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Subject: 
Re: Old sets being sold in new guise?
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lugnet.pirates
Date: 
Tue, 22 May 2001 18:30:55 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Jeff Thompson writes:
> In lugnet.pirates, Richard W. Schamus writes:
> > I suppose you could look at it like that, (personally, I don't own one, not
> > because of design, but because I couldn't afford one at the time that they
> > were generally available).
> 
> It's too bad you didn't find one on clearance!  They were being sold
> for $20 apiece or so in my state towards the end of their shelf life.
> 
> > What interests me (and probably most other
> > Pirateers, new and old) is that the large ship hulls will be available again
> > in number, with a price that you don't have to pay through the nose to
> > obtain.  That is the selling point of this set, (for me at least). How many
> > will I get? I just don't know yet. 2 at least I suspect.
> 
> Don't let my sour post hamper your enjoyment of the set!  I think that
> any of the large pirate ships can provide lots of good play
> value, particularly if you make your own sails for the ship.  And I'm
> glad to see the reapparance of the white ship.
> 
> --
> 
> jthompson@esker.com   "Float on a river, forever and ever, Emily"


20 dollars!?!?! man i wish it was that way here. i got my four at 50 dollars
a piece. I still have one in the box i was considering reselling in a few
years, but i guess with the re-release it wont be worth enough. might as
well crack it open and add to the fleet, i am short masts anyway.

I am hoping these are available in the USA.

-Dan Vogel
Getting excited!



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  Re: Old sets being sold in new guise?
 
(...) It's too bad you didn't find one on clearance! They were being sold for $20 apiece or so in my state towards the end of their shelf life. (...) Don't let my sour post hamper your enjoyment of the set! I think that any of the large pirate ships (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.pirates)

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