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Help!
My name is Kevin and I am a Legoholic.
I don't know what has come over me. I'm spending way too much on Lego! In
the last 2 months, I have spent over 4000$ on the little plastic bricks. I
have accumulated more parts than I can ever use. And forget about ever
sorting them even if I could live to be 150!
Boxes are piled in the basement, the bedroom and the living room. Sets are
displayed on shelves, the kitchen table, in the cupboards and in drawers!
Furniture is completely buried. We lost the dog under some boxes for a few
hours the other day.
Those darned holiday sales are to blame! This one is always better than the
first one. One store trying to beat the other store. 20, 30, 50% off!! When
will it all end??! Heeeeeeeeeeeeelllllppppppppp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kevin Z (Drowning...in ABS... bricks...)
#142
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In lugnet.people, Kevin Zwicker writes:
> Help!
>
> My name is Kevin and I am a Legoholic.
>
> I don't know what has come over me. I'm spending way too much on Lego! In
> the last 2 months, I have spent over 4000$ on the little plastic bricks. I
> have accumulated more parts than I can ever use. And forget about ever
> sorting them even if I could live to be 150!
>
> Boxes are piled in the basement, the bedroom and the living room. Sets are
> displayed on shelves, the kitchen table, in the cupboards and in drawers!
> Furniture is completely buried. We lost the dog under some boxes for a few
> hours the other day.
>
> Those darned holiday sales are to blame! This one is always better than the
> first one. One store trying to beat the other store. 20, 30, 50% off!! When
> will it all end??! Heeeeeeeeeeeeelllllppppppppp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Get a grip man. And then get organized.
If I can limit LEGO to a single room (BAYLIT and all...) So can anyone.
1) Disassemble all your sets.
2) Separate all packaging and instructions (parts rule afterall)
3) Recycle all buckets (their recyclable)
4) Sort all parts by shape into separate tubs
(Yes, you _can_ do this - hire the neighborhood kids if you have to)
5) Put them all up for sale on brickbay - you'll have more $$ to spend.
6) Buy more
7) Repeat at step 2)
8) If you happen to break out of the 2-7 loop, simply mail the entire lot to
me... who has the process perfected. (I'll pay shipping, so you'll have
something to show for it all)
-Jon
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In lugnet.people, Jon Kozan writes:
> In lugnet.people, Kevin Zwicker writes:
> > Help!
> >
> > My name is Kevin and I am a Legoholic.
> >
> > I don't know what has come over me. I'm spending way too much on Lego! In
> > the last 2 months, I have spent over 4000$ on the little plastic bricks. I
> > have accumulated more parts than I can ever use. And forget about ever
> > sorting them even if I could live to be 150!
> >
> > Boxes are piled in the basement, the bedroom and the living room. Sets are
> > displayed on shelves, the kitchen table, in the cupboards and in drawers!
> > Furniture is completely buried. We lost the dog under some boxes for a few
> > hours the other day.
> >
> > Those darned holiday sales are to blame! This one is always better than the
> > first one. One store trying to beat the other store. 20, 30, 50% off!! When
> > will it all end??! Heeeeeeeeeeeeelllllppppppppp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Get a grip man. And then get organized.
> If I can limit LEGO to a single room (BAYLIT and all...) So can anyone.
Unless they're Conan, or Mike Poindexter. Or have a really big room. ;)
James
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> In lugnet.people, Kevin Zwicker writes:
> Help!
> My name is Kevin and I am a Legoholic.
> I don't know what has come over me. I'm spending way too much on Lego! In
> the last 2 months, I have spent over 4000$ on the little plastic bricks. I
> have accumulated more parts than I can ever use. And forget about ever
> sorting them even if I could live to be 150!
> Boxes are piled in the basement, the bedroom and the living room. Sets are
> displayed on shelves, the kitchen table, in the cupboards and in drawers!
> Furniture is completely buried. We lost the dog under some boxes for a few
> hours the other day.
> Those darned holiday sales are to blame! This one is always better than the
> first one. One store trying to beat the other store. 20, 30, 50% off!! When
> will it all end??! Heeeeeeeeeeeeelllllppppppppp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm happy for you...
However, a person can NEVER have too many bricks!
The more bricks = the more freedom to create.
But, perhaps if you do become inundated with surplus bricks or sets, try
donating them to a worthy cause. (no, not an AFOL) To a charity that
provides gifts to impoverished children in need. Christmas is the time for
giving, and since you can obviously afford to envelope yourself in this
luxury, then you may also be able to help out some less fortunate children.
