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(...) Hmmmm. This is an interesting idea. We would obviously need an educational institution, handing out honorary degrees and doctorates to worthy and/or wealthy recipients. Lo! The smoke in my crystal ball is clearing! What's that I see in the (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Shhhh...don't tell Pete.C...we're still recovering from the amazing run of sales down here....in two pay periods I think we'll all be itching to spend. The adventurers dino stuff looks like it will be a sure winner with kids and AFOL's alike. (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Nah, not on a small scale. BTW, the 7190 Millennium Falcon Jr. is shipping to stores now, and *all* 2000 Adventurers sets are now available, so they're open territory. (The MF hasn't shown up around here yet though.) (...) Sigh, can't bring (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Just curious...does anyone have any meccano [parts/instructions/catalogues] they don't want, as my step father collects it, and I thought there may be a chance someone here has some they don't want. If you do, could you let me know. Thanks. Note: (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) liquid salt....hmmmm... The toy store here is in St.Ives on the distinctly upper-crust north shore. I didn't check out their other goods, but I should imagine they would all be pricey. In another pricey suburb, Double Bay(Double Pay), on the (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Yeah, this toystore's in a _very_ trendy neighborhood. I wouldn't even go there, except it's the only place in town I can get these Swiss candies that are crystalized licorice with a liquid salt center. And those are expensive, too. -Cheese (...) (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I saw Mark post this in .bri and .per, maybe everyone should view/subscribe to loc.au and get all the messages. We had a huge discussion about the above in loc.au , I don't know if you caught it. Also check out loc.uk because some of the guys (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) This is Toyworld/Toy Kingdoms strength, or so they keep telling me. If you can order individual sets this way, what's the big deal with a range of individual sets. (...) From stores I spoke to that stopped/didn't carry Lego they mentioned this (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Toyworld fremantle does have a lot of it, it was the first place I saw with the big sets. (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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"Mark Harrison" <harro1@one.net.au> wrote in message news:390D7027.D00C44....net.au... (...) Actually, thanks for the great news! I'd thought that LA wasn't bringing out ANY soccer sets. Just getting the 3409 will be awesome, and is the only soccer (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) WOW ... US$ 185.00 equals about AU$ 313.50 ,very scary. You'd expect remote control podracers racing round your loungeroom for that price. On ebay they seem to go for approx. US$60+, which is similar to the AUS clearance price. Maybe some (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Minimum amount vary. Generally sets with a RRP of up to about $8.95 come in multiples of 6, sets up to $15 (20?) [star wars sets really confuse things here.. they are up to $25]are generally in packs of 3, and larger ones are individual. (...) (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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There's an independant toy seller near my house that has <set:7171 Mos Esps Podrace> for US$185.00. I've not seen any of their LEGO move since I've been checking. -Cheese (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I just wish it was more interesting stuff, rather than multiples of recent editions (dreaming of Blacktron craft to land on my Blacktron plates and pirate ships to sail the local waters, the AF is a start though, thanks :^) ) (...) It was good (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Mark, You should just monitor loc.au, since that's where a lot of our babbling occurs, if you monitor just the state groups you will probably be very lonely, I have seen you posting in Qld and WA and wondered why you hadn't spoken up in (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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As some of you know, I recently travelled by road from Melbourne to Sydney, taking in a string of toy stores along the south-eastern coast of Australia. Although I found a few interesting things along the way, they were almost all in Victoria, and (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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We're alive and kicking on strong. Our goal to make Loc.au go ahead of Loc.Ca (Canada) has been achieved, and apparently we're the fourth most active country on Lugnet. Italy's next!! So watch out world! (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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Here's an email I sent to some of the other ozzy Lugnet groups but didn't think to send to Sydney, maybe it's old news to some, maybe not. Hi Everyone, Ready for some bad news, Lego tells me that their sales manager who was recently elevated to (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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I haven't checked out Lugnet....Syd for months, I had lost hope that there was any reasonable lego presence in Australia. WA had a bit of life then died away and the rest seem to be a waste of time, so why have all the legomaniacs been drawn to (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) I think they closed the brazil plant. (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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