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FOTY: What a find!
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 19 Mar 2002 16:53:34 GMT
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Hi all,
I just got my hands on the second half of a huge amount of Lego that
my parents bought for me at a toy show they went to. They usually buy/sell
Matchbox toys, and someone came up to them offering old Matchbox toys, and
asked if they would be interested in some Lego he has too. They of course
called me, and I negotiated a price with the seller (without seeing the goods,
just getting a description). I knew there were some old Expert Builder sets,
and a lot of loose brick.
Well, I paid $250 for the lot. It included 4 or 5 old Expert Builder sets,
complete with original boxes, instructions, etc. Those I picked up from my
parents, and sold them on Ebay (very well). I saw the rest of the loose brick,
about 20 pounds worth, all jumbled in a big bin. This was over a year ago. I
didn't have any room to put it, so it has been sitting at my parent's house
ever since.
Well, I guess my parents got bored, and they sorted all the bricks. Yeeha!
Finally they came to visit and brought it all along. Now, I can really
appreciate what a find this was!!!!
There are tons of bricks, mostly in mint condition. Lots of red - a few pounds
each of 1x4, 1x6, 1x8 bricks. Some random old bits, like three of the old
garage bases. Most amazingly, a quart-size ziploc bag of clear 1x2 plates,
hundreds of them! These must have been part of some big model, since these are
pretty rare. Lots of other random parts too.
Now, I need an idea for all these clear plates. And I think it is time to open
a BrickLink shop :)
Happy Hunting! These finds are few and far between, but don't despair - when
you hit one, the joy lasts a while...
Build on,
Roy
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| (...) I love to hear about these kinds of finds. It can only be a positive thing when someone who really appreciates the brick comes across collections like this because then it ensures they won't be lost or totally trashed by someone who doesn't (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.general)
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