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Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 8 Oct 1999 21:02:28 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> My plan is to use these hoppers to accomplish two goals. I will sell
> enough off to pay for what I bought plus a little extra, but that should
> leave me with 20-30 to keep easily.
Sell or auction?
> I am also giving the GMLTC
> membership a special deal on some of them...
That's a good idea. No problem with that.
> I plan to, if Paul will accept it, give Busy Bee a little something
> extra(1) because they sold these for WAY too low, and I want Busy Bee to
> do well, they perform a valuable service for us all.
Well Paul just did a standard profit margin on what he paid for them - since
LEGO Denmark had them on the cheap because they wanted to clear them out - the
end price was also cheap.
> Simon, if you're still miffed that I got a bunch, let's take it up in
> .debate...
Why would I be miffed? I've got 11 set aside anyway - I could have got 50 then
auction them off and get 4 times the price I paid for them - but that's
scalping.
Carbon 60
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Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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| I figured I'd let this percolate for a while before I responded. First a side point, auctioning IS selling. What else would it be? You all know my stance on it, it's the fairest way to allocate a scarce quantity. And it is a kind of sale. Now, I'm (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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| Simon said: (...) Thanks for the defense, Frank... My plan is to use these hoppers to accomplish two goals. I will sell enough off to pay for what I bought plus a little extra, but that should leave me with 20-30 to keep easily. I am also giving the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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