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Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message
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> The ones that I got were the 760 (US version). Even though they were • 1975-76
> sets, I got them in 1985 at about 6 different toy clearance stores in the • metro
> Detroit area (about 5-7 per store). The reason that I scoured all their • stores
> in the Detroit area was because each set had 24 classic windows, not • because I
> anticipated their future value. I also picked up about 30 of the Lear • Jets
> (#455) at the same time.
That's good. They do seem to be an excellent parts pack if you need red
LEGO pieces.
> I don't think #769 was a London Bus set. It sounds too close to #760 (a
typo?).
How is a returned search result a typo? And I'm not usually prone to making
typos in 3-digit numbers. :-) View them yourself on the following link:
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?q=london+bus
And then tell ME if it's a typo or not. :-)
Cheers ...
Geoffrey Hyde
> Gary Istok
>
> Geoffrey Hyde wrote:
>
> > Which London Bus set would you have got?
> >
> > I notice from a quick search on lugnet, that there are three with a • picture,
> > and one without. The one without a picture is 769, the rest are 313, • 760,
> > and 384 - I bet anyone finding sets that old would have a LOT of reasons • to
> > keep them MISB and auction them.
> >
> > Cheers ...
> >
> > Geoffrey Hyde
> >
> > Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message
> > news:39F7146B.26825B06@umich.edu...
> > >
> > >
> > > Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> > >
> > > > In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Dan Jezek writes:
> > > > > On another note, I find it interesting and amusing that some people • collect
> > > > > old sealed vintage sets and then never open them :-) I can't see • any
> > other
> > > > > reason in having a bunch of sealed sets sitting on a shelf other • than
> > with
> > > > > the intent of reselling them in the future when they go up in • value.
> > Could
> > > > > there be any other satisfaction in having sealed sets? Maybe the • thought of
> > > > > one day opening them or just the idea that I can rattle the box and • look at
> > > > > the old pieces still shiny and new after so many years in their • original
> > > > > baggies through plastic molding?
> > > >
> > > > I once opened a set that had been 25 years in the shrinkwrap. What a • rush
> > > > that was. I currently have a number of older unopened sets and some • of
> > them
> > > > I will be letting my kids (or grandkids) open, once they are old • enough
> > to
> > > > appreciate why it was a rush to open a 25 year old set and handle • the
> > bricks
> > > > for the first time since it was packed...
> > > >
> > > > So, no, don't keep *all* your sets unopened! But if everyone opened • ALL
> > > > their sets right away there would be less OLD sets to open, if you • see
> > what
> > > > I mean.
> > > >
> > > > I'd set FUT somewhere else but I'm not sure where...
> > > >
> > > > ++Lar
> > >
> > > I know the feeling..... when I got those 35 London Bus sets back in • the
> > 1980's, I
> > > opened every single set! (Ouch!!!) I ripped off the shrink wrap of • every
> > single
> > > one of them, and sorted all the pieces (there were 840 classic • windows!)
> > In
> > > retrospect I wish I hadn't, but it's too late now. Ditto for the • Yellow
> > Castles
> > > and Main Street sets.
> > >
> > > Gary Istok
> > >
> > >
>
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