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(...) sort (...) but (...) not (...) I think it is also fair to say that any major investment (time and/or money) in parts auctions may be rather short sighted given that Lego Direct is about to be thrust upon us. I very much doubt LD will be all (...) (25 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) That must be alterable. I've done a little code hacking...not real programming like so many of you have/do...and I know that it can be a lot of work. But I also know that it can be done. (...) Maybe so. But I have to assume that the bulk of a (...) (25 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I don't anticipate LD having much of an impact, if any, on my parts sales. I don't do auctions anymore because they're too labor-intensive for me (even with my own auction site) and they last too long. I'd be willing to bet my prices on just (...) (25 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I agree on the second part. On the first part, I believe that no matter how much of a part of daily life LD ever becomes, people will always still be finding LEGO sets on clearance or deep discount and will see it as worth their while to buy (...) (25 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Erm, that was a bit strong...I'm not actually entirely convinced that LEGO sets will always be around on clearance or deep discount. I could imagine 5 or 10 years down the road, if LD becomes this big monstrous thing spanning across all of (...) (25 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Agreed. My first parts sale, for example, enabled me to get blue 3x3 corner slopes, as well as a selection of other useful parts, for about $0.0025 each. Compared to the minimum $0.50 each I've seen them for elsewhere (or compared to any (...) (25 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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