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Re: Who had the 5571 Inventory?
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lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction
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Thu, 18 Mar 1999 23:57:56 GMT
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johnneal@%Spamless%uswest.net
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I am all for the *free* exchange of ideas in this NG-- that's why we're all here,
isn't it? I guess I was just voicing my subtle dismay that it seems to me that
some people around here and especially in RTL and Ebay are just into Lego so that
they can make a quick buck (I found 10 sets at Walmart at 40% off so now I'm going
to sell them in Lugnet and cash in)-- and I by _no_ means mean to imply this of
Mike. Having said that, I have nothing against the free market and the fair
market value of sets or elements and people for selling them. I guess when I
really analyze how I feel about the whole situation, it boils down to frustration
with TLG for not making parts available in bulk, which would, in my mind, drive
prices down and make Lego a more affordable hobby AND provide builders with the
elements they need to build freely (well, not quite;). I'm thinking of an analogy
to the legalization of drugs, but I don't want to go there because I don't really
have all the facts and wish not to be BBQ'd:-)
-John
onyx wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Mike Stanley writes:
> > John Neal <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote:
> > > Wow, are you suggesting that someone should give you something gratis so that • you
> > > can turn around and use it to make money?
> > >
> > > *puzzlement*
> >
> > Nope, not at all.
> >
> > But if someone has already DONE the inventory, why not share it?
> >
> > But given the fact that so many other
> > things in our "community" are based on sharing...
>
> i think everyone involved in this thread who *isn't* involved in the Lego CAD
> realm should hop on over into those channels and take a look at what's going
> on... we CAD kids are writing applications, creating 3D models of elements,
> designing and implementing new file formats, evaluating software for future
> Lego CAD advancements... all for *free*... all of our time, effort and creation
> comes and goes 100% gratis.. i wouldn't *accept* being paid for my time and
> effort.. i wouldn't even accept a fistful of bricks (well, okay, my greed
> *would* allow me to accept an 8448.. but still :) )...
> i don't care *what* the guy on the other end of the CAD spectrum is doing with
> my apps and 3D meshes... as long as it *helps* someone... and i get the
> personal satisfaction of knowing i was the badass that coded the app or modeled
> the element... you can't BUY that kind of character-building experience
>
> as the "leader" of our CAD community once said: "i don't WANT to get paid for
> this... then it becomes a little too much like 'work'... "
>
> not to mention the fact that Lego CAD (specifically LDraw) was born, bred and
> fostered in the mind of a young man who died in his mid-20's... after leaving
> us all a legacy that created the CAD community i'm proud to be a core part of
> today... and his family still upholds his wish that every thread spawned from
> his original creation remain public domain for eternity...
>
> if the person creating the information didn't want it to be shared then they
> wouldn't have made a public access announcement on the largest worldwide forum
> known to man...
>
> c'mon... play well
>
> J
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| Wow, did I open a can of worms! OK, Tom's response to what I said was GREAT. Tom said: Yes, I have done this before. Someone sent me the inventory for 9365, so I pulled 2 sets out of the auction as Reserved for him at opening cost, even if the rest (...) (26 years ago, 19-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction)
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| (...) you (...) i think everyone involved in this thread who *isn't* involved in the Lego CAD realm should hop on over into those channels and take a look at what's going on... we CAD kids are writing applications, creating 3D models of elements, (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction)
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