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Re: Lego for sale
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lugnet.loc.uk
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Sun, 28 Jan 2001 23:23:28 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Alan Kershaw writes:
> Dear all
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> I know it’s bad form to put sales in the .uk group but these sets are for
> sale by a very pleasant family in Cheshire who don’t want to mess about with
> international postage and/or timewasters.
> ...
> 8828 £8, 8853 £12, 8863 £10, 8040 £7
> ...
> Alan Kershaw
What's the 8863? I can't find a reference for it in Lugnet or Brickshelf.
Is it a typo?
This may not be everyone's view, but I've posted wanted pleas in loc/uk
myself. I find that it's the only way I can make contact.
The Lugnet terms of use prohibit auction spamming in anything but the
auction file - but not swaps and sales. If someone wants to deal solely in
the UK, then I would say the UK section is the place to do it.
I have a real problem with the buy/sell/trade section. It's full of people
not stating their country of origin. I could spend all day querying ones
that took my interest, and get nowhere. The majority of users are American,
leading to high (if not prohibitive) postage costs to the UK, long delivery
times, and the additional hassle of foreign currency - and that's if they're
willing to mail internationally (though to be fair, most are at a price).
Plus, I'm more likely to trust someone I've probably met (or passed) already
at a fest. I know there are some users who are quite happy with
international deals, but I prefer to keep it simple.
Honestly, what proportion of UK users actually browse that section? And
have you ever tried using a web search engine for UK sites selling LEGO?
I've also been contacted by several people with lists of swaps on the
Internet. Unfortunately, there's no obvious way for anyone else to find or
link to their sites. I'm planning to do something about this when I
re-design my own website, but for now I would suggest not to worry about
posting ads in this group.
Of course, someone else might disagree. Then several argument threads will
go on for a bit, and the original sale ads will get lost in the pages of
lugnet/loc/uk history...
Jason.
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| "Jason J. Railton" <j.j.railton@cwcom.net> wrote in message news:G7wBn4.6qG@lugnet.com... (...) American, (...) delivery (...) they're (...) already (...) or (...) will (...) We went through this discussion a few months back. I asked for a (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)
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| I'd prefer it if people didn't mind us posting for-sale / trade messages in .uk. I do browse the BST newsgroup, but there's very little (if any) UK stuff in it... Anyone need any town minifigs at the moment? I've just inventoried my spares.... I (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| Dear all I know it’s bad form to put sales in the .uk group but these sets are for sale by a very pleasant family in Cheshire who don’t want to mess about with international postage and/or timewasters. 6933 and 6981 £12 each, 2 Blacktron base plates (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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