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Hello all,
After being contacted by several people I'm once again sending around a note
about forming an Irish Lego Users Group. I was too over run with work to pursue
this as I should have last year, but am hoping now to give it a good run now.
Blanket apologies ; )
I'm located in Cork and Belfast (long story), so any of the major cities would
suit. Anyone who would be interested in attending a meet up some time in
september please email me you're preferred city (Dublin will most likely be the
evil compromise).
About the langer who wrote this:
I'm a long time lego fan/builder living in Cork but attending Uni in Belfast,
who maintains a fair lego web presence on Lugnet, Eurobricks, and
ClassicCastle...
my gallery: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=Nan
Please give me a shout: greenbricklandscape @ dublin.com
Thanks and God Bless,
Nathan
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Hey all, just sent these out to a few people and thought I’d post here just in
case...
I’m crossposting to .UK/.NI in case anyone reads there more frequently. We’re
trying to be island wide (I’m from Portadown so the North is represented)...
The message:
Greetings all,
I’m contacting you about forming an Irish Lego User’s Group (lug).
the fine print (which allows me to sublet your home ; ): You’re receiving this
because you emailed/PMed/responded to an online post...
What we’d like to do is get an Irish lego group together, I know we are a small
and diverse group, with some preferring collecting and some who prefer building,
but I’d love to get us all together for some lego based craic once/twice a year
with the possibility of growing from there...
The basic proposal:
to start us off we could meet for a drink/meal in one of the cities (probably
this autumn) and share our love of the brick.
If you know anyone else interested please pass this on...
About the langer who wrote this:
I’m a long time lego fan/builder living in Cork but attending Uni in Belfast (so
any of the 3 cities suits ; ) who maintains a fair lego web presence on Lugnet,
Eurobricks, and ClassicCastle... my gallery:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=Nan
Please give me a shout: greenbricklandscape @ dublin.com
God Bless,
Nathan
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Hey all,
Been back home for a while now and have noticed more and more fellow Irish fans
of lego appearing online. Thought it might be time to ask around and see if
anyone would be interested in starting an Irish lego users group. Due to the
limited number of us, the scope wouldn’t be that big, more of a cure for
oversees LUG envy. But if there’s enough interest I’d love to be involved in
some form of something ; )
If anyone would be partial to some lego based craic give me an email and will
try and get a vague list going....
Thanks a million,
Nathan Todd greenbricklandNOSPAMscape@dublin.com
‘Norro’
Generally found building castle related MOCs on Lugnet, Eurobricks, and Classic
Castle...
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A MOCtale* part 1:
Every legend begins with a little greed...
This one begins with a lot...
Tis a tale of two brothers; one wise and the other foolish... Foolish enough to
believe a traveler’s tale of a vast treasure horde... Nine chests, of such
bountiful wealth that they could only be transported by a stone cart, buried
deep in a secret shaft of a lost mine, whose owners had been overtaken by a
terrible fate...
Two long years without word passed, and then the eight greatest warriors of the
clan set out with their Chieftain to find this lost mine. For a brother is a
brother, no matter how foolish...
Stand at the entrance, dare to find,
who can tell what awaits at the:
Entrance To The Caves
- A MOCtale is a story told by MOCs of its pivotal scenes...
About this particular MOC:
I’m very pleased with the way this turned out, I’ve never built a cut-away MOC
before and there are also a lot of features packed into the relatively small
space of this model. It is the first in a series I have planned which will
complete a MOCtale. It is also the first time I’ve tried my hand at editing, I
can only get better ; ). As always please let me know what you think.
Thanks and God Bless,
Nathan
.pirate because of the vikings and cliffs
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Tonight on BBC2 at 8pm, my girlfriend (Yvonne Doyle) and I will be on James
May's Top Toys, talking about our mutual love for the brick. Hope you enjoy it!
Pete
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Greetings All,
I proudly present Turners Cross, my latest castle MOC. (pic=link)
I imagine this to be a segment of a very prosperous Royal Knight regional
capital. As such the defenses are now more for show than actual combat and the
city has gradually overgrown the once mighty keep, its streets now thread right
through the heart of it. This MOC has a lot of vignette quality detail sprinkled
throughout so please glance around, even into the ‘interiors’ folder. There are
two cunning Wolf Packs, two rampaging Vikings, and a rather well done (yes, I
say so myself : ) exploding water barrel, and that is just for starters... I
also used this as a testing ground for a few designs, look out for 11 assorted
stairs/ladders and a few snotty fireplaces, not to mention one very fine
chandelier... Each building includes a new (to my own MOCs) technique or colour
combination which, I think, compliments the whole.
