Subject:
|
Re: Weeks Box - round two (...no, really!)
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.market.jambalaya
|
Date:
|
Tue, 13 Jun 2000 09:35:48 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
1008 times
|
| |
|
|
Tom Stangl
California
Take: pink, train, garage doors
Add: Star Wars, Adventurers, Dark Forest (actually, just about any theme, but
these are the ones I can get to easiest)
Christopher Weeks wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> In January I announced that the Weeks box was ready to go. I assembled a list
> of participants, decided to do them in a geographical circuit, showed what was
> in it in pictures, discussed what to take out because people didn't like the
> weight, and stalled -- for six months.
>
> Sorry.
>
> This past weekend, it was at the East Coast Brick Fest and a few people traded
> with it. There's some good stuff. And I want it to go out again.
>
> Last time it went out, all of the trades that were reported to me, sounded
> fair. And the volume grew, but when it finally got back to me, the "value" of
> the box was lower. I don't want that to happen again. Everyone should make
> trades that are a good deal for them, but as much as possible, the objective
> value should increase. That sometimes means using value dense elements.
>
> So, I am soliciting participants. I want you to respond to this note with your
> name, state or province (or your nation if outside North America), three words
> (only) describing what you want, and three words (only) describing what you
> might be able to put in. Those words can be theme (Trains, Wild West, etc.),
> type (plates, windows, etc.), colors (black, trans-dk-green, etc.), or
> whatever. For instance, my response would look like this:
>
> Christopher Weeks
> New Jersey
> Take: transparent, pirate, pink
> Add: pirate, train, plates
>
> (notice that I have pirate on both lines...that's fine)
>
> I'm going to send it out in loops of five, instead of the original ten because
> I want to maintain a closer watch over things. I'm going to look at the
> responses and pick five of you, based on how I can match up the take and add
> lines and then send it out. The people who signed up for it in January (Erik
> Olson, Mike Walsh, Frank Filz, Matthew Greene, Doug Finney, Dave Jost, Tamy
> Teed, Tom Stangl, Paul Sinasohn, and Susan Olson) will have somewhat of a first
> crack at it if they still want in -- but I'll be basing the decision on the
> wants and adds more.
>
> If you play this box, please consider yourself obligated to the following:
>
> 1. You will post a quickie note in response to this thread within three days of
> receiving this box, stating that you have it and if you've done your trades --
> what they were in general terms only. If you haven't done your trades the note
> will include an ETA on when the trade will be concluded and when you'll ship it
> out. I'll work with Tommy Johnson to keep the web page tracking this box and
> updated regularly.
>
> 2. You will strive to trade fairly. If you know the market, then you should
> know what fair is. If you don't, then look it up. Use the most recent
> Auczilla, use eBay, ask around, ask me, etc. There are many resources to make
> sure that you're being fair. I want newbies to feel comfortable participating,
> but it is important that everyone is playing by the same rules.
>
> 3. The normal rule for the amount that you can take is a maximum of 50%. If
> you break this due to extreme circumstances for some reason, please attend to
> the value of the box with increased diligence.
>
> It seems like I was going to explicitly state more, but I think basically
> covers it.
>
> If you're interested, respond to this message and I'll try to get the first
> round put together by the end of the week. If you have any suggestions, let me
> know.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Christopher Weeks
--
Tom Stangl
***http://www.vfaq.com/
***DSM Visual FAQ home
***http://ba.dsm.org/
***SF Bay Area DSMs
|
|
Message is in Reply To:
 | | Weeks Box - round two (...no, really!)
|
| Hi all, In January I announced that the Weeks box was ready to go. I assembled a list of participants, decided to do them in a geographical circuit, showed what was in it in pictures, discussed what to take out because people didn't like the weight, (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jun-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
|
62 Messages in This Thread:
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
