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For those wanting the EPII Gunship at 20% off here is your chance. Kohls seems to be having 20% off there entire line of Lego. I would assume this also includes Star Wars sets. (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Closing K-Marts move to 50% Thursday (USA)
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(...) The complete list should comprise 283 stores. Originally it was supposed to be 284, but one store in Buffalo NY was saved by local efforts. Ray (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: RIS 2.0 on clearance at Target
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John, Which Target? (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Closing K-Marts move to 50% Thursday (USA)
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Maggie & All, (...) Scott S. has an update! I found the list on K-Mart's site, after digging a bit. I think this should be complete. If not, K-mart is in more trouble than we thought. (URL) S. -- (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: DYA Status
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(...) Anyone.... anyone at all? (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Closing K-Marts move to 50% Thursday (USA)
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(...) Scott S. gave a link to a list for a place to start: (URL) list may be incomplete, however, because a friend of mine told me a K-mart near her is one of the closing ones-- and it isn't on the list. Maggie C. (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Closing K-Marts move to 50% Thursday (USA)
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Where can we get a list of the closing Kmarts? I heard about them on the radio but was unable to write down which ones were having the sales. (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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from ad: Kohl's "the great one" sale Friday and Saturday May 3 and 4, 8am-10pm 20% off ENTIRE STOCK LEGO toys. Featuring Star Wars sets. Plus $10 reward towards future purchase for every $50 in purchases. (spend $50 get 1 $10 reward,spend $100 get 2 (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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My local Target has them for $139.99, 30% off. Target.com doesn't seem to have them marked down at this time, maybe they want to clear the stores out first. (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Closing K-Marts move to 50% Thursday (USA)
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Dangit, why didn't someone tell me I posted in the wrong group! Sorry about that! Troy "Troy's Surplus Lego" <legosales@tcphoto.net> wrote in message news:GvGqx1.ut@lugnet.com... (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-02, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Confirmed this with one of the local Southern California Target stores. They are clearancing them out. Don't know why. Now I just have to justify it after stocking up on Star Wars sets from K-Mart! C (22 years ago, 2-May-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Lucky Duck!!!! I went to my "local" Target, and the "friendly" staff didn't even know what Mindstorm sets, let alone the RIS 2.0. I looked around myself, and didn't see any. I don't see why they wouldn't carry them in the first place. They had (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Stopped at my local Target yesterday. Checked the LEGO aisle (of course!), and saw the Robotics Invention System 2.0 set on clearance for $99.99, 50% off the regular price. Has anyone else noticed this? I've only checked the one store, so I don't (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: What is Appropriate Feedback? (follow-up to "Dirty, Discolored & Damaged" posting)
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As a buyer and seller on ebay and bricklink I will try to answer your questions. I do not think that there is general solution on giving feedback. If I buy parts or sets that are describe as very good or better and most of the parts are dirty or in (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | US S@H Specials, May 1 - May 7, 2002
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(URL) (hit 4 when the recording starts) Duplo/Primo System Scala Bellville Technic 5277 Pulleys & Rubber Belts $ 3.29 $ 1.65 8240 Slammer Stunt Bike $14.99 $ 7.50 8512 Onyx RoboRider $ 5.99 $ 3.00 Dacta 9614 Pulley Set $17.25 $ 8.63 Misc TS16 Alpha (...) (22 years ago, 1-May-02, to lugnet.announce.lsahs, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | LEGO Mind Strom Vision Command on sale for 24.99 at KB Toys
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I found the Vision Command on sale at KB Toy.com for 24.99. I believe this is the 9731 set. This looks like a good deal. (22 years ago, 1-May-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Closing stores may still have deals! (was: Re: 20% off SW LEGO at Kmart (U.S.) this week)
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(...) I got a Slave I, the Tusken Encounter, and both Jedi Defense sets. :-) They didn't have any of the other large sets though. I was *so* hoping for a Yoda... --Bill. (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: 20% off SW LEGO at Kmart (U.S.) this week
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The biggest set I've been able to find--after stopping at 4 Kmarts in the (...) I went to a K-mart near work and they had one Republic Gunship @ $84.99, but it wouldn't ring up with 20% off, so I had to fight with them to honor their ad :) Ended up (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: 20% off SW LEGO at Kmart (U.S.) this week
