Thank you for your opinion, Super.
Nobody expects that they make exact copies of the earlier items all over again. But what about new plarail fans? Shouldn't they have a chance to buy some nice Tomy/Tomica products that were produced once 20 years ago and never again, without owners of those products to be displeased seeing rare items back in stock? There is a simple solution to that problem: they could make a similar (even improved) product. For example, that Automatic Transfer Station is such a nice part - it would be a shame if they don't make it anymore. But if they do, they could do it in a better way - say a bit longer (and not only as a part of some set)! That would be just perfect, now wouldn't it? In that way the owners of the old discontinued items would still have their "antiquities", and the buyers of the new & improved products would be happy as well. Or another example: I have two Knapford Stations. They were not expensive fifteen years ago, now they are rare and pricey. And I wouldn't mind if they make a new Knapford Station, possibly with some new details, slightly different colors.... and half the straight track longer. That would be an improvement, I'll still have my old Knapfords, and new buyers will also be able to get a wonderful station. Everyone is happy. You see, sooner or later they would have to think of new plarail fans. What about them? How could anyone have a Thomas & Friends layout without the Knapford Station, or an Enoden layout without the Buddha, for that matter?
And in time, all the supplies of an old item will be gone. What then? I think that happened with that double track tunnel: it's nowhere to find. So I really think they could make a new one, but with possibility of combining two or more in a row, i.e. they could make it in a way they made the underground straight rail R-25. Consequently the new edition would include an improvement that would be surely welcomed. The new edition of the Kamakura Station (really beautiful station, why leave it in the past?) could also be made with the track attached to the platform, like some other stations. And so on.
As for the very high prices of some discontinued products: I know diamonds are not expensive because they are diamonds, but because they are rare and hard to find. When something is rare, the price is rising. Nobody should have problem with that: if something is too expensive, you can decide not to buy it, I agree. But surely some sellers stashed some items, waited awhile, and now they sell it for big bucks. That's business. I used the term "extortion" in a humorous way. I don't think they are literally extortionists; obviously there are no threats or intimidations in their actions, I'm aware of that. But I just can't appreciate what they are doing. OK, they can double or triple the price, but to sell something (anything) seventy times the price is just outrageous in my opinion.
Nobody expects that they make exact copies of the earlier items all over again. But what about new plarail fans? Shouldn't they have a chance to buy some nice Tomy/Tomica products that were produced once 20 years ago and never again, without owners of those products to be displeased seeing rare items back in stock? There is a simple solution to that problem: they could make a similar (even improved) product. For example, that Automatic Transfer Station is such a nice part - it would be a shame if they don't make it anymore. But if they do, they could do it in a better way - say a bit longer (and not only as a part of some set)! That would be just perfect, now wouldn't it? In that way the owners of the old discontinued items would still have their "antiquities", and the buyers of the new & improved products would be happy as well. Or another example: I have two Knapford Stations. They were not expensive fifteen years ago, now they are rare and pricey. And I wouldn't mind if they make a new Knapford Station, possibly with some new details, slightly different colors.... and half the straight track longer. That would be an improvement, I'll still have my old Knapfords, and new buyers will also be able to get a wonderful station. Everyone is happy. You see, sooner or later they would have to think of new plarail fans. What about them? How could anyone have a Thomas & Friends layout without the Knapford Station, or an Enoden layout without the Buddha, for that matter?
And in time, all the supplies of an old item will be gone. What then? I think that happened with that double track tunnel: it's nowhere to find. So I really think they could make a new one, but with possibility of combining two or more in a row, i.e. they could make it in a way they made the underground straight rail R-25. Consequently the new edition would include an improvement that would be surely welcomed. The new edition of the Kamakura Station (really beautiful station, why leave it in the past?) could also be made with the track attached to the platform, like some other stations. And so on.
As for the very high prices of some discontinued products: I know diamonds are not expensive because they are diamonds, but because they are rare and hard to find. When something is rare, the price is rising. Nobody should have problem with that: if something is too expensive, you can decide not to buy it, I agree. But surely some sellers stashed some items, waited awhile, and now they sell it for big bucks. That's business. I used the term "extortion" in a humorous way. I don't think they are literally extortionists; obviously there are no threats or intimidations in their actions, I'm aware of that. But I just can't appreciate what they are doing. OK, they can double or triple the price, but to sell something (anything) seventy times the price is just outrageous in my opinion.
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