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(...) There was an article posted to one of the newsgroups this spring that talked about AFOLs and LEGO collectibility. Unfortunately, I can't find that message in the search engine (is there anyway to successfully AND terms, and can I sort results (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Mr. Glennon: Based upon a) the terrific piece count/price ratio of current Megablok sets, and b) the large amounts of basic bricks in these sets, I'd say that Megablok's marketing research has led them to the opposite conclusion. It seems that (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Indeed. Case in point: Conan. ++Lar (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.dear-lego)
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"Matthew Miller" <mattdm@mattdm.org> wrote in message news:slrn90dpme.mvs.....bu.edu... (...) talked (...) I second that. I was even talking to a prospective student of Gordon here who is a FOL in his Dark Ages about the product...we couldn't agree (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I'm sure we're a poor representation of the general public, but we might also be a poor representation of the AFOL public. Basically, to hang out on LUGNET, you have to (a) like LEGO a lot, (b) have a computer, and be online, (c) *want* to (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Not just on LUGnet, but with any real-life kids and parents I've ever talked to. (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I hope you read all the ideas as well ;-) (...) Not to mention the age old issue of 'comerical' confidentiality. (...) Commerical Fanzine? Might need some new staff and an editor but I feel this might be a way of explaning things. It worked (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) "appropriateness." <snip> (...) These words seem somewhat hollow to me. I emailed Brad at Lego Direct over a month ago and asked for a reply indicating receipt (since I knew he was busy) and have yet to receive anything. But the server did not (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Yep, my first bulk purchase was in the late 70s, so I was around 10 at the time. I still have a couple of accessory packs from that purchase, still unopened ;-) (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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In lugnet.general, Kerry Raymond writes: (snip) (...) My first bulk purchase was in 1986 or so, and was from the UK. Sampsonite here had a crummy selection!. I got, IIRC, 25 quid worth of lego, including the (brand new) double acting pnumatics, and (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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