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Re: VERY-shifty scans (Re: "Shifty" rip off brand)
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Date: 
Tue, 27 Jul 1999 13:21:57 GMT
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nope, that is NOT an edited scan
(at least I didn't edit it and i'm quite sure the guy that sent it to me did
not edit it)

..joseph g

In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Tore Eriksson writes:
> Never seen nothing like it.
> Is it a edited scan...?
> 
> Joseph Gonzalez wrote:
> 
> > In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Chris Lyman writes:
> > > I was glancing thru a dollar-shop in lower-mainland British Columbia, • Canada,
> > > a couple days ago when I saw some small LEGO sets for sale • --snipped--
> > > They are actually "SHIFTY" brand, not LEGO, although the box design, • layout,
> > > graphics, colors, etc. look almost exactly like LEGO, even the SHIFTY logo • was
> > > similar to the LEGO logo. The only difference was the name and also a bunch • of
> > > Chinese characters in small print on the side of the box. Aha.. "Made in
> > China"
> > 
> > i just got some scans of these from a very reliable source..SIMPLY • INCREDIBLE!!
> > look at these scans!
> > http://members.xoom.com/legohead/shifty.html
> > http://members.xoom.com/legohead/shifty2.html
> > 
> > maybe the next "official" theme we'll see out of denmark will be chinese
> > pirates (nyuk, nyuk)
> > 
> > ..joseph g



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  Re: VERY-shifty scans (Re: "Shifty" rip off brand)
 
Even with these scans I remain skeptical. Until the orginal poster comes through with more specific info about the purchase, I withhold judgment. I realize that a hoax is rather far-fetched, but why are we being so coy? Most people give plenty (...) (27 years ago, 27-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

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  Re: VERY-shifty scans (Re: "Shifty" rip off brand)
 
Never seen nothing like it. Is it a edited scan...? (...) (27 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

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