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"matthew ferguson" <raptor13@zianet.com> wrote in message news:G527MG.M28@lugnet.com... (...) on (...) previous (...) pockets (...) I think you are talking about these: 3017 Ninja Spider - (URL) Big Bat - (URL) White Ninja - (URL) found these sets (...) (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Hey Matt, check the KB toystore of the 91 fwy at the Mckinnley exit in Corona. I saw the $9.99 repacked Rock Raiders game for PC with the White Ninja (small box) included there. It seems that different KB stores have been getting old LEGO (...) (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I found those two ninja polybag sets in a local (Connecticut) supermarket (Waldbaum's) It's been awhile since I last saw any though. Dan M. (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Looking for Blue Barbie VW Beetle
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I know this is a little off-topic for ...cle, but I am trying to find a blue Barbie VW Beetle by Mattel. If anyone has seen one, I'd be very interested in knowing what store had it. As far as I can tell, only TRU seems to be carrying the blue one. (...) (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.oh.cle)
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I thought I read somewhere that someone saw polybag ninja sets (raft and glider) somewhere. Does anyone know anything about it? Was it in the states and was it just a few select stores? I would love to get my hands on them to finish my ninja (...) (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Hi Legofans, COUNTDOWN: Christmas - 3 weeks ! More approaches party, more can I become crazy ! Thus, this Lego model has a new price until and only until the 20th December: Number: 5874 Name: Nursery Theme: Belleville Year: 1997 Unit Price: 10,93 (...) (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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I stopped by Shopko and they had lowered their clearance prices to 65-70%. They aren't marked but they ring up. Not much of a selection small castle, power pitstop, small Space Port sets. I got some 6026 King Leo's for $1.77. Most stores didn't have (...) (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Final Few hours - 25% off All Orders from The Sanburn Systemns Company
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To All, Just a friendly reminder that I will be taking off the sale around 12:00AM EST tonight. We still have thousands of parts just waiting to be bought, so be sure to look around. Also, after this sale, several parts will go down in price, since (...) (24 years ago, 3-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: All 6 SW sets on the shelves!!
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(...) A shot of the driver in the Imperial Shuttle would be great. -- Andrew, Agent 0007 (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Miami/New York City Shopping Report-NEW VALUE PACK FOUND!
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(...) Dadeland is something like the second to last station for the S line. (...) Yup, your right. Just a sidenote, I got the boxes out, and the official names are 6618/1272 (box # is 1272) Turbo Racer, and 6619/1273 (box # is 1273) Rough Rider. Not (...) (24 years ago, 3-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Miami/New York City Shopping Report-NEW VALUE PACK FOUND!
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(...) Wow. I had no idea the subway went that far south... (...) I *thought* that name sounded familiar: the "Scorpion Buggy" is actually <set:6602 a different set>, which uses the same minifig. Ran (24 years ago, 3-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | NEW VALUE PACK FOUND! - Not in New York or Miami, but in Kohl's
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To All, (...) racecar), (...) and (...) Yes, I saw the new Race on at Kohl's, for 12.99, my wife wanted to get some pants for work, when she finally starts here clinicals, and I was wondering around looking for LEGO products... er I mean the labels (...) (24 years ago, 3-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Miami/New York City Shopping Report-NEW VALUE PACK FOUND!
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Here's a Miami/NYC Shopping report: New York City - Toys "R" Us - 34th Street LEGO Studios accsesories, mostly all Life On Mars New York City - FAO Schwartz - 58th & 5th Avenue Nothing special. Miami - Target - Dadeland subway station (take S Train) (...) (24 years ago, 3-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Set Sale at Bricksburg Depot
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I'd like to announce a 20% off sale on all sets carried at Bricksburg Depot. Available sets include: Bat Lord V-Wing Fighter Celestial Decoder Sting Ray Explorer Mountain Rescue Crisis News Crew Sea Hunter Frontier Patrol Tribal Chief Please have a (...) (24 years ago, 3-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Adventurers 5911-5914 at Zany Brainy.