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"Peter F. Guenther" <pguenthe@zdnetonebox.com> wrote in message news:GvDwGt.E5y@lugnet.com... (...) different (...) board. This is common around here as well. I suggest you check out the neighborhood that the KMarts are in. The ones in the "bad" (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Closing stores may still have deals! (was: Re: 20% off SW LEGO at Kmart (U.S.) this week)
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(...) Yep, that pretty much sums up Kmart's nimbleness to me. (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Closing stores may still have deals! (was: Re: 20% off SW LEGO at Kmart (U.S.) this week)
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(...) I'm going to run down to the local Kmart today and see what I can see, but I'm not optimistic. Interestingly enough I once saw Rain Man on a cable TV channel, with Kmart all over the commercial breaks! Talk about disorganized... --Bill. (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: 20% off SW LEGO at Kmart (U.S.) this week
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"Conrad Frank" <conradfrank@attbi.com> wrote in message news:3ccc9ac1.154110...net.com... (...) picture than the S@H version. Pic of my box is here: (URL) (sorry about the flash glare in the middle!). Nice collection though - I'm really tempted to (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: 20% off SW LEGO at Kmart (U.S.) this week
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(...) The biggest set I've been able to find--after stopping at 4 Kmarts in the Detroit area--is Slave I. What's really interesting to me is that different stores have different pricing... I found the Bounty Hunter Pursuit for $33 at two places and (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Closing stores may still have deals! (was: Re: 20% off SW LEGO at Kmart (U.S.) this week)
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(...) I thought I had good luck, but Snowspeeders! AHHHHH! I wish I was you! (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | 5533 Red Fury
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Toy Lab on Main Street in Sarasota, Florida, USA has one 5533 Red Fury set for $50. (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Closing stores may still have deals! (was: Re: 20% off SW LEGO at Kmart (U.S.) this week)
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\I just got back from my local closing K-Mart (Grand Rapids Michigan, 28th street, well Kentwood technically)... Got a few things at not spectacular deals... love how they jacked some stuff UP 20% first. What a dump. Stock dumped everywhere in (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: 20% off SW LEGO at Kmart (U.S.) this week
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(...) Okay, I wouldn't have believed it if you and Troy hadn't convinced me. They actually had some at my Kmart, although nothing larger than the fluorescent set. What really amazed me, though, was it appears the store has made an effort to clean (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Closing stores may still have deals! (was: Re: 20% off SW LEGO at Kmart (U.S.) this week)
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(...) There are definitely some diamonds in the rough. I happened to pass by a closing store last friday and decided to go in. I found lots of little sets of no particular interest but then two boxes with the star wars logo caught my eye up on a (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | DYA Status
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Has anyone (successfully) placed an order with DYA recently? Their credit card processing link seems to be broken and I've not been able to get any response from either their info e-mail address or Emmanuel's posting e-mail address. Are they out of (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Closing stores may still have deals! (was: Re: 20% off SW LEGO at Kmart (U.S.) this week)
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(...) I found 2 Tie Intereceptors at 42.00 each. At other stores I got flash Speeders for 4.20 and City Center police boat (floating) for 6.50. This proves that there is still stuff out there. Jeremy (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: 20% off SW LEGO at Kmart (U.S.) this week
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I'm sorry to hear that. I had no problem at all doing a price match at TRU. Target was a bit more reluctant, mainly because of the $$ amount. C (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: 20% off SW LEGO at Kmart (U.S.) this week
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(...) No go. No chain I have ever encountered (Target, Wal-Mart, or TRU; I've also tried Kohl's) will match a "%-off" sale. Only specific prices. That's their sneaky way out. best LFB (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: 20% off SW LEGO at Kmart (U.S.) this week
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As to the Yoda, Gunship, and Blockade Runner Sets, I have only one comment: Price Match C (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: 20% off SW LEGO at Kmart (U.S.) this week
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No Yodas yet in Milwaukee (hi folks) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: 20% off SW LEGO at Kmart (U.S.) this week
