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| | | Dear Brad: Once again some of us in the AFOL community are up in arms about a series of releases that appear to be geographically specific to Germany, or to Europe. I am repeatedly outraged that we AFOL are not promoted to or kept within the loop of (...) (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | Re: New Chrome Castle Sets —Lawrence Wilkes
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| | | | | (...) The world is full of products that are limited by geographic availability Why should Lego be any different? regards lawrence (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | | Re: New Chrome Castle Sets —Burkhard Schloemer
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| | | | | | (...) Damn right. Besides, what would native americans want with chrome armor for minifing anyway? LEGO logic ;) (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | Re: New Chrome Castle Sets —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | (...) I think you might catch a few more flies with honey than with vinegar or vitriol. What exactly is your right to this information? I didn't see an insert in the last set I bought promising that I was going to find out about everything (...) (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | | Re: New Chrome Castle Sets —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | | Larry, Richard, (...) of (...) Europe. (...) the (...) about (...) Indeed. I think we would all like access to the different sets, I would be willing to pay more for them. I was hoping that a new online / international LEGO Direct might be able to (...) (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | | Re: New Chrome Castle Sets —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | | | (...) Larry, Larry, Larry... I merely want information about sets currently available elsewhere in the world --how big a breach of proprietary information is this supposed to be? Aren't you wildly overstating your case? (...) I think that I am not (...) (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New Chrome Castle Sets —Chuck Rex
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| | | | | | (...) doing for me instead? (...) I am wondering where this sense of entitlement comes from? -Chuck (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New Chrome Castle Sets —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | | | (...) TLC has already established the means to sell to me directly, I am just trying to get them to sell me the products that *I want* (the whole available line of products) instead of the products that they proffer to me instead (a limited range of (...) (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New Chrome Castle Sets —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | Richard, (...) trying (...) line of (...) limited (...) You (...) Maybe Chuck was referring to you being in the deep pocket of Larry perhaps? Scott S. -- Soon to be Black & Veatch Employee: (URL) Page -> (URL) LEGO Parts at Great Prices? Visit The (...) (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | Re: New Chrome Castle Sets —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | Someone just wrote me an email, containing the following and other statements, my reply follows that writer's statement: ~~~...~~~ <<but you tend to come across as very upset and incoherent much of the time. >> I enjoy writing in a rhetorical style (...) (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | Re: New Chrome Castle Sets —Kyle D. Jackson
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| | | | (...) [SNIP!!] We have a "charter" for this group, and we still get threads like this. I just don't get it. Personally, I found the tone of the original post to TLC a little unpleasant. But hey, to each his own. I wish you luck. As for the replies, (...) (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | Re: New Chrome Castle Sets —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | (...) My apologies. I was not trying to exhibit bad form, which is why I quoted a single statement anonymously from the other writer. S/he did not post here and I thought it was respectful to not make that decision on that person's behalf. I (...) (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | Re: New Chrome Castle Sets —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | (...) What does it mean, exactly, to "support" your wants? I don't have an issue with you wanting things. "Want" all you want. My issue is that you seem to fail to understand basic economics, or seem to think that it doesn't apply to you. You act (...) (24 years ago, 2-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | Re: New Chrome Castle Sets —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | | (...) I asked specific questions that I wanted answered. Or didn't you notice? (...) I am not at all sure that I have to do any of this pursuant to the charter of this newsgroup. And anyway, that's for TLC to decide. I don't get paid to do their (...) (24 years ago, 2-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | | Re: New Chrome Castle Sets —Todd Lehman
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| | | | | | | (...) Arguing amongst ourselves in this .lego.direct group isn't helpful to TLC, and isn't what this ng is about. Please take LEGO arguments over to .general or .off-topic.debate if they're non-LEGO-related. OTOH, if you're actively arguing with (...) (24 years ago, 2-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | | Re: New Chrome Castle Sets —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) Yes, I am seriously suggesting that you have to *justify* TLC making available "the whole available line of products" (1) to everyone worldwide. As I have tried to show by using some examples, I don't think there is money in it for TLC. And (...) (24 years ago, 4-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New Chrome Castle Sets —Todd Lehman
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| | | | | | | (...) I don't remember how this thread began, but I thought the concern was at least as much that LEGO didn't publicize such things as that they were hard to get. That is, if you don't know something exists, you can't get it. (Or you find out about (...) (24 years ago, 4-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: New Chrome Castle Sets —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | | | | Well, it started when I saw the pictures of those sets in an auction, and I mentioned where those that were in question in the original posting about the guy selling custom sets or real LEGO produced sets. I then commented it would be nice if (...) (24 years ago, 4-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: New Chrome Castle Sets —Maggie Cambron
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Well, I'm certain if one of them ran across the other dying of thirst in the desert (or the Outback), he would not leave him to be taken by the vultures, but would quickly get him to a bar for a beer (or chai or diet Coke)! Maggie C. (who sees (...) (24 years ago, 4-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: New Chrome Castle Sets —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) For my part, I have nothing personal against Larry P. Hopefully these little skirmishes are no more than two Lego enthusiasts battling over the details -- and since the "devil is in the details," he probably possesses us both. -- Richard (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: New Chrome Castle Sets —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | (...) You're right, and I agree, it would be wonderful if TLC did this. My issue is that I think there are more effective ways of asking for it than some people seem to want to employ. Those ways feature politeness... and some sort of rational (...) (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New Chrome Castle Sets —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | | | (...) The most generous refutation I can make to these assertions of yours, Larry, is to merely point out that assertions is all they amount to. I feel quite sure that neither one of us is in possession of the necessary information to do much better (...) (24 years ago, 4-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New Chrome Castle Sets —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) Varying degrees of educated guesses... indeed they are. However, I'll stake my business sense against yours any day. That is, I think my educated guesses are likely to be a bit better than yours, and I've shown why. 'Nuff said about that since (...) (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New Chrome Castle Sets —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | | | (...) You must do as pleases you, Larry. I don't know you well enough to dislike you. I disagree with your views. I disagree that you necessarily know any better about any of this "business" stuff than myself. I could list my credentials here, but (...) (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New Chrome Castle Sets —John DiRienzo
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| | | | | | If you had called me a jerk, Richard, I would not mind, as I look back and I think I was. But calling Lar a jerk. C'mon dude. Extreme? Yes. Intense? Yes. Well mannered? Yes. Right about a lot of things? Yes. A jerk? No. I still like you, but I did (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: New Chrome Castle Sets —Frank Filz
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| | | | (...) Actually, some of the Kabaya sets HAVE been released in the US. Not in the same packaging, and not always with the same set number, but I have found several sets which were released in the Kabaya promotion. Specifically, the sets (finding a (...) (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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