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(...) I wish! At least the new Thai restaurant on 8th Street is pretty good. . . (18 years ago, 14-Oct-06, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I just find it amazing what people were trying to sell this set for when it first came to the light. I remember a person auctioning the set off for over $500. Boy the person who won that auction really over paid. Here is another idea on how to save (...) (18 years ago, 14-Oct-06, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Mike, Thanks for the pictures. I noticed that one of the minifigs has a Classic Space emblem on his jacket! Woohoo! (URL) (18 years ago, 13-Oct-06, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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"Jordan Schwarz" <jbschwarz@ThisIsRea...gmail.com> wrote in message news:J731uy.oAE@lugnet.com... (...) LEGO has just provided ILTCO with some high resolution images of this set. You can find them in the ILTCO Gallery. (URL) Mike Walsh - mike_walsh (...) (18 years ago, 13-Oct-06, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) In Canada the difference is more pronounced but opposite for the rails: 8 pack of straight rails=$18 or $2.25 each online PAB per rail= $2.50 each And of course every element I wanted and I looked at was available for 50% or less of the PAB (...) (18 years ago, 13-Oct-06, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Dag-nabbit! The price is $130 north of the border which at todays rate of exchange is still $114 in Yankee greenbacks! I knew the LEGO store trip at NW BrickCon was a good deal (especially with the attendees discount) but I hope Steve was (...) (18 years ago, 13-Oct-06, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Martin Long got me one from Milton Keynes in the UK last week. The UK price was £50, which compares very well with the US price - makes a pleasant change. I love that LEGO are selling it without track, motor, etc. Never mind IR control, this (...) (18 years ago, 13-Oct-06, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) There are indeed some pricing idiosyncracies. However, a few of these work to the advantage of the consumer. For example, large spruce trees are now cheaper (10 for $6.40) than the bulk bag (10 for $6.99). The same is true for train rails (8 (...) (18 years ago, 13-Oct-06, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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some interesting items added today . . . . (URL) Happy shopping! Best, Jonathan (18 years ago, 13-Oct-06, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Costco (at least here in St. Louis) has the Passenger Plane (7893) for $28.99 as part of their Christmas line-up of toys. --Jack AFOL, St. Louis (18 years ago, 10-Oct-06, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) A great quote for this thread! I am always partial to the wisdom of Lewis (one of Ireland's greats ; ) God Bless, Nathan Visit my brickshelf gallery: (URL) (pic=link) (18 years ago, 9-Oct-06, to lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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"Sid Mark Dinsay" <onedaycnn@aol.com> wrote in message news:J6uEFt.MJA@lugnet.com... (...) A few things to remember: 1. TLG probably don't want to seen as making competition for BrickLink users. 2. TLG literally manufacture, bag, weigh, sort, and (...) (18 years ago, 9-Oct-06, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) This pricing system is a bit of a rip-off, if you think about the number of the same bricks that could be stuffed into those Lego cups. As BrickLink puts prices on some of these items to shame! :-) (18 years ago, 9-Oct-06, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Yeah, they've got almost enough to do a useful roof-- but no genuine peak pieces! (apart from (URL)) On the plus side, you can sort of make do with what is available. With no peaks. And flimsy construction of concave corners that look a little (...) (18 years ago, 6-Oct-06, to lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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I wonder how many kids are going to make the mistake of mixing "earth blue" with "bright blue". My heart skipped a beat momentarily with the "2x2 outside corner" bricks, only to be let down... they're DARK BLUE. It's not as though TLG has an entire (...) (18 years ago, 5-Oct-06, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) (URL) was looking at the links that take up most of the page on the link given in the original post: (URL) "Bricks & Pieces By Shape Categories" that overwhelms the tiny text link above it that has all the old part sets in it. Maybe they (...) (18 years ago, 4-Oct-06, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) the newness. I was confused at first too. Tim (18 years ago, 4-Oct-06, to lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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(...) I am not seeing anything new here - other than the front page and what they are calling it. I spot checked 1 or 2 items in each category and each one has been for sale for a few years now according to Bricklink. Looks like the same stuff that (...) (18 years ago, 4-Oct-06, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I hadn't seen that... even more to my liking, I saw both 9V parts (bogie plates), and *Technic*!! Not a lot yet, but at least some. (18 years ago, 4-Oct-06, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Wasteful indeed. I bought 20 copies of Tim Goulds dark red wall (about 112 dark red 1x2 bricks in each). Each time I also rec'd bunch of factory boxes. (which went right into the recycle bin). Interestingly, I ordered these 10 at a time, and (...) (18 years ago, 4-Oct-06, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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