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Re: Dealings with Rene Virsik?
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lugnet.people
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Fri, 26 Nov 1999 19:05:17 GMT
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In lugnet.people, David Eaton writes:
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> Let's see....
> 6081 King's Mountain Fortress, [429 pieces, 8 figs as quoted in pause guide]
> (missing 1x2 plate w/ side bar, 1x1 yellow round plate, ghost, 2 1x2 white
> plates, 2 1x2 white bricks [from horse and ghost], 1 1x2 black plate, 1 1x2
> black brick [from other horse]. Also missing 4 plumes (or only 1, depending on
> how many plume rings this set came with). Red waist with black legs • substituted
> for black waist with blue legs. Box in very good condition.)
Wow. Cool set. I remember wanting it a few years back, but never got it.
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> 6034 Black Monarch's Ghost [43 pieces, 2 figs]
> (Missing only 2 plumes, Box in excellent condition.)
I had that set!
> So grand total:
> out of 594 pieces, there were about 14 missing (depending on what you call a
> piece), and 1 substituted piece. So, 97% - 98% complete. Boxes and • instructions
> were all in very good or excellent condition ("excellent" being better than
> "very good"). Many pieces were dusty, such that you could see where they had
> been assembled before-- this showed up mainly on the black pieces, but was • also
> visible on other colors to some extent. The figs were in fairly good condition
> as well, and no dust or wear (on emblems, etc) was apparent. All minifig • joints
> were still strong, although the hinge on the treasure chest was very weak.
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> In retrospect:
> For the most part I think I got what I paid for-- for those of you who are
> extremely picky about set completeness (like the 1x2 plate and brick pieces • for
> each horse, having each size plume, etc,) I don't think I'd recommend paying
> top dollar here... Otherwise, other than simple miscommunication problems • about
> shipping, the transaction was good experience.
Seems like a good deal to me.
Enjoy those sets!
-Shiri
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| (...) Let's see.... 6081 King's Mountain Fortress, [429 pieces, 8 figs as quoted in pause guide] (missing 1x2 plate w/ side bar, 1x1 yellow round plate, ghost, 2 1x2 white plates, 2 1x2 white bricks [from horse and ghost], 1 1x2 black plate, 1 1x2 (...) (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.people)
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