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I stole this idea from Tom S. I hope he won't mind too much. (URL) you flame me, go read the listing. :-) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Hi Larry et.al., Maybe I'll win it and start mailing it (flat of course) around the world on a tour (or at least the US) like some minifigs or something. Then again maybe not. Mark PS, this from a guy that used to collect beer bottles. (empty)I even (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Larry, I don't know if you know this, but that is the Funniest E-bay listing I have ever read! I was laughing the whole way through! Maybe we can make a Lugnet laugh of the week or something. It is dripping with sarcasm, just the way I like it! (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Bravo! (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Well, done! Would you like your lance back now? :) James (URL) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Not a problem, now I don't have to do it ;-) (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) IMO the only way this could get any better is if someone actually (and seriously) -bids- on the lot... Looks great!!! Naji (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) shipped (...) I (...) On a serious note, you might want to try this, but without the outrageous shipping charge (since that is against the TOS) I say this because I was once at a flea market, and got to looking around for an old Mt. Dew (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Well... I seriously considered the offer, but I think 25 cents is just a little steep. I might buy it if the price were lowered to say, 22 cents. As for shipping, I'd like to know if you can wrap it in a velvet cloth? I'd gladly pay for it, up (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Its always a matter of finding the right fool, uh, er, buyer. Yah, that's it. As for shipping, we're talking about 15 or so boxes, at least 10 pounds each. One box is 24x24x about 40", easily 40 pounds. How about $250? make me an offer! mark (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Cool! Now somebody needs to do this for all the 4544's (going for $40+--I just ordered one from S@H for $18.75) and the black roof brick pack I saw going for $15 yesterday! Alan (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Well, you got your actual bid now. I'm sure Larry will let us know if its serious. (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Someone mailed me to remind me that the set is also available free with a purchase. I think they actually were a disgruntled eBay seller, and were being sarcastic with me, but I could be wrong. Nevertheless they raised a good point, whether they (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) The first bidder retracted after thanking me. He hadn't read all the way through (until I suggested that he do so and told him I would not hold him to his bid) and thought he was getting the whole set. The second bidder hasn't responded to my (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Very nice. But why do you refer to LUGNET as "LUGNET?" [sic]? (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.publish)
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Hm, just noticed that there's a little glitch with your listing. The image is coming through with the following tag: <IMG SRC=(URL) alt="3438 Catalog image" height= width=> In my Netscape 3 at work, this results in a 1 pixel image. Now I know you (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Hmmm... I thought every single reference to Lugnet has a superscript "TM" after it. I used the ampersand encoded version (ampersand pound 1 5 3 semicolon or "™" in my original copy. Are you SURE? All of them look right to me but I may be (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
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Larry: (...) ^^^^^^^^ That is not a trademark symbol. See (URL) other articles in that thread for a discussion of the subject. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) No it's not! (1) Grumble. Whoops! Hoist by my own petard. I can't well suggest that you "GET A REAL BROWSER!" since I'm the guy expounding on how we have to cater to CLUELESS USERS with back level browsers when we want to sell stuff (2) and (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Thread is unclear to me. Seems that both the 153 and the 8482 codes work on SOME combinations (of HW, browser, default font setting, etc.) and DON'T on others. see: (URL) ... the very append yours references. Seems to me that Matthew should get a (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
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Larry: (...) 153 works in old Win** browsers, but is formally invalid. (...) It doesn't work in Netscape 4.5 and 4.6. (...) I am pretty sure Todd uses 8482 on Lugnet. (...) I haven't found a single version of Netscape, where ™ shows a trademark (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
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I wrote: [...] (...) This appears to be wrong! Rereading (URL) noticed that I apparently found a version of Nutscrape where ™ results in a trademark symbol. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) You're making sweeping statements. It may not work with your font set. It works for me on 4.04 and on 4.5 using the default font set I get when I install. The thread you pointed me to has examples where 8482 does not work. So there is no (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) Well, I tried newer versions of Netscape, but they decided that the way I like to arrange my mail and news windows wasn't worthwhile anymore. Now if you send me one of those Metroliners you've been moaning about having too many of, perhaps I (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) FWIW neither code works on Netscape 3.0 on AIX with the font I use for normal text (153 gives a blank 8482 gives a "?"). Sounds like Todd is just going to have to register the Lugnet trademark :-) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) Not sure what all the fuss is about - the TM symbol looks fine for me in IE5, so I'll keep using it. Better that than the crashes I get with Communicator. (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) I can see why she kept her maiden name!! Morgan Pieniazek just doesn't sound right. (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) The one on your item listing, whichever it is. (...) Hrmmm - need a soon to be MCSE with a lot of server/workstation/customer service/network experience? :) Your CEO called you personally? Wow... (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) which one? 153 or the other one? (typing with one hand while listening to my new CEO on the phone...