tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526192315207771895.post8314201835129348349..comments2022-12-24T06:48:36.726-05:00Comments on BrickBuildr: The Wal-Mart Side-Effect, part 1Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12213077430287983824noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526192315207771895.post-21658918168372575312013-11-17T16:00:09.057-05:002013-11-17T16:00:09.057-05:00I really missed the LEGO display at the festival o...I really missed the LEGO display at the festival of the masters. I came for my holidays during that week just to see the display and AFOL, I guess next year I wont need to bother. I should have checked first, silly me.Janey Red Brickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00158018817270397944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526192315207771895.post-11050857800127775032013-09-04T08:15:23.547-04:002013-09-04T08:15:23.547-04:00Also, I have plans to go into more details with th...Also, I have plans to go into more details with the next post. :)Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12213077430287983824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526192315207771895.post-35894966615709176162013-09-04T08:11:30.565-04:002013-09-04T08:11:30.565-04:00The wrong content were due to a thief returning th...The wrong content were due to a thief returning the swapped contents/set back to the store -- the box was made to look like it wasn't opened up. <br /><br />The prices in which minifigs are selling for on the after market is giving rise to creative theft. This a little more unique than what's happened to the Hot Wheels market, where Hot Wheels use to package one rare car per case of cars or one in every 5 cases. Like Willy Wonka and the golden ticket (golden minifig, anyone?), ethics fly out the window when you have to buy a whole series of sets to have a complete line of dwarfs or a whole cast of characters.<br /><br />I won't go into the TLG's new policies on-line (if you haven't already heard about them yet from fellow fans), but we can discuss via e-mail if you want.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12213077430287983824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526192315207771895.post-65103121863372283822013-09-03T05:17:29.960-04:002013-09-03T05:17:29.960-04:00Hi, hope you don't mind some questions - you s...Hi, hope you don't mind some questions - you seem to raise some interesting points, but without the same inside-knowledge, I'm unsure quite what you're getting at.<br />Do you think the wrong box contents was due to TLG's own processes, or because a thief swapped the contents before returning it to the store?<br />What has the collectable minifig & starwars markets got to do with it?<br />What are TLG's new policies, and how are they affecting AFOLs?fireartisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311985713969747462noreply@blogger.com