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Re: Ebay - On the rise, or ... ?
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Date: 
Sat, 11 Dec 1999 01:34:33 GMT
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Scott-A wrote:

This is a good point. When I do deals with non-AFOLs I often hear, "I could get more
for this, but I'm glad it is going to somebody who will look after it like my kids
have".

There is no worse feeling than getting beat to a good set at a car boot (garage)
sale by a 6 year old who I _know_ will feed the Lego to his dog, chew all the
mini-fig heads, crack the base plates and mix what is left with his mageblock
collection. I suppose this is what some sellers want to avoid also.

Hehehe - but at least you HAVE garage sales that seem to consistently have Lego.  While
Bill Katz may find TONS of Lego about 90 minutes north of me, I find NOTHING around
here.  The very few used toy shops we have "in the center" of the Silicon Valley never
have any either (or someone shows up minutes before me and hides it all).



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| Tom Stangl, Technical Support          Netscape Communications Corp
|      Please do not associate my personal views with my employer



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  Re: Ebay - On the rise, or ... ?
 
(...) This is a good point. When I do deals with non-AFOLs I often hear, "I could get more for this, but I'm glad it is going to somebody who will look after it like my kids have". There is no worse feeling than getting beat to a good set at a car (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)

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