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Subject: 
Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
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lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping
Date: 
Thu, 2 Dec 1999 01:10:47 GMT
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On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Mike Stanley (<slrn84as2r.2ds.cjc@zelda.ns.utk.edu>)
wrote at 17:45:30


What Larry said is true.  Without HIS money to make the BH deal
happen hardly anybody would have gotten them.

While I agree with you that Larry appears to have had a pivotal role in
making the hoppers immediately available to this community, for which he
should be thanked, I disagree with the 'hardly anybody would have gotten
them' bit.

They would still have hit the market somewhere, as the remainder had
when Paul tried to order some more.

So *somebody* would now be enjoying this hard to find toy. Just not
necessarily *us*.

Sorry. Labouring a point here.
--
Tony Priestman



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
 
Which all begs the question: What else is stuck in some Lego warehouse somewhere ? *or* Just where did these blue hoppers come from ? Ray (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
  Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
 
(...) I would agree with Tony, if it wasn't for Larry, I would never have a blue hopper, which I have now, for a decent price. thanks, Larry! Scott S. ___...___ Scott E. Sanburn CAD Operator Affiliated Engineers, Inc. Work Page: (URL) Page: (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)

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  Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
 
(...) Oh well. You snooze you lose, I guess. And the fact remains - they were THERE in the European marketplace to be bought before BB got hold of them. I don't care if Martians bought them all - if they called first and had the money to pay for (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)

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