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Hmm, who are these people who even know what sets they have bought and in what quantity? I haven't a clue, but I can guess that my most frequently bought set is the bulk packs of 2x4 tan bricks. I bought an awful lot of them. Kerry (21 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: source for 1 x 12 technic beams in red?
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(...) Indeed, I had noticed your absence from the world of Lego vending. What are you up to these days? Kerry (21 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I wouldn't say that. However, the Lego community has changed. It's no longer what it was when I joined in like 1995--it's...I dunno, more mainstream. Key items that happened: 1. Todd and Suzanne create Lugnet. Key outputs: -Now people have an (...) (21 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto) !!
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| | Re: A Community Problem (Was: Re: 10152 Update)
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In lugnet.lego, Kelly McKiernan wrote: <snip> (...) I just want to make one thing clear. Merely because I have a gripe about a particular decision made by TLC, that doesn't mean I am throwing the proverbial baby out with the bathwater. I love LEGO (...) (21 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Re: 10152 Update
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(...) Wait... Other than the arguable "limit of 5-per-customer" thing, what Jake said in that quote turned out to be perfectly accurate! - The run that they did used up all of their Maersk blue. It did. True fact. - Litterally no Maersk blue ABS (...) (21 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: MPD Builder ?
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(...) Check for a line beginning "0 Unofficial" or "0 Official" in the file. OTOH, not all official parts have that marker, and there's even a few that have had a "0 Unofficial" marker skip in. (If a parts-admin is looking, subparts 30387s01 and (...) (21 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) D'oh! I just remembered I sold some to Paul. Oh well, I think it's still my most plentiful set. ROSCO (21 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Re: A Community Problem (Was: Re: 10152 Update)
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(...) I promised myself I wouldn't continue fanning the flames here, but I couldn't resist one more... The gist of the complaints against TLC I'm hearing is they've made a business decision that "changed" from an earlier "promise" (neither of which (...) (21 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) A good choice! A personal favourite too (although I've taken a Stanley knife to at least one of mine). (...) See what I mean about averages? (...) And your average set is a very average set indeed. Cheers Richie Dulin (21 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Ends in Hours: HP 4708 4728 Soccer 3426 3402 Mars 7311 7312
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Hi, 4708 Harry Potter Hogwarts Express, & 4728 Escape from Privet Dr 3426 Soccer Team Transport & 3402 Small Grandstand w/ Lights 7311 Life on Mars T3 Trike & 7312 Red Planet Cruiser End starting 12/21 at about 1:25 PM PST. also older Honda Accord (...) (21 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: 10152 Update
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(...) Gary, the problem is that from Jake's mouth: Quote: I do know, however, that there will be 5 set limit per customer on this set (Troy,are you listening? J). Why you ask? This set uses …drum roll please… Maersk blue! In fact, the run of this (...) (21 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) MAJOR SNIPAGE (...) The problem doesn't lie within the community it lies within the company. Proof of this is that they are dumbfounded as to why with all of their efforts they are still loosing money. I missed The whole Marsk debate but let's (...) (21 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Re: A Community Problem (Was: Re: 10152 Update)
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(...) For your amusement: (URL) #203 (21 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Olof, I wouldn't expect there to be too much problem in this regard. It would be different if they were trying to re-create an old colour that hadn't been used in many years, and there had since been changes in ABS formulation, suppliers, part (...) (21 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) To clarify: "collectibility", by your explanations, is based purely on your own *speculation* (and others who share your thinking). TLC's "assertion" (as you call it) had nothing whatsoever to do with making the set "collectible", since, as (...) (21 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) [snip] (...) John, I really don't understand this point. I mean that literally, I don't understand. You may very well be right within this odd-sounding (to me) corner of the collector world. But personally, I fail to see how a simple set (...) (21 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) C'est magnifique. I'm jealous of your foliage parts. A Lego wreath is much better than a questionably-smelling real one. Being a sucker for pretty, ridiculouly fragile things as I am, I just can't get enough of this. Happy Holidays, Kevin (21 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: 10152 Update
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(...) All this attitude does is tell Lego that when they make a cool set for a corporate client, they are better off not offering it to the general public. Luckily for the sane amongst us, the public in general doesn't have this attitude. So the (...) (21 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Mac MPD Utility 1.2 released
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(...) Oh, why not. Could you list it with the same address alias as in the about box (anoved@binghamton.edu)? That would keep it consistent. (...) Cool. I need to reinstall/relearn the l3p/pov-ray stuff - it definitely makes for prettier output than (...) (21 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: Whatever happened...
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(...) Good Night Everybody! Derek (21 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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