The Gallery (when public):
When I get more time I’ll post a few of my own faviourite
shots/details as I know it is a lot to look through... also a list of what each
shop actually sells : ) ,there are a few unusual ones...
I also want to thank Keith Goldman for his innovative idea of
using the ninja wall sections as streets, and Josh Wendin for the medieval
Marketplace concept without which I probably would never have started building
village scenes!
Please let me know what you think!
Thanks much and God Bless,
Nathan
Visit my brickshelf gallery:
(pic=link)
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Hi all,
Back in Ireland and wondering if there are any other active lego fans
around?
God Bless,
Nathan
Visit my brickshelf gallery:
(pic=link)
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English and dutch after french
Après Rennes en 2003 et Grenoble en 2004, cette année Freelug a le
plaisir de vous inviter pour "les Summer Afol’s Days" à Reims, durant le
week-end du 9 et 10 juillet 2005
Cet été le centre international de séjour (CIS)de Reims nous accueille
pour un week-end, Ce week-end est l’occasion de nous rencontrer, de
présenter vos Moc et de passer un agréable moment ensemble.
Reims est une ville culturelle avec sa cathédrale, ses musées, son
champagne, c’est une ville pour toute la famille.
L’adresse du CIS :
Centre International de Séjour
Parc Léo Lagrange - Chaussée Bocquaine
51100 Reims
Tél. 03 26 40 52 60
Fax 03 26 47 35 70
Web/E-mail : www.cis-reims.com / info@cis-reims.com
Situé à proximité du centre ville, desservi par de nombreux bus il fera
le bonheur des WAFOL (women of AFOL) qui souhaitent s’évader un moment.
Au programme de ce week-end :
- une rampe infernale Version 2
- Le concours de réalisation d’un pont le plus solide et le plus léger
- Le projet Brickciel
http://brickerik.free.fr/brickciel/index.php?langue=en
- un petit concours Mindstorm
- un GBB (revision ici : Goûter "Grand Bidule à Balles" )
- Draft,
- présentation des techniques de constructions
- et bien d’autres choses vous seront présentées durant ce week-end.
Le samedi soir un diner sera organisé à l’extérieur du centre dans un
restaurant de la ville.
Pour vous inscrire vous pouvez utilisez l’adresse suivante :
reims@freelug.org
Le site internet dédié : http://reims.freelug.org/
A très bientôt
Plus d'info : http://www.freelug.org/article.php3?id_article=393
[English]
Following Rennes in 2003 and Grenoble in 2004, this year Freelug would
like to invite you to the Summer AFOLs’ Days in Reims, the week-end
9-10th July 2005.
The Summer AFOLs’ Days are open to all AFOLs from all around the world.
The International Sejour Centre (CIS) from Reims, will be hosting the
event for the week-end. This will be a good reason to meet each others,
introduce your MOCs and spend some good time together.
Reims is a nice town with the cathedral, the museums and the famous
Champagne. It’s a family town with many spot to visit for wives and
partners.
CIS’ address:
Centre International de Séjour
Parc Léo Lagrange - Chaussée Bocquaine
51100 Reims
Tél. +33 (0) 3 26 40 52 60
Fax +33 (0) 3 26 47 35 70
Web/E-mail : www.cis-reims.com / info@cis-reims.com
Close to town center and with accessibility to a large number of buses,
it will also please NLSOs (Non-LEGO Significant Other) who’d like to
escape to have some fun.
What are we going to do over the Week-End ?
- The crazy ramp version II
- Building the strongest and lightest bridge
- Brickciel project
http://brickerik.free.fr/brickciel/index.php?langue=en
- Mindstorm tournament
- a GBC
- Draft,
- Showing some building technics
- And many other interesting subjects
Saturday night, dinner will be organized outside the center in a
restaurant downtown.
You can register by sending an email to: reims@freelug.org
Dedicated WebSite:
http://reims.freelug.org/
Hope to see you !