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I went to the Zany Brainy store in Montclair CA looking for the Chrome Castle sets [not there:o(] and found that they had a cardboard retail stand up display including all of the mini-Adventurers sets 5911, 5912, 5913 and 5914. I got two of 5914 for (...) (24 years ago, 3-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: Christmas lights for Lego
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(...) Rose that is what i did a couple of weeks ago, those little red and green ones running on double A batterys right?I put them on my metroliner which is running under the Christmas tree.Chris (...) (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.town)
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I just bought some tiny chaser Christmas lights and a lighted Christmas tree at TRU (6.99). They are a scale that is compatible with minifigs and a house. I will post pictures after I build my model. Just posting in case someone is interested. The (...) (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.town)
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| | 2001 SW in Walmart
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Oh, sweet day. This is probably the only week of the year I buy LEGO at full retail. Anyhoo, this is central New Jersey. They were still in the process of putting the Star Wars on the shelves but they already had out Watto's Junkyard, the Tie (...) (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: MOA LIC report
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Heeeheee, I was just browsing posts and saw my name... (...) I think it is. I remember I was confused as to what it was myself. I'll check, tho, thanks! -Shiri (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Kmart BOGO sale starts this Sunday
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The Philadelphia Inquirer had the Kmart ad that they are starting the BOGO sale again, starting this Sunday. -- Scott (URL) (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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"sheree rosenkrantz" <srosez@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G4xCtF.Krp@lugnet.com... (...) just (...) worth of (...) It is a reference to "High Traffic Outlet" which Brad Justus made in his posting when he announced that S@H had a limited (...) (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: Zany Brainy in store postcard discount
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(...) <snip> (...) <snip> (...) HTO??? What does this stand for? sheree (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | The Sanburn Systems Company - 25% Off All Orders Sale Ends Sunday!
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To All, We have had a great response to our sale so far, I just wanted to remind everyone that the 25% off all orders sale ends this Sunday, albeit another Internet Service crash. There are still a lot of different parts in every category, so be (...) (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Zany Brainy in store postcard discount
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(...) too. (...) I won't get much chance the use the one I have - well, maybe I will, Mike just mentioned the Raleigh ZB has the HTO sets, I could easily pick off $35 worth of HTO sets, you could easily stop at the Durham ZB on your way over or back (...) (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Zany Brainy in store postcard discount
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Received post card coupon of $10 off any $35 purchase of anything in the store in the mail this week. Good 4 days only NOV.30 - DEC.3. Can't be combined with any other coupon or discount offer. Assuming others got this too. Frank, I'll bring it Sat. (...) (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: Droid Developer kit $24.97 at Wal-Mart B&M?
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(...) I hope not: I haven't gone there to look yet ;-) (...) Depends: it's great parts fodder (unless you dislike white). At $25, it's even well-priced as a semi-animated R2D2 model (except that the back of its head looks like it had an unfortunate (...) (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: KBKids - Train Set 4561 $69.99
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(...) OH-YEAH! I knew I was saving that $20 gift card for something. It came to $57 and change with the shipping. Thanks for the post Tom!! Daniel (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Droid Developer kit $24.97 at Wal-Mart B&M?
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So has anyone else found stacks of the Droid Developer kit at Wal-Mart for $24.97 each? I thought this was just a pricing error at the online store? Is this a good deal at this price? I've never used any of the Mindstorms stuff, but I figure I might (...) (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: All 6 SW sets on the shelves!!
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Yup, thats what I made my Imp Officers out of, gray Rock Raider legs/hips/torso/arms/cavalry cap, with a custom label on the front of the torso, and yellow head/hands (obviously :-) But I don't like DS Trooper idea with that cap, nor any others, (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: All 6 SW sets on the shelves!!
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"Lorbaat" <eric@nospam.thirteen.net> wrote in message news:G4wqKr.B02@lugnet.com... (...) In Dark (...) an (...) Trooper/Imperial (...) I think the uniforms of the shuttle's crew are black in the movie, so at least it's accurate, even though I agree (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: All 6 SW sets on the shelves!!
