Mmm. So you wouldn't say that - for eg - Lego's current knights theme is more interesting than PM's? Cause it has all the things you've been hankering for ... scenes from civilian life, peasants and so on. Why can't you for just one moment put puerile and petty rivalries aside, and say it how it is?
Lego sells more because it has much better marketing, and because it has very popular franchises, true. But it also sells more because it is more readily available than PM, in the US and pretty much everywhere else. All the big stores have it, and many big cities have their own Lego stores. Now, compare that with PM and its sorry distribution methods ...
Lego doesn't like money any more than PM does, but it's got it's act together, and in any case it's a business and not a charity. And what's more - and you all know this even though it would kill you to admit it - it values its fans and its customers more, much more: especially the adult collector. Obviously, also because it makes financial sense to do so, but still the collector gains.
Just saying, though. Like I said, I hate these childish petty rivalries. I collect both, and I like both. I prefer PM and have much more PM sets than I do Lego ones, but one can't help making comparisons ... however odious they might be
