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Re: Announcing the "Buying LEGO" FAQ
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lugnet.faq
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Sat, 6 Jan 2001 08:04:29 GMT
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Kevin Loch wrote:
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> Great job! Here is some info for the "where is the cheapest..." section:
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> - The LEGO outlet stores sell damaged sets at 50% off. Damaged usually
> means dented box, but sometimes means totally destroyed box with parts
> missing. Either way, that's a good price!
> - You could go to work part time for stores that sell LEGO. Employee discounts
> vary from 10-30%. Plus you would get first dibbs on hard to find items. If
> you worked for LEGO (stores/parks/factory) you would probably get a nice
> discount and other perks.
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> KL
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> In lugnet.announce, Kevin Wilson writes:
> > Some months ago I started writing a "Buying LEGO" FAQ with the idea of
> > linking to it from my eBay auctions so as to help (especially beginner) LEGO
> > buyers find what they needed without paying through the nose for it. It got
> > put on the back burner for a while but I recently finished it and it's now
> > available at http://www.lionsgatemodels.com/FAQs.htm . Additions, comments,
> > corrections, questions (preferably with answers!) are all welcome. The main
> > audience is (as for most FAQ's) non-experts so you won't find many new
> > ideas, but I hope a lot of good information collected in one place.
> >
> > FUT lugnet.faq
> >
> > Kevin Wilson
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Victorian House: Limited edition kit
> > http://www.lionsgatemodels.com/cat-vblu.htm
> > Craftsman Kits & Custom Lego models: http://www.lionsgatemodels.com
> > Brickbay store: http://www.brickbay.com/store.asp?p=Kevinw1
> > eBay auctions: http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/kevinw1/
> > Personal Lego Web page:
> > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/kwilson_tccs/lego.html
Another way to get discounts is to become a shareholder of one of the
major chains, if you have enough stock you can get a shareholder
doscount card (depends on ths chain but here in australia some chanins
do it)
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| Jonathan Wilson wrote in message <3A56D18D.BEDC5429@t...com.au>... (...) Thanks - I'm collecting ideas, and I'll update the FAQ with them every few weeks. Kevin ---...--- Victorian House: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & Custom Lego models: (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.faq)
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| Great job! Here is some info for the "where is the cheapest..." section: - The LEGO outlet stores sell damaged sets at 50% off. Damaged usually means dented box, but sometimes means totally destroyed box with parts missing. Either way, that's a good (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.faq)
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