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(...) It does in the Jungle Adventurer's theme... -Jon (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I did what with the who now? That'll teach me not to buy Amazon Adventurer's sets. eric (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) The Kepi does come in black... (5976, 5986) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) See, this is why it should have been in dark grey instead of black. In Dark Grey, it would have been perfect with the Dark Grey RockRaiders cap as an officer, and with a black Samurai helmet as a Death Star Trooper/Imperial Trooper/Imperial (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Quick! Somebody get a black samurai helmet on the officer to make a Death Star Trooper!!!! Kevin! (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Excellent pics! Thanks! 2 comments: (...) officers rule. (...) eric (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | KB Toys $50 gift and 5533's
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Hey all Mark doesn't know it yet, :) but I picked up 12 5533's (Red Fury's) for him to part out. KB price was 32.99 x 6 = 197.94 plus some Hot wheels for Martin = $200.61 This gets you a KB Toys $50 gift certificate 200.67 + tax = 212.65 - $50 (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: All 6 SW sets on the shelves!!
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(...) That and more my friends. (URL) What fun it is just pawing through this new stuff! AT-ST comments: no mysterious pilot- just Chewie, mounted a canopy exteneion upright so a minifig fits inside, 'knees' are a dark grey square clip-on sign as (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Lego Buckets on Sale for $2.00 at E-Toys (back in stock, for now)
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(...) Ah yes... the "Lego goes on sale but I'm moving" dilema. Sadly I have learned from experience that you were correct. My wife and I moved a few months ago after the birth of our son. Sure enough... one month before our moving date Zellers had a (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Lego Buckets on Sale for $2.00 at E-Toys (back in stock, for now)
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Can't say I don't agree, but "available funds" have been tied up in Shell sets and moving expenses. The decision was not really based on shipping cost, but rather what my wife would say if 20+ boxes showed up with LEGO in them. I'd die a painful (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: All 6 SW sets on the shelves!!
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(...) A clear look at Aldar Beedo and Watto would be keen. If you can tell us whether the clear bricks under Watto in the catalogue photos (to make him fly) are actually in the set, or were just not blocked out of the photo, that would be cool. eric (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | All 6 SW sets on the shelves!!
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The MN LEGO Imagination Center has shelves full of all six new SW sets!! I'll get some box and parts scans from the Junkyard, Shuttle and AT-ST up on Brickshelf ASAP - any requests for what people want to see? Will be back with image links shortly. (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | MOA LIC report
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Hey, Shiri, is LIC on your acronym page yet - might be handy with new ones opening left and right. Still no chrome sets at the MN LEGO Imagination Center. Ah, well. They did have a newer item to go along with the capes, foam shields, & foam swords. (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: KBKids - Train Set 4561 $69.99
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(...) Well, Flamingoworld.com lists the following: FREE Handheld Trivial Pursuit Game with $100+ Spend $200 in Toys or Collectibles, get a Free $50 Holiday Gift Card. $10 off $40. First Time Customers! exp.12-31 $10 off $30 - New customers. Code: (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: KBKids - Train Set 4561 $69.99
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(...) I grabbed one. TRU had them for $99 last week & I let it go. This came to abt $78 w/ shipping. I figure its a good enough deal. i know people have gotten them cheaper...but I'm not complaining. (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: KBKids - Train Set 4561 $69.99
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"Tom Fought" <fought@oclc.org> wrote in message news:G4w84x.693@lugnet.com... (...) Anyone find any coupons that still work at KB Kids? Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: KBKids - Train Set 4561 $69.99
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Do I order now and get it for $69... or do wait until after Christmas and see if I can get it for cheaper... hmmm... "Tom Fought" <fought@oclc.org> wrote in message news:G4w84x.693@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | KBKids - Train Set 4561 $69.99
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Don't know if this has made it in the news yet... But 4561 $69.99 at KBKids (URL) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: 5988/ 27,67 USD !
