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DANGER Will Robinson! This path, well trod as it is, does not lead to anything new, and is likely to stir up acrimony.... My advice, again, is to review the previous discussion. Different people have different opinions and fixed end time vs. (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(before things get out of hand) ...and I'm well aware of all the counter arguments, and I respect them. (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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Hmmm, Let's see, I have sets 148 (Central Train Station) and 149 (Shell Refinery). They both came out in 1975, and both have the green baseplates with the tubes underneath. That would place the conversion date prior to 1975. I also have a 1970 US (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) As a seller, I'm prefer to know when an auction will end. As a buyer, I bid only what I can afford or what the item is worth to me. If I get beat I can not complain, but I do occasionally laugh. Scott A (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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John, I just get an error message ERROR The requested URL could not be retrieved While trying to retrieve the URL: ftp://ftp.povray.org...tmkr11.zip The following FTP error was encountered: /pub/povray/incoming...mkr11.zip: No such file or directory (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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Hi, Where's Luis Villa's HOWTO document? This is the URL I have for it: (URL) that server seems to have disappeared. Anyone know of a new home for this document? Thanks, Jonathan (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) (Taking the bait) My philosophy is that auctions shouldn't have an end. They should close when people stop bidding. Any other approach frustrates both seller and bidders. Steve (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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David, These sound cool, but why did they give the Red Sox minifig a red hat? It should have been blue with the red "B" on the hat. I have not heard about this going on here in Colorado, but that doesn't mean the Rockies haven't done it. I don't (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | SC Suggestions (was: Still bargains on my SC lots (was Re: FA - SC items - 6982 exploriens ...))
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(...) Besides frequency, there's also brevity. For each item I'm watching, I just want to know the current bid & next higher bid and who's the current high bidder (more specific: I want to know if *I* am the current high bidder). I don't care nearly (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) It also has a lot to do with the local gasoline taxes. It amazes me how much gas prices change when I cross state lines. Once I actually turned around and headed back across the border to fill up because of the difference in price (hint: if (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Bram Lambrecht <BramL@JUNO.com> wrote in message news:FGyA0F.L8A@lugnet.com... (...) Yes, it's a height field generated by Terrain Maker, which can be found at the bottom of: (URL) is really a great little DOS program for generating and modifying (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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Apparently, its set #1666. I did not know the number, but I did get one in a bulk purchase of Legos. Since I rarely let my Lego touch the floor, I don't have much use for it... Oh, and it did work when I tried it out! It didn't seem to scratch up (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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I think if you root around in this very group you'll find a post or two from Todd on the topic of bid frequency which I think seems to suggest that the most bidding traffic happens on Tuesdays based on his analysis of some of the auctions he ran. (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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I saw a set #1601 for sale a while back. At the time, I wondered about it, and asked for info on RTL - and got one reply - I made a post asking for pictures of it, but nobody replied. I do appreciate your post of the description - thanks! Would it (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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A friend of mine went to a baseball game in Boston (MA) recently, where they were apparantly giving away Red Sox minifigs. He didn't want it so he gave it to me. Has anyone heard about this going on anywhere else? Is this a promotion with (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Mario, Thank you for your offer it is very generous. I have allready sent you a request for some World Cup sets if they can still be found. NELUG, This is a very generous offer from Mario and I know many of us will want to take advantage of it. We (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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(...) cool, cool, cool, John! (...) i can definitely relate to the frustration of kids getting a hold of a model. i live in constant fear with projects until i get them safely recorded in ldraw. keep up your most excellent work with those star wars (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Yes, it rotates and elevates. Too bad LEGO doesn't make a hinge that depresses as well, as it wouldn't hurt to be able to depress a few degrees to handle car and trash fires. (...) back... (...) No, they're a single set, but I'll play around (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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Stephen <slr@westwood.u-net.com> wrote in message news:FGxJCy.2rJ@lugnet.com... (...) search (...) They (...) What a bummer :-) WHS are quoting release on 27th August, so perhaps you were a week early. Get thee over to Bluewater in the meantime... (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I don't think so. Huw (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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