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Have people seen that the old accessory packs are already up. You can order Black Falcon Shields in Bulk (which of course I already have :) ) oops I'm supposed to be saving money. Ahh well James Stacey www.minifig.co.uk "Jimmy Park" <madoka@jps.net> (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) But its not available in the US!!! AAA...AAARRRRRRRRGGG...HHH!!!!!!! THOSE MORONIC NAZI LEGO BASTARDS!!!!!!! Ok... breathe.... breathe.... ok I'm better. They better be available in the US soon or else I'm gonna raise heck! Heck I tells ya! (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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OK OK If people want to arrange with me and pay for forwarding postage you can order stuff through my address email me at James@ the below url James Stacey www.minifig.co.uk "Anthony Sava" <ajs0093@pop.tamu.edu> wrote in message (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) <set:5184>, isn't it? GBP 2.49, which is about $3.50 US. Incredible compared to the prices the pieces are going for now. Thanks for your offer, James. I expect you'll get quite a few replies. I do hope they cross the pond, though. Cheers, (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Hold up Anthony, they will be here soon enough. For me rather than beng mad they are not here yet, I am in awe of the awesome thing lego has done for us. This act has put the people responsible for it among the gods in my Lego Kingdom. I will erect (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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"Chris Pederson" <brennus98@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GCtA8I.IIx@lugnet.com... (...) mad (...) Do you know they are definitely to be sold in US? Consensus in Europe seems that they are old stock being disposed of. When they are gone, they (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ok, I see: 5059 (wolfpack, black knights, dragon master sheilds & some helmets, and WHITE and RED dragon plumes) 5383 (snore, I've got enough thank you) 5138 (Wow! the REAL armor piece, plus WP, BK, and DM shields [and some helms]) 5184 (Blue (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Oops, didn't notice this was no longer available according to the website. Oh well :( DaveE (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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----- Original Message ----- From: "David Eaton" <deaton@intdata.com> (...) for (...) helms]) When I look, 5138 shows up as "no longer available" :-( (...) well. (...) instead (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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"David Eaton" <deaton@intdata.com> wrote in message (...) well. (...) instead (...) No, they are on other European sites too. regards lawrence (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) That is DEFINITELY what I'm thinking. If these were NEW sets with OLD pieces, maybe they might come to the US [pretty definitely, I'd say]. Or MAYBE if they decided to do international shipping before supply runs out (How many will James (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I must have been really angry cause i mistyped the set number. Its NOT 5128, but rather 5184... --Anthony (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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I suppose I don't want to know what 117 pounds ends up as in US dollars.... Bruce (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hehe.. well if I did the conversion correctly, since MSN shows the GBP at 1.4380 (1.44 rounded) USD, then it would put it at $168.48USD :) I was pondering that myself, but my potential purchase would only be about $35 USD hehe. Joel (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I thought I indicated I didn't want to know!!!! Auuuuuuggggghhhhhh! eBay sales must accelerate (hmmmm, still have a half dozen zeppelins and gungan subs)! Actually, I was thinking the pound might be as high as $1.60 - I haven't really been (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Only 117 pounds? Conservative purchases, there... Or maybe you just don't have a lot of friends who want to buy stuff, too. :D I am very happy they accept US credit cards, though. :) Jeff (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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This is the link: (URL) inside the bright lights may blind you! For you will look upon the Holy Grail, the –BEST- accessory pack ever offered! 5138 was first offered back in 1994! It has two pieces of body armor and two gray swords and so, so, (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Just me. I would have doubled my order if I could have used my PayPal standing funds to cover the purchase - and now that I think about, that's my largest expenditure on Lego at one pop ever as it is (mostly 'cause I make my Lego money scream (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) available which is similar except only one Wolfpack shield and no body armor. Frank (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I've sent my secret factor about $600 by Paypal (and I only got one each of the cannon service packs - I just wanted them for completeness, I've got a ton unopened as of yet)... Except that his window is just about closed, I could help you (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) What is the most you guys have ever spent on Lego in one day and not for resell? Jimmy (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Mine is easy, the most I have spent is on the Yellow Castle, $150 or something. I may be an amateur, but if nothing else I bet this is the most that most castle people have spent on a single set (however much they paid for Yellow Castle). (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) LOL - sorry. kinda. ;) (...) Mmm... more brown cloak hoods.... must not give in....! (...) Welcome. I'm trying to decide if I can really afford even the $35 I'd spend. I hate budgetting. ;P JJ (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) In one day? Only about $400. Unless you count when I spent about $600 on ebay auctions in one day-- I just didn't WIN them all that day, so it was kinda spread out more :) As for the most expensive set? Only about $150, I think-- for a 6067 (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, he did say "spent in one day", so I'd think that $600 counts. Other than the $1200 order for Mario, I'm thinking the most I've done in one day is about $600, but I'd have to dig through my receipts. (...) Hmm, most expensive set? (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Oh gosh no. Just checking Ebay for semi-recent sales reveals someone bought a 6067 (Guarded Inn) MISB for $232.50, a 6075 (yellow castle) for $207.50, a 6081 for $155.50, and an MISB 6090 for $152.50 :) And I seem to remember an MISB 6086 (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I've been watching that one (a different one?) that has 1 hour and 26 minutes to go as I type this, it's at $208, and it's in Germany, BUT....it has PayPal (and you understand I'm only mentioning this because I'm cheap and won't spend that (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) Huh-- I just don't see it for some reason, unless it's on a separate ebay site? Searches for "6086" "lego castle" "black knights castle" "dungeon masters" all came up nada for the one you're describing... But yeah, it's certainly not unheard (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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I dunno about you guys, but I am truly an addict. Last week, my girlfriend pointed out that I spend $1-2K on Lego per month and I thought I had really curbed my appetite for the stuff. Back when you could find more older sets, there were days I'd (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Doh! My brain boggled at 6086 going for over $200 (I got mine recently for $66) and apparently flipped its switch to a more logical candidate - 6*2*86, Skull's Eye Schooner, which I've seen go over $300 on numerous occasions. Bruce (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) You just need to be patient and sharp eyed. I got a 6086 for I think like $90 or so. I also got a mixed bag of stuff with much of a 6086, a 6277 cutter (complete), and some other castle and pirate bits for $90 or so. The 6086 I got even came (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) You need to total up the size of your collection. You are either way over paying, or you have one of the larger collections. Frank (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) resell? (...) Hmm, hard to remember really, but yesterday I spent approximately 800 US dollars at S@H :) I will have many, many of those old accessory packs, not to mention lots of black slopes... Sometimes it's good to live in Europe ;) /Elin (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Somewhere around $1000 is the most I've dropped in one day, and that was a while back... I've slowed down a lot from 2 years ago. There was a period of about 6 months where I dropped an easy 2 grand every month, probably more. Right now, I (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I wouldn't say I'm overspending. I generally get pretty good deals on the stuff I do get. As to total size of my collection. . . well, I haven't met physically meet anyone with a bigger collection, but I hear stories of some people. When you (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) For your *wife*, huh? <wink, wink, nudge, nudge> ;-) -Shiri (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I think only $500. (?!) surprising. But I then split it up and gave away the LEGO. At peak, in 1995, I know I was spending about $1,500 a month. I remember the shock each time I got my AmEx bill. I had zero discipline. I think I spent at that (...) (24 years ago, 5-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Absolutely. It was a set she'd never had, and always wanted, and outside of the budget she allows herself. I can take or leave pirates, and given $300 to spend, would spend it on a couple old castles long before I'd buy some old boat. <grin, (...) (24 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) "Honey! I can't seem to find my red cannons or my center hull sections. Have you seen them anywhere???" Sharing is HARD. Aaron (24 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) In one day?? Geeze, probably the day the E1 Star Wars stuff came out, about $400. All told that month was probably closer to $700. But I may have done more that that is a single month period (likely). However, I'd best not say more, or the (...) (24 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) <nod nod nod nod> It is definitely great. (How many more times will we discuss this? ;-) -Shiri (24 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Tell me about it. I haven't been able to build anything tan or brown for months! I'd grumble more if my wife hadn't used them to build a stunningly cool tavern/inn. :) (pictures will happen soon) James (24 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, I'm not sure if this is the MOST I've ever spent on Lego, but all the talking lately about the older sets got my hear racing so I went into an EBAY frenzy. Picked up the following: Set Name Price Pieces Price/piece ---- ---...--- ------- (...) (24 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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