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Re: Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!)
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 25 Oct 1999 21:47:36 GMT
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This sounds something like the other message that I posted last night.
See
http://www.lugnet.com/general/?n=8881
In lugnet.general, James Powell writes:
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> > Specific quantities from TLG (unless you mean large lots, maybe in
> > the thousands) may never happen again. I really think an AFOL
> > clearing house has a much greater chance of success. Let the
> > clearing house order 10,000 of a certain part, then deal with the
> > people who want 100 of this, 50 of that, etc. Something like that.
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> This is what I would propose. If we are looking for spicific parts, the first
> one on my list (and Larry's too I guess) would be a train window and door. I
> -don't- care what colour (I'd prefer gray, but...as long as I can get 200-300
> of the -same- colour). The next part would likely be gray 1x4 bricks (from
> what people have said). Larry, are you willing to do the legwork? or is • there
> someone else willing to do the legwork? we'd need a web page (at least I
> assume so) and a selection of 10 (at most to start) bricks, and a color choice
> for each (IE, 100 possible premitions). Then, someone has to write a nice
> letter (on a company letterhead). We ask TLG for X pieces in Y colour, and
> offer Z dollars to them. I know various people have contact names we could • send
> the letter to. Gary, I think it would be best addressed to your 'nameless'
> person first. The Quantity has to be reasonable, otherwise TLG will not agree
> to this sort of thing. (IE, we are talking 10-20 K $ on the first order)
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> I don't know. Perhaps I am wearing rose coloured glasses, but I think that if
> you approached the right person, with the money in hand (or ready to hand), • you
> would get somewhere.
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> I'd be in for up to 500 US.
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> James Powell
Remember that to get TLG to work with us, we need to be flexible. And we need
to start getting a group want list with alternatives.
Jodi
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| (...) This is what I would propose. If we are looking for spicific parts, the first one on my list (and Larry's too I guess) would be a train window and door. I -don't- care what colour (I'd prefer gray, but...as long as I can get 200-300 of the (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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