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Re: Bill Swanberg Update
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Mon, 24 Apr 2006 04:00:29 GMT
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On Mon, 24 Apr 2006, Marc Nelson Jr. wrote:
> Here's an update from the
> <http://www.oregonlive.com/news/argus/index.ssf?/base/news/1145655160296990.xml&coll=6
> Hillsboro (OR) Argus>:
> {Senior Deputy District Attorney Jeff Lesowski said William A. Swanberg, 40, of
> Reno, Nev., made a profit auctioning Legos, stolen mostly from Target stores, on
> two online auction sites - eBay and Bricklink.com. The latter is a site
> specifically intended for Lego sale and trade.}
So they can use Ebay's preferred (silly) capitalization, but can't get
BrickLink right? And BrickLink facilitates trades?
> {Records obtained from Bricklink.com indicate Swanberg sold nearly $600,000
> worth of Legos since 2002. Operating under the name "Barter the Brick," Swanberg
> sold the stolen Legos at prices that were less than retail, but still a huge
> profit for him.
More of the accuracy we have come to expect from the media. Good grief;
even his BrickLink feedback page can tell you it's "Bartering the Brick".
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TWS Garrison
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| (...) What REALLY irks me is the repeated use of "Legos". I can understand that kids might misuse the word, but the media has a responsibility for reporting the news correctly, right? (insert rolling-eyes smiley here) If the media's gonna throw (...) (19 years ago, 24-Apr-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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