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Re: A Question
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 28 Jan 2000 05:07:12 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> Cliff Olson wrote:
> >
> > In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > > Frank Filz wrote:
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> > > > I'm also curious as to how Cliff got his perception? I haven't really • seen
> > > > anyone on Lugnet looking to buy MISB sets to keep them that way, but • maybe
> > > > I've missed something.
> > >
> > > Well I have a few I'll probably keep MISB... the 4558 I won at
> > > SeriousCollector (the very first thing auctioned there) and a MISB
> > > airport shuttle Conan sold me. But in both cases I have more than one
> > > and use the other ones regularly.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Larry Pieniazek - larryp@novera.com - http://my.voyager.net/lar
> > > http://www.mercator.com. Mercator, the e-business transformation company
> > > fund Lugnet(tm): http://www.ebates.com/ ref: lar, 1/2 $$ to lugnet.
> > >
> > > Note: this is a family forum!
> >
> > Thanks Larry.
> >
> > I guess the only fair thing to say is ask me this same question six months
> > from now. Although, in retrospect, I do understand the whole mindset behind
> > buyer security from purchasing a MISB set. No missing parts, instructions
> > intact, etc. Despite the fact that I do enjoy the whole buying and
> > selling/auction thing, I really would rather spend my time building with my
> > legos than buying and selling them.
>
> Me too. However it seems I spend 50% of my "lego time" here, which is
> fun, and 45% on commerce, which only sort of is... and at best 5% on
> actual building. Since I have multiple copies of the sets I was
> referring to, I don't have to actually open those particular
> instances... although I am tempted with the shuttle. The 4558, I have
> already had the joy of opening a MISB and building it for the very first
> time (that was the first 4558 I got, I now have like 5 or 6, I forget
> exactly) but I never have opened and built an airport shuttle... I can't
> believe a MISB went in Bill Katz's auction for only 350.
>
> >
> > Someting unrelated- Lar, you asked me to post some pictures of this modified
> > hopper. As someone living in the dark ages in regard to the internet (ie. • HTML-
> > challenged)and someone who does not have any "web-space", how could I post
> > these pictures?
>
> Well it is truly easy nowadays to get free space and even if you are
> completely clueless, some sites make it very easy to post a few
> pictures... check out homestead.com, I think. Ask around in
> lugnet.publish for help, there are lots of people there that can give
> you pointers.
>
> But if you just have a couple of snaps you've scanned in, email them to
> me, I'll post them somewhere.
>
> --
> Larry Pieniazek - larryp@novera.com - http://my.voyager.net/lar
> http://www.mercator.com. Mercator, the e-business transformation company
> fund Lugnet(tm): http://www.ebates.com/ ref: lar, 1/2 $$ to lugnet.
>
> Note: this is a family forum!
Cool. I will borrow a friend's digital camera and do just that. And thanks for
the tips on finding my own web-space.
Cliff
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