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Subject: 
Buying to Sell to Buy
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Wed, 8 Dec 1999 09:19:44 GMT
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Let me ask this......How many ppl buys sets to sell them to buy other sets?
And am I some kind of wierdo for just buying stuff outright that I want
instead of including half a dozen middlemen?



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  Re: Buying to Sell to Buy
 
Lots of people buy to sell. I do it all the time, I HAVE to in order to keep as much Lego as I do. Then again, I also sell at cost a lot too - I like getting the Lego to the TRUE enthusiasts, rather than the average Joe that just walks by a box and (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Buying to Sell to Buy
 
(...) sets? (...) I've just done this with an Airport Shuttle (that I got at an incredible price) and would do so again if I ever get another deal like that for something I'm ambiguous about (or just plain don't like). My budget doesn't have room (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Buying to Sell to Buy
 
(...) I've done it with a significant quantity of polybag sets that I was able to get at a good discount. I knew that I could at least get retail for these, so I bought a bunch of them and am selling them on Ebay. The profits from these sales will (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Buying to Sell to Buy
 
(...) I buy stuff that I figure I *might* want or at worst my son would like, but with half an eye towards a later sale. If I can make the hobby pay for itself (at least in part), I'm willing to do it. Bruce (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Buying to Sell to Buy
 
I try to do this but, I find that I am a better buyer than seller. Sometimes it is to hard to let them go. Dan Richard Schuit wrote in message ... (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)

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