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Re: **WTB Orange 1x4s**
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lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade
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Thu, 3 Jun 1999 18:07:07 GMT
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johnneal@uswest+antispam+.net
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"Alan G. Carmack" wrote:
> In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Tom McDonald writes:
> > In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Alan G. Carmack writes:
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> > > What sets have =orange= pieces??
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> > Notably, last year's U.S. Halloween buckets, and Star Wars sets. Others may
> > have them too.
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> I missed this whole Halloween thing, I guess because we do not go shopping
> much that time of year. What were/are those buckets?
Mostly regular bricks, but they also included (sorry, can't remember
quantities) 1x2, 1x3, 1x4 regular orange bricks; 1x2, 1x3, 2x2, 2x3 orange
slopes; and 1x2, 1x3, 2x2, 2x3 inverse orange slopes.
Orange plates, tiles, etc. are proliferating among the SW sets as are a few of
the slopes; there isn't a source of bricks yet:-( (Hence my original WTB post)
> When I saw the various buckets with silver bricks, I thought to myself LEGO
> was really trying to suck as much money out of people who would buy a whole
> set just for one piece.
At *first* one might think this. But in reality, and especially at 20% off or
some such discount, these buckets were good deals, regardless of the silver
brick. And the silver brick was like an additional $2.00 off, because I think
that's what they are worth now:-)
> I do not like that kind of marketing, neither am I
> one who has enough cash to participate in such ploys.
Except if the kids *drag* you to McDonald's for teeny beanies;-) But then
again, *YOU* will be dragging your kids to McDonald's for the LEGO promotion in
August....:-)
-John
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> Reminded me vaguely of the craze (craziness) created by Mattel by its
> "treasure Cars" products.
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> Alan C
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| (...) 1. Of course, if the buckets w/ silver bricks could be bought at a discount, that would be swell. The same goes for any bucket. 2. Have you sold your silver brick for $2.00? Only with such a "realized gain" does your claim really stand, since (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| (...) I missed this whole Halloween thing, I guess because we do not go shopping much that time of year. What were/are those buckets? When I saw the various buckets with silver bricks, I thought to myself LEGO was really trying to suck as much money (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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