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Re: Lego Direct (was Re: Georgia LEGO Outlet is Cool!)
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Mon, 27 Mar 2000 21:41:50 GMT
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Richard Marchetti wrote:
> I can give a concrete example of what I am talking about. Some time ago there
> was mention of some Wolfpack sets being available somewhere. I called and
> bought two sets for ME. Somebody else called and probably bought the lot.
> How do I know? Because by the time someone else I know found out and wanted
> to score a few it was all gone. I can assert, as someone else did earlier in
> this thread, that he would tend to have wanted these set more than just about
> anyone I can think of. I think its bad juju that he got none while other
> probably gloated about the quantity of stacked boxes in their garage -- mere
> grist for their little lego trade/sell mill. Here a true fan got screwed. I
> think it would be all too simple for TLC to implement some minor changes that
> allows for more collectors to get what they want -- and not just favor the few.
If you're talking about the first time around for these sets in the GA
store (as opposed to the 2nd time round, or the stock that the VA store
had), I would say there was not an unreasonable distribution of them. By
the time I called to order 10, they had been announced for several days.
I finally got off my butt and ordered some when someone posted that
there were only 20 left. I didn't buy them to re-sell, I bought them to
build up my collection of Wolfpack (which if you investigated my eBay
buying habits, you would find that I have a high interest in). The only
regret I have really is that I was a nice guy and didn't order all that
they had left.
In fact, I have bought only a small number of sets for the trade/sell
mill (I was buying 5978s from a local Target which had clearanced them,
then continued to re-stock, I bought some 8480s from a store other than
Zany Brainy [for a little less than ZBs price, two of which I passed on
for my cost], I've perhaps bought a few other sets for trade/sale).
--
Frank Filz
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Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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| (...) I will vouch for Frank in all matters;) I was on the receiving end of those two 8480s - a deal that he simply passed on to me while he could have made twice as much on e-bay. As cynical of a person as I am about certain people, the lugnet (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| (...) In lugnet.dear-lego, Mike Stanley writes: (...) Sheesh. Even if you were, I still don't care. My hypothetical was about outlet stores and TLC favoring the few when they could favor a greater number of persons. And I really don't resent it. I (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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