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In lugnet.trains, Dave Schuler writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Harvey Henkelman writes:
> > This may be CDS (Compartment Dork Syndrome) but here goes...
> >
> > My family has just returned from up north and they brought back...a huge tub
> > of LEGO®!!! Actually they had gotten it from an aunt who had stored them for
> > 7-8 years. Upon going through the collection of pieces, I found quite a few
> > that were yellowed and beaten up pretty bad. However, after close
> > examination it was revealed that all the crappy bricks were...gasp...Tyco
> > blocks! I was relieved, because it was the LEGO® that had stood the test of
> > time (mint condition). I had always wanted to watch clone bricks melt and
> > burn, but didn't want to spend my precious money on these pieces of crap.
> > Thanks to my aunt, I'm 4000-5000 pieces richer AND I get to torch the
> > competition!
> >
> > Does anyone have similar experiences to share with the LUGNET community? -
>
> I can cite the pristine TYCO Superblocks in my collection dating from at
> least the time of your bricks, while formerly white LEGO bricks from the
> same period are a gentle shade of urine. I think it's the luck of the draw
> insofar as your yellowed vs. non-yellowed. Alternatively, perhaps the
> previous owner of the bricks liked the TYCO much more and therefore used
> them much more heavily than the LEGO bricks.
>
> Dave!
I love finding old megablocks (no I will NOT capitalize that [oh BTW,
rummage sales are cheep the LEGO's allways end up having megablocks in
there]0, and taking them and smashing them and stuff like that.
My old TYCO's are looking good, but disapearing fast!
Josh
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