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Re: Technic Box #2 Update -shipped (was: Update)
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Wed, 27 Sep 2000 00:24:54 GMT
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In lugnet.market.jambalaya, Rob Hendrix writes:
> I would be lying if I said the box box was a treasure trove. It did
> have "some" good pieces in it. The rest of the pieces were in there
> for "fill" factor. I haven't seen Technic Box 1, so I am not able to compare
> the two. After I do get this box back, then I can decide (through input from
> you guys) what an AWESOME technic box should include. This is only my first
> box, so I'm still in the learning stage of jambalaya boxes. So please, put
> away your torches and garden tools (joke). Maybe next time the box will be
> around 2 lbs. with nothing but the best in it. But, then, why would I want
> to lose all my prized pieces...???
I think it is better to keep the boxes close to two pounds, I'm willing to
spend $3.20 for the chance to possibly get some neat pieces.
The problem on these Jambalaya boxes is that very few parts are worth paying
much to get the opportunity to trade, especially when one is expected to
increase the value. Now if I had received Chris's box in the mail with what it
had when I traded with it at Brickfest, I would have bubbled over with joy, as
a bonus, I got to trade with it without paying postage. I got to trade a couple
shooting cannon service packs for a bunch of Fabuland stuff (and I think using
auction values, I increased the value of the box). I just wish I had had more
time with the box, I think I might have found a bit more (and had I had it at
home, would have had more variety of stuff to put in it). I didn't look very
far past the Fabuland bag (and I only took about 1/2 the Fabuland which was in
it). That box was worth it because Fabuland is just so hard to find over here,
and is also something many people wouldn't be interested in.
I must admit that I was probably not a good candidate for a Technic box. I got
on the list as much to see what might be in it. I ended up taking out some
beams and plates in colors I didn't have much of. I tried to put in a good
variety of stuff, and avoided putting in stuff the box was already filled with,
but as a minimal Technic collector, I didn't have a huge variety of stuff to
trade, and also was not looking for very much.
The boxes I have felt best about actually are the junk boxes. The one which
came to me, I did find a couple pieces from, and put some bits that someone
might actually use (like some roadplates which were painted or had some glue
on, but still quite useable, just not worth keeping when they came out of a
bulk purchase where the baseplates filled a copier paper box), and basically
got rid of a lot of my junk. The box I started got rid of a lot more of my
junk, and passed the poor condition basic bricks which I had extracted from the
first junk box to someone who wanted them (David - hope you have found those
useful).
What may work better is to send the original Jambalaya boxes which Todd started
to the various clubs, and just pass them around locally, and occaisionally
exchange with another club when there is an opportunity to pass off by hand,
and avoid postage costs. Then people can make a fairly even trade and can ask
the other folks present, "Hey, do you think this trade is fair?" If I haven't
paid postage for it, who cares if I trade 50 cents worth of parts. If I get
something unusual, or something I needed for a current project, that would be
cool, and I haven't spent $3.20 plus felt like I should contribute $1 worth
of parts to get the 50 cent part.
Frank
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