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1. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Monday, 28-Feb-2022 12:11:44 EST Hypolite Petovan
   So, about last night...
   
   In July 2021 I pre-ordered on BrickLink a #LEGO -produced limited-run set created by an amateur designer for $180. Yesterday, I received the box but the circumstances that motivated the purchase had already disappeared.
   
   I put it for sale for $400 including shipping, and a few minutes later, someone from Canada purchased it. I felt icky about making such a profit just for being one of the lucky few last year, so I'm intending on giving the money from the sale to the Ukrainian Red Cross.
   
   See www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/c…
   www.bricklink.com/v3/designer-…
   
   1. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Monday, 28-Feb-2022 12:50:00 EST Hypolite Petovan

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      I also have internally debated how much I should donate, either the full $400, or without the shipping cost ($27), the PayPal commission ($20) and/or the original purchase price ($180). In the end I donated the full $400 because it felt like splitting hairs while actual people are in danger.