pay for a few pi...Agreed. The amount people have to pay for a few pieces of plastic is ridiculous. It'd be cheaper to just make your own molds. :P<br /><br />I think LEGO has really done a great job with this. But yes, the only people who can brag about having these figures is either the lucky kid at SDCC or an adult with lots of money. There is no room for people with not as much money to burn that live in Hawaii.<br /><br />Aidan. Brickend.blogspot.comAidanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06317463778162731892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795049240604897581.post-57945164805973258312012-08-09T03:03:14.388+01:002012-08-09T03:03:14.388+01:00Your last paragraph summed up the situation perfec...Your last paragraph summed up the situation perfectly; well said! <br /><br />I don't see any new fans coming onboard from these exclusives, and it just demoralizes their core audience. Why bother collecting DC Superheroes when there'll always be core ones (like Bizarro) that you'll never, ever be able to get?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com