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Re: Ducks International Box.
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Date: 
Fri, 25 Feb 2000 03:47:09 GMT
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Frank Filz wrote in message ...
> 
> Would the US versions of some of the Kabaya sets be acceptable? Are the
> red/white Ninja sets not available over there?

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.

> > 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?


Again no problem. The idea is essentially to distribute small sets/polybags
to those who would not normally have access to them.

> 
> 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.


Agreed. The weight of bulkier items would only cause unneccessary postage
unless welcomed by a 'soon to be' recipient.

> 
> 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).


Yup, I see the Shell Mini's still sell for ~$10 each, but they are worth
less than $2 to me. Your recent McD's polybags cost you ~$2, and are worth
$5+ to me.

> 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.


If this doesnt work out, I might have to arrange a trade for some of those!

(Duckie) Dave Till



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  Re: Ducks International Box.
 
Hmm, just had a thought. At one point we tossed around the idea of people bidding for being the next one to recieve a particular box. This might work real well here. After a person decides exactly what they are going to take out and put in, and (...) (27 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)

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  Re: Ducks International Box.
 
Duckie Dave wrote in message ... (...) stops. (...) Hmm, sounds like a cool box. (...) Would the US versions of some of the Kabaya sets be acceptable? Are the red/white Ninja sets not available over there? (...) I also don't see any problem with (...) (27 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)

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