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| | | Author: | billamber  | | Posted: | May 14, 2023 20:49 | | Subject: | old sealed sets | | Viewed: | 113 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| Here's a strange one....
Just acquired 2 older sets that are semi-sealed. By that I mean that due to age,
the clear, roundish lego sealing tape (on the sides) has pulled away from one
side (on both sets).
Because of this, you can actually get into the boxes, but everything inside is
sealed/new.
Also, there is a number printed on the clear lego tape...anyone know what that
number means?
Any opinions on whether the tape drying out is common on older but new sets?
thanks for anything!
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| | | | | Author: | randyf | | Posted: | May 14, 2023 22:43 | | Subject: | Re: old sealed sets | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO products, billamber writes:
| | Here's a strange one....
Just acquired 2 older sets that are semi-sealed. By that I mean that due to age,
the clear, roundish lego sealing tape (on the sides) has pulled away from one
side (on both sets).
Because of this, you can actually get into the boxes, but everything inside is
sealed/new.
Also, there is a number printed on the clear lego tape...anyone know what that
number means?
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It is a manufacturing code. The first two numbers are the week it was made, the
third digit is a plant code, and the last digit is the year it was made. So if
your set was made in the 18th week of 2002 in the plant with code "R",
the code would read 18R2.
| | Any opinions on whether the tape drying out is common on older but new sets?
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Yes, it is extremely common.
Cheers,
Randy
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| | | | | | | Author: | billamber | | Posted: | May 15, 2023 02:34 | | Subject: | Re: old sealed sets | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO products, randyf writes:
| | In LEGO products, billamber writes:
| | Here's a strange one....
Just acquired 2 older sets that are semi-sealed. By that I mean that due to age,
the clear, roundish lego sealing tape (on the sides) has pulled away from one
side (on both sets).
Because of this, you can actually get into the boxes, but everything inside is
sealed/new.
Also, there is a number printed on the clear lego tape...anyone know what that
number means?
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It is a manufacturing code. The first two numbers are the week it was made, the
third digit is a plant code, and the last digit is the year it was made. So if
your set was made in the 18th week of 2002 in the plant with code "R",
the code would read 18R2.
| | Any opinions on whether the tape drying out is common on older but new sets?
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Yes, it is extremely common.
Cheers,
Randy
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Thank you Randy! Cheers, amber
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