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In lugnet.market.shopping, Jonathan Lopes wrote:
> I don't recall seeing this anywhere. Looks like through factory,
> you can now buy bricks w/o making a creation.
I hadn't seen that... even more to my liking, I saw both 9V parts (bogie
plates), and *Technic*!! Not a lot yet, but at least some.
--
Brian Davis
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Jonathan Lopes wrote:
Wow - excellent news! This is pretty much want I wanted from Factory - BrickLink
via TLG. Thanks for pointing this out, Jonathan.
Marc Nelson Jr.
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> I don't recall seeing this anywhere. Looks like through factory, you can=
> now
> buy bricks w/o making a creation.=20
>
> <http://shop.lego.com/department.asp?d=3D18&t=3D7>
I bet they noticed that a large number of customers were using the
Factory this way, and figured this was more efficient.
I myself bought a couple of the engineer minifig "model" that someone
had posted, and the tiny 4 part bag came packaged in a cigar-box-sized
box with the customized label on it. It was amazingly wasteful,
especially considering that it only cost me something like $1.20. I
bet/hope this pick-a-brick will bring their overhead down.
--Raymond Flournoy
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flournoy@post.harvard.edu "Because, of course, a man with an
flournoy@yahoo-inc.com obsession is a man who has very little
sales-resistance." -- C. S. Lewis
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Raymond Flournoy wrote:
> > I don't recall seeing this anywhere. Looks like through factory, you can=
> > now
> > buy bricks w/o making a creation.=20
> >
> > <http://shop.lego.com/department.asp?d=3D18&t=3D7>
>
> I bet they noticed that a large number of customers were using the
> Factory this way, and figured this was more efficient.
>
> I myself bought a couple of the engineer minifig "model" that someone
> had posted, and the tiny 4 part bag came packaged in a cigar-box-sized
> box with the customized label on it. It was amazingly wasteful,
> especially considering that it only cost me something like $1.20. I
> bet/hope this pick-a-brick will bring their overhead down.
>
> --Raymond Flournoy
Wasteful indeed. I bought 20 copies of Tim Goulds dark red wall (about 112 dark
red 1x2 bricks in each). Each time I also rec'd bunch of factory boxes. (which
went right into the recycle bin).
Interestingly, I ordered these 10 at a time, and the last 10 came as one poly
bag filled with 1120 dark red 1x2 bricks. The factory boxes were included and
sent flat.
Jonathan
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Jonathan Lopes wrote:
> I don't recall seeing this anywhere. Looks like through factory, you can now
> buy bricks w/o making a creation.
>
> <http://shop.lego.com/department.asp?d=18&t=7>
I am not seeing anything new here - other than the front page and what they are
calling it. I spot checked 1 or 2 items in each category and each one has been
for sale for a few years now according to Bricklink. Looks like the same stuff
that they have been selling for years in a new package.
Mark
http://www.PromoBricks.com
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Mark Papenfuss wrote:
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Jonathan Lopes wrote:
I am not seeing anything new here - other than the front page and what they
are calling it. I spot checked 1 or 2 items in each category and each one has
been for sale for a few years now according to Bricklink. Looks like the same
stuff that they have been selling for years in a new package.
Mark
http://www.PromoBricks.com
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Look a bit harder and you will see
the newness. I was confused at first too.
Tim
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Mark Papenfuss wrote:
> In lugnet.market.shopping, Jonathan Lopes wrote:
> > I don't recall seeing this anywhere. Looks like through factory, you can now
> > buy bricks w/o making a creation.
> >
> > <http://shop.lego.com/department.asp?d=18&t=7>
>
> I am not seeing anything new here - other than the front page and what they are
> calling it. I spot checked 1 or 2 items in each category and each one has been
> for sale for a few years now according to Bricklink. Looks like the same stuff
> that they have been selling for years in a new package.
>
> Mark
> http://www.PromoBricks.com
Ah - Ok, I missed the little link they have that leads to this page:
http://us.factory.lego.com/pab/?
I was looking at the links that take up most of the page on the link given in
the original post:
http://shop.lego.com/department.asp?d=18&t=7
the "Bricks & Pieces By Shape Categories" that overwhelms the tiny text link
above it that has all the old part sets in it.
Maybe they should make that link a tad bigger for the slow people like myself ;)
Mark
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I wonder how many kids are going to make the mistake of mixing "earth blue" with
"bright blue". My heart skipped a beat momentarily with the "2x2 outside
corner" bricks, only to be let down... they're DARK BLUE. It's not as though
TLG has an entire 45 degree roof system (12 different slopes) available in dark
blue.
And why on earth are the 2x6 bricks more expensive than the 2x8??? (25 cents
versus 24 cents)
I was laughing when I saw those green shutters for 12 cents each... I'm sure
most of us are up to our ears in green shutters! :-)
I really wish TLG would come out with an entire system (12 types) of 45 degree
sloped bricks in a particular color besides red or black.
