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Re: Your boot-tastic bargains?
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lugnet.loc.uk
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Tue, 21 Mar 2000 11:27:17 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Scott Arthur writes:
> I'd rather invest my time and money on "For Sale" ads in
> supermarkets etc. These items tend to be more expensive, but the quality is
> far higher. A few weeks ago I got a RIS _&_ DDK this way. :-)
I agree, but I also have had success by reversing it and placing lego wanted
ads in supermarkets. Every month my wife tours the supermarkets and puts up
free ads for me.
Last week I got 6 complete, boxed with instructions, 1980's castle sets from a
lady for £20 in this way (one's already on ebay as it duplicated one I had -
this will recover this entire £20 I expect). Unfortunately, the lady had
already sold more at a car boot sale and this is what was left. I wish I had
been to that sale - she had sold several more castles and pirates in similar
condition - usual story kids grown up.
regards
lawrence
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| (...) Agree with this and Scott's addition entirely. Free ads newspapers and supermarket boards invariably produce better quality and quantity. With experience, you can 'read between the lines' of the ads, and a few chosen questions on the phone (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Your boot-tastic bargains?
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| My best find would be a 8865 and 8862 for £12. In the same lot came a few small sets, but I never did get around to building these. I once got an incomplete 4563 for £3. I tend to be more fastidious at car boot sales these days as the quality is (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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