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| | | Howdy, Apologies for the delay in seeing this message. I haven't really explored LUGnet since its inception. I've been reading rec.toys.lego for about three years now. In fact my vert first usage of the internet led to Matthew Bates' Lego Train (...) (25 years ago, 24-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | Re: G'Day! —Richard Parsons
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| | | | Santosh Bhat wrote in message <38135ECC.F3C04196@s...edu.au>... (...) Excellent place. Seems to have gotten a bit bogged down in buy and sell, still, ther's a proverb about beggars and choosers. (...) may improve things. Buy from the US, new or (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | Re: G'Day! —Santosh Bhat
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| | | | Well im no economist (thanky you oh great one who decides careers), but I was told that the Sales tax/import tax etc..on lego came to about 22%, but with a flat GST of about 10% then that would be a 12% saving. But even then its not cheap. I mean (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | Re: Pricing and stuff —Richard Parsons
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| | | | Santosh Bhat wrote in message <3813BA17.F875384E@s...edu.au>... (...) All true enough. I'm only a CA (and that's just between you and I, alright?), but the whole GST thing does not look like a happy day. our prices are a dan sight more than just 22% (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | Re: Pricing and stuff —Santosh Bhat
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| | | | | Once i find out how to cross post I think we should be filling up the troughs of Loc.au just as you suggested to me.. So apologies for that. Santosh (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | Mythical creatures was:Re: Pricing and stuff —James Howse
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| | | | (...) I've seen them, I've seen them! Lego reps that is, not drop bears. But I didn't speak to them. (There were two together, some sort of Dropbear training?)!:) James. Bunyip anyone? Hmm... do 'mericans understand what a bunyip is? (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | Re: Mythical creatures was:Re: Pricing and stuff —Benjamin Whytcross
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| | | | (...) I've seen them too...Even talked to them down here in Vic.Unfortunately, you can't always believe what they say :-(, as I was told that this year we would probably be getting an Aus only range [Although there is still time] by a Lego rep at (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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