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  FOTM - on Ebay even!
 
I was bidding on a 5540 Model Team formula car, and only one other bidder bid on it. $30 starting bid, and I got it for $32! True, it has no box, and I have to pay shipping from Paris, but I've wanted one for a while and seen some rather obscene (...) (25 years ago, 18-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: FOTM - on Ebay even!
 
(...) Congrats! I saw it, but I already have one, with box. I am missing the stickers. You won't be dissapointed..... It's a truly beautiful model. Eric (25 years ago, 18-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: FOTM - on Ebay even!
 
(...) I had a similar FOTM, I got a 733 Universal on eBay for $30, that went for over $80 just a few days earlier. Very strange. This set has 8 blue outside corner slopes in it, as well as 8 inside corners and a variety of other useful bricks, (...) (25 years ago, 18-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: FOTM - on Ebay even!
 
Rob Farver wrote in message <5vvjN5wgt55J=w5ltOX...ax.com>... (...) wanted (...) I recently got a 6277 Imperial Trading Post for $75 on eBay (less than MSRP). It just goes to show that patience is rewarded, even on eBay... Frank (25 years ago, 19-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: FOTM - on Ebay even!
 
I've started with a new strategy when bidding on eBay. I simply bid what I consider a good find. And I don't care if I get outbid in the last minute. There are always more than 1000 items matching "lego -star", so patience is the key word. /Tore (...) (25 years ago, 19-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: FOTM - on Ebay even!
 
(...) Yes. That's what I *say*. But I still get annoyed when I get sniped, anyway. :-) :-) I'm getting better, though. (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)

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