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(...) Uh, no. It's called "collectability". The higher pip value ones were more rare that the lower pip value ones. It's the same thing done with Magic cards, Pokemon cards... well, just about any kind of card, really. You get lots of more common (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.technic.slizer)
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You know your right I sould have know that the extra disc box has THE EXTRA DISCS! what an oversite on my part. So if that was the case, and all the current mask bags have the same masks, the only way to get new ones is to have Lego produce more. (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.technic.slizer)
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You know your right I sould have know that the extra disc box has THE EXTRA DISCS! what an oversite on my part. So if that was the case, and all the current mask bags have the same masks, the only way to get new ones is to have Lego produce more. (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.technic.slizer)
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No matter what Lego says, the distribution of discs in the Throwbot/Slizer sets was not Random. The pictures of the sets that were on the on-lin catalog showed exactly the discs that came with the sets. The extra disc boxes aren't quite random (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.technic.slizer)
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(...) Maybe the mask bag are in a certain prodution order, a certain number now, a couple weeks later some different masks, a so on and so forth. Only a couple different masks are availible now, both in the cans and the separate bags. Probably done (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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Christian Gemuenden <xtian@brickmaster.de> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: G8JqM8.Du7@lugnet.com... (...) I second Christian's opinion: #8530 is a total rip-off by Lego. My kids bought some of these masks to find out that they have bought once again the (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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"Josh Baakko" <shi_web@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G8KE4x.GK9@lugnet.com... (...) Heart)? (...) Cant say I follow WWF. But from Tom Stangl post wasnt it a 'stunt gone wrong'? regards lawrence (26 years ago, 11-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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Yes, it was Owen Hart. There are also other injuries that occur like the wrestlers getting paralyzed. (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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Huh, didn't space right. Try this, a written map: [Moving Rocks] go DOWN to get to BIG CLIFF [Big cliff] go LEFT to get to MOVING ROCKS, go RIGHT to get to TELESCOPE, go DOWN to get to LEFT OF BEACH WITH CAPSULE [Telescope] go DOWN to get to BIG (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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For all of you who are still lost, a map of Mata Nui: [Moving Rocks]--[Big cliff]---[Telescope]...[Carvings] /-----\ | | | | | | /---[Stairs]----[Close up uf capsule]---[Footprints] | | | | | | | | [Beach with capsule] | | | | | | | \---...---[Big (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) Yep, I would say so. I guess we should all be glad you did not specify boxers or jockey shorts! ;-) Maggie C. (26 years ago, 10-Feb-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) What!? Remember the one that died a few years back (I think it was Owen Heart)? Josh (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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And wait for the Gaud to tap on your shoulder :-) Looks like a few trips to the Local Cop's -- Michael - - - Please reply on medwards@ukonline.co.uk Lugnet Member# 151 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lego (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) Heck! Just open those bags up and select the colors you want. That's what I do when I buy underwear -- have you seen the colors and weird designs that certain manufacturers expect one to wear under one's jeans/dungarees? Uh uh. Give me black, (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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"Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:G8Jv6o.79@lugnet.com... (...) worried. (...) want (...) planes. (...) sake (...) sake (...) fantasy (...) violence (...) But surely WWF is the fantasy setting! It cant be called violence. No (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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This is true I still can't find 2 missing Slizer disks, the dam things. I will not swear :-) Why can't lego sell the Bio Masks on their owe in bags that we can see though? Simple eh? -- Michael - - - Please reply on medwards@ukonline.co.uk Lugnet (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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This reminds me of how hard it is to get the 7-dot Throwbot [Slizer] discs. If this were Pokémon cards, rare items would be understandible, but these "collectible" items are merely there to support sets which are available in plenty. I really wish (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) That quote is interesting... Maybe I'm reading it the wrong way, but it seems to be implying that tanks and fighter planes are violence for the sake of violence. I thought tanks and fighter planes were violence for the sake of national (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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Hi Bionicle Fans out there, hopefully someone at LEGO Direct will read this too and can clarify the things. In Europe the randomly assorted mask bags (#8530) came out in february. I picked up many of these bags already. To be excactly I do have more (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego) !!
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[ Hand smacks forehead ] I feel stupid! I had told a friend about the site here at work, and she is the one who showed me it wasn't working on her computer. For some reason, I totally forgot you had to go up to the pod first. Major brain fart. David (...) (26 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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