You can give them the same happiness that Lego brings you!
I remain,
Richard
You can reach me @ SHROUD_OF_KUNG_FU@Hotmail.com
-Lego good, Canada great-®
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Jon Kozan wrote:
> In lugnet.people, Kevin Zwicker writes:
> > Help!
> >
> > My name is Kevin and I am a Legoholic.
> >
> > I don't know what has come over me. I'm spending way too much on Lego! In
> > the last 2 months, I have spent over 4000$ on the little plastic bricks. I
> > have accumulated more parts than I can ever use. And forget about ever
> > sorting them even if I could live to be 150!
> >
> > Boxes are piled in the basement, the bedroom and the living room. Sets are
> > displayed on shelves, the kitchen table, in the cupboards and in drawers!
> > Furniture is completely buried. We lost the dog under some boxes for a few
> > hours the other day.
> >
> > Those darned holiday sales are to blame! This one is always better than the
> > first one. One store trying to beat the other store. 20, 30, 50% off!! When
> > will it all end??! Heeeeeeeeeeeeelllllppppppppp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Get a grip man. And then get organized.
> If I can limit LEGO to a single room (BAYLIT and all...) So can anyone.
Nope. There is no way possible for me to fit all of my Lego in one room. It
already fills one room (including the attached bathroom and large closet) and
spills out into the kitchen, dining room, and TV room.
IF I threw out every box and compacted it all into trays (which I am SOMEWHAT
working on), it would still fill more than the 12x15 ft room I WANT to cram it
into. I have stacks 9ft high in that room (and others).
--
| Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp
| Please do not associate my personal views with my employer
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Boy, do I feel for you. I hope my X-mas bonus will allow me to buy my first
set in eight months.....
Duq
"Kevin Zwicker" <kevin1@netrover.com> wrote in message
news:G59IFG.8At@lugnet.com...
> Help!
>
> In the last 2 months, I have spent over 4000$ on the little plastic • bricks. I
> have accumulated more parts than I can ever use. And forget about ever
> sorting them even if I could live to be 150!
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In lugnet.people, Kevin Zwicker writes:
> Help!
>
> My name is Kevin and I am a Legoholic.
>
> I don't know what has come over me. I'm spending way too much on Lego! In
> the last 2 months, I have spent over 4000$ on the little plastic bricks. I
> have accumulated more parts than I can ever use. And forget about ever
> sorting them even if I could live to be 150!
>
> Boxes are piled in the basement, the bedroom and the living room. Sets are
> displayed on shelves, the kitchen table, in the cupboards and in drawers!
> Furniture is completely buried. We lost the dog under some boxes for a few
> hours the other day.
>
> Those darned holiday sales are to blame! This one is always better than the
> first one. One store trying to beat the other store. 20, 30, 50% off!! When
> will it all end??! Heeeeeeeeeeeeelllllppppppppp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Kevin Z (Drowning...in ABS... bricks...)
> #142
1. Put yourself on a budget. $100 a month, $50 a month, whatever. I save
my budget up for sales.
2. To help in the above, narrow your focus and limit what themes you want.
Trains and Town or Space/Star Wars or maybe Castle and Pirates (that's me).
Or even just one theme. Trying to get it all (and all at once) will leave
you doing nothing but shopping.
3. Sell off the excess. Use the money to supplement your monthly allowance,
or buy the dog a Lego-free doghouse. It's easier to sell off sets still in
the box than break them down and sell the parts.
4. Decide where you are going to keep your Lego habit. Reduce it to one
room at most. This will help you decide how much to sell off.
Bruce
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In lugnet.people, Kevin Zwicker writes:
> Help!
>
> My name is Kevin and I am a Legoholic.
>
> I don't know what has come over me. I'm spending way too much on Lego! In
> the last 2 months, I have spent over 4000$ on the little plastic bricks. I
> have accumulated more parts than I can ever use. And forget about ever
> sorting them even if I could live to be 150!
>
> Boxes are piled in the basement, the bedroom and the living room. Sets are
> displayed on shelves, the kitchen table, in the cupboards and in drawers!
> Furniture is completely buried. We lost the dog under some boxes for a few
> hours the other day.
>
> Those darned holiday sales are to blame! This one is always better than the
> first one. One store trying to beat the other store. 20, 30, 50% off!! When
> will it all end??! Heeeeeeeeeeeeelllllppppppppp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Kevin Z (Drowning...in ABS... bricks...)
