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"David Arnon" <david_arnonPlease@N...l.Spamcom> wrote in message news:HoKqp0.1H4t@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) money (...) the (...) my bad (...) Were the charges listed as Shipping and Handling or just Shipping? If it was stated as S&H, (...) (23 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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Hi, I have a problem I was hoping to get some advice about: I recently bought <set:8455 Backhoe Loader> through eBay. (I live in Israel so I couldn't use lego direct) On the auction the seller requested that international bidders contact him before (...) (23 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match, among other things!
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(...) This article is a quite interesting read. What jumped out at me was the mention that different colors of ABS have different specific gravities (within a small overall range). I wonder if the saline solution would have a detrimental effect on (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Well it's difficult to properly utilize minions if you don't have enemies. I suggest a regimen of calling you neighbor "kneebiter" and throwing your trash on his lawn. (...) Furry soda + 137 HP owls = 3vil. Your Lord and Master, 3GA (URL) (23 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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(...) I feel like I missed a rant somewhere, because I don't see where you even got upset about it--just one sideways reference to it having been your design. It seems that others have been much more outraged on your behalf than you have, so maybe (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I really wish you guys would just drop it already. I'm sorry I said anything. -Grand Admiral .space Curator (URL) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) I don't think that somebody's level of "die-hardness" (?) has any bearing on this discussion. But the Bram Lambrecht incident certainly does. Grab yourself a cold beverage, get comfortable, and read this nice piece of armchair lawyering: (URL) (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I'll concede that the Grand Admiral has some intellectual property rights here that are being ignored by Ryan's attempt to sell a model adapted from Mark's design. And for the record, I think it would be bad form for Ryan to sell this model (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Requesting parts in fantastic colors
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(...) I dunno how may other people do this, but I have lots of stuff on my wanted list at BrickLink that do not yet exist in any sets. A few times this has paid off -- like when Tan 1x4x3 window frames first appeared from the Privet Drive set, and (...) (23 years ago, 20-Oct-03, to lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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(...) I want this part in bulk, Pick-a-Brick, whatever! Just wish it was more accessible! -Tim (23 years ago, 20-Oct-03, to lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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Some knave wants leaf parts in fantasy colors: (URL) why not? Take a look, it's a beautiful list. (23 years ago, 20-Oct-03, to lugnet.market.theory)
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See also this thread in market.theory -- (2 URLs) (...) Just a few more days left of this sale event. Normally, I don't waste time going to KBToys even though there is one I pass by regularly. But I stopped two days before the sale began to scope (...) (23 years ago, 13-Oct-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) The hearing was this morning, I wonder what the ruling was? (23 years ago, 1-Oct-03, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Did Bricklink make Lego bulk sales irrelevent?
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(...) But the seller isn't buying the bulk bricks from TLG and then directly reselling them. Instead, the seller buys a $10 set that has five less common pieces. Let's say he can sell those pieces for $2 each, then there are a bunch of other, more (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Sorry, I slightly misread the original (see last sentence I was replying to), but still a slightly different point: what I mean is that a BL's seller's cost-per-brick may well be competitive or better than S@H's *regardless* of non-obvious (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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Check completed eBay sales for 7130, the Snowspeeder. It goes from $30 to $50. One sold on 9/9 for $80. Wow. Who says only Empire vehicles are popular ? ! -- Bryan "Bruce Hietbrink" <bnh@chem.ucla.edu> wrote in message news:HL2Fq2.1D4G@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I'm not a seller, but I would guess no. It seems like an easy way to get shafted. For instance, the Stormtrooper minifig was only in one set, and ran for higher prices, then it came out in a storyteller for less, and a few months later you (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I'm not sure I understand what the SKU issue is. I know that in the recent BrickFest keynote, Brad J. mentioned something about an SKU shortage... Why would there be a limit on SKUs? Answering my own question, I suppose it has to due with the (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Not really. With Bricklink there's never any guarantee about availability of a certain part. But right now the two together usually make for a good supply of just about anything you want. (...) Yes, Bricklink is nice for small quantities but (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) There's slews of costs. The biggest one is overhead. Something has to pay for your free S@H catalogs, the nice woman on the phone you phone your order in to, the OTHER people who work there to make sure you talked to that woman quickly instead (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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