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Re: 6419 Paradisa Question
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 17 Aug 1999 14:27:29 GMT
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johnneal@+StopSpammers+uswest.net
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lol Sorry, Simon!
I meant to direct that response to Mike:-) Don't you give up on the idea of kids
just yet-- they are *almost* better than LEGO;-) <emphasis on winky
-John
Simon Robinson wrote:
> Err - John. I - er - don't have a daughter. I'm nowhere near having
> a daughter. I'm not even part of a couple yet. And not only that
> but when I do start going out with someone, I kinda hope
> it'll be with a girl who doesn't want any children.
>
> I buy the Paradisa for *me*. (Or perhaps that should be "It is
> for me that I keep not buying the Paradisa but if I had managed to
> buy it then it'd be for me...") <grin>
>
> (Of course, being single does have the advantage that I have
> a lot more money to spend on Lego. And I can build up my collection
> more rapidly without having to justify every acquisition to
> someone and then getting looked at in a disapproving kind of
> way...)
>
> Simon
> http://www.SimonRobinson.com
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> In lugnet.general, John Neal writes:
> > Since they are no longer offered by TLG, you will pay a premium for Paradisa (a
> > lot of closet pink fans out there;)
> > Maybe introduce your daughter to Belville, or Scala. Watch out, however,
> > because if your daughter is like mine, she'll take a fancy to *both* $$$;-)
> >
> > -John
> >
> > Simon Robinson wrote:
> >
> > > In lugnet.general, Mike Walsh writes:
> > > > I recently had the opportunity to buy the 6419
> > > > (http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=6419) Rolling Acres Ranch set
> > > > from an individual. I don't have any Paradisa sets nor do I know much about
> > > > them. My daughter is getting interested in LEGO and really likes the "LEGO
> > > > for Her" bucket. My question is, what would you pay for a used but in good
> > > > condition with box and instructions for a 6419? My initial reaction to the
> > > > seller was his price was too high but maybe it isn't.
> > >
> > > I don't know about that particular set, but I'm getting a growing impression
> > > that Paradisa sets generally are valued quite highly. I know I've now
> > > been clobbered a couple of times on Ebay on Paradisa sets, despite
> > > my bidding well above the sets' original retail prices.
> > >
> > > Simon
> > > http://www.SimonRobinson.com
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| Err - John. I - er - don't have a daughter. I'm nowhere near having a daughter. I'm not even part of a couple yet. And not only that but when I do start going out with someone, I kinda hope it'll be with a girl who doesn't want any children. I buy (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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