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Mark Tarrabain wrote in message <36C86BD7.DA07F3E8@l....bc.ca>... (...) markup on (...) 100%. (...) It must be different in the States. I have a copy of the Lego UK retailers price list and even with all the additional discounts, it's impossible to (...) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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Well, in his defense, he was right.....sort of... How often do you see spam in a newsgroup? And how often do you follow a link in a spam to check it out? I sure as heck don't. The ONLY reason I followed it to check it out was because Suzanne posted (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) this. (...) Just because you two agree to disagree doesn't mean one of you isn't wrong. Not that I'm going to tell you which one it is (if either). Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking for answers? (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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Keith, I thought that too, but NOPE! Go to that URL, you'll see what I mean ;-) I mean, I suspected something when I saw it was Suzanne posting it ;-) Suzanne - THANKS for the idea! I made a 6 rose vase for my wife for VDay, she loved it! (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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James Brown wrote in message ... (...) Easy, shoot first, ask questions later. Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking for answers? Read the rec.toys.lego FAQ! (URL) in Deja News! (URL) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Blink blink. How so? <quoted from the lugnet.announce charter> lugnet.announce (group): General-interest announcements to the community (breaking news about products, releases, contests, events, and sites, etc.); also, important LUGNET (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Keith: Actually, it was like totally ON-topic. --Todd (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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this was like totally off topic here.. Suzanne D. Rich wrote in message ... (...) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I tend to keep the outer shell, and inner tray - which I use for storage of my parts. Plastic bags are easilly substituted with ziplock type bags if you were trying to recreate a set. Plastic trays I used to keep, but these took up so much (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Exactly, bulk parts are unlikely to be economically viable for TLG, especially if they were cheaper than sets on a per piece basis. Bulk parts should demand a premium which those building huge models (castles) would be willing to pay in order (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Sorry :) (...) Ok. No problem, no grudges. (...) No, I don't necessarily disagree with that...(and I probably don't want to be making guesses as to what motivates TLG :) My major disagreement was with the assertion that it would be possible to (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Todd, I think you and I are just going to have to agree to disagree on this. I don't think that TLG would have any motivation to sell to individuals in the bulk amounts that you are suggesting, but if you think otherwise, well, hey... maybe (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Common for most of the points. I only keep one copy of each diferent catalog/brochure, only the outer shells for smaller sets, but also trays for bigger ones, and certainly none of the bags (except at least one copy of not-boxed, I mean (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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Todd & All; Excellent discussion regarding bulk brick sales. In certain political circles, I know if say corporation A gives 10 people $1,000 each to give to a candidate that supports them, while the maximum contribution is $1,000, it is illegal and (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Think. Toystore writes $25,250 cashier's check to individual. Individual deposits check and writes new cashier's check to LSI for $25,000. LSI delivers bulk elements to individual. Individual delivers bulk elements to toystore. In other words, (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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I bought a few sets on E-bay, I bought them for the pieces and mini-figs, but I don't expect the plastic piece holders (You can buy the material for it at a very cheap rate), nor the cardboard container either. I just figure it is a waste of time (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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OK, Richard. I have heard many interesting tidbits on the Unification and the currency situation, from the EU spawning the Antichrist, to the benefits of American business and so on, so it is good to hear information who is in the thick of it, (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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I've only recently begun saving the bags since TLG has started printing the set pictures on the bags. Usually though, I only expect to get the pieces and instructions with auction winnings. Duane (...) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It wouldn't (and that wasn't the implication). The question was a rhetorical one, in response to Mark Tarrabain's comment "Further, there could be little incentive for a person to purchase from any individuals who were to try this because they (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That's only 1% profit. Who's going to bother spending that kind of money to make so little? Further, I would never suggest that TLG charge club members prices that are below what retailers could get their stuff for. I, for one, would be quite (...) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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