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Re: Latest Garage Sale FOTW
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 14 May 2001 03:14:34 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Maggie Cambron writes:
> I believe it's been a while since I tortured you all with one of my FOTW's, so
> here goes--
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> It was past noon and by then the good stuff is normally gone, but I saw a
> cardboard box with a red LEGO bucket sticking out the top. The sticker on the
> box said $15 OBO. I looked closely and saw the 6416 Poolside Paradise
> baseplate, a CRAPP, two yellow tudor walls connected side by side, and two
> battery boxes in the LEGO bucket, among all the other pieces.
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> I offered $10 (higher than what I normally pay at garage sales) to the elderly
> woman there, and she said she had to go ask her daughter because they belonged
> to her. (I thought it would be really interesting to talk to the daughter
> because judging by the age of the older woman her daughter had to have been
> over thirty, and it had been HER LEGO!) Unfortunately she had gone to lunch.
> But fortunately the woman sold me the box for $10. Here's what I got-- haven't
> had time to see if it's complete-- most likely not (e.g., no instructions), • but
> the pieces are in VERY good condition:
Boy, with a find like that, I would have been ashamed to take it for less than
the offering price (so I'm a sucker sometimes...). What a steal! Good buy.
Frank
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| (...) Yikes, it DID come out sounding like I take advantage of little old ladies! Really, it's not true! And I don't haggle if the people look like they need the money. And I NEVER bargain with children. And I don't sell used cars. Really, I'm a (...) (25 years ago, 14-May-01, to lugnet.general)
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| I believe it's been a while since I tortured you all with one of my FOTW's, so here goes-- It was past noon and by then the good stuff is normally gone, but I saw a cardboard box with a red LEGO bucket sticking out the top. The sticker on the box (...) (25 years ago, 14-May-01, to lugnet.general)
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