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(...) Oh no, Maggie, go look. All K marts got a consignment of Ep II sets from LEGO specifically for this promotion. It's all 2002 sets, though that includes some of the non-EpII stuff. But whoever got the Yodas and the Republic Gunships: I HATE (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: 20% off SW LEGO at Kmart (U.S.) this week
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WOW! That's quite a haul there, Conrad! I suspect you'll be busy building for awhile. btw, my favorite of the sets you've purchased is 8012-the Super Battle Droid. It's just so much cooler than the pictures show. AFAIAC it might just be the best set (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: 20% off SW LEGO at Kmart (U.S.) this week
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Don't know if I should be happy that I have a lot of new toys thanks to the K-Mart deal, or sad that I have some big bills coming soon.... Look here for the cause of this confusion: (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: 20% off SW LEGO at Kmart (U.S.) this week
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Much to my surprise, even our Big K out here (Utica, NY) is actually stocked up with the SW sets! With the 20% discount offer prominently displayed. Haven't cross-checked yet to see if its 20% off a 20% hyped price yet though ;) JB (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: 20% off SW LEGO at Kmart (U.S.) this week
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I've just returned from the Super K, empty handed unfortunately. They had plenty of the sets on the shelves, and they are probably still there due to the fact that they had the prices marked up 10% on all of them! Kinda takes the point out of having (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: 20% off SW LEGO at Kmart (U.S.) this week
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I'd suggest that you go check Maggie. I was pleasently surprised that my local Kmart here in Garfield Heights actually had all of the sets except the Republic Gunship, and had them in quantity. They were not in the Lego aisle though, they were on a (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | 20% off SW LEGO at Kmart (U.S.) this week
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Effective Sunday, April 28 through Saturday, May 4. If anyone actually finds any new SW sets at a Kmart in the U.S. I'd like to hear about it. I'm not even going to bother to look. Maggie C. (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | BrickParts Sale 15% off whole inventory
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Just what the title says! 15% off my whole inventory for a limited time! So check it out I may have what you are looking for! Thanks in advance for shopping. :-) ~Roxanne (URL) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: TRU (U.S.) will be giving out SW posters with purchase
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"Maggie Cambron" <mcambron@pacbell.net> wrote in message news:Gv795y.Hv2@lugnet.com... (...) SW (...) every SW (...) ask (...) I got one of these today (bought another Yoda sculpture for parts - easily my favorite set in the current LEGO line up). (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Galidor @ Zainey Brainy
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(...) I guess I never posted when I got one (over a week ago) from S@H. They definitely are rather limited in their LEGOness, but they do use the same new linkage as the new Alpha Team sets (but all the parts are highly sculpted). I purchased (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.reviews)
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| | TRU (U.S.) will be giving out SW posters with purchase
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At my local TRU today (in California) there were signs posted around the SW LEGO display indicating they will be giving out a free SW poster with every SW LEGO purchase during May. A different one each week. Didn't have time to ask for details or (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Galidor @ Zainey Brainy
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(...) I havn't bought one, (I live in the south) but I have to say I am not pleased. Poring through lego.com and its magazines, galidor is just another way for Lego to make money. I guess lego figures that bricks don't make enough money, so they are (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Galidor @ Zainey Brainy
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If you live near any of the stores listed here, (URL) can have a "sneak preview" look at these sets. They're "action figures" rather than brick or Technic/Bionicle products. This seems like a bit of a departure from tradition, I can't say whether (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Attack of the star wars sales :)
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(...) Wait... You did this on purpose, not just by accident, but rather to "prove a point"?? Not sure that was a good idea. If you think there is change needed, there are channels to suggest it, which may be a better approach than deliberatley doing (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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| | Re: Attack of the star wars sales :)
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(...) It's an australian deal. Kmarts in Oz are run by a different company (who apparently found the cachet of the Kmart brand irresistable ?? :-) ). So they have different sales than US Kmarts. No one should fault Ben for posting to market.shopping (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Attack of the star wars sales :)
