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Jonathan Mizner <mizners@aol.com> wrote in message news:G74EML.F1J@lugnet.com... (...) They do not resell them, instead LEGO buys them back and puts them into large boxes called K8's. They use these boxes for play area LEGO at events around the (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Interesting. I would like to purchase a few "K8's". Maybe we can get Lego to bulk sell K8's to the Lugnet community? It would be nice to buy bulk amounts of relatively current sets at extremelly discounted prices. Do you know if Lego Direct (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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"Jonathan Mizner" <mizners@aol.com> wrote in message news:G78Eyo.Cou@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) Brickfest, (...) They probably wouldn't sell these -- they use them for events only, as far as I understand. A K8 would have a few hundred dollar (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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I don't know the exact dimisions of the K8 boxes, from what I understand they are packed by wieght, 42lbs to be exact. jt (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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Tim Courtney <tim@zacktron.com> wrote in message news:G7BAFC.568@lugnet.com... [snip] (...) as I (...) pieces in (...) their (...) They wouldn't need to market them at all. Just let us AFOLs know that they are available for purchase and I'm sure (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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(...) the (...) Brickfest, (...) Do they? I thought K8's were created from manufacturing overstock, and spoiled boxes at the factory/warehouse. I've seen many sets at the Outlet store that appeared to come from store returns. I suspect this is what (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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"Kevin Loch" <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message news:G7BrsF.CDr@lugnet.com... (...) spoiled (...) Well, that's what I understood from a couple people at Brickfest, I forget who said that though. IIRC they were people who arranged with LEGO Direct (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Over the past several years, I have had a *few* store employees tell me that they can return unsold Lego back to TLC. I seem to recall that something was said about qty, but I can't remember the exact phrase. Like I think they can return a (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Maybe they can return some things, but my experience is that most times when an employee says that, they are using it as an excuse not to mark down a damaged set so I can buy it at a discount. /Eric McC/ (23 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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