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Re: My Non-LEGO family experiance (Nice Story)
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Wed, 1 Mar 2000 21:44:42 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Tom Stangl writes:
> I don't have a spreadsheet, and passed the point LONG ago where I should have
> started one, so I'm never going to ;-)
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> I bought too many multiples, tossed most of the instructions/boxes, and parted
> them out into my parts. I've also probably traded away several thousand • pieces
> from new sets (I rarely EVER trade used pieces, I feel guilty about not • sending
> out new parts).
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> I also probably have a good 20-40 lbs of stuff from various Ebay auctions, and
> another 50+ on the way, so trying to keep track is just hopeless ;-) And most
> of that 70-90 lbs will go right back on Ebay in 5-10lb lots once I take the • few
> parts I like out of them (it's getting REALLY bad when you buy 10 lbs, and • feel
> happy you found 1/2-1 lb to keep, since your Wants are so specific, and you
> already have too many basic bricks/plates).
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> And my "Shock Value" pile is less than half its' original size, as I sold off
> half the 8480s, several more 5571s, and compacted 10 4561s into 3 boxes,
> splitting some of the parts into my parts collection. But I think the SV
> stacks still total around 50-60,000 pieces.
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> Frank Filz wrote:
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> > Richard Schamus wrote:
> > > I started my Excel sheet a couple of years ago, because
> > > I didn't want to keep answering, "who the heck knows," on my rtl rollcall
> > > sheet.
> >
> > Unfortuanately I still need to answer "who the heck knows" despite
> > having a spread sheet. This is because I add more sets faster than I can
> > get them into my spreadsheet (just take a look at my web site pictures
> > at http://www.mindspring.com/~ffilz/Lego/apartment.html to get a feel,
> > of course those are way out of date, or ask Mike Walsh [who has seen
> > much of the progression]).
> >
> > I can make a somewhat educated guess though, I figure I've entered 1/3
> > to 1/2 of my collection.
> >
> > --
> > Frank Filz
> >
> > -----------------------------
> > Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
> > Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
>
> --
> | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp
> | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer
Wow, do you have a mess. I guess it's been a good thing to be finacially
challenged most of my life, so that I wouldn't be in your position. (Hhhmm....
how many 8480's?) Just kidding, you have a most eviable position not to be
able to figure out anything. I've been much too greedy with my, until now, few
sets to trade anything out to anyone. let alone have a pile that you have to
wade through to get to the stuff you want. I may get to that point yet.
I thought I was doing well with 3 4561's considering that they'll be gone soon
too, and who knows what, or if, we'll get any other trains after that. I
started my list when I could and I'm able for now to keep up with it. Stuff I
get on ebay is either complete, or if I get instructions, it goes in my "don't
know if it's all there binder," and the parts get parcelled out to my parts
bins regardless. It's the new stuff that I pick up that mostly goes into the
list, and that's what I keep up with. I actually amost feel that I'm able to
be caught up soon. But the jury is still out on that, and who knows when I
wont be able to stay there...
Rich
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