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Re: Lego: Toy of the Century! (according to Fortune)
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Thu, 2 Dec 1999 22:34:13 GMT
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Whoops! Forgot the tower case I built (even when staring right at it), that has at
least 1000 pieces in it all by itself ;-)
Tom Stangl wrote:
> Gary Istok wrote:
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> > Scott E. Sanburn wrote:
> >
> > > John Gerlach wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > "During the past five decades, more than 203 billion LEGO bricks have been
> > > > sold world-wide (more than 33 for every person on the planet)."
> > > >
> > > > Hmmm... I think a lot of us here on LUGNET are skewing that 'per person'
> > > > number UP just a bit!
> > > >
> > > > Or, if I look at it another way, I've probably got several thousand other
> > > > people's share of bricks at my house... --grin--
> > > >
> > > > JohnG
> > >
> > > Only 33? Hmmm... maybe enough for a Town Junior skyscraper. :)
> > >
> > > I am sure between Gary Istok, Larry P, the train groups, and Tom
> > > Stangl, etc. we have definitely bumped that number up! Good selection,
> > > however, and adults were mentioned in the ad.
> > >
> > > Scott "Only at 110,000 bricks & 1300 minifigs" Sanburn
> > > --
> > > _________________________________________________________
> > >
> > > Scott E. Sanburn
> >
> > Yeah, if you take me, Lar, Tom, Conan and the train groups out of the picture
> > it would be more like 12 bricks per person ............. heh-heh-heh ......just
> > kidding.
>
>
> Naaahhh - I probably only have 200-250,000 bricks or so. Though I don't even want
> to TRY to add it up. 30+ 5571s is a good sized chunk of my boxed sets, along with
> 5 8880s (and to think, I owned NO 8880s a year ago!), 12+ 1252-1256 Shell sets, 12
> or so 8440s, and a few other sets of multiples.
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> I probably only have 10-20K pieces here at work. Lessee, quick count:
> 800 - Custom Technic dragsters - 3, about 250-300 pcss ea
> 630 - 2 8417s
> ~1250 - Star Wars - 7101,7110,7128,7130,7140,7150(+extra Tie)
> ~ 150 - 2554
> ~ 200 - 2148 with trailer
> ~ 200 - 3442 with trailer
> 278 - 6582
> ~ 450 - 6648 - stock and custom colors, 8
> 74 - 6663
> 320 - 6544
> ~ 900 - 5550 - complete set + secondary jeep
> 785 - 5581
> 398 - 8456
> ~ 250 - 5510 - unknown pc count
> 483 - 5542
> ~1600 - 8440 - 4 copies in diff colors and configs
> 88 - 3438
> 838 - 5541 - 1 red, 1 blue
> 770 - 6335 - 2
> ~ 100 - 1029 Tine truck
> 78 - 6662
> 360 - 6594 - 3
> 104 - 2148 - no trailer
> ~ 250 - 1831 - pc count?
> 126 - 6405
> ~ 400 - 8445
> ~ 180 - 8251
> ~ 300 - 5533
> 227 - 6561
> 453 - 6397
> 243 - 8838
> ~4000 - misc vehicles/sets
>
> OK, that's a little over 17K pieces, so I wasn't that far off ;-) As soon as I can
> make room, I'll bring an 8880, and my soon-to-be-built custom 5571 (widened 4-6
> studs and lengthened, with Technic engine) with trailer, so that will increase my
> count by 4000 pieces easy.
>
> I hope to decrease my piece count drastically early next year - I plan on finally
> sorting all my plain bricks, and Ebaying off a bunch to earn money for 2000 sets.
>
> Then again, if ZB happens to deepdiscount 8480s anytime soon, my piece count will
> go WAY up, FAST ;-) Then it's sorting time, and manymany Ebay lots ;-)
>
> --
> | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp
> | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer
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| Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp
| Please do not associate my personal views with my employer
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| (...) Naaahhh - I probably only have 200-250,000 bricks or so. Though I don't even want to TRY to add it up. 30+ 5571s is a good sized chunk of my boxed sets, along with 5 8880s (and to think, I owned NO 8880s a year ago!), 12+ 1252-1256 Shell sets, (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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