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Sorry Legofans: all 6 damaged sets 5988 are sold ! Sale is closed. I have some sets 5988 in perfect condition yet and after, it will be closed for model 5988. Talk you later, Emmanuel. (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Lego Buckets on Sale for $2.00 at E-Toys (back in stock, for now)
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Sounds to me like YOU were sillier than THEY were - sure, you get whacked for $20 shipping for 20 buckets. Lesseeeeeee, that makes it a whopping $60 for 20 buckets. Ooooh, $3/ea instead of $2/ea. Pretty silly to pass that up for the principal, (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Lego Buckets on Sale for $2.00 at E-Toys (back in stock, for now)
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"Aaron West" <maniac@netwebb.com> wrote in message news:G4v5w6.Jr9@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) It isn't eToys (although their shipping is high), the USPS charges the same rate to deliver next door as they do to deliver across the (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Lego Buckets on Sale for $2.00 at E-Toys (back in stock, for now)
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(...) Some companies just go out of their way to go out of biz! The eToys werehose is about 10 minutes from my house, but they still wanted to gouge me for shipping, so I passed on the Biggest Deal Of The Year. Aaron, bucketless. (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Lego Buckets on Sale for $2.00 at E-Toys (back in stock, for now)
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(...) only (...) Well, my story gets a little more worrisome for e-Toys. I was reviewing my credit card charges on-line, and now e-Toys has given me a credit adjustment to 10 of the 19 original charges they placed against my card ($2+ each). The (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Shopping guide updates?
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Hi all, This may have been covered before, but how often is the shopping report updated? I find that the info listed there is often out of date, and I'm curious how often it gets refreshed. Has Todd announced this anywhere? --Raymond Flournoy (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Target Sale
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(...) I don't have an answer to that one. I would just call and ask if they can be used somehow (although I doubt their system would be setup to handle them). You may be out of luck that way - but you can only try (technically, I guess they would be (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Thanks for the info. Is there any way to use the Mania Magazine coupons for online purchases? Can you enter in the bar-code number or something? David (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Target Sale
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(...) Yes, It should be nationwide - they are advertised for that price at Target.com. Which means you should also be able to use coupons, etc. Target.com Free Shipping. Code: yck20011 10% off. Code: YCK21222 exp.11-30 (from Flamingoworld.com) And (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re:Millere's_Spares_Now_Open_on_Brickbay
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Hi, Milissa.... I get a 404 error on your homepage within Brickbay.... Everyone else, I will vouch for what a great guy Mark is; having helped me with the shipment of the huge Lego bricks from New Jersey.... Paul Sinasohn LUGNET #115 (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | SPECIAL OFFERS FROM DYA
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Hi Legofans, I decided to extend all Lego special offers on DYA website definitively until the 20th December 2000, and this for several reasons. First of all, several of the Lego models deleted from most of toys shops. The second reason is DYA (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Millére's Spares Now Open on Brickbay
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Hey all, It took awhile, but Millére's Spares is now open (URL) tends to buy sets in lots of ten when he can. I finally told Mark to either Build, Part out, or Trade them if he wants to keep buying more! So, to help feed his habit, these are "some" (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Small adventurer sets
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(...) LEGO S@H has ALL for $2.99 each. Call 'em. Brad Justus said so. Happy hunting, Aaron (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: My lucky day at Shell
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(...) The people at the Shell I went to said they would be glad when the whole thing was over and they could just get back to regular gas related products. I just assumed they'd be happy not to have the nasty gas odor anymore... You know Corn Nuts (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Shipping comments (wasRe: Lego Buckets on Sale for $2.00 ...)