> #142
Welcome to the club Kevin.
I've accumulated an almost complete Lego Technic/Mindstorms/Expert
Builder/Throwbots/Slizzer collection in a year. On the 200 sets I bought this
year, about 10 are not MISB. Some sets date for 1977! You can imagine the costs
- well over $10,000 including the complete Star Wars collection, some trains
and bucket bricks (and the $CDN is worth rat nothing). It seems to me that as I
complete or near to complete a theme I want to buy another one. I'm now
considering completing Trains 9v and/or Pirates. If you can do it, the better
to you.
Eric. #282
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He - he !
So as it seems that soon you'll become the seller and I
the buyer :-))) ...
But honestly I've got the same problem - I always keep
more sets for myself then I sell ...
meaning - spending too much !!!!
And space ... I only have few assembled sets (and theay are now
under my bed) but I have no more room for boxes (small are
"packed into bigones) ... I am just waiting for my girfriend to get
a new wardrobe - to fill it up with lLego :-)) ) !
Plastic .. addicted to plastic ... strange ....
Enjoy !
Dejan
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"Kevin Zwicker" <kevin1@netrover.com> wrote in message
news:G59IFG.8At@lugnet.com...
> Help!
>
> My name is Kevin and I am a Legoholic.
>
> I don't know what has come over me. I'm spending way too much on Lego! In
> the last 2 months, I have spent over 4000$ on the little plastic bricks. I
> have accumulated more parts than I can ever use. And forget about ever
> sorting them even if I could live to be 150!
>
> Boxes are piled in the basement, the bedroom and the living room. Sets are
> displayed on shelves, the kitchen table, in the cupboards and in drawers!
> Furniture is completely buried. We lost the dog under some boxes for a few
> hours the other day.
>
> Those darned holiday sales are to blame! This one is always better than • the
> first one. One store trying to beat the other store. 20, 30, 50% off!! • When
> will it all end??! Heeeeeeeeeeeeelllllppppppppp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Kevin Z (Drowning...in ABS... bricks...)
> #142
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> I don't know what has come over me. I'm spending way too much on Lego! In
> the last 2 months, I have spent over 4000$ on the little plastic bricks. I
Only $400? I think my record for one month was back in 12/99 when I spent
$1100. I got two 6991 Monorails from DYA and the first space monorail for
like $230 and then a bunch of Star wars sets.
That was my last major purchase, and this is my first post on Lugnet I think
for the entire year of 2000.
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Tom Boucher wrote in message ...
>
> > I don't know what has come over me. I'm spending way too much on Lego! In
> > the last 2 months, I have spent over 4000$ on the little plastic bricks. • I
>
> Only $400? I think my record for one month was back in 12/99 when I spent
You missed a zero, Tom. That was $4000!
Kevin
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"Kevin Wilson" <kwilson_tccs@compuserve.com> wrote in message
news:G5F5Lx.L7L@lugnet.com...
> Tom Boucher wrote in message ...
> >
> > > I don't know what has come over me. I'm spending way too much on Lego! • In
> > > the last 2 months, I have spent over 4000$ on the little plastic • bricks.
> I
> >
> > Only $400? I think my record for one month was back in 12/99 when I • spent
>
> You missed a zero, Tom. That was $4000!
Whoa. I did. Need to clean the glasses/eyeballs. Wow.
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<trimmed from .off-topic.fun After all, there is nothing o-t about this :-)>
Kevin,
Like I told you, you are too rich. Perhaps you could ask your fellow MonLUGers
to ease your burden by giving them each a big christmas gift. <grin> (I had to
try.)
Do not worry about sorting, Martin can help you with that. ;-) The time you
would spend sorting needs to be focused on building. I find this helps justify
having a bloated collection.
You are right, it is the fault of those holiday sales. Although it would even
be nicer if it was the fault of those regular prices. :-)
I would like to help you from drowning but the only life preservers that I have
are LEGO. ;-)
Jude
In lugnet.people, Kevin Zwicker writes:
> Help!
>
> My name is Kevin and I am a Legoholic.
>
> I don't know what has come over me. I'm spending way too much on Lego! In
> the last 2 months, I have spent over 4000$ on the little plastic bricks. I
> have accumulated more parts than I can ever use. And forget about ever
> sorting them even if I could live to be 150!
>
> Boxes are piled in the basement, the bedroom and the living room. Sets are
> displayed on shelves, the kitchen table, in the cupboards and in drawers!