More infos at :
http://www.freelug.org/article.php3?id_article=402
[dutch]
Nach Rennes in 2003 und Grenoble in 2004, hat Freelug, dieses Jahr, die
Freud euch zu den „Summer AFOLs Daiys„ einladen, in Reims, wärend den
Wochenende von 9 und 10 Juli 2005.
Diesem Sommer werden wir vom CIS (internationnal Aufenthalt Centrum (
Centre de Sejour Internationnal )) von Reims empfangen. Diesen
Wochenende ist für uns die gelegenheit, uns zu treffen, unsere Mocs zu
zeigen, und einen angenehmen Moment zusammen zu verbringen.
Reims ist eine Kulturel Stadt, mit seine Kathedrale, seine Museen,
seinen Champagner, sie ist eine Stadt für die ganze Familie.
CIS Adresse ist :
Centre International de Séjour
Parc Léo Lagrange - Chaussée Bocquaine
51100 Reims
Tél. 03 26 40 52 60
Fax 03 26 47 35 70
Web/E-mail : www.cis-reims.com / info@cis-reims.com
Der CIS liegt nah den Stadtzentrum, mit viele Buse verbindung wird es
die Freud alle WAFOL (women of AFOL) machen, die für ein Moment
entweichen wollen.
Wochenendprogramm :
- Die « Rampe Infernale « version 2
http://reims.freelug.org/rampe_infernale.html
-Brickciel Project http://brickerik.free.fr/brickciel/index.php?langue=en
-ein kleiner mindstorm Wettbeverb
-GBC http://www.teamhassenplug.org/GBC/
-Vorstellung von neue bautechnik
-und viele andere Sachen werden sie vorgestellt wärend diesen Wochenende
Samstag abend wird einen Abendessen organisiert äusserlich des CIS, in
einen Restaurant in der Stadt.
Für eure Eintragung, konnen sie die folgende Adresse benutzen :
reims@freelug.org
Die Internet Seite dafür :
http://reims.freelug.org/
Bis sehr bald
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I will be holding a LEGOFest in Bishops Stortford on Saturday 2 October 2004 and
have booked a hall from 9am to 5pm.
Bishops Stortford is on the Hertfordshire/Essex borders with a train station on
the Liverpool Street to Cambridge line and just 10 minutes from Stansted
Airport. The hall is about 150 yards up a side road from the main shopping
street, walkable from the station and has ample free parking.
I'm keen to do a big Moonbase, with as many contributors as possible. There will
be room for individual exhibits and other collaborative ventures. I'm undecided
at the moment about making part of the day (maybe just 1pm-4pm) a public
display.
Unlike several previous ventures, this hall is not free so I'll be asking for a
small financial contribution from attendees to offset some of the costs.
Chris
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I got some half price Harry Potter sets at the weekend in Argos in the Pavillion
... might be more around ..
i got Dumbledore's office and the big set with the dungeon under hogwarts..
can't remember the name of the set !
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European Federation of LEGO user groups
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Hello everybody,
De Bouwsteen is the Dutch LEGO users group and has currently almost 600
members. Amongst other activities, we organize three club events a year
and we are also actively participating in LEGO world, the biggest LEGO
event of Europe, with in the year 2002 over 37000 visitors in five days.
We would like to get in contact with as much as possible other LEGO user
groups in Europe (or people who are interested in starting up a LEGO
user group) to discuss the possibility of forming an European Federation
of LEGO user groups.
The purpose of this European Federation of LEGO user groups is to
exchange information about the organization of the different LEGO user
groups, the organization of events, as well small events as big events
like LEGO world, and also to synchronize agenda's to minimize the
overlap of events in different countries.
Another advantage of an European Federation of LEGO users group is that
it will be easier to communicate with LEGO and that white gaps are being
identified.
If you would like to discuss about the possibiliteis of an European
Federation of LEGO user groups, please contact me, Paul Koelewijn.
Hasta LuEGO,
Paul Koelewijn
President 'De Bouwsteen'
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FreeLUG : a new LEGO association in FRANCE
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Bonjour a tous
(english part after fench).
Je me permet d'utiliser le Cross Post pour vous annonce
la creation d'une association regroupant les passionnes
de LEGO en France.
Les statuts ont ete depose la semaine derniere sous
le nom de FreeLUG (French Enthusiast Lego User Group).
Le but de cette association est evidement de parler
LEGO, de se rencontrer, de faciliter les echanges
entre francophones de tous pays.
