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Matthew Bates wrote in message ... (...) interested (...) (supplementary (...) isn't (...) I was in Sweden back in December and in a couple of the stores I went into they had parts packs for slopes, doors and windows, and wheels. They were (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Ah, but as soon as you do that, you are making purchases on behalf of your company, and they are no longer private purchases. I was originally suggesting that TLG restrict membership of the club to private individuals only, and not allow (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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I'm not sure what your comment about taxes has to do with my comment about arbitrage. If I can get 1% an hour consistently, I will declare the income and pay the taxes. Gladly. (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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I really don't see what all this fuss is about, toy stores aren't interested in selling bulk bricks. You used to be able to buy bulk bricks (supplementary packs I think they were called) in UK toy shops but not any more, there isn't enough demand. (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) But there's a federally imposed limit on the amount that you can make per year before you have to A> declare the income, and B> either have a business license or be on a payroll. This limit is not really that much per year (only about six (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) any real flowers [1]! Mark [1] He, it was a sunday! No stores were open!...and I completely forgot about Valentinesday..I admit! (now going to the corner to stand there for a while) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Ah. We're refering to two different LU's. A Lehman LU (you brought it up in this thread first) is 1/2 plate-height. So the on-center spacing of studs can be expressed: 1 Gyugyi LU 5 Lehman LU 8 mm 10 Gyugyi dLU 20 LDU I would say the Lehman LU (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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My wife liked her flowers too! I think it was a fine general announcement. Rich (URL) Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...net.com]On Behalf Of Tom Stangl, VFAQman Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 1999 12:34 AM To: (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Oh? It's a way cuter post without mentioning LEGO. That whole site is an alternate reality in which the brick is never mentioned. Very effective and sweet. And I don't believe you would not have followed the link if it was me... you're just (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I will. If you can point me to a scheme that is legal, and guaranteed to return 250 an hour for a capital investment of only 25,000 I am THERE. Only takes 100 hours to double your money at that rate. Lots of arbitrageurs make a nice living on (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Agreed. <insert standard stump for the Libertarian party here. (URL) > (...) If you need to move money to or from Australia, New Zealand, the UK, or Germany (and I hope the NL soon, Hi Jasper) drop me a line. I may be able to help you. I have (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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Jasper Janssen wrote in message <36c8a217.6212706@lu...et.com>... (...) Because presently, if you want a thousand of a particular piece the only way to get them is to buy umteen sets (4x2 bricks etc excluded). Donning my devil's advocate hat again (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) But how often do you post a public reply to a message containing a prominently located URL without checking out what's on that URL first? Anyway, no harm done. Anyone could've mistaken it for spam, as you point out. (...) Hmm, good idea for (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hmmm - I wouldn't have said two years in the UK, because they weren't released here until August 1997 - so here it was little more than one year before they were down to - in the case of the second biggest set - less than half price. (...) (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yeah, yeah, sure... I'll betcha you and Todd just cooked up this whole thing together just to get me all riled up and see how much of a fuss I'll make, right? ;) Seriously though, I was never thinking that TLG would have to police anything. (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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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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