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(...) of a (...) My brother's explanation is correct. I'd just add that in Italy the small, traditional toy shops NEVER do clearance sales. So they sometimes happen to have some very old stuff in their stock. Things will change in the future: the (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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I would think that LEGO fans of your calibre would have already thought of, say a yellow 2x2 plate, then a red one, a green one, another red one, and another yellow one making a pretty passable label. (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Mark Herzberg ha scritto: (...) Don't know much about other sellers. I can only speak about me: I've re-discovered Lego only about one year ago, and I started searching & selling sets regularly a few months ago. And internet is becoming popolar in (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Thats the same thing I was wondering. Ever notice that almost every auction of an old MIB LEGO set on eBay is from Italy? Last time I was an Italy, all I bought was a 6581 Dig 'N Dump (hey, you can't leave anywhere without LEGO). I'm going (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) No, those are pretty much how I would list things. -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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MAN, is THAT ever going to go for some big bucks! Guilio - fess up, HOW are you guys in Italy finding all this stuff all of a sudden? The "Italy Group" has only been selling them for the last couple months from what I have seen. Sounds to me like (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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I'd agree with this wrap up... many eBay sellers are grossly misrepresenting stuff. They're so far off the mark that it doesn't really matter which of us is right exactly about what MIB means, it's not even close to what they say. HOWEVER, I as you (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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#5040 Monorail 9v Motor: (URL) Wheel-wind motor: (URL) Gear Reduction Kit: (URL) for any question, Giulio (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Take a look here: (URL) you Giulio (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Doug Finney <dfinney@wt.net> wrote in message news:FpDEwp.GBz@lugnet.com... (...) [snip] (...) Highly agreed! Although it is easy to pick a person apart on listings, let's save our energy attacking and slandering the people who list sets currently (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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In lugnet.market.auction, Mike Poindexter writes: Ignoring the nitpicking (polybags and 50's/60's sets)... (...) No, I think the disagreement is more about what is in mint condition, not what mint is. The title of the auction in question was "LEGO (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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massive editing for space I believe time has come to stop arguing about dictionary definitions. More often than not what a word actually means in context is different from the definition. In the context of a collectable "whatever" environment, in (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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massive editing for space I believe time has come to stop arguing about dictionary definitions. More often than not what a word actually means in context is different from the definition. In the context of a collectable "whatever" environment, in (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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I agree Lar. Leaving the ring on is just tacky. Eric (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:gbaZOHyTkFg2Xct...4ax.com... (...) a (...) Consulting Websters Dictionary, mint is defined as: adj. not marred or soiled, as if new. That once again defines a level of condition, not (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) 'Mint', in a perfect world, means *perfect*. In a slightly more realistic world, it means 'in the same condition as it left the factory'. 'Mint' is a heavily misused and abused term. (In the eBay world, 'Mint' means 'I really want to sell this (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) You leave the ring on while you're smoking it? Uk. I always take it off. Therefore I don't need to simulate it in my model, which is already alight. (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) But how'ya going to do the ring on the cigar? A sticker? Augh! No! Say it ain't so! Could have one yellow 2x2 round in the middle of the browns. Steve (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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