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I was getting ready to pop and throw away all of my huge Rapid Fill bags, then I figured out how they work. That thin strip of plastic that sticks out through the seam in the bag is the key. There is a penny-sized hole at the end of the strip that (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Small adventurer sets
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Does anyone know where I can get the following sets (preferably retail, but if anyone has extras and is willing to sell them without a rediculous markup, I'm all ears). Thanks in advance. 1271, 5906, 5911, 5912, 5913, 5914 Justin (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: My lucky day at Shell
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(...) I honestly don't know. I stopped there yesterday, asked about the sets, got pricing, etc. Asked if they would sell them all to me. The clerk called the manager and after a bit of discussion we had a deal struck. The manager seemed more then (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: My lucky day at Shell
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"Troy Cefaratti" <mnementh@dsl.telocity.com> wrote in message news:G4tEu9.HxL@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Were they tired of dealing with it or something? Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: My lucky day at Shell
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No, Tom, you are mistaken. They GAVE me the display and ALL the signs!! <evil grin> Tom Stangl <toms@netscape.com> wrote in message news:3A25B212.F6C687...ape.com... (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Target Sale - $67 for 6098 (King Leo's Castle), 5987 (Dino Research), 5600 (Radio Control Racer)
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These were all on sale for $67. This isn't a huge discount, but 5987 is a fairly new set, so I think this is pretty good. This was in Orange County, CA. I assume that it is nation-wide. The sale goes until 12/2. (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: My lucky day at Shell
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They sold you the ENTIRE DISPLAYS?!? No fair! ;-) (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Lego Buckets on Sale for $2.00 at E-Toys (back in stock, for now)
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I got my 20 buckets today, nicely packaged in two large boxes. I was also only charged for one order. I bought mine very shortly after the initial post was made. I wonder if that had anything to do with my shipping containers? Joel (...) <snipped (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | My lucky day at Shell
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Had a good day at a local shell station, take a look: (URL) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Please don't solicit people that report sales
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(...) As another consideration, .shopping is the proper newsgroup for FOTW messages. If my local toy store has 20 copies of a great old set and I buy them all, this would be the appropriate place to post that information. If my local toy store has (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Lego Buckets on Sale for $2.00 at E-Toys (back in stock, for now)
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(...) 20 Buckets fit nicely (without *any* packaging) into 3 tubs, with space left over.... There's where the waste starts - original packaging at LEGO. Perhaps EToys is just continuing the LEGO practice. -Jon (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Lego Buckets on Sale for $2.00 at E-Toys (back in stock, for now)
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The nice thing about the buckets ONCE YOU HAVE THEM, is that you can compact 2.5 buckets into one, so those 40 will end up being 16 buckets. And if you just throw them in a cardboard box, you can cram them into a decently small box. I still have 16 (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) If the default is set to be that people posting should expect solicitations, I personally would have no trouble adding "I will not buy these for you." I have no problem saying that because there's a lot of work involved in this request! Not (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Some other considerations for posting in .shopping: - Many folks post when they find out about K-Mart etc. sales. 95% of the time, those sales are applicable for the whole US, and thus have broad appeal. But many folks who post these notices (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I think just the opposite. The posts for informational purposes are the ones with the most general interest for people keeping a pulse on the market and wanting to shop most effectively. If someone mentions discounted SW combo sets at Target (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | US S@H Specials, Nov 29 - Dec 5, 2000
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(URL) African American Family $11.99 $ 6.00 5091 Hispanic Family $11.99 $ 6.00 2606 Dump Truck $ 7.99 $ 4.00 2833 Tinkerbell Girl $19.99 $ 8.00 System 6150 Crystal Detector $19.99 $10.00 5125 Launch Command Accessories $ 2.99 $ 1.50 5317 Wild West (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.announce.lsahs, lugnet.market.shopping) !
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| | Re: Lego Buckets on Sale for $2.00 at E-Toys (back in stock, for now)
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(...) Well my postman did bring them but asked "Never do this to me again" he was only half kidding I think. I then told him what was in them and unpacked one and he was similarly shocked! The other funny thing was I had my wife place a second order (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Scenario B is the one that I had just assumed to be the case. I've posted information to the lugnet.loc.us.ga.atl group with stuff I've found (either on sale or rare stuff) before and haven't gotten many solicitations. The few I did, I just told (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I don't know, I think that particular find should have been posted to .shopping - they could take phone orders and ship, so ANYONE (OK, maybe just "anyone in the US", if they wouldn't have shipped overseas) could have gotten the sets. I guess (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Lego Buckets on Sale for $2.00 at E-Toys (back in stock, for now)
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(...) Funny, I went to the post office yesterday to pick-up the 20 boxes from e-Toys (to assist my carrier, and because I received a nice phone call Sunday morning from them asking for help). They, of course, wouldn't fit in my car, so I unpacked (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Will Hess wrote in message ... . (...) I disagree. I live in Idaho and the Loc. group gets no traffic, for good reasons, we are few and far between. There are many people that live in places where there are not many LUGNETER's and the local groups (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | 5988/ 27,67 USD !
