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    Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track! —Mike Walsh
    Alan Demlow wrote in message ... (...) (Maersk (...) I asked if they had received anything else and the monorail track was the only thing new. In addition to Blue Hoppers, they appear to be out of Retrostations (2150) and Maersk Cargo Trucks (1831) (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track! —Larry Pieniazek
     They're trying to get more Maersks... I have requested a bunch of this track and a bunch of Maersks. But I told Paul to take care of everyone else first. So get those orders in. (...) Larry Pieniazek larryp@novera.com (URL) - - Web Application (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track! —Tom Stangl
   I've called a few times in the last 4-6 weeks, and they haven't even mentioned getting the 1831s in - they've always said they are still on order. Please DO let us know when the 1831 are in stock, I want to order (a whopping) 3 of them. (...) | (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track! —Nick Goetz
     How greedy! Save some for the rest of us. -Nick (Tongue in cheek of course). Tom Stangl wrote in message <3807A33B.7911B8E9@n...pe.com>... (...) mentioned (...) whopping) (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
    
         Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track! —Tom Stangl
     <smack!> (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (25 years ago, 16-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track! —Simon Denscombe
     (...) He's ordered 300 Maersk Trucks and 75% are already taken! I think he's increasing it to 400! I'll let you know when they get them in. Carbon 60 (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
    
         Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track! —Alan Demlow
      Anybody have a price on the 1831's? (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
     
          Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track! —Mike Walsh
       Alan Demlow wrote in message ... (...) About £10 w/o VAT. Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (URL) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
    
         Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track! —Tom Stangl
      Thanks, I just called them and put myself on the waiting list. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (25 years ago, 16-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
     
          Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track! —Paul Sinasohn
      (...) me too. Paul Sinasohn, who also got other stuff (25 years ago, 18-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
    
         Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track! —Andrew Lynch
       Carbon 60 wrote in message ... (...) I hate to sound like a complete novice, but where is he getting these kind of numbers of sets? I can only assume that he has managed to get them directly from Lego? -Andy Lynch (25 years ago, 18-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
     
          Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track! —Simon Denscombe
      (...) Yes, since he's a LEGO retailer :-) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
     
          Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track! —Andrew Lynch
      My apologies, but what I meant was: Is he requesting special orders from Lego? Is Lego re-running old or discontinued sets for him? I was under the impression that the Maersk truck has been discontinued for some time. If the answer to either of the (...) (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
     
          Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track! —Mike Stanley
      (...) Maybe bulk-order of older stuff, not bulk-order of parts. And the shipping alone makes it somewhat prohibitive to order things from BB unless you're really desperate for something, imo. Too bad we don't have a US equivalent of BB. (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
     
          Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track! —Tony Priestman
       On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Mike Stanley (<slrn80rf16.5fj.cjc...s.utk.edu> ) wrote at 12:42:52 (...) The current availability of older discontinued sets in limited quantities is due to the reorganisation of TLG in Europe, I believe. Some warehouses are (...) (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
     
          Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track! —Mike Walsh
       Mike Stanley wrote in message ... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) Mike Stanley is correct about the shipping, it tends to be expensive. I have placed two orders with BB. In both cases the shipping back to the US was about 50% of the total cost of the (...) (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
     
          Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track! —Kevin Wilson
       (...) This is a bit frustrating. Here's some information you might be able to use as ammunition in getting cheaper shipping: When I was in the UK this summer I bought a fair number of sets and mailed them back to myself in Canada. I found that there (...) (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
     
          Busy-Bee shipping —Mark Benz
      Hi, I ordered 4 blue hoppers from BusyBee, the total charged to my card was about 45 pounds, including about 14 L for shipping. Must have been less than 2 Kg. I still think that a hopper for $18, net in my hand is a bargain. Mark -----Original (...) (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
     
          Re: Busy-Bee shipping —Mike Walsh
       Mark Benz wrote in message <000e01bf1b16$747024...on.com>... (...) The 50% shipping on this sounds about right. The hoppers were £7.65 each w/o VAT or $12.65. With shipping the total came to about $19.00 each on my order of six. I agree, a great (...) (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
     
          Re: Busy-Bee shipping —Tom Stangl
      Get a large enough order, and it lowers it, but not much. I ordered L190 worth of stuff, and shipping was approx L60 (which is why I'll be Ebaying some of the stuff, to pay off some of the sets and the horrendous shipping (which certainly isn't BBs (...) (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
    
         Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track! —John Warren
     (...) What do these Maersk Trucks (1831) look like? I can't find a picture or reference to this item anywhere on the web? Warren (25 years ago, 18-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
    
         Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track! —Alan Demlow
     Check out the picture on Huw Millington's promotional site: (URL) up 1831, of course). The truck's a beauty, well worth buying. I got a copy from NZ so I probably won't order any from Busy Bee, but recommend it highly! Alan (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track! —John DiRienzo
   Tom Stangl wrote in message <3807A33B.7911B8E9@n...pe.com>... (...) mentioned (...) whopping) (...) I think I could accommodate you with 3 of those. They are on my web (trade, promos) page... -- Have fun! John Auctions and Trading and More at my (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track! —Tom Stangl
   That's OK - I already own 3, I just wanted MORE ;-) I've got a pre-order in for some more. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer | (25 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 

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