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Re: Whats a Soccer bus worth ?
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lugnet.market.shopping
Date: 
Wed, 28 Feb 2001 18:31:56 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Frank Filz writes:
> Ray Sanders wrote:
> > 
> >  While out shopping yesterday, I spied a large number of 3411 soccer busses on a
> > clearance pile. They were marked about half off. I was skeptical, so I offered
> > less. They passed on the offer. Other than the train windows (and the Timmy), do
> > these have any notable parts ?
> 
> What you get (wich I think makes them reasonably worth the $20 list
> price, and makes them a bargain at half price):
> 
> 7 train window frames
> 7 trans light blye 4x3 window glass
> 2 trans light blue 2x6x2 windscreens
> 2 trans light blue 1x1 bricks
> 6 minifigs with plain torsos
> 
> several other bits and pieces

Including 4 1x8 tiles in light grey, some long beams (depending on your bus
color) and a 2x12 plate in light gray, among other goodies

I think this set is a good value (relative to other sets of this era) at
list and even better when discounted, which is why I have bought well over
100 of them (without the bonus soccer ball) already across the 4 available
colors and just got 20 more from S@H when they were on special. The bonus
balls will be part of the goodiebags for Niks next Bday party although I'm
not sure they are worth 2 dollars in and of themselves.

++Lar



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  Re: Whats a Soccer bus worth ?
 
(...) I feel they're even more valuable now, with train glass available so openly through bulk sales. White at least, probably others too, are a real reason to go for these. In fact, in this year's Target Extermi-ganzza, the bus was one of only two (...) (26 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
  Re: Whats a Soccer bus worth ?
 
(...) I found a bunch of these at Wal-Mart last week for $9. Rose (26 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)

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  Re: Whats a Soccer bus worth ?
 
(...) What you get (wich I think makes them reasonably worth the $20 list price, and makes them a bargain at half price): 7 train window frames 7 trans light blye 4x3 window glass 2 trans light blue 2x6x2 windscreens 2 trans light blue 1x1 bricks 6 (...) (26 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)

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