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Re: Is it possible to have too much LEGO?
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000 17:01:58 GMT
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Tom Stangl, VFAQman wrote:
> Just 2 hours? Talk to me when it takes WEEKS ;-)
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> Of course, most of that is not sheer bulk, but disorganization. If I can ever
> stop buying long enough to clear out some floor space, I'm going to sort ALL of
> the spare parts once and for all, and put different bits in specific places.
> That, and BURY Ebay in lots for a few weeks to clear out stuff I've decided I
> don't need ;-)
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> Troy Cefaratti wrote:
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> > Having just spent two hours yesterday looking for a piece that I needed for
> > my current project, I'd have to say that it is indeed possible to have too
> > much Lego!
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> > Having said that though, I don't think that you could get me to give any of
> > it up! It may have taken me two hours to find the piece, but atleast I HAD
> > the piece! <grin>
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> > Troy
> >
> > Richard Franks <spontificus@__nospam__yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:Fq8nGA.BHJ@lugnet.com...
> > >
> > > I'm aware that the question itself is almost sacreligious, but it is a • (semi)
> > > serious one, going with the assumption that the LEGO-habit isn't causing
> > > financial problems.
> > >
> > > Richard
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> --
> Tom Stangl
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I agree with Tom, sometimes it can take weeks. It took me 7 years to realize that
I had a duplicate of a 1962 wooden box set from Germany! But sometimes someone
will as to trade/sell for something that will take me a long long time to find.
This is especially true when it comes to minifigs. They are usually located in
about 20 different mixed boxes of miscellaneous LEGO (total weight of about
40-50lb.). For common parts, I don't have a problem finding things. But when it
comes to specialized parts, it gets pretty time consuming. Yes you can have too
much LEGO!!
Gary Istok
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| Just 2 hours? Talk to me when it takes WEEKS ;-) Of course, most of that is not sheer bulk, but disorganization. If I can ever stop buying long enough to clear out some floor space, I'm going to sort ALL of the spare parts once and for all, and put (...) (25 years ago, 20-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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