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Re: take a piece, leave a piece -- traveling box of LEGO
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Mon, 5 Jul 1999 14:22:06 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Eric Harshbarger writes:
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> Todd Lehman wrote:
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> > Here's an idea I've been itching to try out for about 4 years... I've got a
> > box of several hundred (or maybe 1000 or more, I haven't counted) LEGO
> > elements that I know I'll never use. These come from buying up large
> > collections at garage sales or on the net, in order to get a few sets I
> > wanted for my Space collection, but there was always stuff left over.
> >
> > I always kind of figured I'd find the time someday to sell or trade them,
> > but because this particular bunch of stuff is such a mish-mash of various
> > elements, I don't think it's really worth all the hassle.
> >
> > So what if I sent this box of LEGO on a long, long, worldwide journey?
> > (I don't ever care if it comes back to me, I just want it to find a better
> > home.)
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> > Let's say I mail it to someone a couple states away, and they pick out some
> > pieces they like, and replace them with some pieces they don't need. Then
> > they, in turn, send the box on to a new person. The process could repeat
> > itself over and over, and, eventually, the box could probably tour the
> > entire world. :)
> >
> > I'm thinkin' a couple restrictions might be wise:
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> > 1. You'd have to pitch in at least as many pieces as you took out, and
> > you'd have to put in pieces that were in at least as good quality as
> > those you took out. (In other words, this helps prevent the quality of
> > the pieces in the box from slowly going downhill overall.)
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> > 2. You'd have to work quickly -- grabbing out what you wanted and repacking
> > the box and sending it on to the next person within a couple or three
> > days, so that the overall person-to-person turnaround cycle would
> > average approximately one week (even less would be better).
> >
> > 3. Putting in a little more than you took out would be encouraged --
> > because this way, after the box reaches a certain size, it won't fit
> > in a reasonable size anymore -- and that's good -- because it could then
> > fork into two boxes, each of which goes happily on its way independently
> > of the other. Over time, the forks might even fork, and there might
> > then be three or four boxes merrily going around.
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> > Obviously there's a bit of a gamble in that when a box arrives to you, there
> > may not be anything you like, but the more boxes that get going around, the
> > more chances that you might have to get something interesting. I guess in
> > the best of all possible worlds, it could be like Christmas several times a
> > year for those participating. :-)
> >
> > If everyone sent the pieces on to the next person via USPS Priority mail,
> > sealed in a 2-gallon ZipLoc bag, it ought to be fairly inexpensive (about $5
> > per person), at least within the U.S., which would be a good place to give
> > it a try.
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> > Does this sound like a fun idea?
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> > --Todd
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> This sounds like an excellent idea. A couple more suggestions:
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> 1) You might want to limit the number of pieces that could be exchanged
> per person (say 10-20 at most, I don't know)... and encourage people to
> input a variety of pieces rather than a handful of 1x2's or something.
> This could help keep the piece variety interesting.
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> 2) A website could be made to 'track' the box(es) and have people sign
> up to be 'in the queue' for the postal mailing list.
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> 3) Also, type out a clear, concise page (webpage that could be printed
> out) that explains all the 'rules' and send it along with the pieces.
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> 4) Finally, if the lot finally does become just a bunch of 1x1's... send
> 'em to me... I'll use 'em all [grin]
How about in order to keep the box from going to blue 1x1's, people have to put
in what they take out, like if they take out a purple 1x19 plate, they have to
put in another type of plate, and if they take a Timmy, they have to put in
another minifig, or a 1x1 finned Space engine, another engine piece must go in,
etc..
Greg
citrusx__@yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dome/1888/
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> eric
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> Eric Harshbarger / eric@ericharshbarger.org / www.ericharshbarger.org
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> "Oh please, if people are going to start telling the truth around
> here... I'm going to bed." - Jackie-O (Parker Posey, THE HOUSE OF YES)
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