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Re: What's a fair price for 4532/4537/4539s?
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Mon, 10 Jan 2000 23:55:31 GMT
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Argh, I should have been clearer on this, I've confused several people...
> NOTE - I will trade 2 of the 4537s for 4536s, and I'll trade anything above
> towards a complete 4558 (dreaming).
The S on the 4536 meant 2 4536s - as in:
NOTE - I will trade 2 of the 4537s for 2 4536s, and I'll trade anything above
towards a complete 4558 (dreaming).
Sorry.
Tom Stangl wrote:
> I noticed someone lately offered to trade some 4537s he had for some 4536
> blue hoppers, and someone took him up on the offer. I personally consider
> the 4536 to be "worth more" than 4537s, but that's because I have so many
> of them.
>
> My recent DYA buy didn't turn out as well as I had hoped - Emmanuel DID
> have to change one of my orders, so I only got half of the 4547/4549s I was
> hoping for. I already have some committed for trades, and am going to keep
> few left, so I don't have any more available.
>
> HOWEVER, the one 4537/4547/4549 order was substituted with a bunch of 4537s
> (with my OK), so that Emmanuel didn't have to cancel another CC order. So
> now, instead of paying off my 4547/4549s (the few I have left) by selling
> some 4547/4549s, I only have 4537s to sell.
>
> I'm thinking of a straight sale of these through Lugnet/RTL rather than
> hassle with Ebay, but I really don't know if people would pay what I need
> to try to get for them (so my wife doesn't KILL me for the total bill).
> What I am considering:
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> 4539 - $65
> 4532 - $60
> 4537 - $45
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> All of these prices are lower than Ebay lately, but I really don't know if
> they are "fair", or if enough people would be interested at those prices.
> I priced the 4539s higher than the 4532s because they're older and much
> harder to find (and I want to keep them more).
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> So, what do people think? I know I can just throw the prices out there and
> see what happens, but I'd like opinions. And I'd rather sell them all
> quickly than drag it on through Ebay auctions (yet I can't really afford to
> drop the prices too low to sell them off quickly, as I have a set amount I
> need to pull in to keep my wife happy).
>
> (Some may consider this "scalping" or similar, but the only way I can
> afford any Lego anymore is by buying multiples at discount and selling some
> to help reduce the cost of the ones I keep - I spent WAY too much on Lego
> the last Q99).
>
> NOTE - I will trade 2 of the 4537s for 4536s, and I'll trade anything above
> towards a complete 4558 (dreaming).
>
> --
> | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp
> | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer
--
| Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp
| Please do not associate my personal views with my employer
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| I noticed someone lately offered to trade some 4537s he had for some 4536 blue hoppers, and someone took him up on the offer. I personally consider the 4536 to be "worth more" than 4537s, but that's because I have so many of them. My recent DYA buy (...) (27 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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