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Re: Shell Promo Oddity
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lugnet.promo
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Tue, 21 Nov 2000 20:54:54 GMT
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In lugnet.promo, Mike Walsh writes:
> I opened a couple of Shell promo sets today and was surprised to find 1998
> catalogs in them. I can't imagine that Shell and LEGO had enough left over
> stock from 1998 that they didn't have to go through another production run.
> The fact that the US boxes have piece counts on them and the European ones
> did not confirms some sort of production run differences.
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> Looking back through these (no so) old catalogs makes me wish some of those
> sets were still available. Themes like Res-Q and Divers seem to have been a
> "one and done" run. Too bad, both are sources of great parts. Even some of
> the Town Jr. stuff is great compared to City Center.
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> Oh well, Shell is going to be getting a bunch of my LEGO money for the
> forseeable future. All of the sets are great parts fodor if nothing else!
>
> Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com
Does this mean that you have found a source for the sets you have been seeking?
sheree
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| "sheree rosenkrantz" <srosez@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G4E7FI.97L@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) else! (...) seeking? (...) Yes it does! Believe it or not I actually found them near Raleigh, in a small town called Knightdale. (...) (24 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| I opened a couple of Shell promo sets today and was surprised to find 1998 catalogs in them. I can't imagine that Shell and LEGO had enough left over stock from 1998 that they didn't have to go through another production run. The fact that the US (...) (24 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.promo)
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