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(...) Out of curiousity, what is the MSRP for this tub in the states? James (URL) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) $19.99 (plus tax, naturally). best Lindsay (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Which makes it sound like 14.99 isn't that great a deal. Until you do the math. We're talking something like(1) 1.2 1-4.cents a brick even in high tax states. And this tub hardly ever (never?) goes on sale... 1 - "something like".... too lazy (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:38B1E0EA.E9D590...ger.net... (...) tomorrow (...) I have never seen this tub go for less than $14.99 and this is only the second time I have seen it get that low. Of cause, I will probably (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Does anyone know the piece inventory for this tub? I could not find it in the database. Yahoowee! I got 13 of these bad boys. Need to swap the green for white if anyone is interested. Trying my hand at the Eiffel tower, as an artistic challenge. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Just a nit, you have to take them out of the bag to swap them, the colors are mixed together. (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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I'd be willing to swap you brand new still havn't been taken out of the bag whites for your greens on a 1:1 basis. Just let me know. Wayne G. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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A little faux-paux (sp?) on my part. Let me try this again :) I'd be willing to swap you recently taken out of the bag and not played with only sorted for your greens on a 1:1 basis. Just let me know. Wayne G. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Mike Poindexter wrote in message ... (...) Well, if you buy in pairs, and luck on a well stocked K-Mart, it's possible to find this for $14.99 somewhat regularly (since their Buy One, Get a 2nd for 50% off means that you get two for $29.99, ok so (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Yeah, but I passed up on these tonight. They were there for the taking but a) I have enough regular bricks (maybe not as much as you, but I have more than enough to fill up a few of the 66-quart sterilite tubs) and b) people are paying less (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Note that when K-Mart does another BOGO 50% sale, the blue tubs (provided you could find some at a K-Mart) sould average out to the same $14.99 price. Ray (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Does the K raincheck BOGOs? I think it's limited to stock on hand. Lucky me, I got a friendly and helpful TRU manager who gave me a raincheck for 36 more tubs. (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Anyone: Do the basic green bricks sell in auctions for approximately the same price as white bricks? Does a 1:1 swap seem equitable? I thought the green went for more. Any help appreciated. Rick K (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Typically a little more, I think. But the trend seems to be downward, they are not as rare as they were, I don't think. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) A couple of us counted the bricks in tubs a while back because we couldn't find a breakdown anywhere either... blue tub breakdown: 1X1 Green 12 Black 20 blue 40 yellow 40 white 40 1X2 Green 28 Black 28 yellow 60 white 60 red 60 blue 60 1X3 (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Looks like you missed the red 1x1s. Thanks for the data. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Actually, the auctions I have run have fluctuated with green returning more per piece than white 60% of the time and less than white about 40% of the time. I suppose it really boils down to who wants it and when. Overall, I would say they are (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) oops..my guess would be 40..which is way too many 1X1's.. michael (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Thanks for that info (the red 1x1s missing probably are quantity 40 as you surmise which IS too many 1x1s unless all you want to do is bump piece count up for minimum cost...) Hmm... I guess I'd be interested in trading for black. I seem to use a (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Below (to the right of the original numerbs) are my counts when I counted a tub. Note that since TLC does not provide a breakdown on the package, they may actually vary the contents slightly, but I doubt it. (...) red - 40 (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I have recorded the distribution for this, and a couple other tubs/buckets: (URL) ---...--- Eric Harshbarger / eric@ericharshbarger.org / www.ericharshbarger.org "Oh please, if people are going to start telling the truth around here... I'm (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Look at (URL) Steve (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Mike, I got 19 of the blue tubs for you @ $14.99. Since you are coming to the BAYLUG meeting on 3/12, I'll just give them to you then, OK? Paul Sinasohn (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Is this the same as the tub that had the "special edition silver" bricks? Got 10 of those for $9.99 at eToys December '98. -gus (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Same size tub, but it only has 1200 instead of 1201, missing the silver. I don't know if the piece distribution and bagging is identical. Someone else posted about whether it was or not.... The tub is blue instead of silver, though and the (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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