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) Well, it's the "new" CEO... Larry must've fired that last one :-) DaveE (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yes. Do you like to travel? Can you relocate? Need to answer yes to one of those. If so send me your resume (and that holds for anyone that is interested) (...) Not just me, it's a conference call and general company wide meeting. A lot of (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) No champagne corks popping when we had a conference call with our division general manager about our aquisition... (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) Travel by train ok? I fear flying. Just kidding. Well, not kidding, but I can handle it. By travel do you mean travel like you do - as in spend lots of days during the week away from home and come home on weekends? Yeah, I think I could do (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) *grin* I'm using Netscape 4.0, just not on MS Windows. It's all part of Microsoft's plot to break the cross-platform nature of the web. At least your " and ' work - a lot of people's don't. That's why I bring it up. Otherwise, I'd agree with: (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) No, no, no. "Whom I've seen naked" ;-) -John (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) just (...) I didn't know that - thanks, I was going to buy one of those $40 ones from www.nugator.com - how many of these makes a reasonable size train? Carbon 60 (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.trains)
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(...) It works on the Mac too. (...) What OS? (...) No, I've always written ™ (...) That's odd! -- My experience is just the opposite: I haven't yet found a single version of Netscape where ™ -doesn't- show a TM character, and I haven't yet found a (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) Whoops, I meant that I've always written ™ not ™ directly. (I posted that using the web interface. I still have to go fix that problem DavidE discovered the other day: (URL) I know what the bugaboo is now.) (...) Whoops, brain-refresh (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) I just did a few tests; for most cases, both ™ and ™ display the same thing: Navigator 4.5 on Win95: TM character (superscript) Navigator 4.6 on Linux: [tm] sequence of characters Navigator 4.08 on IRIX: [tm] sequence of characters (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
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I didnt even realize the 4544's were still avaible through shop at home. It was discountinued quite some time ago wasnt it? maybe ill have to stock up before they sell out completely :o) Jason M Normand The Nugator Company www.nugator.com (...) just (...) (25 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Good luck, if they're not already out, they are VERY close to it. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Tom Stangl, VFAQman wrote in message <37F71399.96B6E199@vfaq.com>... (...) It (...) up (...) A week ago when I ordered one the lady told me that 4544 had in fact sold out and then they found a "few" more. I suspect there aren't many, if any, left. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Here's the latest from my friends at eBay... Back to the drawing board, or give it up as not doable? Followups set to .theory (posted via web interface, I am behind the firewall and won't get to see much today) (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.theory)
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Yes - repost it, without any "opinion" in it - simply list the box, and in the description, note: This is ONLY THE EMPTY BOX from the 3438, which was purchased AT THE NORMAL $11.99 USD FROM LEGO SHOP AT HOME, WHERE IT IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR THAT (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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John Neal <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message news:37F52509.C95D8A...est.net... (...) Whom... Larry??? (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I'd write 'em off. Either do it their way if you want to maximize profits or sell at SC or Bricks. Buy there if you want, of course. I'm convinced more and more that what eBay wants is for the seller to have every advantage over the buyer, (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Bit if that's the case, why don't they at least have an option for sniper free auctions? (probably because the increased auction duration wouldn't pay off that well, they want auctions to run the 30% of the time which will get 70% of the (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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This really grates. I can understand people buying up a scarce resource, and offering it for resale at a higher price. That's supply and demand. But trying to scalp an easily-available item by hiding the source is information-hoarding. Blech. If the (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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Another thing someone could do, but I'm not as upset about this as others so the someone is not me, is to actually sell the set in a Dutch auction... (many sets with a reserved price that matches the list price) and in the description of the set for (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) "Who";-) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) IS there such a person? I have several I can spare and could even set the opening bid at 11 or even 10. Note me if you are such a person. (25 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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