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RE: Newbie with questions
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Date: 
Thu, 22 Jun 2000 22:36:37 GMT
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Howse [mailto:jehowse@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2000 9:34 PM
> To: lugnet.loc.au@lugnet.com
> Subject: Re: Newbie with questions
> 
> 
> 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)

Hey...How about Victoria...July 16 at Craigieburn. Don't tell me the Slugs
are taking over this group :-)

> 
> > 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.

I don't know where the 6 issues comes from...We only get 4 in Australia :(

> > 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.

You might also want to consider doing a 'roll-call' to let the rest of us
know a little more about you so we are more able to assist you with any
sets/parts/info you require. Oh yes...and welcome to the group.

Benjamin Whytcross [who still can't get his messages to thread from work]
BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au
Ph: (03) 9856 5282
Directory Technology Pty Ltd
1/436 Elgar Road,
Box Hill, 3128

Growing older is compulsory..Growing up isn't :-)



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