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(...) Sounds like the other situations regarding small shops. The real problem now adays, if I read correctly is BIG places like Toys R US and Walmart have special status with Lego. They get breaks, and LEGO caters to them (they even redid their (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jun-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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Hi all. As some of you know, I recently went to work for a small educational toy shop in North Seattle. I actually found the job thanks to LEGO! The owner was considering starting to carry LEGO, and was at a SeaLUG meeting. Well, it took quite some (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jun-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Lego, LD Sell these bricks! (was: Re: Mottled Bricks and Plates!)
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(...) The Jelly Belly factory in our area puts their malformed jelly beans in 1 lb. bags and sells them as "Belly Flops" in their factory store-- for about half price! They taste just as good only you can't choose the flavors-- so all the bags (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jun-02, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Lego, LD Sell these bricks! (was: Re: Mottled Bricks and Plates!)
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(...) This would be a great item for LD's auctions. If they had ten lots, each one pound of swirled elements, I bet they could fetch pretty good money...maybe mine. Chris (22 years ago, 9-Jun-02, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Lego, LD Sell these bricks! (was: Re: Mottled Bricks and Plates!)
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(...) Supply and demand? If people are interested in buying them, and there are few items available, it's only natural to see a high price point. It's like stamp of coin collection, I suppose. Stamps and coins which are produced with some kind of (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jun-02, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
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