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submitted 1 month ago by capetaun@feddit.it to c/lego@lemmy.world

Some years ago I found in a garage sale an amazing Power Miners set, 8709. The box was opened, but the plastic bags were intact, instructions a bit crumpled, but everything else was in perfect conditions. I snagged it at a ridiculous price, like 30 euros for this and other random stuff.

I put it up on sale online, I wanted to make some money from it, but didn't want to ship it. Nobody has asked me about the set for 3 years, until last week a guy asked me if I was available to meet for the transaction. At that point, I had lost all interest in buying reselling stuff, I can say that I still enjoy flea markets, but the idea of taking advantage of people on the internet gives me the ick.

I met this guy yesterday, sold him a set that's nearly impossible to find and at a ridiculous price.

Today, he sent me this picture. I am so glad that I made a person this happy, he couldn't believe it and kept on thanking me, I felt like Santa Claus.

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[-] cannon_annon88@lemmy.today 13 points 1 month ago

This is a great story. I love that he wanted the set just to build it.

Cheers to you for making his day.

[-] capetaun@feddit.it 10 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I wasn't so sure about selling it to someone who could keep it closed and unplayed just because it's valuable. This is much better.

[-] Anafabula@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 month ago

I have that set! But the parts are all scattered in a bunch of boxes that I haven't touched in a while Photo of the instruction manual of the Lego Power Miners set 8709

[-] Blaze@piefed.zip 7 points 1 month ago

Hello,

Feel free to crosspost to !lego@piefed.social as it is more active

this post was submitted on 07 Sep 2025
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