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Hi Legofans, I end sale about sets 5988, and I find 6 sets 5988 with little damage ! Also, I reduce unit price: 27,67 USD... Yes ! 27,67 USD for and only 6 sets ! See you later, Emmanuel. (URL) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) comfortable (...) I would hope none :-) (...) for (...) This supports my argument that such posts belong in the local groups. Your post was directed to the few members of the Lugnet community who were best able to take advantage of the find. (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I have no problem with it. I'm not bashful. Heck, I have no problem telling people where to go, or where to get off, so why would I have a problem telling them to get it for themselves? :-) <snip two scenarios> Since both scenarios have (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: 2001 sets in Orange County, CA
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bhamilto1@home.com (Brad Hamilton) wrote in <G4rFK6.2C2@lugnet.com>: (...) Hey, cool! Could you pick up a couple for me? ;-) The Sunnyvale TRU has what seems to be the whole Xmas lineup out (no 7317, but the rest of the Mars sets, and several (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) A somewhat rhetorical question: How many people d'ya think feel comfortable explicitly admitting that they're not willing to pick something up for a fellow AFOL? It's not fun. I once posted to .loc.us.ma.bos about a huge stash of old sets (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) For what it's worth I agree with you. If you're only posting for informational purposes ("this is where they are...pick them up if you can") I feel that would best be done in the local groups, as this kind of information is worthless to anyone (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | 2001 sets in Orange County, CA
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I was at the Mission Viejo TRU and spotted the following sets: 1351 - Movie backdrop studio 1356 - Stunt man Catapult A LEGO representative happened to be there and I asked her about the mars sets. She said that she thought they had already been (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | SHELL Promo sets available - Euro versions
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In case you want some. You can still get the basic line (2530's and 2540's) at: the Shell station in Waltham, MA on the corner of Weston and Main. I've _no idea_ if they'll ship them, but Here's the address: Bank Square 962 Main St. Waltham, MA (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.promo)
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| | Shell Sets in San Fernando Valley CA
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The sets are starting to pop up I got one of each last night the car carrier and tanker- 6.99, the select shop and car wash 10.99, the island with gas pumps is 19.99. They also had 6 small sets 1.19 these are different from the first round last (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) At the Target here in Santa Rosa, they've got the 4561 for $88.00. Does that sound like its worth it? I've already got one, but the possible resale value? Or just for the parts? It's the version that comes with the controller for the track... (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Cool Shell 1999 Promo sets now available in US
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"Matthew Teets" <matthew.teets@sciatl.com> wrote in message news:G4qnDv.G5E@lugnet.com... (...) dumbstruck (...) major (...) a (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Shell Customer Service was somewhat helpful, they were able to give me a list of stores that (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.promo)
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My mistake. I made the leap "T&C" = place where you forbid things. I'm glad I'm mistaken. However, I do think the default should be the other way... solicitations expected unless the poster states otherwise. It appears most people disagree; oh well. (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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No, and I didn't find the Shell Customer Service to be all that helpful either, at least in Georgia. All the stores they mentioned acted dumbstruck when I called them on it. But I guess it saved me time from driving to them. I guess Georgia Shell's (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | The Sanburn Systems Company - Internet Connection Craziness - 25% Sale - Continued
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To All, With the success of the 25% after Thanksgiving sale, and the fact that my internet connection has been off and on since Saturday, I have decided to extend the 25% percent off sale until this Sunday, December 3rd. So if you missed the first (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Hi, (...) Likewise. However, usually when posting about a sale or a clearance find I will specifically say whether or not I will buy things by proxy--and my mind is usually working on a basis of economics, although if I know someone (or if they've (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Todd isn't going to, though. He is just making a courteous note requesting people not to solicit unless they specify they are willing to [pick up sets or whatever]. -Shiri XFUT .admin.terms (but I hope there isn't too much discussion about (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.admin.terms)
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