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| I don't agree. To me there is a fine, but pretty distinct, line between "If you have to have this RIGHT NOW, I'll hook you up, but you're gonna pay. It will be easily available later. Maybe you should wait." and "Star Wars is rare, it's going to (...) (26 years ago, 18-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | | | Re: Sorry
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| (...) I don't feel the need to hide my opinions in e-mail, so I'll just move this over to .debate. How is this different from others selling or auctioning their items? It just is. If I were to find a cache of Metroliners at a local store for $100 (...) (26 years ago, 18-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | | | Re: Look, Larry, Todd, et al (was Re: TLG investigation and dynamics of bulk purchases)
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| Jesse said: (...) Agreed. The only point I was making in presenting counter arguments is that if there is a way to make easy money, sooner or later someone will find it. It doesn't matter whether you think it's moral or ethical or not. It doesn't (...) (26 years ago, 17-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | | | Re: Look, Larry, Todd, et al (was Re: TLG investigation and dynamics of bulk purchases)
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| Mark Tarrabain wrote in message <36C9B1D0.24C107D8@l....bc.ca>... (...) with a LEGO club (...) which can't (...) I think anything that furthers understanding (if only of people's positions) is good, even if the remaining 99% of the population has no (...) (26 years ago, 17-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | | | Look, Larry, Todd, et al (was Re: TLG investigation and dynamics of bulk purchases)
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| </rant on> You know, I don't even care about bulk brick packages from TLG personally. A greater variety of service packs would be more than adequate as far as I'm concerned. Look, even if TLG had only the barest discount off of what you would pay (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | | | Re: CFD: e-bay (aka ranting and raving)
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| (...) No, I wasn't trying to imply that, although I may have inadvertantly (rereading back on the thread). It might be (arguably) less good for the community, but certainly not "bad" - anything that keeps our favorite toy in circulation sounds (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | | | Re: MSRP? Tangential question Was(re CFD: e-bay (aka ranting and raving)
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| (...) Yes, showing MSRP in non-US$ is a future enhancement... (But conversion is not; aside from temporal eddies in the exchange rates, things may simply cost more or less in another country... For example, in Germany this year you can buy for DM (...) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.database)
| | | | | Re: Frog
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| (...) I figured you did. I thought others might not. BTW, I stole the pun from somewhere, but I don't remember where. It could even have been RTL. I'd add another pun, but I'm no good at them. Steve (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | | | Re: shills on eBay
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| (...) I think that's a good idea. (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| I am not sure I'd call it a "shill" but I think it's reasonable, if you decide to run a joint RTL/eBay auction, to set up another id, post feedback stating that it is a proxy for the high RTL bidder and that you'll tell who if emailed (tough to do (...) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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