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    Re: Can some confirm Piece???? —Tom Stangl
   I ordered a complete set of SW sets, plus an extra Snow Speeder and Speeder Bikes for parts from S@H, because at this point, I'd rather be guaranteed the sets and pay a premium than fight the scalpers for the sets. Though that does NOT mean that I'm (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
   
        Re: Can some confirm Piece???? —Doyle Nelson
     (...) wrote: (...) wrote: (...) set. (...) in (...) pictures to (...) available (...) for (...) multiple (...) Hello Rob sent be a URL close up it has the corner slopes, I'll trade 2x2 medium slopes for corner slopes in gray. Boy this is going to be (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
   
        Re: Can some confirm Piece???? —Kevin Johnston
   (...) I don't expect to be fighting many scalpers; I expect to be competing mostly against other eager fans. Scalpers only exist in markets where there is active buyer interest. (...) *??* I'm sure you "can" buy hundreds by year's end, and thousands (...) (26 years ago, 18-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
   
        Re: Can some confirm Piece???? —Eric Joslin
     (...) <snip> (...) <snip again> (...) <snip> (...) As you note above, scalpers don't hold them that long... that's the difference between "scalping" and "speculating". For the record, I'm not defending it, just pointing out the difference. eric (26 years ago, 18-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
   
        Re: Can some confirm Piece???? —Tom Stangl
    (...) Um, check EBay for SW Lego sets, and tell me there won't be active buyer interest, especially if speculators buy out stock. That's why I'm hoping TLG is ramping up to saturate the market quickly, to stop short-term speculators cold. I DO want (...) (26 years ago, 20-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
   
        Re: Can some confirm Piece???? —Justin Kopp
      "Tom Stangl, VFAQman" wrote: >Now if TLG were nice enough to set up an AFOL Club, and actually WARN us ^^^^ can you expand that for me.. thanks --justin (26 years ago, 20-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
    
         Re: Can some confirm Piece???? —Jason Spangler
     (...) Adult Fan Of LEGO. Derik Schin has a list of common rec.toys.lego jargon which applies to all online lego discussions, check out (URL) . (26 years ago, 20-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
    
         Re: Can some confirm Piece???? —Justin Kopp
     thanks much! (...) (26 years ago, 21-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
   
        Re: Can some confirm Piece???? —Kevin Johnston
   Thanks for the reply, Tom-- I don't have much to add, except, yes, the auctions on eBay set my teeth on edge too. ;-) Sorry if I came across harsh. Believe me, I've already experienced the worst of this, from the action figure side. It's my firm (...) (26 years ago, 21-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
 

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