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(...) The parts are "there." "There" being eBay or another auction site. Classic Space parts are tough to get in any kind of decent condition. So... while I can build sets using my Classic Space parts, younger builders may not necessarily be able (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) One thing I would point out though is that many "classic" themes will be very frustrating to try and enter. Sure, if you have some pirate sets, you can continue to make nifty creations, but try and create sailing ships from current sets. At (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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"Felix Greco" <felixisgr8@aol.com> wrote in message news:G7L095.I5q@lugnet.com... (...) Interesting perspective you hold here - I don't think I've thought of it this way before. Granted, there are lines which will become classics (LoM) and lines (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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Dear LEGO, I sometimes find it sad that a group which formed through love of your product can show such an ugly side sometimes. I'm speaking in particular about a lot of the negative posts that appear here on Lugnet. I think its sometimes human (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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"Brendan Coughlin" <Duck360198@aol.com> wrote in message news:G7J7yD.Dxz@lugnet.com... (...) Well, some would argue that building the main model is *not* the point of LEGO, but being creative and exploring the endless possibilities *is.* Look at the (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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"ben medinets" <bmedinets@aol.com> wrote in message news:G7IoqM.GIL@lugnet.com... (...) Um, hello? I believe you have those numbers reversed - kids are about 90% of TLC's market, and the AFOLs are about 10%. LEGO will NEVER cease to be a kid's toy. (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Maybe they can return some things, but my experience is that most times when an employee says that, they are using it as an excuse not to mark down a damaged set so I can buy it at a discount. /Eric McC/ (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Over the past several years, I have had a *few* store employees tell me that they can return unsold Lego back to TLC. I seem to recall that something was said about qty, but I can't remember the exact phrase. Like I think they can return a (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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"Kevin Loch" <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message news:G7BrsF.CDr@lugnet.com... (...) spoiled (...) Well, that's what I understood from a couple people at Brickfest, I forget who said that though. IIRC they were people who arranged with LEGO Direct (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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(...) the (...) Brickfest, (...) Do they? I thought K8's were created from manufacturing overstock, and spoiled boxes at the factory/warehouse. I've seen many sets at the Outlet store that appeared to come from store returns. I suspect this is what (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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