Pour nous retrouver :
http://www.freelug.org
Un canal de discussion en francais a egalement ete
creer sur IRC. #freelug sur irc.freelug.org
Il est egalement disponible via interface web :
http://www.freelug.info/cgi-bin/cgiirc/irc.cgi
Pour plus de renseignement, n'hesitez pas a me
contacter a l'adresse : contact@freelug.org
En esperant vous lire, voir prochainement.
Gael
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I' using the X-post to announce the creation of a
LEGO association in France.
FreeLUG stands for French Enthusiast Lego User Group.
The goal of this group is of course to talk about LEGO,
to meet each other, to facilitate exchanges between
french speackers from all over the world. Of course
english speackers are also welcome :)
To find us, please visit :
http://www.freelug.org
A french speaking IRC channel has also been created for
the association: #freelug on irc.freelug.org
It can also be accessed by a web interface:
http://www.freelug.info/cgi-bin/cgiirc/irc.cgi
If you want more information, please contact us at
contact@freelug.org.
Hope to see you soon.
Gael
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LEGO Legend #10041 European prices and shipping
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Hello all,
The rest of the European prices for LEGO Legend set #10041 (remake of set
#6390 - Main Street) just appeared on Shop at Home: EURO 69.99,
Denmark: DKK 49.95, Sweden: SEK 639.00, Switzerland: CHF 109.90
It also states that the set will ship by 22 Jan 2003, almost a month earlier
than in North America.
With friendly greetings, M. Moolhuysen.
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Hello all,
I've spotted the LEGO Legend set #10041 (remake of set #6390 - Main Street)
in the new UK 2003 Shop at Home catalog, price £49,99 (British Pounds). This
confirms the set will be available for European Shop at Home customers also.
We might also be first again, for the European release date the catalog
said: "Not available to ship until end of January 2003"
With friendly greetings, M. Moolhuysen.
[FUT to loc.eu]
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Re: Europe/Asia and bulk discounts!
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Jake McKee writes:
> All,
>
> Just a quick note to let you know that we have finally been able to pull
> together the discount on bulk items for Europe and Asia!
>
> Now when you order bulk brick packs and/or items, you get a discount the
> more you buy:
>
> If you buy 5 bags of bulk bricks or plates you get 5% discount
> If you buy 10 bags of bulk bricks or plates you get 10% discount
> If you buy 15 or more bags of bulk bricks or plates you get 15% discount
>
> As you can see you only get a discount on *bulk bricks and plates*. You can
> get this discount in all our LEGO Direct Europe/Asia countries via Web and
> phone!
>
>
> Jake
That's great news! Just in time for the Holiday Season!
Regards,
Wessel
FUT lugnet.loc.nl lugnet.loc.be lugnet.loc.de lugnet.loc.it lugnet.loc.ie
lugnet.loc.fr lugnet.loc.es lugnet.loc.se lugnet.loc.uk lugnet.loc.at
lugnet.loc.dk lugnet.loc.fi (hope I got these right and didn't miss any...)
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LEGO®WORLD 2002,
Maybe you have already heard something about this, but here is the offical
announcement. From October 18 until October 22, The IJsselhallen in Zwolle, The
Netherlands will be once again be devoted to LEGO, as then probbaly Europes
biggest LEGO-event LEGO®WORLD 2002 will be held.
Last year, LEGO®WORLD 2001 was a big succes with over 27.500 visitors.
Unfortunately many people had to be disappointed, as it was to crowded to let
more people in. Therefore this year the event will be even larger then last
year. Not only will the event now last 5 days instead of 4, but more
importantly the floor size will be double as big as last year.
LEGO will show a lot of very nice things this year again and also the dutch
LEGO users group 'De Bouwsteen' (The Buildingbrick) will be present again. Last
year very many people were interested in our own creations. There were so many
people present in our area that it was even hard to walk around there.
Therefore we will have this year a much larger area to show all creations and
it seems to be very interesting what we will display.
What will be there to see:
Of course LEGO is present with a huge amount of nice things to see and of
course there are LEGO building contests. I don't know all the details of what
they will show but last year they had very nice things.
I can tell you more about what 'De Bouwsteen' will show, because I'm one of the
people organising the part of the event which will be filled in by De
Bouwsteen.
Trains.
This year there will be again a huge train layout with many trains and scenery.
