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Re: General Box #5
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Tue, 8 Feb 2000 18:31:11 GMT
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Christopher Weeks wrote:
> I added the bundle of catalogs and manuals from the Weeks J, an old
> motorcycle w/ a cracked fork, a bellville silver bucket with handle, a
> baggy of bricks with eyes printed on them, a large baggy of slopes. I
> think it's leaving me with a little more value, a lot more choices, and
> some paper.
Perhaps it's out of place to comment on contributions to the Jambalaya
boxes, but I will anywise...
I would really rather not see recent catalogs (GB#3 had 3 recent North
American catalogs, I pulled them out) or instructions in general. These
add a lot of weight and not much value (I just recently tossed a grocery
bag full of catalogs in the recycling bin, after keeping several of each
catalog for possible future trades). Broken or poor condition parts
should be saved for one of the junk boxes. I'd also rather not see
bricks with eyes and mouths. (How many people don't have a bazzilion
more of these than they need?)
Of course I'm never sure if what I'm putting in is reasonable, so
perhaps I should just go back to my corner.
Box weight needs to be kept to the point that the parts you take out are
worth the shipping. If shipping goes much above $5, it's going to be
hard to take out usefull stuff, and put in stuff which keeps the variety
in the box decent (I'm not sure we should be concerned with increasing
the value of the box, so much as keeping it interesting).
GB#3 is very marginal right now. I pulled a lot of wheels out (some for
Larry, some for Tom, and some with discolored or abused hubs to be saved
for JB#2). I put a variety of stuff in, and would have looked for more
stuff, but I've already had the box a bit too long (I need to start a
box of potential Jambalaya contributions).
If JB#2 doesn't make it to me soon, I'm going to start a new Junk Box as
a replacement. I've probably got plenty to make a decent box.
Also a reminder: I have a couple quarts of abused and discolored basic
bricks and plates from JB#1. If anyone wants those, I can ship them to
you (and you can put an extra contribution in the next Jambalaya box you
get).
--
Frank Filz
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Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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| Gee Frank, you should have let me know about the miscolored bucket before you mailed me GB#3... I'm a fool for a deal, and I'm looking for some canidates to play LEGO meets a Dremel... (I am anticipating some homebrew pneumatic parts that are going (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| (...) I can agree with this, we need to keep them interesting :) I also agree on the catalogs if they are older ones you have a few extra of and want to contribute those, that's fine. Though anything in the last 3 years I'd have to say everyone's (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| (...) You tricked me! ;-) I read this at first and agreed that it wasn't your place, but that was foolish of me. The whole point of posting what I took and added was to include the community. Thanks Frank, your points are well taken. I've removed (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: General Box #5
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| Hi all, I just got GB5 a few minutes ago (the second incarnation, right?). It was a little disappointing. It was very light (I know, I know, many of you want them lighter, but I want them heavier.) and thus had fairly small selection. I took out a (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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