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Subject:	Exin Castles (Re: Clone Auctions and something cool)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands
Date:	Thu, 25 Mar 1999 14:42:51 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, John DiRienzo writes: > --snipped-- > Meanwhile, I was looking through eBay tonight and stumbled across a nice > pic - here is its location: > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=81029855 > > Its an Exin set, and is at about $30. There were others on eBay (same > brand, different models) all at about $30. Does anyone know the age of > these toys? i've wanted one of those exin sets for awhile now (very cool looking), but they always end up with a very high winning bid...they look to be from the seventies. but like you mention, none of the auctions mentions a copyright date from what i've seen of exin brick pics the underside of the bricks don't have any tubes or ridges to grip the brick they stand on top of so the castles might not be too sturdy > Finally, did Tente brand ever make Castle models? I had some early Space > Tente as well as some battleships, but do not recall Castle sets. Thanks > for reading... i'm by no means a tente expert but the little info i've gathered doesn't indicate any castle sets....HOWEVER, exin bros is the spanish company behind tente (that was released in the states through hasbro)..a hardcore tente fan can probably provide us with more information ..joseph g

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		Re: Exin Castles (Re: Clone Auctions and something cool)
(...) they (...) might (...) There's a small Exin set up in my parents' attic, I've been meaning to bring it home and put it together. My guess is that I probably got it in the late seventies. The coolest thing about them was the large macaroni (...) (25 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

		Re: Exin Castles (Re: Clone Auctions and something cool)
(...) The set that I have, I got as a Christmas present in 1981 from a hobby shop where I'd been eyeing them. It's the Gran Alcazar VII set and I think at the time was around $40. Completely coincidentally, it's on sale right now on eBay with a (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

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		Clone Auctions and something cool for clone fans
First, this is a newsgroup for discussion and auctions, IMO, should be held elsewhere. There are plenty of places you could auction the set, and then notify people here as well as RTL. eBay is a good bet. Also, Gene (gr3@superlink.net) at the (...) (25 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

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