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| | | Author: | liquidpawn  | | Posted: | Nov 30, 2022 22:54 | | Subject: | String/cord x77cc125 | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| I’ve recently ordered a couple of theses rigging strings and have received a
string that is a lot thinner than what I was expecting. Seller says that there
is variations in thickness of these strings. The Bricklink description has not
note to this effect. Is anyone have any input on this matter.
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| | | | | Author: | legomalego | | Posted: | Dec 1, 2022 15:02 | | Subject: | Re: String/cord x77cc125 | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| I think some sellers reach into Grandmas sewing box when listing string.
In Catalog Identification, liquidpawn writes:
| | I’ve recently ordered a couple of theses rigging strings and have received a
string that is a lot thinner than what I was expecting. Seller says that there
is variations in thickness of these strings. The Bricklink description has not
note to this effect. Is anyone have any input on this matter.
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| | | | | Author: | Papanours | | Posted: | Dec 1, 2022 16:22 | | Subject: | Re: String/cord x77cc125 | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| What a coincidence, I received some of these strings the very same day!
The ones I received are also much thinner than the original strings from my pirate
ships (including the original 6285 Black Seas Barracuda).
The seller has been very unhelpful and simply claims that these thinner strings
are authentic and that my thicker strings are fake Lego!
I contacted another seller with the same strings in stock and they confirmed
that there appear to be at least two different gauges of string with the same
item number.
However, you're absolutely right in pointing out that there is no mention
in the BL description of different variants.
If the string has appeared in many sets of many years then Lego might have changed
the thickness at some point. However, this is not the case.
The x77cc125 only appeared in 3 sets, all of them ships from the late 80s/early
90s.
So it's very strange that some sellers are selling thinner, and I presume
more recent strings under the same item number.
The only way to get an explanation is if the sellers tell us where they acquired
these thinner strings. Unfortunately my seller didn't want to share that
information. Instead they just said that it "was acquired legally from Lego".
My advice to you is to do what I did, look for "used" strings which are more
likey to be from the original sets. Then ask the seller if it is indeed original,
including details from which set exactly. You can check the sellers inventory
for other pieces that are from the same era and sets, this could be a clue.
Obviously the disadvantage is that there won't be any sellers with more than
1 or 2 strings...
In Catalog Identification, liquidpawn writes:
| | I’ve recently ordered a couple of theses rigging strings and have received a
string that is a lot thinner than what I was expecting. Seller says that there
is variations in thickness of these strings. The Bricklink description has not
note to this effect. Is anyone have any input on this matter.
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