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Re: Newbie with questions
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Date: 
Thu, 22 Jun 2000 11:34:13 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Corrine Pearce writes:
> Hello, I'm new.  Sadly not that kind of new, just new to the au site.  Am I
> supposed to sign up or something so that our numbers increase dramatically by
> one?

GDay! and welcome.
Signing up? depends where you live. If you're in the Sydney region you might
want to know about our next meeting in August (location to be confirmed)

> Why does BIG W sell off Lego at half price occasionally?

? I didn't konw they did, unless you mean the small impulse sets they're
trying to get rid of.

> Are the Lego deals offered to World Club members a good idea and a good deal?
> Why isn't everyone a member of World CLub?

I'm not a member, why? money, I don't need to pay to get 6 issues telling me
thing I know showing off creations thrown together. I don't know about offers
and so on, this may be the one thing that persuades me to join.

> What is a good price to pay for Lego through the paper?  It seems to be
> $10.00US per pound on EBAY?

Depends what set are in the collection, which is related to how old, how much
is being asked and what condition it's in. At a guess AU$2-$5 a kg.

> I find ebay to be less expensive including exchange and shipping charges.  Am
> I naive and not informed about better and cheaper ways to get Lego to
> Australia.  (I recently received a 6097 fright knight set for $40.00US, when
> it was over $132AU at my local ToyWorld.)

Yes US prices are cheaper although Ebay price depends a lot on (perceived)
rarity. It's the shipping that kills though.

> Thanks for any input.

No worries, post regularly, we're trying to be more talkitive than the
italians.

James (who welcomes yet another newcomer)



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  Re: Newbie with questions
 
(...) Hello No.2, If your in Melbourne there is a meeting planned for mid-July and hopefully the other state capitals may get something happening. (...) Your correct, on ebay it does average out at $10US a pound for system stuff, basic blocks are (...) (26 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
  Re: Newbie with questions
 
(...) ROFL! In case you haven't noticed, .loc.au has been at the top of the traffic charts all today and yesterday... more than .general for the past 7 days!! (of course his is partly due to the debates that were going on here... :o) -Shiri (26 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

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Hello, I'm new. Sadly not that kind of new, just new to the au site. Am I supposed to sign up or something so that our numbers increase dramatically by one? Why does BIG W sell off Lego at half price occasionally? Are the Lego deals offered to World (...) (26 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

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