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This is stupid. Why do I find it so hard to sell sets? I'm sitting on a 5571 Black Cat. I bought it specifically because it was reduced to clear and I thought I could probably make a few dollars by auctioning it off. It's not even my kind of Lego. I (...) (25 years ago, 15-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You think you just found it hard? I just put up 3 sets on SC and it took all evening agonizing about it... 3 lousy sets that I bought to resell, out of a thousand or more... yeesh. (25 years ago, 15-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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That reminds me of the bag full of Kabaya sets I brought home from Japan. I had two of each, and it took weeks before I could let the extra sets go. Every time I open a new lego box, it makes me think of the chocolate bars in the book "Charley and (...) (25 years ago, 15-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) What? You nibble a small corner off a brick? :-) (25 years ago, 15-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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I have two sets which I could probably make money on, but they are just too cool. It's the Launch Command Plane with the shuttle on it. The number...Oh, I don't know! Oh wait, I remember now! :) (URL) to have cool sets like this again! Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 15-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes, 6544 rocks. Some fairly unique pieces in it too. I had 8 at one point, sold off 2 of 3, that's about it... (25 years ago, 15-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:37B6D93D.12481D...ger.net... (...) Sounds like we have yet another lego addict. I have nearly two decades of stuff that I will never get out of the boxes again because I move every three years (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I remember getting mine in my early coming-out-of-the-dark ages days. It was August 1997 and I was delighted to pick it up from the Entertainer store, reduced to about US$25 to clear. I also recall being a bit disappointed when it actually got (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) that place, and just have it controlled in my main control center in my military base. It kind of urked me as well, and I have no problem changing some obvious non-real situations the sets come with sometimes! I also hated the SAHS catalog (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Ok.. with all the talk of shuttles... I've got one question I haven't been able to figure out.. my friends son got a set possibly 89.. early 90's... it had a shuttle just like the one in 6339 though this shuttle sat on a large flat bed truck.. can (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Temptations. Last year I bought a FOTY Town Airport Monorail in unopened box, with the intention to sell it someday. I already had a lot of space monorail and didn't particularly want this one too, especially given the high price. But it's hard to (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, that's gotta be the 6346, Shuttle Launching Crew. (URL) am still looking for that one... Mark "Woosh..." de Kock (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Uh, Eric- You could have simply bought a town figure set; a cook with a hat AND a pizza come in it... -John (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Eric Brok writes: <snip: Re 6990 Airport shuttle> (...) I don't think you'd have any trouble selling it even with missing cook's hats :) (About 5571 MT Black Cat/Giant Truck) (...) True - though on the other hand when I checked on (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Simon- That's not to say that *some* day those sets won't be valuable-- they will be. I just think that at this particular time everyone who has one is trying to sell it-- that supply and demand thing;-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Simon Robinson <simon@simonrobinson.com> wrote in message news:016501bee6d0$b1...9@simon... (...) I definitely have the same problem. Once Lego is in my hand, it's _so_ hard to let go. I found a 6285 Black Seas Barracuda (@ 85% complete) at a (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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John VanZwieten wrote in message ... [ ... snipped ...] (...) hard to (...) shop, (...) Keep in (...) in (...) and (...) it (...) This is exactly how I ended up with my Airport Shuttle (6399). I bought with the intention of selling or trading it (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It's funny; Pirates did the same thing to me. I was totally uninterested, then I got a Red Beard's Runner cheap. I finally ended up with nearly all the current Pirate sets. They are one of the rare examples of themes were we've packed away all (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) ^^^^ What an awesome puntypo! (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) You know, you're right. I'll tell you what, I'll take it off your hands for $20...ah heck, I'm a nice guy, $30. *grin* Ciao! (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Markassius wrote in message ... (...) You got the number right, Mark. That is a cool set - I got it in a large lot (of which I said I would sell the non-Castle sets) and still haven't been able to let it go. -- Have fun! John AUCTION Page (More (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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If that offer isn't quite what you wanted, I have five rare white 2x4 basic Lego bricks that I'd be willing to swap for your used monorail set. :) (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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I've got 8 of those rare white bricks :) and I can toss in 4 other rare black ones too ;) though you'd have to put that chef hat back in to get the black! hehehe (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Thanks Mark, that was the set, To bad he doesn't have the parts for it anymore :( I just needed to be sure I wasn't losing my mind and thinking of a set that wasn't real! Thanks again! (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Oh Yeah... Well I've got 1 rare yellow 1x2 plate. And I'll even excuse the chef hat. Adam 8o) Mookie <Mookie1@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:37B8ECE1.E53A3E...att.net... (...) outfit (...) my (...) tiny (...) unopened (...) hands (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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I have about 8 chef's hats. You can have them all :) Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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well, not to be outdone here... I've got 2 rare 1x1 black plates, 2 rare 1x1 yellow plates, 3 of those yellow 1x2 plates. and I would even excuse the chef hat :) (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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OK, top this, all 20 of my Jar-Jar Bonks Minifigs! HA! (If you act now, receive a special collectors set - #0000 - 2 minifig's of Timmy) Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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try to match this I have a bucket full of the extremly rare 2x2 brick in red, so I could exchange a few dozen. Martin (...) receive (...) yellow (...) :) (...) monorail (...) in (...) one (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) exchange (...) You CAN'T beat this: I have 1 EXTREMELY RARE minifig hand.. in YELLOW!! Greg "It has been confirmed: BURPMan gave Timmy rabies." Majewski citrusx__@yahoo.com (URL) up to .off-topic.fun] (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Try this: I have an *authentic* Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn Lego Figure! He even has his cape and lightsabre! This is a collector's item, one-of-a-kind! This figure is so rare, you'll never find him at a collector's show!!! Jeff (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Blimey! How did you build up a collection like that???? You must have spent a fortune on it. *envy* The only reason I got 5 bricks was because I had a lucky break back in the 18th century. An old friend of mine was in danger of getting caught with (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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I do have to admint that you barely beat me by a hand (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Greg Majewski wrote in message ... (...) Hmmm... is it a right one or a left one (rare) ? Eric (25 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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