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It is tough on catalogs since there were some years the were duds and other that were must haves. The general rule of thumb is the older it is, and of course the better condition it is, generally makes it more valuable. The Holiday issues that were (...) (23 years ago, 5-Nov-01, to lugnet.market.appraisal)
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Hi all, Can anyone give me any rule to calculate the value of old catalogs? Is it strictly up to the buyer to value them, or are there precedents in this sort of deal that can be followed? I sthe price calculated like for old Lego? (condition, age, (...) (23 years ago, 5-Nov-01, to lugnet.market.appraisal)
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| | Re: Construction Toy Grading Standards Now Live AND on Lugnet!
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Hey Y'all: I understand that my proposed Construction Toy Grading Standards may become the de facto standard recommended to shop owners at Brickbay. To honor this small, yet auspicious, nod from Dan J. the standards can now be found in two places! A (...) (23 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.appraisal, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: Small annoyance with seller
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If the parts are not as described then the seller should pay all of the shipping. Period. I have recently had to offer such a refund on a sale that I made. It was a mistake in listing a minifig where I accidently clicked on the one below the one I (...) (23 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.appraisal)
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Careful... Whilst I appreciate your situation, indeed the seller seems to have been remiss, I might read this as meaning that you HAVE had dealings with an a "non-overseas" i.e. local, "seller who is so irresponsible" ? Your statements are loaded (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.appraisal)
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Hmmmm On brickbay you expect a bit more. You take a chance wherever you buy. My rule of thumb is this - if it's a lego buff, then you should know where you stand - if they sell lampshades, shoes or samurai swords then, ... well, they may not know (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.appraisal)
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We have a similiar experience recently with a Germany seller from brickbay who not only sent us the wrong sets but also sent us sets with missing parts when he advertised complete set. After waiting for two months while he was on holiday, he first (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.appraisal)
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I think this is a tricky situation. It basically comes down to his opinion vs. your opinion. I think that if the items were close to the condition he had described then the seller should not have to pay for shipping. If they were clearly not in the (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.appraisal)
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| | Re: Construction Toy Grading Standards Now Live!
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(...) c /could/couldn't/ or c /could care less/could care less, but not much,/ 8?) ROSCO FUT: wherever... (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.appraisal, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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The Seller Should refund you the total cost of the transaction and shipping to him. Its his mistake and your the victim in a way.. This practice of refunding my customer all cost that i use on my brickbay store. even i only used it twice so far.. a (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.appraisal)
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(...) Well, with all of that in mind and because it is an obviously good point, I added a "Notes" section to my sample item description and a special note following the section on the relationship between tobacco smoke defects and resale value. I (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.appraisal)
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Hey Y'all: I had a recent hassle with a seller on Brickbay who sold me a yellow castle minifigure and some other bits that were not in the "Great Condition" described. I found the black visor on the minifigure to have been chewed (ABC) and other (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.appraisal)
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(...) c /effect/affect/ or c /How does it effect/What effect does it have on/ GRIN But anyway, great question. I think it should have a strong negative effect, or that is, it should affect the score negatively. GRIN again. I don't know if it should (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.appraisal)
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What about cigarette smoke? How does it effect the score? - David (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.appraisal)
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(...) A great effort Richard, but I'm still no clearer on the difference between MISB! and MISB!!!!? :) A general point, I think the scoring from 1-100 is a little ambitious. What is the deference between a 56 box and a 57? I think 0-10 would be (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.appraisal)
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| | Construction Toy Grading Standards Now Live!
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Hey Y'all: I have created a printer friendly, html version of my proposed construction toy grading standards and it is now live online at: (URL) hope that it will prove useful in providing an easier method of appraising and communicating the (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.appraisal, lugnet.announce) !
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| | Re: Proposed Construction Toy Grading Standards
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This is very useful and I wish it was around a fews months ago when I had problems with a buyer. So with all this being said, if a seal looks like it might have been moved or opened, where would this fit in the categories? A 98 perhaps? Thanks for (...) (23 years ago, 25-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.appraisal)
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(...) I think these are an excellent piece of work. Where I think more verbiage might be helpful is in a discussion of what exactly "sealed" means. Sets are sealed in many different ways depending on the technology. One of the more common ways is (...) (23 years ago, 25-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.appraisal)
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| | Need value of RED 12V train motor
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Hi, I would like to get estimate how much I could get for a RED 12 volt train motor in USED condition, which has one wheel loose (i suppose glue would fix that), and the small clips on other end of motor broken off. The engine runs fine and is (...) (23 years ago, 25-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.appraisal)
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| | Re: Proposed Construction Toy Grading Standards
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Looks good to me! --Gary jedi*mugin alaskanjedi to many aliases to list in this sig.... richard marchetti <blueofnoon@aol.com> wrote in message news:GLqJo3.IyD@lugnet.com... (...) annoys. (...) it (...) to (...) bit (...) the (...) new (...) only (...) (23 years ago, 25-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.appraisal)
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