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Subject:	Re: The Ruthlessness of Lego was (Re: Spare Parts Service - How it works)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general
Date:	Wed, 18 Aug 1999 18:21:57 GMT
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On Tue, 17 Aug 1999 23:45:45 GMT, "Sanjay D'Souza" <sds87@hotmail.com> wrote: > In actual fact I don't think the bods at LEGO NZ would have mind someone > coming in and paying for the parts being sent to Australia. Much of it was > accumulated from many, many, many, many, many old sets over the years. > > There was a lot of very slow moving stock (read plastic LEGO bricks) tied up > in the spare parts area and that was a situation that TLG wasn't entirely > happy about. Quick! Let's take up a collection! :) Seriously, if I was in NZ, I'd be willing to help out with coordination & execution of such an undertaking. It's just my rotten luck to be here, on the wrong side of the planet. If Sanjay really wants to follow up on this, I'd recommend: 1) Sanjay approaches the spm with the idea, finding out (a) how much TLG would want for the lot of everything and (b) the estimated volume or mass. Hopefully, the total charge would be staggering. :) 2) Figure out if (a) divided by (b) is a reasonable figure. Factor in that we don't know what the pieces are and we don't know how well-sorted the pieces are. And we'd have to pay for hauling the stuff off of TLG property. 3) Collect money from people. Keep track, because the money collected would be used as credit against purchases from the lot. 4) Inventory the haul, by piece/color. Record the volume or weight, not the number of pieces. 5) Advertise, and sell it by the pound. Mark it up enough to reward the people doing the work. Steve -- It's a good thing I *don't* live in NZ. My wife would kill me for even thinking about this.

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		Re: The Ruthlessness of Lego was (Re: Spare Parts Service - How it works)
(...) Sssh. Sanjay's wife might hear you;-) -John (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

		Re: The Ruthlessness of Lego was (Re: Spare Parts Service - How it works)
(...) It would make a GREAT Jambalaya box! Mark "I live close to the old Zealand, does that count?" de Kock (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

		Re: The Ruthlessness of Lego was (Re: Spare Parts Service - How it works)
I'm not sure if Steve is serious about this but my replies given below. Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:37baf5a9.792395...net.com... (...) I'll find out how much the spm thinks his spare parts are worth and the mass. I (...) (25 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

		Re: The Ruthlessness of Lego was (Re: Spare Parts Service - How it works)
(...) From what I understand by reading this thread, it looks like it's too late in NZ. I think we should try to find out if this is going to happen in other locales and try to prevent it there. (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

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		Re: The Ruthlessness of Lego was (Re: Spare Parts Service - How it works)
Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:37b826ab.862059...net.com... (...) Australia (...) In actual fact I don't think the bods at LEGO NZ would have mind someone coming in and paying for the parts being sent to Australia. (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

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