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(...) This occurred to me to, but after the last phone conversation with one of the brothers I got the feeling they weren't likely to part with much at a reasonable price. (...) How did you guess!!! Yes, customer services now consists of one full (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) No, I'd spent to much on old stock sets in Australia. (...) Definitely!! It was our last chance to gloat. It will all favour the yanks from now on. (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I must say I like keeping the compartmentalised dorks on their toes. Most of them weren't around before lugnet took off and will never know what they were missing out on by having one big cosmopolitan newsgroup. It was alive and it wasn't (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I've eaten a lot of apple and blueberry Danish's in my time without effect. We could always.... 1. All change our last names to Ditman by deedpoll. 2. Setup a pirate Lego Australia (moored off the Sydney heads). 3. Pledge allegiance to the (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Mark Harrison wrote in message <390EA9ED.D286D372@o...net.au>... (...) Gee, that's pretty fair, not! Only want to play with the big boys, eh TLC? That's it, that's what _we've_ got to do. Does anyone in loc.au speak Danish?!? (...) Well, from the (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Maybe we should be purchasing from them :^) Or at least getting some tips from them about dealing with Lego. (...) Do you know how many people Lego Australia employs and what the rough breakdown is ? very rough will do ? I hope it's not just (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I was thinking of doing that......D'oh. (...) As I was telling you Paul, the blip turned up on the sales report and they restocked with even more. They are still $ 94.90 Mark, so let me know if you want one. They were down to $80 with K-mart's (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) A bee question... Dave Australian native bees don't sting, correct ? Do they counsel their attackers or are threats to them limited ? What do they think of all the Europeans in the country ? pete.w (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Hi Paul, No secret, just that they are in a different league to the rest of us. Last I heard, they were buying so much lego parts per month that they were dealing directly with Denmark and having it shipped direct to them. At least that is what my (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Yeah,I noticed your post in Technic about the collection for sale and the rabid dogs that set upon you for posting it there. I thought it was an appropriate place seeing it was 100% Technic. If a sale like that wouldn't interest them, you (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Mark Harrison wrote in message <390E8A5F.2D2DA2A9@o...net.au>... (...) Um, you _are_ you going to tell us whose the biggest is, aren't you? Or is it someone obvious that has already shown everyone and I missed it?.... Cheers, Paul LUGNET member 164 (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Mark Harrison wrote in message <390E930A.2C0257F@on...net.au>... (...) Hehehe, we sure did! Most of us are nursing depleted bank balances or credit cards. I actually got two or even four of most sets, being a builder I like to have a decent number (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I'm sort of looking towards a PhD myself, in social organisation. It would be looking at bees (or wasps or ants, but probably bees), playing around with them, and probably some (computer) modelling. "Lego, can you please sponsor my project (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Hi All, Did anyone make the most of the Target 50% off starwars lego on offer last week? Gungan Subs and X-wings at $68.00 AUD. Plus all the 2000 starwars series was 50% off as well. I got one of each and laybyed the lot. Mark H. (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Hi Peter, I didn't know that there was a loc.au until you mentioned it. (...) made (...) lego (...) and (...) to (...) 5 years ago, no one was interested in lego accept me, which was great for a while as I was having "finds of the decade" every (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) ...and flogging for those not passing their exams. The fees could purchase new buildings for the campus. The bar would only serve rum. The islanders could look after the barbecue. Instead of those mortar board things at graduation, they could (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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(...) I think they closed the brazil plant. (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Bravo! (...) Another question is are the store ordering procedures that flexable? Are there minimum numbers of sets to order? (I know the smaller ones come in trays of a certain number). Are there restictions on range or ratios of small:large (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Should be no skin off anyones nose. We place a large order with the toy store, pay up front and they pass the kits on. As long as the store realises we are not reselling in their catchment area, what could their problem possibly be. No nasty (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Ok combine all these ideas together: How about starting up a non-affiliated service such as Australian Construction Bricks On-line (etc..) We could run mail order and internet orders and all we'd need is minimal storage space. Hang on, does this (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Whytcross, Benjamin wrote (...) still (...) I'll give this a try. Richard Still baldly going... Check out Port Block at (URL) and streaking away. What do we do now? Hunt down the Italians? ;-) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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There is one way around this...Could we start our own 'toy store'? I think we'd have better lucky with this approach. Unfortunately, I don't know what this would involve cost-wise, although I think LA requires you have a $6000 balance with them :( (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) intact (...) Thanks Lindsay, I'm sure we would love access to some of the LSAH stuff, especially service packs etc. The new Adventurers sounds interesting too. We probably wanted to ask this before, but thought it would put people out. (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) James Howse has already established that LA are not interested in retail sales, and unfortunately they'd classify us as retail, no matter how formalised we became. I think this proposal is a dead horse. I'm still going to work on the LEGO room (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Thanks, Ben, but I picked up a couple last weekend for $14.35 each at GB's. Unfortunately they wouldn't pricematch with BigW *then* discount, but it was worth a try! Posting them would be interesting, I'd like to see the look on their face at (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Well, you also have a lot of Oz-friendly folks across various oceans who might be willing to help obtain certain items and keep the Balance of Lego Flow intact across the Pacific. ;) I could certainly do a little bit of boxing and shipping at (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Our NSW group keep talking about this. It's worth a formal approach I think, and our patronage deserves special privileges surely :^o I'm certainly willing to run it/get it started, but we will need to formalise the group a bit more (...ick). (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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