[...] You just made my point: The 6 year old child wants to rip open the box and polybags themselves! They can't do that if someone else beat them to it. Doc (162 months ago, Jan 21, 2011, to Suggestions)
[...] Eric-- It's a good discussion. I am in no way offended; you raise good questions. I very rarely buy new sets on BL or any other online place, so I'm not in a position [...] (162 months ago, Jan 21, 2011, to Suggestions)
[...] Here's a thought that just hit me on a way to consider a new set: A new set is one that you'd be willing to give your 6 year old child for a Christmas or birthday gift. [...] (162 months ago, Jan 21, 2011, to Suggestions)
[...] Eric-- You missed a major point: this thread is in regard to sets, not parts. Parts from sets, PAB, S@H, or generally loose brick is another story. I'm not as fussy [...] (162 months ago, Jan 21, 2011, to Suggestions)
[...] Forget the 2 bits. Here's a buck's worth of thought, from a buyer/collector perspective. If a set is listed as "new"--to me that means new, never opened. That means all [...] (162 months ago, Jan 21, 2011, to Suggestions)
[...] Okay, I'll play along... Why keep some of this archived at all? What purpose does it serve? I'm not against archiving data; but let's look at what gets archived first. [...] (164 months ago, Dec 11, 2010, to Suggestions)
[...] Not just no.... I belong to enough groups that have areas like that and/or allow posts like that. I come to LEGO sites to get AWAY from some of that, especially in the [...] (165 months ago, Oct 20, 2010, to Suggestions)