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| | | (...) All of it that wasn't caused by people wanting other grey parts. :) I suspect it won't have a big effect on the clearance sale frenzy, since LD won't be able/won't want to beat clearance pricing. Where I do think it will have an effect is on (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | Re: How will Lego Direct Influence Prices? —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | (...) the (...) $1.00 (...) Indeed. But will spending the savings then cause prices of other, non-LD, items to rise? Scott A (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | Re: How will Lego Direct Influence Prices? —Philip Ogston
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| | | | | (...) Maybe, but there might still be people who want 10 firbleflanges who would be willing to buy from people who had bought 100. -Phil (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | | Re: How will Lego Direct Influence Prices? —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | (...) Sorry to drift, but *where* did you get that marvelous word ("firbleflange")? I love it. It's the best one I've heard since "phlogiston." Erm. Ahem. Back to topic...I agree with both, actually--but you'll probably find an attenuation among (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | | | Re: How will Lego Direct Influence Prices? —James Brown
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| | | | | | | (...) Heh... I'm not sure. Either I invented it, or I saw it somewhere. I suspect it's a spur-of-the-moment variation of filbertflange, which has the same entymological origin as grapplegrommet. An old hardware store commercial, I believe. Using (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | | | Re: How will Lego Direct Influence Prices? —Philip Ogston
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| | | | | | (...) I don't get credit for "firbleflange", although I love it too. I have been trying to get people to refer to me as "Phlogiston" though, it fits my name, but maybe not so much my character. Funny thing though, since my father was called (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | Re: How will Lego Direct Influence Prices? —Mark Koeberl
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| | | | (...) and neither will the actual value of firbleflanges. Specialty sets like the McDonalds drive thru were getting ridiculous bids, topping $60, when available through S@H for $11. However, it will be considered an overpayment only by those of us (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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