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(...) Go South. Continue going South for a while and then go West. When you find a continent stop there and travel up or down the coast until you find a city. There ye shall find this mystical deal. Tim PS. Translation: In Australia (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Attack of the star wars sales :)
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(...) Yeah that's what I thought too... so much for the online-community thing... I thought we'd be a world as a whole... not just based in one particular dominated place, which I know why it is/would be... but still... It's like saying "this is a (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: US S@H Specials, Apr 24 - Apr 30, 2002
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=lj;lkjl;kjl;kj;lkj (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Attack of the star wars sales :)
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Oops...sorry about that :) Actually, I've used a similar approach to what I've seen done in the past for sales at TARGET, KMART, and private sales: from US posters about US only sales. [though they don't have the courtesy to also post to .loc.us.]. (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | Episode 2 Sets out in Vancouver, BC Canada
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Hi, I was at the TRU in Lansdowne Mall today and all of the new Episode II sets are available now. Prices are as follows (all in CDN dollars): 7103 Jedi Duel 14.99 7113 Tusken Raider Encounter 14.99 7133 Bounty Hunter Pursuit 39.99 7153 Jango Fett's (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.bc.van, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Attack of the star wars sales :)
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It was also xposted to lugnet.market.shopping and lugnet.general, which is a bit much, and why a lot of people on the top of the planet got confused. But yah, the "G-day" tipped me off too. I didn't know they have K-mart down under. FUT: (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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It says it in Australia. Note that the post was to lugnet.loc.au. It confused me too, btw, but the "G-day" should'a been a tipoff. Rick Clark (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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(...) In the USA, at least here in NJ, all SW LEGO is 20% off starting on the 28th. Yes, I know where I'll be on the 28th... best LFB (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.starwars)
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Where does it say that there is 15% off at K-Mart? I went to mine today, and they had no idea what I was talking about! Can someone please point me to some information on this deal? Thanks! C (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Attack of the star wars sales :)
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(...) Well, I checked the Chaddy Kmart last night, and they'd pulled all the UCS TIEs & Xwings they had last Friday. I hope this is only so they could set up a discount display.... ROSCO (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: buying lego in london
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(...) I've just returned from the UK - my 3rd trip. In general, there are no places to buy Lego cheap in London. Once in a while, you might find something interesting at a flea market ("boot sale"), but that's about it. Even in small UK towns, I've (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | US S@H Specials, Apr 24 - Apr 30, 2002
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Sorry for the late posting, I've been in training all morning. (URL) (hit 4 when the recording starts) Duplo/Primo System 1088 Road Racer $ 2.99 $ 1.50 3413 Goalkeeper $ 4.99 $ 2.50 6477 Firefighter's Lift Truck $19.99 $10.00 Scala Bellville Technic (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.announce.lsahs, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Attack of the star wars sales :)
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G'day, thought everyone would be interested in the following: Thursday 25 April - Friday 26 April: 15% off everything at KMart Thursday 25 April - Wednesday 1 May: Target: Jedi Defence 1 and 2 [7203/7204] $9.95 each Final Dual 1 and 2 [7200/7201] (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Tired of Paying for Dirty, Discolored and Damaged LEGO
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(...) Jeff, When listing your older parts just take the extra time needed to explain the exact condition the parts are in (and price them accordingly), this will booster confidence in buyers. Do more than just write good or excellent on parts that (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: What is Appropriate Feedback? (follow-up to "Dirty, Discolored & Damaged" posting)
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(...) [...] (...) [...] I'd say it would have to depend to some extent on how egregious the problem was. If the pieces were a little faded or scratched, but well within the range of what many people, though not you, would find acceptable then I (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Tired of Paying for Dirty, Discolored and Damaged LEGO
