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I had to call the Consumer Affairs people to replace some old black wheels as found in Technic set #8246 and old Blacktron I set #6941 (almost the same element except for minor details). I had recently purchased several of these from a fellow Lugnut (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yes, just last night I had a couple of those hubs crumble when I tried to remove them from old tires. They were gray hubs. (...) - (...) This is why we will see several part resellers and part trading sites spring up. You might buy 1000 and (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego)
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To All, (...) as (...) these (...) wheels, (...) bigger (...) me (...) stand as (...) I (...) each - (...) price. (...) Hmm.. well, I don't see outside of the big groups perhaps (I would hope they would provide the train groups with something!), (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Is it possible that you were charged a flat shipping fee plus a lower cost per element? Replace well, Andreas Stabno (URL) (26 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego)
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Too bad you didn't ask in here - I have over 100 of those rims from 8246s, I would have let them go at $.10-15 each ;-) (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) - (...) Well, I believe there were probably all kinds of overhead with fulfilling your order that could be reduced or eliminated with the kind of plan proposed for Lego Direct. For example, your request probably resulted in a search for the (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) I just called Consumer Affairs to buy some parts that were missing from a couple of open clearance sets that I just purchased (I should have known better). I was quoted a price of $5.35 for a saddle, samurai knight fig, his armor & katana, a (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) I just hope we can get what we want overall. I'd like to replace lots of old stuff, obtain stuff I never had, obtain stuff they never made in certain colors, and have lots of greenery elements besides. I hope they will facilitate these (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) I think that you "hit the nail on the head" Richard. They aren't doing this for charity. They are doing it to make money. And if it involves labor intensive processes, you can bet that the 5 cent parts will only be found in the buckets and (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) It all depends on how it's handled. If I'm buying true bulk (thousands of pieces), I don't want LEGO to count out individual pieces -- weighing my purchases will be close enough, and is a heck of a lot cheaper than paying a packing-monkey to (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Jobs @ Lego America (Lego Direct) on official website.
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Surprised noones brought this up yet. But for all you Americans (URL) then go to Jobs@Lego. For the rest of the world: <insert comments of jealousy and frustration about how good they've got it> Santosh Unofficial STUDS(Sydney Lego Users Group) (...) (26 years ago, 8-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) as (...) each - (...) for (...) intensive (...) buckets and (...) I know I for one will NOT pay more than $0.05 for any piece unless it is something like 1/4 dome/saucer pieces. Then again I doubt I would order less than 5,000 of anything (...) (26 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Studs Wordsmith (was Re: Jobs @ Lego America (Lego Direct) on official website.)
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Santosh wrote (...) There be nothing particularly unofficial about that. In fact I seem to recall that the working title for the position was 'Wordsmith to the Powers That Be' ;-) Richard Still baldly going... Check out Port Block at (URL) (26 years ago, 10-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: LEGO Direct catalogs in Canada?
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I am so luck!!!...!!! I got a Shop-at-home SRING 2000 catalog. If you want to see it, reply and I will put it up on my Webpage. But that doesn't mean it is up to date. I ordered from it and over half the stuff was discontinued. I was TICKED OFF! I (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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This is to Brad. Why is Lego not making pneumatics. I ordered to sets of hoses, switches, and cylinders and only got the cylinders. Is the hydraulics taking over? If they are I wish they would make cylinders you can control like the pneumatics. Adam (26 years ago, 10-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Hydraulics? I can't ever remember seeing any mention of LEGO developing hydraulics. If they are going to be using hydraulics, though, I think they'd better be using better hoses and fittings, fluid isn't that easy to hold under pressure. -- Cheers (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) They have new cylinders which they call hydraulic. They're actually spring-based shock absorbers with a pneumatic cushion -- no real hydraulics involved at all. And unlike the old pneumatic system, they can't be interconnected. (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Is that like those compressed-air automatic door dampeners and closers? IMHO, that's a really poor substitute for real pneumatics, and is in no way hydraulic. I don't mean to be sounding mad or anything, but can't TLG stick with something that (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I don't think that this is meant to be a substitute for the pneumatic system. It's just a fancier shock absorber. [ ft -> .technic ] (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.technic)
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| | bulk ordering is here!
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Greetings! After a somewhat longer-than-intended absence, I’m back, and with good news: LEGO Direct is pleased to announce that bulk sales from LEGO start today, June 14. Our first bulk releases include standard bricks (1x4, 1x6, 1x8, 2x2, 2x4, 2x8) (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.announce, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.market.services) !!
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