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Re: Cheap Legos/Yardsaleing. Was Nugator.com
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Fri, 27 Aug 1999 05:03:28 GMT
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MCAMBRON@nomorespamPACBELL.NET
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Frank Filz wrote:
> Mike Stanley wrote in message ...
> > Guess it depends on what kind of Lego sets you buy. If you're silly
> > enough to pay full retail for things, maybe a 5 or 10% discount would
> > seem like a good deal.
> >
> > Me, I couldn't imagine paying for the privelege of spending 40% more
> > for something than I would normally pay. *
> >
> > * I don't pay more than 50% off, remember?
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> Of course some of us don't live in an area where we see much clearanced Lego
> (and precious little of that is at 50% off). I haven't found much used Lego
> either (I've spent a couple days yardsaleing without finding a single Lego
> set).
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> Frank
Since the weekend is coming up you might want to consider giving yard sales
another chance, especially if you've only spent a couple of days looking.
Presumably you have one of the main attributes needed to make great buys at
garage sales-- that is, your familiarity with Legos-- you can probably spot the
side of a Lego box from a block away. The other main attribute is patience
though, because you can often go for a few weekends without making a good find.
Needless to say, it helps to like yardsaleing. Last weekend I didn't find a
single Lego, but the weekend before that I made one of my best finds of the
summer at one of the first sales I hit--three boxes in pristine condition--
Launch and Load Seaport, Dark Dragon's Den and Wolfpack Tower, all for $15.00.
It turned out that all had instructions, but #6542 was missing the forklift and
truck and #6076 was missing all the animals and figures. #6075 was mostly
there. I'm sure there are similar finds out there no matter where you live--
you just have to keep at it.
Now if anyone has the tractor trailer and forklift from Launch and Load Seaport
that they are willing to part with for cheap....
Maggie C.
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| Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) Of course some of us don't live in an area where we see much clearanced Lego (and precious little of that is at 50% off). I haven't found much used Lego either (I've spent a couple days yardsaleing without (...) (25 years ago, 21-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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