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Two thoughts come to mind. You could get someone you know who has a higher feedback help you out. Or, you could buy some stuff to get your feedback started, and then put your items up. You probably don't need to get more than 3 or 4 feedbacks before (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Tired of Paying for Dirty, Discolored and Damaged LEGO
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(...) Here's a different perspective: I recently received somewhat of a windfall - a number of older sets, mostly from themes I have no interest in. I want to sell them on Bricklink to support my other Lego purchases. Being a first-time seller, how (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: What is Appropriate Feedback? (follow-up to "Dirty, Discolored & Damaged" posting)
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Isn't there a neutral choice? Perhaps this is where comments like, "Worked hard to replace defective parts" could land. You didn't get what you wanted right off the bat, but with a little effort it worked out. It's the fact that you needed the (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | What is Appropriate Feedback? (follow-up to "Dirty, Discolored & Damaged" posting)
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Thanks to everyone who responded to my posting about “Dirty, Discolored and Damaged LEGO.” I appreciate the comments that let me know I’m not alone in my disgruntlement over paying for parts in this condition. It was also interesting to me to see (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | buying lego in london
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hello everybody i am going to be in london this weekend. can any one recommend for good place to buy cheap lego ?? thanks (22 years ago, 21-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | More "early releases" of Episode II
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Stopped at a KMart in Ohio on Friday night (19 April), and saw the following Star Wars Episode II sets, all at MSRP, of course. (...Wait for the BOGO, wait for the BOGO....) 7103 - Jedi Duel 7133 - (flying things - no idea what the real name is) (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Discount sets at TRU
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Has anyone else seen discounted sets at TRU? My TRU has the following 7181 TIE Interceptor for $70 Mos Espa $35 Sith Infiltrator $15 Does anyone else have anything like those prices for other sets. They also have discontinued sets like the (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: My 2002 FOTY
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(...) I have 2 purchases that are my best buys so far. The first was a 4 pound lego collection from Austria (Ebay, $36.70) (description read: 2 kg lego, bricks, plates, blue rails, a motor and a flute), that contained the entire 118 electronic train (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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"Bert Waters" <lhwaters@hsc.vcu.edu> wrote in message news:GuuHz2.J3H@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) have (...) Shouldn't that be a FOAL: Find Of A Lifetime (or) Find Of Anyone's Lifetime! -Rob (22 years ago, 20-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Sorry Mark, Your purchase was a FOTL not a FOTY. I just hope I luck into a deal half this good in my lifetime! Bert Waters (22 years ago, 20-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Holy crap, that is CRAZY. Barely a FOTY, let me know if anybody else can top this for FOTC. Most of a yellow castle for $2 aint shabby, and $6 for a Monorail is tear-inducing, but all that stuff (mint condition?! This is rediculous!) for $500 is (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Okay guys, I hate to brag, so I did not post this back in early March when I made the once in a lifetime score of all scores, but I’m going to go ahead and have some fun. My good buddy Ed, knows I collect Lego’s, and he just happened to look in the (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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"Aaron West" <maniac@netwebb.com> wrote in message news:GusxJ4.LE1@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) I'll take that bait! Just about a year ago I paid $2 for a Yellow Castle. See this thread: (URL) Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring dot com (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I think this find deserves a new name, perhaps FOTC (C being century). Dang, that's like, well, like finding a monorail for $6... I don't think anyone can top that. That set is priceless. Green with envy, -Aaron- (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Greg, As a fellow AFOL and an EBAY seller, I will reply as a seller. I think that your approach to only buying from sellers who themselves are fans of Lego is a good place to start. I assume that when I put Lego up for auction, that my bidders will (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) In lugnet.market.shopping, Benton Jackson writes: (...) Hyperbole?! I was trying to be nice about it. When you look at the bottom of a brick and see some kind of slightly brown, mustard colored stuff packed in the tubes -- well, you draw your (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Well, I can't say I've *bought* anything in that condition, but in my 20 years of Lego collecting, I have *thrice* found bricks with insect-egg-sacks in them amongst my non-airtight Lego boxes. All hatched before I found them. Made me wish I (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I can't