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Gary & Tim & All,
> Tim, you're not gonna like this....
>
> But for me "plundering" in the USA in the 1980's usually meant "clearance
> sales". And at $19.95 each, Yellow Castles and Main Street's..... well • lets
> just say I couldn't resist. And those toy store liquidations of London • Bus
> sets at $7.35 each........
>
> In Germany, there was no LEGO clearance anywhere!! But that was OK, since • it
> meant 20 year old sets still sitting on the shelf at many toy stores.
>
> Gary Istok
Heh, evil Gary, plundering all the toy stores for cheap LEGO. Almost sounds
like a Republican or something! ; ) (FUT off.topic.fun)
Scott "I've been plundering stores in Ann Arbor myself" S.
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>
> Tim Courtney wrote:
>
> > "Gary Istok" <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message
> > news:39EF5FE3.A748B14B@umich.edu...
> > > And then there were a few referrals from TLC Enfield.... the Canadian • Broadcast
> > > Corp.- I was on TV in Canada (Lego is not just for kids) on "The • Journal",
> > this
> > > was rebroadcast in the USA and in Germany; I was also contacted by an • advertising
> > > agency called Magic Lantern Inc. - they wanted me to do some LEGO • constructions
> > > for a commercial; and of course there was Henry Wiencek, the author of • "The World
> > > Of Lego Toys", who interviewed me (page 30).
> >
> > Pardon me while I pick my jaw up off the floor.
> >
> > I used that book as one of my sources when I was writing a paper my • freshman
> > year of high school about Lego toys. Cool! :D
> >
> > > Back in the 80's when I was plundering the toy stores of the American • midwest and
> > > northeast, as well as southern Germany, I felt all alone in the LEGO • Universe....
> > > that is until the ATL/RTL and then LUGNET came into being, and I • discovered
> > > VOILA!! there is intelligent Lego life out there.... I am not
> > alone!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >
> > Sometimes I think the only thing left for me to be jealous of is people • who
> > plunder toy stores. And yes, I am :-)
> >
> > ...I'm more jealous of those who plunder toy stores, sort it all, • Brickbay
> > some, and come away not paying a cent (but some time). No time/seed $$ • to
> > start my own business like that....not to mention those who do that • after
> > plundering at 75% off - ahem, TROY! :o)
> > --
> >
> > Tim Courtney - tim@zacktron.com
> >
> > http://www.ldraw.org - Centralized LDraw Resources
> > http://www.zacktron.com - Zacktron Alliance
> >
> > ICQ: 23951114 - AIM: TimCourtne
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| "Scott E. Sanburn" <ssanburn@cleanweb.net> wrote in message news:009d01c03b09$65...default... (...) sounds (...) And not just cheap Lego - cheap Holy Grail Lego. *groan* ;-) So, how many of those do you have in your collection? Wait, don't tell me, (...) (24 years ago, 21-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.general)
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