In an unexpected turn of events, I bought the UCS Rebel Snowspeeder today, too. Probably not the best idea being unemployed and all…but I hadn’t seen it on eBay for awhile, and I came across it at $300…a bit more than I would have preferred, but again, the cheapest I’ve ever seen it. And this one’s in the US, so shipping’s a lot cheaper. So, my collection is now complete…which is pretty bitchin’. And I used money from my eBay sales, so I can rationalize that in my mind as not me actually spending any of my money, since it’s not coming from my checking account =)
OrNotToBe's Life List
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1. Enjoy my life
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2. decide what the hell I would like to do with the rest of my life
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3. grow up more, but become less uptight
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4. be confident
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5. get super powers
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6. become a Jedi
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7. overcome prejudices
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8. have a healthier lifestyle
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9. be financially secure
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10. learn to dance
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11. save money for the future
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12. know my way around a kitchen
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13. get in better physical and mental shape
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14. get a cat or a dog (either or)
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15. see the milky way galaxy again
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16. learn to scuba dive
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17. be the person I want to be
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18. find love at some point
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19. keep a strong relationship with my best friend
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20. continually broaden my horizons
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21. make love to an extremely beautiful woman
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22. not die young
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23. not die middle-aged
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24. live to see the Constitution restored
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25. fire an M1 Garande rifle
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26. overcome my emotional challengedness
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27. become a little less lazy
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28. find a woman like the fictional Dr. Elliot Reed
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29. have a crush (it's been too long)
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30. create Lincoln Hall: The Animated Series
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31. go to space
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32. learn German
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33. tell a taxi driver to "follow that car!"
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34. have a house with hidden rooms and trap doors, and some kind of secret tunnel
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35. Meet someone and never lie to them.
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How I did it: Bought as many as I could directly from Lego...saved up so I could buy them when they were first announced for pre-order. Sometimes it meant you'd miss out on a chance to buy it for cheaper months later, but not every set would go on sale, and some would disappear without warning...and then you're at the mercy of eBay sellers. Read how I did it…
I have just purchased the UCS X-Wing Starfighter set on eBay! It’s used, which isn’t ideal—however, the stickers were never applied, the set comes in its original box with instructions and is 100% complete…so, honestly, it’s good enough for my purposes. Plus, it was only $210. Granted, the set originally only sold for between $100 – $120, but I have never seen it on eBay for less than $400! I’m very excited. It’s gonna come from Australia, though, so shipping will be a bit expensive…but Australia is one of the few places left where the US Dollar still goes a bit far. Now I’m only one set away from having the complete collection! Merry Christmas to me, indeed =D
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