Author:  Jan_K  Posted:  Aug 6, 2014 04:10  Subject:  Re: better definition for incomplete sets require  Viewed:  59 times  Topic:  Suggestions Cancel Reply

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In Suggestions, par016 writes:    In Suggestions, Jan_K writes:    A different issue is the fact that even a used set without INSTRUCTIONS may be called complete - as long as the lack of original instructions is explicitly mentioned in the item description. This is something I strongly disagree with, since for most (if not all) sets of more than 25-30 parts, it's very hard (or even impossible) to build the set without the instructions leaflet - which is, from the perspective of a toy being sold to kids, the primary USE of a LEGO set. This has been different in former times, and I am not happy that this got changed.    It probably had to do with the fact that all instructions are free electronically. I'm not saying that makes it right but that was probably the thinking behind the change. Hi Pete, that's a good point (if it really applies to ALL sets - I doubt that.) Nevertheless, the reasoning behind this becomes pretty lame if you try to build a large set (UCS or modular house, for example) with online instructions only - not only that the screen resultion may give disappointing display results, but also the colours are much harder to tell apart when using digital copies, IMHO. Lat but not least, I prefer to build at a large table with no notebook or laptop sitting around - and want my kids to follow paper instructions rather than scrolling through .pdf documents. Jan

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Re: better definition for incomplete sets require - par016 (7733)

It probably had to do with the fact that all instructions are free electronically. I'm not saying that makes it right but that was probably the thinking behind the change. [...] (121 months ago, Jun 30, 2014, to Suggestions)

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 Msg 1 - Pazzo (8551) 121 months ago Jun 30, 2014 to Suggestions
 Msg 2 - Hunny1 (3737) 121 months ago Jun 30, 2014 to Suggestions
 Msg 3 - Pazzo (8551) 121 months ago Jun 30, 2014 to Suggestions
 Msg 4 - Speciale (4830) 121 months ago Jun 30, 2014 to Suggestions
 Msg 5 - Jan_K (1651) 121 months ago Jun 30, 2014 to Suggestions
 Msg 6 - par016 (7733) 121 months ago Jun 30, 2014 to Suggestions
 Msg 7 « - Jan_K (1651) 120 months ago Aug 6, 2014 to Suggestions
 Msg 8 - yorbrick (1185) 121 months ago Jun 30, 2014 to Suggestions
 Msg 9 - Pazzo (8551) 121 months ago Jun 30, 2014 to Suggestions
 Msg 10 - yorbrick (1185) 121 months ago Jun 30, 2014 to Suggestions
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 Msg 12 - pumbaugh (2456) 121 months ago Jun 30, 2014 to Suggestions
 Msg 13 - edeevo (11230) 121 months ago Jun 30, 2014 to Suggestions
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 Msg 15 - yorbrick (1185) 121 months ago Jul 1, 2014 to Suggestions
 Msg 16 - Proprietor (1699) 121 months ago Jul 1, 2014 to Suggestions