> Furniture is completely buried. We lost the dog under some boxes for a few
> hours the other day.
>
> Those darned holiday sales are to blame! This one is always better than the
> first one. One store trying to beat the other store. 20, 30, 50% off!! When
> will it all end??! Heeeeeeeeeeeeelllllppppppppp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Kevin Z (Drowning...in ABS... bricks...)
> #142
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In lugnet.people, Jude Beaudin writes:
> <trimmed from .off-topic.fun After all, there is nothing o-t about this :-)>
>
> Kevin,
>
> Like I told you, you are too rich.
Yeah, I wish! The 2001 sets will be a long way off for me. I have resolved
to not buy any more Lego until I have organised, sorted and built what I
already have. Of course, I expect that resolution will go flying out the
window when the next "to good to pass up" deal comes along ;-)
> Perhaps you could ask your fellow MonLUGers
> to ease your burden by giving them each a big christmas gift. <grin> (I had to
> try.)
Sure! You guys can have my empty boxes. <grin>
Kev Z
#142
>
> Do not worry about sorting, Martin can help you with that. ;-) The time you
> would spend sorting needs to be focused on building. I find this helps justify
> having a bloated collection.
>
> You are right, it is the fault of those holiday sales. Although it would even
> be nicer if it was the fault of those regular prices. :-)
>
> I would like to help you from drowning but the only life preservers that I have
> are LEGO. ;-)
>
> Jude
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In lugnet.people, Kevin Zwicker writes:
> In lugnet.people, Jude Beaudin writes:
> > <trimmed from .off-topic.fun After all, there is nothing o-t about this :-)>
> >
> > Kevin,
> >
> > Like I told you, you are too rich.
>
> Yeah, I wish! The 2001 sets will be a long way off for me. I have resolved
> to not buy any more Lego until I have organised, sorted and built what I
> already have. Of course, I expect that resolution will go flying out the
> window when the next "to good to pass up" deal comes along ;-)
Isn't that always the way. About two months ago I told myself I have enough
LEGO. Then there was the Zellers sale, a few auctions, S@H, the Bay ;-), etc...
The next thing I know, I have more stuff that is waiting to be opened and
christmas is looking very good, although I do hope I get more. <grin>
> > Perhaps you could ask your fellow MonLUGers
> > to ease your burden by giving them each a big christmas gift. <grin> (I had
> > to try.)
>
> Sure! You guys can have my empty boxes. <grin>
Not exactly what I had in mind... ;-)
> Kev Z
> #142
<snip>
Jude
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In lugnet.people, Kevin Zwicker writes:
> Help!
>
> My name is Kevin and I am a Legoholic.
>
> I don't know what has come over me. I'm spending way too much on Lego! In
> the last 2 months, I have spent over 4000$ on the little plastic bricks. I
> have accumulated more parts than I can ever use. And forget about ever
> sorting them even if I could live to be 150!
>
> Boxes are piled in the basement, the bedroom and the living room. Sets are
> displayed on shelves, the kitchen table, in the cupboards and in drawers!
> Furniture is completely buried. We lost the dog under some boxes for a few
> hours the other day.
>
> Those darned holiday sales are to blame! This one is always better than the
> first one. One store trying to beat the other store. 20, 30, 50% off!! When
> will it all end??! Heeeeeeeeeeeeelllllppppppppp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Kevin Z (Drowning...in ABS... bricks...)
> #142
You know, this IS a problem. But it is one to which I am happy to say, "I'm
with you!" When you start to notice that it has taken hold is when you
complete a series in your collection, then start buying extras. Then you
branch out into other themes. Then you buy extras of those. Then you
realize how many parts you have and that you don't have enough bulk bricks,
so you start getting tubs & buckets. After you begin to notice that you
could build a decent "MOC" then you start to sort and fill in by buying sets
that have "the really good parts". Now you have a large bedroom sized room
FULL of LEGO. And a LOT of money invested in a company that makes some
beautiful plastic. Yes, occasionally you remember those eco-warnings about
plastic needing 10,000 years to decomplose in a landfill, but reason that
this only means your collection will still be usefull when you are 78. What
I wonder is this, at what point will my habit become such a planetwide hobby
that they will have to start shipping people (and their LEGO) to other
worlds just to make room here on Earth for growing food (a secondary concern)?
Up to my, umm, kneecaps (in one room) in ABS bricks!
Aaron # 279
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