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Re: FOTM - on Ebay even!
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lugnet.general
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Sun, 19 Sep 1999 19:26:00 GMT
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Rob Farver wrote in message <5vvjN5wgt55J=w5ltOX1aeDlZ6Xq@4ax.com>...
> On Sat, 18 Sep 1999 00:00:52 GMT, Tom Stangl <toms@netscape.com> wrote:
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> > 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!
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> > 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 prices on this set, so I'm
> > VERY happy with my "find" ojn Ebay ;-)
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> 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, slopes, windows, etc. It even had box and
> instructions.
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
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| 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)
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| | Re: FOTM - on Ebay even!
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| (...) 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)
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