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RE: Where did you lot spring from?
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lugnet.loc.au
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Wed, 3 May 2000 04:04:43 GMT
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter White [mailto:aztekium@optusnet.com.au]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 1:59 PM
> To: lugnet.loc.au@lugnet.com; lugnet.general@lugnet.com
> Subject: Re: Where did you lot spring from?
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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---
> >
> > 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.
Speaking of on-line sales, what's d-store like [price and delivery wise]? [I
was told by LA that they sell lego]
Benjamin Whytcross
BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au
Ph: (03) 9856 5282
Directory Technology Pty Ltd
1/436 Elgar Road,
Box Hill, 3128
Growing older is compulsary..Growing up isn't :-)
> pete.w
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