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(...) Unfortunately the quality may suffer as well. As well they may be worried about piracy and their precious moulds and China's bad reputation for copyright infringement. Wasn't Korea a possible site for manufacturing and is there a plant in (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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How about putting a new manufacturing facility in Australia...With the value of the aussie dollar, we could probably export the sets to the US for less than it costs to produce there. Also, they'd have a good selection of week-end workers who'd (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) to (...) Even with the 'Indians from India', doesn't the term come from the Indus valley civilisations (hardly the subcontinent), history buffs please help. (...) In Australia, some Aboriginals (a generic term that crosses oceans) refer to (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Peter, if you're interested, I may be able to get them at about $15 each, but I'm not sure how I'd get them to you...Could be fun posting them, though :) Benjamin Whytcross BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au Ph: (03) 9856 5282 Directory Technology Pty (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) It's even simpler than that. The cost of setting up, supplying and staffing a factory anywhere in the Australasian region would nowhere near be offset the costs saved in transport. And let's face, it the average john doesn't even know what (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Just wondering if anyone has looked into what is involved in getting sets direct from LA. This could help us lower our costs if we could somehow get an account going with LA. I'm sure we could easily get the minimum amount of sales, and maybe this (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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In article <Ftv2Bu.DFJ@lugnet.com>, jmatthew@columbus.rr.com says... (...) Already done ! :-) Wait for MLCad V1.9 ! Michael (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Mark's Lego Creations Update!
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Whats the address?? ---...--- (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Also Also Fur $10: Cornelius Cat or Elmer Elephant (New, Fabuland)
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Cleaning the closet still. Two Fabuland figures from the 80s, in unopened clear plastic bubble but missing the perforated card. Will sell for $10 per figure (postage in U.S. included) or BEST OFFER in 7 days. <set:3701 Fabuland 3701, Cornelius Cat> (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Our NSW group keep talking about this. It's worth a formal approach I think, and our patronage deserves special privileges surely :^o I'm certainly willing to run it/get it started, but we will need to formalise the group a bit more (...ick). (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Well, you also have a lot of Oz-friendly folks across various oceans who might be willing to help obtain certain items and keep the Balance of Lego Flow intact across the Pacific. ;) I could certainly do a little bit of boxing and shipping at (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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It's right next to Jabba's Sail Barge. It's called "Imperial Shuttle." Dave Kya Morden <erythrite@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:390d061b.806742...net.com... (...) interest, (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Everybody remember to vote for the Falcon! I did! :-) Dave (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: So what's a Wizard keep in his living room?
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Perhaps a wall of ancient dusty tomes inscribed with strange runes. Or perhaps a statue of a bizarre creature. Or maybe a big fish tank! Dave J.D. Forinash <foxtrot@cc.gatech.edu> wrote in message news:8eimsj$rnn$1@cc...ome.com... (...) dangerous (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Grey baseplates (was Re: sales status 26/04/2000)
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(...) Thanks, Ben, but I picked up a couple last weekend for $14.35 each at GB's. Unfortunately they wouldn't pricematch with BigW *then* discount, but it was worth a try! Posting them would be interesting, I'd like to see the look on their face at (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) James Howse has already established that LA are not interested in retail sales, and unfortunately they'd classify us as retail, no matter how formalised we became. I think this proposal is a dead horse. I'm still going to work on the LEGO room (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) intact (...) Thanks Lindsay, I'm sure we would love access to some of the LSAH stuff, especially service packs etc. The new Adventurers sounds interesting too. We probably wanted to ask this before, but thought it would put people out. (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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There is one way around this...Could we start our own 'toy store'? I think we'd have better lucky with this approach. Unfortunately, I don't know what this would involve cost-wise, although I think LA requires you have a $6000 balance with them :( (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Whytcross, Benjamin wrote (...) still (...) I'll give this a try. Richard Still baldly going... Check out Port Block at (URL) and streaking away. What do we do now? Hunt down the Italians? ;-) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Seeking Assistance: HTML coding: Adjusting Size of Target Window
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Kevin Salm writes: <snipped> (...) same window. window.open(url, name, features, replace) url- the url to display in the window name - the name of the window used to 'target' new urls to. features - a string in which a lot (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.publish)
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