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Re: Where did you lot spring from?
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lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general
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Wed, 3 May 2000 03:58:40 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Shiri Dori writes:
> Xposting to .general... this needs a bit more publicity IMHO :-)
> This is not solely an .loc.au thing...
-much snippage---
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> Cheaper net-access is one thing, and true; but another thing is cheap lego.
> You have NO idea how expensive and/or hard-to-find lego is in non-US/Euro
> countries. I NEVER EVER bought lego in Israel in the 12 years (out of 16) that
> I've lived there. I got it from europe, the US, any source that I could
> possibly get it.
> Just so you get a feel for it, in the biggest lego-carrying toy store network
> (called Han toys) I would rarely see more than 10 sets. I would often see sets
> at prices that you would never believe, like 5571 for 1000 NIS (at the time
> ~$330, nowadays more like $250).
Net access is pretty good in Aust.(1 in 2 people have access to the Net)
There is a big opportunity for a US citizen/s to make a living selling to
other countries the LSAH and full US range of sets, just tack a percentage
on to make it worthwhile (the US has a low retail price + clearances).
Need I mention the coming Lego Direct.
Wait... there's the name ...Lego-Indirect.
Amazon will deliver books to Aust.,but not Lego, maybe there's some legal
stuff I am unaware of.
pete.w
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| (...) that (...) sets (...) Re: cost and availability of Lego. Our range is reasonably good -- most sets come out here a few months after they appear in the US. The real limit is the price. In general 2x US$MSRP = $AU RRP (so 7131 costs $US15 in (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Where did you lot spring from?
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| Xposting to .general... this needs a bit more publicity IMHO :-) This is not solely an .loc.au thing... (...) Not only that, it's a double reason (well, IMHO, not based on any statistics or anything)): -There is a large _Americans : other countries_ (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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