Karto Posted May 19, 2008 Posted May 19, 2008 Hello everyone, I guess it's time for me to subscribe to Eurobricks after three years of reading it So, My nickname is 'Karto', firstname 'Jonathan', born along with the Lego mini-figure back in 1979 and located somewhere in Belgium (I know, you like waffels...). I was lucky to grow up during the Lego Golden Years and spend almost all my time playing with the best toy ever. My favorite theme was Lego City (town and trains). In the early 90s I stopped collecting, basically because of the ugliness of the newer town sets (6398, 4559, etc.). I wasn't going into my dark years, but Lego was! 4 years ago I decided to sell my entire collection on eBay. I found out that there was quite a big community of adult collectors. To raise enough money out of it I'd to re-build and check every set (although most of the sets were still built). I was missing 13 pieces out of the 40,000. I started to buy on bricklink... you probably know what happened next I'm now collecting town and train sets, when possible boxed or MISB. Quote
THE-FORCE Posted May 19, 2008 Posted May 19, 2008 (edited) Welcome on Eurobricks! I like it that you exactly posted on 5,00 PM. Oh yeah got a question: How much did you get for all of your sets? Edited May 19, 2008 by THE-FORCE Quote
legotrainfan Posted May 19, 2008 Posted May 19, 2008 (edited) In the early 90s I stopped collecting, basically because of the ugliness of the newer town sets (6398, 4559, etc.). I wasn't going into my dark years, but Lego was!4 years ago I decided to sell my entire collection on eBay. I found out that there was quite a big community of adult collectors. To raise enough money out of it I'd to re-build and check every set (although most of the sets were still built). I was missing 13 pieces out of the 40,000. I started to buy on bricklink... you probably know what happened next Hi and welcome to eurobricks! I'm also a huge train fan! So LEGO was going into its Dark Ages? This is a very flexible interpretation! But I think there is a bit of truth in your comment. I didn't like the sets at the end of the 90s. The beginning of the 90s was still great for me. I started with trains when the 9V stuff was introduced. Did you sell a single set on eBay or did all sets, by building them up, become so dear to you that you haven't sold anything? Edited May 19, 2008 by legotrainfan Quote
Karto Posted May 19, 2008 Author Posted May 19, 2008 Well I had the intention of selling my entire collection but started to buy instead Oh yeah got a question:How much did you get for all of your sets? I sold almost all my castle and classic space sets and kept only the boxed and the new ones. I would say I've got around 1400€ for it. I kept my town and train sets. So LEGO was going into its Dark Ages? This is a very flexible interpretation! But I think there is a bit of truth in your comment. I didn't like the sets at the end of the 90s. The beginning of the 90s was still great for me. I started with trains when the 9V stuff was introduced. I loved the first 9V line (Metroliner, Crocodile Engine, Freighter, Metro Station). Starting around 1993, I was wondering what was going through the minds of the Lego designers (as a 14 old boy). I lost the interest because of the futuristic, non-realistic design of the town sets. The <insert that tiresome argument> turn from 1997 was the final suicide. I'm really glad that the actual management / designer team has corrected this with great town sets for young and old (it took them almost 10 years to understand that) . Quote
snefroe Posted May 19, 2008 Posted May 19, 2008 great! another belgian! wll... for as long as the country's still around! welcome to this weird bunch of lego freaks here on EB. you'll find almost any type of human, alien and jedi here... and probably a few Vaders, some Yodas and a couple of Swedes... hope you have loots of fun here! Quote
Matn Posted May 19, 2008 Posted May 19, 2008 Hallo! Nice to see someone new from Belgium. I hope you'll have a good time here. Quote
Captain Green Hair Posted May 19, 2008 Posted May 19, 2008 Hello and welcome southern neighbour! Quote
Asuka Posted May 19, 2008 Posted May 19, 2008 Hello and welcome to the sweeter side of the brick. Quote
Dr. Brick Posted May 19, 2008 Posted May 19, 2008 (edited) Hy there. I'm from Belgium to (Leuven). Hope you have fun here and looking forward to seeing you around. Dr. Brick Edited May 19, 2008 by Dr. Brick Quote
Eurobricks Emperor Bonaparte Posted May 26, 2008 Eurobricks Emperor Posted May 26, 2008 Welcome at Eurobricks! Like yourself, I'm also a proud inhabitant of Belgium Might I ask in which town you live? I'm still hoping to find an adult Lego fan from my own town Quote
Cardinal Brick Posted May 26, 2008 Posted May 26, 2008 Hello and Welcome, it's good you didn't sell everything and discovered the great lego comunity, hope you have a great time here. Quote
Bobskink Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 4 years ago I decided to sell my entire collection on eBay... Tss tss Welcome! Quote
Karto Posted May 27, 2008 Author Posted May 27, 2008 Thanks to all for the great welcome! Welcome at Eurobricks!Like yourself, I'm also a proud inhabitant of Belgium Might I ask in which town you live? I'm still hoping to find an adult Lego fan from my own town Hello there, I'm living near Jodoigne (Geldenaken) somewhere between Brussels and Liege, at 10min of Tienen (1,536,000 studs away) Quote
Dr. Brick Posted May 28, 2008 Posted May 28, 2008 Hello there,I'm living near Jodoigne (Geldenaken) somewhere between Brussels and Liege, at 10min of Tienen (1,536,000 studs away) Oh that can't be to far away from Leuven then can it? (that's where I live) Dr. Brick Quote
Karto Posted May 28, 2008 Author Posted May 28, 2008 Oh that can't be to far away from Leuven then can it? (that's where I live)Dr. Brick I studied in Leuven for 5 years (GroepT + Oude Markt ). Quote
Eurobricks Emperor Bonaparte Posted May 28, 2008 Eurobricks Emperor Posted May 28, 2008 I studied in Leuven for 5 years (GroepT + Oude Markt ). Aha, so you must be an engineer? Which specialisation? I also studied engineering (digital electronics, never used it after my studies), but I was in "De Nayer". Quote
Karto Posted May 28, 2008 Author Posted May 28, 2008 (edited) Aha, so you must be an engineer? Which specialisation?I also studied engineering (digital electronics, never used it after my studies), but I was in "De Nayer". Indeed. I went for Electronics / ICT (which was micro-electronics at the time). I'm working in IT but what I learned... isn't really helpful neither . I knew some people who were studying at De Nayer (10 years ago). Edited May 28, 2008 by Karto Quote
Eurobricks Emperor Bonaparte Posted May 28, 2008 Eurobricks Emperor Posted May 28, 2008 Indeed. I went for Electronics / ICT (which was micro-electronics at the time). I'm working in IT but what I learned... isn't really helpful neither . I knew some people who were studying at De Nayer (10 years ago). I graduated in 1998, exactly 10 years ago Quote
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