speak for Hop-Frog but I have received bulk LEGO(r) brand pieces with things such as dead insects and dried insect eggs mixed in. That was from eBay though. Never live larvae. (or at least I didn't really check all that closely) I'll (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Please tell me this was just hyperbole, and you didn't actually receive pieces with LARVAE in it! (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) GoodWill Stores here I come, and... Obviously, not everyone in the world (who gives LEGO products to GoodWill) is aware of the Internet. Todd (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) appreciated your attempt to provide a standard for everyone to use. (...) LARVAE INFESTED!?! If this ever happened to me I'd probably abandon my LEGO buying completely. Snot I can handle but creepy crawly things...YECCH! (...) As I pointed (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Greg Perry stated: (...) I once purchased 8460 and 5580 from the same person in two seperate auctions in eBay. It was in my early and, dare I say, naive days of purchasing online. Both sets were described as assembled, hardly played with, kept on a (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Greg, I'm going to respond to a couple points that you made from the viewpoint of a seller on Bricklink. (...) of (...) left) I believe this is at the core of the "problem". If a seller gets positive feedback for something that was less then a (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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Greg: As the person that wrote this: (URL) can tell you that I have certainly come across dirty, already been chewed, bubble gum encrusted, snot caked, putty filled, milk spattered, larvae infested, and otherwise disgusting elements in my time. It (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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How many people have purchased a "used, but 100% complete set" from e-Bay or Bricklink only to find that it's not true when it arrives 4-6 weeks later from overseas? I recently purchased an 8460 and an 8839 from a seller in Germany who claimed that (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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I had to chime in on this thread. I'm right there with you Greg. (...) A month or two ago I made my first "used" purchases on Bricklink. The three shops that I purchased from stated that these used parts were in "excellent condition" and most were (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) You were preaching to the choir... -- Hop-Frog (Scariest Commentator on Lugnet) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I agree this is the first, and very important, step that disguntled buyers take. It's time that people got over the negative feedback fear/wars and just leave it appropriately. (...) You bring up great points. As both a seller and buyer on (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I will answers these questions... In my store I NEVER would sell anything that looked abused without describing what was wrong with it. And really, if a piece is that bad I would never sell it in the first place. In a few cases I have found a (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I too am extremely picky about my used parts so I only buy new or pick through bargain lots from eBay (I'm the kind of person who has trouble picking out produce at the grocery store because after the first few pieces I start to see every (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Kevin - Thanks for providing some feedback in relation to my venting. It's good to know it's not "just me" but also on the other hand a bit disheartening since judging from the BrickLink thread you referenced there's plenty of this going on. (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Greg Perry wrote in message ... (...) time). Oh believe me Greg, you're not alone. Here's one message I posted about this kind of thing to Bricklink: (URL) just don't buy used pieces AT ALL because of the risk of getting what Richard Marchetti terms (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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In order to provide myself with a bit of a vent, I thought I’d post this message and see if others share my perspective/experiences or whether I’m just completely wrong in my attitude and thinking (wouldn’t be the first time). My “problem” is that (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general) !
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XFUT: lugnet.admin.terms (...) Hi Jon. According to the charter for .market.shopping [1] these types of announcemnts are allowed and should not be problematic. Here is exactly how the charter for .shopping reads: ++CHARTER/PURPOSE: (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.admin.terms)
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I stopped by one of the local GoodWill stores today, not really expecting to find anything. I was pleased to find one of the "chip 'n' dip" baseplates for $1 and didn't expect to find much more. Needless to say, I was ecstatic to find a 6991 (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Hey Matthew. It'd be great if you could keep posts of this nature in .market.buy.sell-trade in the future. .market.shopping is for shopping reports and so on. Thanks, and good luck on your sales. -Jon -- | The Galactic Shipyard - (URL) My Lego (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.shopping)
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