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Re: Ducks International Box.
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Tue, 22 Feb 2000 01:38:42 GMT
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Duckie Dave wrote in message ...
> I currently have some 30+ MISB shell mini sets from 1998, and I am quite
> sure there are people elsewhere with plenty of spare promo's/ mini sets.
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> If there is enough interest I propose to start a small promo box. The idea
> would be for the box to regularly change countries, ideally every 4-6 • stops.
> Residents of each area may remove whatever they like from a box, but they
> MUST replace it with items that would be considered rare outside that area.
Hmm, sounds like a cool box.
> i.e Euorpeans could contribute;-
> 1998 and 1999 Shell minis,
> possibly 1998 world cup promo's
> Shooting cannons
> ? Znap anyone ?
> Any other parts/sets requested by the next area.
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> USAsians / canadians? could contribute;-
> 1999-2000 McDonalds polybags,
> Roboforce signature pieces,
> (I'd like) Green majisto's hats,
> Red/White ninja's,
> Anything else specific to the area.
Would the US versions of some of the Kabaya sets be acceptable? Are the
red/white Ninja sets not available over there?
> Anyone who has other rare parts can add them, even if not local;-
> Kabaya promo's
> Maidens hats (any colour)
> etc.
I also don't see any problem with someone contributing something which is
local to another country, though it probably isn't cool for someone in the
UK to stuff the box with US McDonald's promos just before sending it to the
US, but if I just got back from a trip to the UK, and picked up a bunch of
neat stuff, and the box isn't going to the UK for a while, why not pop some
of it in the box?
> A complete set of 10 shell mini sets weighs in at a fraction over 12 ounces
> or 350 grams. Therefore I would impose a 500g limit on the box, i.e, you • may
> send on as large and heavy a box as you wish, but you are not _required_ to
> increase the size/weight of an already heavy box - you may even reduce its
> weight to 500g! What I am striving for is rarity over quantity.
Good idea.
> Similarly, in order to keep international (airmail?) shipping costs down,
> paper items should be kept to a minimum, though small quantities of local
> stickers/leaflets may be welcomed in the next area (world cup sticker • sheets
> anyone)?
I'd say World Cup sticker sheets would be highly acceptable. Let's keep
catalogs and the like out (they are neat, but are sort of weighty, though if
the person sending the box onto the next country has a catalog of interest
to the recipient or even perhaps the 2nd recipient in the next country, that
would probably be fine). Or maybe a limit of one or two catalogs in the box
at a time. Single sheet promotional publications are probably ok. Books like
"The Gate of the Present" are probably ok also.
> If this gets off the ground, I would like the box to return to the UK every
> 3 months, though it may pass through as many other continents as it likes
> within that time.
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> Also, any thoughts on perhaps allowing those who shell out for • international
> shipping being the first in their area to receive the box next time round?
> i.e if LarryP sends the box to Australia, then when someone from Holland is
> sending it to the USA, LarryP is the first to receive it? The greater
> concentration of foreign Lego next time could be an incentive to pay a
> little more in shipping?
That sounds very reasonable.
I think this box could be very workable since what you take out of the box
will have significantly more value than the purchase price of the items you
put in, so paying for the postage to the next person won't hurt you. Also,
there is a cost advantage of bundling these small sets for international
shipping (i.e. the per item mailing cost for sending two items per box is
usually much less than for sending one item per box).
I'd definitely like to sign up for this box (I've got two complete US
McDonalds sets saved away for trades, too bad I just opened most of the rest
that I have). I also have several US versions of Kabaya sets that I've
picked up for potential trades.
Frank
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| Sounds interesting... The problem I see is that everyone in the US has the same access to the same promo stuff, what I would want to put in would be McD sets too! So who would want to be 3rd person in the US to receive the box? All the good non us (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
| | | Re: Ducks International Box.
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| Frank Filz wrote in message ... (...) AFAIK no versions of the Kabaya sets have ever been available in the UK, and I have yet to see a non keychain red/white hooded ninja, so yup, they would probably be welcomed here. (...) Again no problem. The (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| I currently have some 30+ MISB shell mini sets from 1998, and I am quite sure there are people elsewhere with plenty of spare promo's/ mini sets. If there is enough interest I propose to start a small promo box. The idea would be for the box to (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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