Figuring Out Japan's video: Lego Vintage Pirate Base Set 6273 Rock Island Refuge Port Jamaica

We specialise in rare and collectible merchandise, mainly figurines, of Japanese anime related content. We also stock the latest and greatest releases straight from Japan. [f] https://facebook.com/figuringoutjapan [eBay] http://stores.ebay.com.au/Figuring-Out-Japan [@] figuringoutjapan@gmail.com [Y-Tube] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1BORGgsSA2TFsQFRMZ6QJw THIS VIDEO - Apologies for the bad quality and moving around. This was shot on an iPhone 5C and no editing software was used. The file size was around 1.5GB so YouTube makes it smaller hence the drop in quality. I am a YouTube amateur so if anyone has suggestions on how they shoot videos for YouTube be sure to share! - I believe this is the first ever YouTube video for this set…amazing given it is one of the best sets Lego released! THE SET - Set Number: 6273 - Name: Rock Island Refuge / Port Jamaica - Released: 1991 - Pieces: 381 - Minifigures: 7 (5 pirates, 2 blue coat imperial soldiers) - monkey, parrot and shark - Original RRP: $66 USD * Source: http://brickset.com/sets/6273-1/Rock-Island-Refuge Parts list: http://www.peeron.com/inv/sets/6273-1 Instructions: http://www.peeron.com/scans/6273-1/ COST COMPARISON - below compares the Cost Per Piece of some of the larger Lego Pirate Sets. All have been adjusted for inflation to 2015 at a rate of 2.5%. Data obtained from http://brickset.com/sets/theme-Pirates/year-1989 Set RRP (USD) Pieces Year Released CPP (US cents per piece) 6274: Caribbean Clipper 54 378 1989 27.1 6276: Eldorado Fortress 66 506 1989 24.8 6285 / 10040: Black Seas Barracuda 110 909 1989 23.0 ***6273: Rock Island Refuge 66 381 1991 31.3*** 6277: Imperial Trading Post 85 608 1992 24.7 6286: Skull's Eye Schooner 126.5 912 1993 23.9 6278 / 6292: Enchanted Island 66 428 1994 25.9 6279: Skull Island 53 378 1995 23.0 6289 / 6290: Red Beard Runner 99 703 1996 22.5 6289 / 6290: RE-RELEASE Red Beard Runner 100 698 2001 20.2 6278 / 6292: RE-RELEASE Enchanted Island 70 419 2001 23.6 6285 / 10040: RE-RELEASE Black Seas Barracuda 90 906 2002 13.7 6243: Brickbeard's Bounty 99.99 592 2009 19.6 10210: Imperial Flagship 179.99 1664 2010 12.2 70413: The Brick Bounty 99.99 745 2015 13.4 The trend clearly shows Lego has got cheaper over the years. I would suggest it is a combination of a) Lego has more competition with other 'Lego copy-cat' makers (toys different, but similar to Lego) and also other things kids play with these days (Eg Nintendo DS, iPad?, other figurines etc,), and b) Lego have cut costs over time using in-house knowledge and making use of improvements in technology (manufacturing processes, marketing online (e.g. online vs printed catalogues) etc I wonder why this set was so expensive compared to other Pirate Lego? Please check out other Lego Pirate video reviews: Skull's Eye Schooner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDKtTAyroaI Enchanted Island: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbTAPDuHANw