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(...) Well, keeping your consumers somewhat happy, and promoting your public image, can sometimes be a very good way to run a business. As to the collector end of things (i.e., hoarding a commodity to control the market, then making a profit off (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I thought it was nonsense when LEGO had to offer to buy back some of the Maersk container ships when they were able to produce a second run of them. "Collectibles" are a gamble and the "dealers" lost. So sad, thanks for playing. Catering to (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) You must drive past a different Detroit than the one I'm thinking of... Steve (18 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I'll send you the serial number bricks--I have a few sets of 'em. All the other bricks you probably already have. Dave K (18 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I have a few in red if you want 'em (...) And that's what separates the fan from the fanatic. A LEGO piece produced cira 1972 is technically different from one produced in 2007. Yet, for the hobbyist, they do exactly the same job and in (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) It's funny. My mother-in-law has a Galaxy Explorer that belonged to my wife. She lets my sons play with the pieces, when they visit. She even has the box & instructions. I'd love to buy it from her, just to have it, but she won't give it up. I (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) "They're hitting the ground like bags of wet cement!!!" Dave K (18 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I never had that gate. I REALLY wanted that gate as a kid. Oh wait...I do...I have a Metroliner. I think it's in white. (...) Well, some people want collectable stuff. It's a complete set. There's something to be said for a set of, a (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(URL) set from the 1960's--Set #345 (LUGNET Ref-- (URL) ) K, how many people right here in our very group can build this set with the pieces they have in their collection? (Peeron instructions -- (URL) the shrubs and trees, I could probably build at (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Thanks Nathan! Calum (18 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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(...) No, the minute you pass into Michigan you can tell the interstate has potholes the size of turkeys. Calum (18 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Thanks! (...) Yeah, it's a pretty neat piece. Jeff Van Winden used it in his space ship shown at BrickFest last year. Unfortunately, it's upside down! :) There's a lot of bracketing behind the wall to attach it upsidedown without a seam. Even (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) ya but you cant be to careful. a lot of places seem nice from the interstate... like Detroit. Chris (18 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I actually drove past Lafayette in November. It seemed nice from the interstate. Calum (18 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) hey, 200 Years ago, NO ONE asked my opinion about the French! other wise, this place would be SO different. My offer still stands. to round out your New Orleans "French district" I'd be willing to swap Quebec, for Alaska. I mean, its Alaska. (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) ya, sure, those toy cars look nice. but before I trundle off to Lafayette, I might need to know a few things. 1. do they take Visa Credit cards? 2. do the restaurants add 15% tip for large groups 3. what kind of electricity do you have "down (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) [...] (...) Very cool. I can't wait to see it as part of a layout. The ceiling... are those three big pieces the quarter circle bricks used to make the half pipe in (URL) ? The transformer room looks appropriately forbidding. I'd love to get a (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Umm... your the one that lives in a country containing Quebec, correct? Just checking... (18 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) (URL) do you mean pictures of Lafayette? Sorry, I don't have any of those. :) Steve (18 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) ummm, La fay ette is too French sounding. You might need to sell it a bit more. I need to see pictures, and ummmm enticements. Chris (18 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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