The trains will go through mountains and over bridges. One of the bridges will
span a long distance without any kind support. A masterpiece of building
technique.
Miniland.
Connected to the train layout is Steendam. The Miniland city of the members of
De Bouwsteen. We asked all our members to build a city building on a 32x32
baseplate. With about 450 members, this will become one of the biggest LEGO
cities you have ever seen.
Trade and sale
Of course you have the possibility to buy new LEGO sets at the event, but there
will also be a possibility to buy second hand LEGO or try to trade your LEGO
with that of others.
Historical overview:
Whereas in the section of LEGO many of the newest sets will be displayed, De
Bouwsteen has an area where a lot of older LEGO sets will be displayed. Bring
back the memories of your childhood and look at the sets you always wanted to
see in realtiy
Own creations.
What is a LEGO users group without any own creations? Many of our members have
made beautiful models which they will show during LEGO WORLD. Enormous,
detailed buildings and cranes are only a few of the creations that will be
shown.
Demonstrations:
This is the time to find out what you can do with LEGO. Of course we will show
you how to work with Mindstorms. Also you can learn everything about LDraw to
build fantastic models in on the computer. Rather want to work with the real
bricks? Then look at the special techniques demonstrations where you can learn
a lot of tricks to make your models to look nicer.
Diner
On one or more evenings we will organize a diner for LEGO fans in a restaurant
nearby LEGO WORLD 2002. Here we have the opportunity to relax from the event
and talk to eachother about everything connected to LEGO.
Tickets
Tickets will be availble at the Intertoys toy stores in the Netherlands
starting August 26. For foreign people we'll try to find a solution so that
they can also buy there tickets in advance. We didn't find the perfect solution
yet, but we are working on it. For the time being, people interested in tickets
are adviced to contact me via e-mail.
Lodging
A large number of volunteers and exhibitors will stay in holiday park close to
Zwolle. If you are interested in joining us there, please contact me.
The organising comittee of the Bouwsteen consists of:
Sybrand Bonsma, Eric Brok, Erwin van Grinsvin, Jaco v/d Molen, Paul Wolters,
Hans Beuze, Mark v/d Horst, Rick Zonneveld and Peter van Es
Pictures and information:
Information (in Dutch) can be found on:
http://www.legoworld.nl
and
http://www.debouwsteen.com
Pictures of last years event:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=12149
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=7664
On behalf of the Bouwsteen,
Sybrand Bonsma
e-mail: sbonsma@molphys.leidenuniv.nl
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I just bought the following in France:
8458 Silver Champion 117.50 !!!
3739 Blacksmith Shop 39.99
6472 Gas N'Wash Express 55.50 !
3800 Ultimate Builders Set 60.90 !!
There is a difference of at least 110 Euros with the Netherlands!
The 8458 costs overthere 219 euros! So I had to act now...
3800 about 75 euros.
SW 2002 sets are cheaper in France. While the other SW sets are cheaper
in the Netherlands.
Trains are in the Netherlands a bit cheaper.
Guido
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"Duq" <duq@iegateway.net> writes:
>
> The biggest surprise came with the 8466. Everywhere it's 119/129, but in
> France only 88! That's a difference of 47%!!!
The 129EUR is approximately the price in shops here (800FF).
88EUR seems very cheap, maybe I should order before they
spot their mistake?
Jürgen
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Jürgen Stuber <stuber@loria.fr>
http://www.loria.fr/~stuber/
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Re: Euro: one currency does not mean one price :-(
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Sat, 5 Jan 2002 08:37:30 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.eu, James Stacey writes:
> could they be running a converter on their exiasting prices - which are well
> documented as being different - untill they get everything straight ??
That's probably what they did, which is a shame because they could have
seized the opportunity to level the prices throughout the euro-zone.
> "Juergen Stuber" <stuber@loria.fr> wrote in message
> news:87zo3uuzke.fsf@loria.fr...
> >
> > I think it's probably decided on a per country basis,
> > taking into account local taxes, shipping costs and pricing habits
> > (.99 is much more common in Germany than France, for example).
Still that does not explain why a certain set has the same price in two
countries while another set differs as much as EUR 10,- in price in those
same two countries. Shipping costs are calculated seperately so should not
be of influence.
Wessel
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Re: Euro: one currency does not mean one price :-(
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Sat, 5 Jan 2002 00:59:32 GMT
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Wessel inspired me to do my own little survey. My pick was slightly
different; not so much the high end of the range, but across the themes and
prices (and more or less my own taste ;-). I found some strange stuff.......
