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If you like the RoboRiders or Slizers, then it seems like a good deal. Individually the RoboRiders sell for around $11-$13, the Slizers seem to be being thrown out at most places. I didn't think much of Swamp RoboRider, but some of the others are (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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My local BigW has some combo sets at the moment containing A Roborider and a Slizer shrinkwrapped together for approx $16.50. What do you think.. -- Jason King LugNet #665 jklugnet665@optusnet.com.au (25 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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I know what you mean, Stores say a set is out of there price range and that their customers won't buy the bigger sets.. This offends me, why do i have to suffer because they think they know what i want... What can it hurt to have maybe 2 of the (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Yeah i visited that site that used to sell Lego, I can't for the life of me understand why they squashed online sales through there.. Especially when you consider the trouble Lego is in at the moment.. I suppose it is because SAH will eventually be (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I tried this the other day to get the wheel for the 8880, and was told to send a photocopy of the instructions where the part is used [or an l-draw image of the part would work, providing you include colour of the part, and mention which set (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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hey All who ever it is this is the most action I have seen here for a couple of months. they should do it more often. Even bought Tim out of the wood work (Hi mate hadn't heard from you for a while). Same conclusion though Lego is going to jump from (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Hi, I picked up a set at Kmart today, from the markdown trolley that had been opened. and has a few missing parts. If I ring up Lego Australia and tell them the set and parts (quote page number and instruction step), will they send out replacements? (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Both Myer and Harris Scarfe (Hobart) have "take a further 50% off" bins of assorted toys, mostly junk but some smaller Lego sets. Myer have Space Port Astronauts and Satellites, KK Axe Cart and Flame Cart, a Duplo Western cowboy canister half full (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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I very much doubt this store will survive to release anything. There was once a tore that sold Lego on the internet in Aus but it was shut down by TLC because they didn't want them operationg via the web (God only knows why). Since this store (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) The auction lists Melbourne, it might be a case for a MUG to investigate. Their feedback thanks Michael.A in one item. It somehow reminds me of someone who pops up here occasionally. (25 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I'm fairly sure I saw an announcement/advert about au.com a few months ago. If I recall correctly it is an Australian company who wanted to provide "the next best thing" to com.au addresses to those that didn't qualify. To get a .com.au (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Ah, that announcement got my hopes up briefly. For some reason my mind registered it as au.lego.com rather than lego.au.com, I was vaguely wondering why we'd got a locational name for Lego shop at home when no-one else had, only to be hit with a (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I don't know who it is, but I can see it ending in a brief crunchy squeak. To quote from the site "The Lego Group does not sponsor or endorse this site in any way. This site is privately owned and operated within Australia." Despite this they (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) It's not just Tassie though, it's anywhere in Australia that's considered to be "regional", and from what I've heard over the last year or so we often get Lego before SA and WA. Actually, about a year ago there didn't seem to be any Lego (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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I was looking at an Ebay auction and this was at the bottom:- Have you heard of the new LEGO.au.com web site yet? Finally Australians will be able to purchase sets online from Australia. Opening in mid - February 2001. I'll see you there! (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Yeah. Having lived in Tassie till about a year ago I know what you mean (though I was still in my "dark age" back then). BTW if you actually want silver champions or power pullers, dont hesitate to ask. TRU in Melb seem to have a lot of SCs (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Deidre.... there's 2 Silver Champions on the shelf down here in Gosford, at the Toys R Us store.... (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Hear hear... It would be nice to be kept informed of what progress is being made in this area, as happened at the start when the announcement of this happening was made, and followed up with 'updates' occasionally...all we know in Aus is that (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.au)
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(Crossposting to loc.au) (...) Last I heard they were talking about the second half of 2001. Are we really going to have to wait that long? Any indication from Jake or his colleagues would be greatly appreciated (please?!!) (Non) availability must (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.au)
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