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Re: Train Poster (maybe for sale)
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.trains, lugnet.publish
Date: 
Wed, 16 Jan 2002 13:11:24 GMT
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Sounds good Steve, it will make a nice addition to my office (ok, my cube :)

jt

In lugnet.trains, Steven Barile writes:
> Thanks everyone for publicly responding!
> 
> As for the legal issues, per my request it is being reviewed by LEGO.
> 
> Also, today I found out that to get a 18"x24" print done at Kinko's is
> $18.00ea. so $9.50 for a print seems reasonable. It also seems reasonable to
> offer a bulk discount. Many club members and non US AFOLs are interested in
> multiple copies. I'll keep everyone posted.
> 
> FYI Kinkos offers a lamination for 18"x24" for $4.50 and its nice!
> 
> SteveB
> 
> In lugnet.trains, Steven Barile writes:
> > Hi All,
> > I printed the main train poster at 18"x24" and it is really cool. I even
> > gave a couple away as Christmas gifts. But I don't believe many of you have
> > access to large format printers, and bring this image on a CD to a copy
> > center would cost a ton to print, so...
> > 
> > Jeroen has agreed to let me offer his main train poster for sale. I did some
> > research and found that a small run of ~150, on an 4 color offset printer,
> > at 18"x24", on nice glossy thick poster paper, will cost about $400.  I
> > think I can sell ~40 of these and thus cover my expenses if I sell it for
> > $9.50ea + ~$3.50 shipping ($3.50 will cover a small quantity).
> > 
> > What is the interest level here?
> > Do clubs want to buy larger quantities for resale???
> > *** Your comments will determine my actions! So pls reply to this or me
> > directly. If there is little responce I'll just table it.
> > 
> > BTW I'm not doing this to make any real money. I'm sure it will be more
> > hassle that any extra cash made above my costs. This is truly a great poster
> > but I got a feeling I'll be left with many, there just aren't that many of
> > us! :(
> > 
> > Dwayne and I discussed this and we would use BricWorx for selling the posters.
> > 
> > Poster web page at:
> > (www.puntgaaf.com/LegoTrainPoster/)
> > thumbnail of poster at:
> > (www.puntgaaf.com/LegoTrainPoster/poster/TPTN.gif)
> > BricWorx
> > www.BricWorx.org
> > 
> > SteveB



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  Re: Train Poster (maybe for sale)
 
Thanks everyone for publicly responding! As for the legal issues, per my request it is being reviewed by LEGO. Also, today I found out that to get a 18"x24" print done at Kinko's is $18.00ea. so $9.50 for a print seems reasonable. It also seems (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.publish)

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