My pick:
7191 Collector's X-wing
8466 4x4 Off-roader
9754 Darkside Developers Kit
3451 Sopwith Camel
4701 Sorting Hat (HP)
KT207 Large Engine with Tender
My countries: Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany, Ireland, France.
The sorting hat was the cheapest; EUR7,99 everywhere except France (7,60).
There was very little difference in the Camel; from 54,59(IRL) to 56,99(NL).
The train showed little difference (1 euro) except Ireland being cheap
(26,75 to an average 33,-)
More interesting was the DSDK; not available in Ireland, 95,25 in France and
119,- in the Netherlands. That's +25%!
A similar story for the X-wing; 185.06 in Ireland, 215,- in the Netherlands
(+16%)
The biggest surprise came with the 8466. Everywhere it's 119/129, but in
France only 88! That's a difference of 47%!!!
Other remarkable outcomes:
All sets are most expensive in the Netherlands.
No country has the lowest prices all-round.
For 7191 Ireland is by far the cheapest, France (and Holland) the most
expensive.
For 8466 it's reversed: France is cheapest, Ireland (and Holland) the most
expensive.
I converted US and Danish prices to Euro's (using today's rates from the
Universal Currency Converter) and found that the danish prices are 10%-15%
higher than the average.
In the US 7191 is dirt cheap (at EUR167,74 it's 19% below average) while
KT207 is quite expensive (at EUR39,13 it's 22% higher than average).
So far my EUR0.02.....
I've sent dutch Customer Service an email asking for an explanation. Soon as
I get an answer it'll be here.
I'll put all the figures (long live Excell) on my site (www.briqs.tmfweb.nl)
this weekend. I might put in more sets and countries if I feel inspired....
Duq
Wessel Burgers <wessel_b@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:GpEtBq.KA6@lugnet.com...
> After the introduction of the new European currency three days ago, I was
> very curious about what would happen to S@H's prices in the euro-zone. • What
> now follows are my findings (which are by no means scientific - it just
> illustrates how weird their current pricing policy is)
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> I picked five sets which were in the upper priceclass, and compared them
> across the countries in the euro-zone. The sets I picked were:
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> 10000 Guarded Inn
> 10001 Metroliner
> 100019 ebel Blockade Runner
> 6290 Red Beard Runner
> 6291 Armada Flagship
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> The countries that I compared were Germany, Holland, Belgium, Ireland,
> Finland, Luxembourg and Austria. Since set 10001 is not available in • France,
> I did not include this country in my mini-survey.
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> After I had totalled the prices of these five sets for each country, I was
> able to make a rough comparisson. Here are the total prices for each • country:
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> BEL: EUR 534,96
> LUX: EUR 534,96
> GER: EUR 539,95
> IRE: EUR 554,53
> AUS: EUR 561,97
> HOL: EUR 563,98
> FIN: EUR 573,48
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> As you can see, you would be best of in Belgium or Luxembourg if you were • to
> buy these 5 sets. The difference with Finland is EUR 38,52! (you could buy
> yourself a nice set for that, depending on in which country you live of
> course :). I don't know what the VAT % is for each of these countries but • I
> don't think that this would be the only explanation for the differences in
> price.
>
> What's strange is that from these results you would expect that all five
> sets would be cheapest in Belgium or Luxembourg, but that this is not the
> case. Set 6291 for example is cheapest in Germany and Ireland (EUR 54,99),
> while in the other countries it costs EUR 59,99. Another example: set • 10001
> costs EUR 150 in Belgium & Luxembourg, but in Germany it's cheaper - by • one
> whole eurocent!
>
> Another weird thing: while some sets have exactly the same prices in two
> countries, another set may differ as much as 10% in price between those • same
> two countries. For instance, 100019 costs EUR 199,90 in both Belgium and
> Germany. Set 6290 however, costs EUR 99,90 in Belgium, but EUR 109,99 in
> Germany!
>
> To me this comes across as really strange. It is almost as though someone • at
> LD is making up these prices at random. I'd like your thoughts on this. • But
> above all I hope LD is reading this and start scratching behind their ears
> and does something about it so that everyone gets the same amount of Lego
> for their Euros!
>
> Regards,
>
> Wessel
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