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The junk-box (was: What I'm agonna do)
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Thu, 22 Jul 1999 19:05:54 GMT
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In lugnet.market.jambalaya, Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> writes:
> There is also about *2* boxes worth of stuff that I would characterize
> as "junk". There is good stuff in there but it may be yellowed, very
> dirty, chewed on, or broken. There ARE parts I think people would covet
> in there though. I do NOT want to mix it in with the rest.
Here's a photo of the bag I assembled which I think we would all agree is
"junk":
http://www.fibblesnork.com/lego/jambalaya/misc/3794C1E2.jpg
More details:
- Severe yellowing in some cases (white, gray, and blue especially).
- Sand or dirt or gum pushed up into the tubes in some cases.
- Chewed or chipped or bent or totally broken (like snapped in half) in
some cases.
- Scribbled on randomly with pens in some cases.
- Severely scratched in some cases (as if someone had taken sandpaper to
the element).
So basically, it's the kind of stuff that you'd *cringe* at if you bought an
old collection sight-unseen.
> Todd asked me not to and said if I didn't want to send it out, just
> throw it away.
Yeah, some of the stuff in this bag is in such bad condition, it would not
only bum people out if it were a surprise, but it might even make them
angry. So I wanted to make sure that it would never be a surprise, and
hence the "junk box" label.
> I think he was kidding.
Partially, but not entirely. This was stuff that I would never ever sell,
and certainly would never ever build with, and would even feel uncomfortable
donating to a school or something like that, even to Goodwill.
I think the only good use for it is sending it out to true die-hard LEGO
fanatics who'd rather have -some- broken up old copy of a piece instead of
nothing (like, say, if they were missing it from an old set).
--Todd
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 | | Re: The junk-box (was: What I'm agonna do)
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| (...) I'd pay money for some of these, ones with functionality, anyhow. For example, those 8x8 radar dishes are fairly useful for simulating a curved surface. The 2x5 and 2x9 hinge plates are always fun. There's also quite a good assortment of SNOTs (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
| | | Re: The junk-box (was: What I'm agonna do)
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| Your camera doesn't pick up details well enough, then, as some of it looks fine to me ;-) Put me on the list for this one too, what the heck. I'm REALLY picky on Lego I trade/buy, so I have some that was gotten in trades/sales that I wouldn't use (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| I am dialing in LD to see this... won't be able to read all of Lugnet before the weekend. OK... I have received the goods and after removing EVERYTHING that's any good (just kidding) I have two boxes ready to go out today. I will launch another one (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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