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Subject: 
When rare pieces become common!
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Date: 
Thu, 6 Jul 2000 08:30:34 GMT
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Hi Everyone,

I just got an email from ebay saying I won an auction lot of 300 grey
taps. About 2 years ago, I bought a 5590 Whirl n Wheel from a guy in the
UK and when it arrived and I built it, I found it was missing two of
these grey taps. I didn't have any spare so the seller agreed to post
over two.

It's amazing how the availability of some parts change over time, and
then there are the parts that are always hard to get in quantity.

Mark H.



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  Re: When rare pieces become common!
 
Try finding white 1x4x3 window frames with white outer shutters to match, no window glass ... I've been looking for some time now, and haven't seen any!! ;-( Or a flex cable element in a particular length I've been wanting as a replacement for some (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.au)
  Re: When rare pieces become common!
 
I know what you mean. There is a guy on ebay named Kevin Wilson, who looks like a great international trader, with some really good parts, but always in huge lots - 50 cups, 20 spanners, you know the kind of thing. I'd love to bid on something of (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.au)

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