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I feel bad even putting (dumping) that part into my daughter's bins... But then again, she might find some use for it that adults could never imagine. That is what Lego is all about. Perhaps BrickFest should have a contest - Given a pile of not so (...) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.market.shopping)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:HDt3AK.1rK1@lugnet.com... (...) I suspect that with the new trains coming on the market soon and the 4561 being phased out, I imagine the demand for these is waning. Mike -- Mike (...) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: US S@H Specials, Apr 23 - 29, 2003
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(...) Well, I just placed an order all the way from Africa for a mess of the door packs. Oodles! I'll find a use for them, maybe a nice *blue* cruiser... But I got the most annoying customer service person I've ever encountered--she sounded like the (...) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Oh ya, been there, done that. :-) What's always good is the notes you get from befuddled sellers, wondering what you are up to and some hoping to dump other dross on you. I'm wondering when it's going to happen to me for THIS part: (URL) part (...) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) There's an SKU shortage. Combine the doors and windows (in the right proportion) and an SKU is freed up for something else. That's goodness, in my view, as one does where formerly 2 were used. However I blow hot and cold on this, there are (...) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Larry - for some reason this phrase struck me as particularly funny. I would describe "Freaky desire" as the sensation that occurs as you go on a late night BrickLink hoarding spree, buying out the only 30 copies of some obscure part from 9 (...) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: US S@H Specials, Apr 23 - 29, 2003
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(...) of (...) OK, but if TLC is already doing right as far as the windows go, why screw with it? Why not just produce less of the door pack? -Mike Petrucelli (21 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) That's what BrickLink is for. If LEGO got the general proportion (average, across everyone) right, BL can smooth out lumps of freaky desire. (21 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) NOOO...OOO! What about people who want the windows and have no intention of making a train, therefore no need for (or even want) the doors. (...) -Mike Petrucelli (21 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: US S@H Specials, Apr 23 - 29, 2003
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Because they have a VERY large # of them. Bryan K's post is probably spot on. TLG never has seemed to have a clue about windows/doors - when have you EVER seen a door/window pack that had a proper ratio of doors to windows? I guess in LegoWorld, (...) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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I bet it has to do with the number of doors and windows packed in each set. 3734 has 5 left doors and 5 right doors. This is enough doors for 2 Metroliner style cars. However you need 10 windows for each car. So to create your two cars, 2 packs of (...) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Thoughtful of them if true but I doubt it. All service packs go through cycles but I did not expect this one to cycle yet. (...) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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So that you can by heaps of them, perhaps? (...) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Er, bother.. why are they blowing this out? (...) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Target - Hogwards Castle 75% off
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My local Target moved the 4709 Hogwarts Castle to 75% off - $22.xx. As a bonus the Lego Maniac magazine Harry Potter coupon worked too, although the coupons ring up as $0.45 (?!) so you have to be sure to have them correct it. Good hunting, Steve (21 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(URL) (hit 1 when the recording starts) Baby/Duplo/Primo 3170 Large Light & Sound Stack & Learn $14.99 $ 7.50 System 4103 Fun with Bricks (Small Bucket) $ 6.99 $ 5.00 3414 Precision Shooting $ 4.99 $ 2.50 2147 Dragonfly $16.99 $ 8.50 3736 Blue Train (...) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.announce.lsahs, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Spring Clearance @ US S@H
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The 8466 is long gone. I called this morning hoping they recounted and found a few, and they did, but I only got 3. They're pretty sure they are REALLY gone this time. (I wish the S@H emails displayed properly via webmail - I couldn't read the email (...) (21 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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https://www.brickbros.net Hello! Well, I, Jeremy, am one of the BrickBros and am here to announce some changes to the site, as well as inventory changes and a new promotion! Changes: -Links changed around so you may easier find the feature items and (...) (21 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Bought at Billund's Brick Shop: Set 10072 Bulk Technic
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Hi all, (For the set inventory, please jump to the end of the message) I've recently visited Legoland Billund, including its fascinating Brickshop - a ride in itself! (URL) (pics) There, you buy Lego by weight, picking it up from bins much like (...) (21 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.inv, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Spring Clearance @ US S@H
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(URL) includes the 8466 for $59.99 -Rob Hendrix (21 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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