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(...) Glad you liked the letter, My first thought was to have us all sign (typed names?) it and list the total number of sets and pieces represented by this group of signers. How about that? Gary Istok (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It would probably be better like that (what was written above). Um, this will probably sound dumb, but people with scanners could actually send a real signature to be put on the letter, or should multiple letters be sent out? Greg "(URL) (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Excellent! Scott Sanburn Age 24 CADD Designer Number of confirmed sets 492 (50 or so not known from assimilation) Pieces = 102,286 (Some 5,000 from assimilation) (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Thanks Scott. Are you trying out SAHBO as a new acronym (Shop At Home Bulk Orders)? Well I don't know if it will do any good, but I do know that Peter Eio will read the letter. I may not like their policies, but I do like Mr. Eio. He's been there a (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes: <clip> (...) My two cents would be for Gary to send his letter with only his signature and have a standard general letter of the same tone posted on LUGNET (and RTL, peoples's site, etc.) that individuals (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Scott Edward Sanburn <ssanburn@aeieng.com> wrote in article <37AB2EE4.513A9A80@a...ng.com>... (...) <snip> Ouch, now I don't feel much of a collector anymore. I know I just an AFOL only a month or 2 ago, but still... I don't know the exact count, (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Yes, you caught me, my dream acronym, SAHBO, Shop At Home Bulk Orders, (I can see the logo now!) or maybe even OLSAHBO, Online! Yes, scroll through beautifully rendered parts, available in these colors, pop them in the basket, and away you go! My (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Arjan, No two people have the same collection. Size may be important in other areas, but not in this newsgroup. I don't want this to get into an exercise of who has the biggest collection, and who doesn't. We already know it's Conan (2.3 million), (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Arjan, Don't be upset or anything, I have been collecting sets since I was 4, everyone has different money conditions, situations, and the like. I really have never had a Dark Age, like most AFOL'S have. I am strange as it is, so it fits me. :) I (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Yeesh, I'd have to TRY to count up my pieces then! I don't want to THINK about it. I bought 70,000 in one month once! (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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If you're going to make it difficult for those of us that don't WANT to know how much we have, add another KEY figure - how many pieces/sets you had to buy from other Legoneers rather than buying from TLG, thereby lowering their profit potential. I (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in article <37AB385F.74533CA1@u...ch.edu>... (...) Hi Todd, (...) areas, (...) who (...) It wasn't my intention to start such a thread in the first place. I wasn't really serious about the "ouch" thing. Sorry if I (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Scott Edward Sanburn <ssanburn@aeieng.com> wrote in article <37AB4202.ED975B73@a...ng.com>... (...) Hey Scott, (...) everyone (...) never (...) me. :) Like you've probably ready in my reply to Todd, I was merely joking about being upset. Actually, I (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Take a browse thru (URL) I haven't submitted my info to yet). It makes for some interesting reading. Julie (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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70,000?! WOW! In one month? Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Well, it was in 2 days, actually. But that was as much or more Lego than I had purchased in over a year. I tend to rarely ever find sets I like on clearance, but when I do, look out! (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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dkrenz <dkrenz@mc.net> wrote in article <37ABB158.93EE24A3@mc.net>... <snip> (...) Thanks Julie! This is exactly what I was talking about. Very interesting to read about the people & their collections around here. (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) And they were all 5571s;-) <drooling rivers> -John (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hey, I just got one of those last week for $70 at a Zainy Brainy in (or near) Philadelphia. Seemed like a pretty good deal at the time. They had two more left after I got mine. Don (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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Well, you either found one of the stores I passed over, or they found some more in their warehouse, because I only skipped over stores that where asking too much, or ones that had 3 or less in stock. I called every ZB in the US ;-) (...) -- | Tom (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Is that the one in Dufasville or something (I can't remember the name but it starts with a D)? That's that store I found sevral Space Shuttles in for $70 Last year, after everyone else ran out. KL (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I couldn't tell you. While visiting relatives on vacation, I bummed a ride to the nearest Zainy Brainy on mission to get a kids birthday present. I happened to browse the lego aisle and there they were... To get there you take 76 northwest of (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Sure there's a better way - use the ZB web site, it lists all stores, and directions to get there. Then again, you can just call to see if they have any ;-) And it's probably the Doylestown store, which is actually in Warrington ;-) (...) -- | Tom (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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