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Subject: 
4970, 6919, 6434 -- are these finds?
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lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.shopping
Date: 
Tue, 16 Nov 1999 06:01:07 GMT
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Hi, everyone,

Our local Costco is selling three LEGO sets in large quantity, all for
$27.50:

4970 Chrome Crusher (Rock Raiders theme)
6919 Planetary Prowler (Space/Insectoids)
6434 Roadside Repair (Town)

I've just checked these sets against their retail prices, and only the
6434 set appears to be a bargain ($49.99 retail).

I considered picking up some of these for myself and my son.  However,
from what I can discern without actually opening the packages, these
sets don't appear to be very versatile -- too many specialized and
juniorized parts.  Can anyone comment on my observation?

And, would anybody be interested in these sets, even if I'm not?  I just
had someone across the U.S. purchase a set for me.  I paid him the cost
of the set, plus shipping, plus $5.00 for his efforts.  I would be
willing to do the same for fellow LUGNETters.  Alternately, if you're
interested in trading parts for a set, I can discuss that with you,
too.  Drop me a line!

--
John J. Ladasky Jr., Ph.D.
Department of Structural Biology
Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, CA 94305
--



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  Re: 4970, 6919, 6434 -- are these finds?
 
I'd say your observation is spot on. Costco had sets in bulk last year and they were a bit older, and quite a bit better sets in terms of value vs retail and set intrinsic quality (unless you LIKE juniorization). I seem to recall they were (URL) I (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.shopping)

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