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Subject: 
Re: And the July Surprise is...
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Date: 
Fri, 8 Jun 2001 01:47:22 GMT
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richard marchetti wrote:

In lugnet.lego.direct, Sid Mark Dinsay writes:
Well, I guess people who've paid more than $150 for those old Guarded Inns
feel pretty ripped off right now.  :-D

No, they shouldn't feel that way.  They should feel silly.

I have been offered 6067 for approx. $65 USD and still refused it -- it just
wasn't worth it to me. I will gladly buy several Guarded Inns for $25 a pop.
Anyone paying really crazy prices for sets or elements does it knowing that
they are being stupid. How do I know? I have paid $15 USD for just the red
maiden hat before!

And I don't feel bad about having paid $3 each for Guarded Inn walls. I
probably would still consider paying that much (but don't worry, I'll be
lining up a decent order of these tomorrow, I've been plotting how to do
something with the 4 sets of walls I currently have, another 4 or 8 or
12 sets will make a real nice Inn).

Frank



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  Re: And the July Surprise is...
 
Heck, the set really doesn't impress me much. I DO like the Tudor walls, and would love to be able to buy the straight and corner ones separately in bulk, so I could build decent-sized buildings. I DO like the hanging sign. I LOVE the blue chalice (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)

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  Re: And the July Surprise is...
 
(...) No, they shouldn't feel that way. They should feel silly. I have been offered 6067 for approx. $65 USD and still refused it -- it just wasn't worth it to me. I will gladly buy several Guarded Inns for $25 a pop. Anyone paying really crazy (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)

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