Gary Istok
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Gerhard R. Istok wrote:
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I wonder how many kids are going to make the mistake of mixing “earth blue”
with “bright blue”. My heart skipped a beat momentarily with the “2x2
outside corner” bricks, only to be let down... they’re DARK BLUE. It’s not
as though TLG has an entire 45 degree roof system (12 different slopes)
available in dark blue.
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Yeah, they’ve got almost enough to do a useful roof-- but no genuine peak
pieces! (apart from  )
On the plus side, you can sort of make do with what is available. With no peaks.
And flimsy construction of concave corners that look a little off.
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And why on earth are the 2x6 bricks more expensive than the 2x8??? (25 cents
versus 24 cents)
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And of course the one that caught my eye was the 2x3 wing plates, which sell for
$0.15 for the RIGHT side and $0.14 for the LEFT side!
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I really wish TLG would come out with an entire system (12 types) of 45
degree sloped bricks in a particular color besides red or black.
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As I was thinking about this, I counted 14 types of 45 degree slopes, and
realized there were a few things that still weren’t possible-- that is, if
you’re trying to cap a roof whose span is an odd number of studs wide. Heck,
when you get into bends at 1 or 3 studs wide, concave and convex slopes won’t
always cut it either.
Looks like you can do almost anything with red, blue, black, and white slopes.
And Old Gray, MdStone, Green, Dark Orange are pretty close.
Made me think, though-- what do you actually NEED in order to do pretty much
anything? Like, you don’t need 2x8 slopes, 2x4 slopes, or 2x3 slopes, so long as
you have 2x2’s and 2x1’s (you just may not be able to patch up all your brick
seams). And I suppose while I’m being absurdly technical, if you’ve got 2x1’s
you don’t technically need other regular slopes.
Hm... I guess there’s a host of wish-list parts in there that would make certain
roofs possible!
DaveE
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Jonathan Lopes wrote:
> I don't recall seeing this anywhere. Looks like through factory, you can now
> buy bricks w/o making a creation.
>
> <http://shop.lego.com/department.asp?d=18&t=7>
>
>
> Jonathan
This pricing system is a bit of a rip-off, if you think about the number of the
same bricks that could be stuffed into those Lego cups. As BrickLink puts
prices on some of these items to shame! :-)
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"Sid Mark Dinsay" <onedaycnn@aol.com> wrote in message
news:J6uEFt.MJA@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.market.shopping, Jonathan Lopes wrote:
> > I don't recall seeing this anywhere. Looks like through factory, you can
> > now
> > buy bricks w/o making a creation.
> >
> > <http://shop.lego.com/department.asp?d=18&t=7>
> >
> >
> > Jonathan
>
> This pricing system is a bit of a rip-off, if you think about the number
> of the
> same bricks that could be stuffed into those Lego cups. As BrickLink puts
> prices on some of these items to shame! :-)
A few things to remember:
1. TLG probably don't want to seen as making competition for BrickLink
users.
2. TLG literally manufacture, bag, weigh, sort, and calculate the person's
order all in one highly tuned automated process, along with storage and
feeding of the raw materials needed to do the above. How many BrickLink
store owners out there could come anywhere near to enough floorspace needed
to do this on their own? I'd say a minimum of 2,000 sq ft would be needed
although that's only a small manufacturing shop compared to what TLG has.
3. TLG ship the person's order to most countries for a set pricing range,
they also handle Customs, tax, etc. Do BrickLink store owners do all this?
No, they let the Postal Authorities in the relevant countries handle it.
I could go on with a lot more, but that's the gist of it, for what you're
getting - literally, pristine condition plastic bricks that haven't been
handled for packing until you order them, and they haven't been sitting on
store shelves for months on end.
Cheers ...
Geoffrey Hyde
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Raymond Flournoy wrote:
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“Because, of course, a man with an
obsession is a man who has very little
sales-resistance.” -- C. S. Lewis
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A great quote for this thread! I am always partial to the wisdom of Lewis (one
of Ireland’s greats ; )
God Bless,
Nathan
Visit my brickshelf gallery:
(pic=link)
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Gerhard R. Istok wrote:
> I wonder how many kids are going to make the mistake of mixing "earth blue" with
> "bright blue". My heart skipped a beat momentarily with the "2x2 outside
> corner" bricks, only to be let down... they're DARK BLUE. It's not as though
> TLG has an entire 45 degree roof system (12 different slopes) available in dark
> blue.
>
> And why on earth are the 2x6 bricks more expensive than the 2x8??? (25 cents
> versus 24 cents)
>
> I was laughing when I saw those green shutters for 12 cents each... I'm sure
> most of us are up to our ears in green shutters! :-)
>
> I really wish TLG would come out with an entire system (12 types) of 45 degree
> sloped bricks in a particular color besides red or black.
>
> Gary Istok
There are indeed some pricing idiosyncracies. However, a few of these work to
the advantage of the consumer. For example, large spruce trees are now cheaper
(10 for $6.40) than the bulk bag (10 for $6.99). The same is true for train
rails (8 for $12) versus in packages at $12.99. Other things are vastly more
expensive, like 1x1 plates. Hopefully, the consumers will sort things out for
themselves. I believe this is the same pricing used for Factory models, so the
price list will be helpful in determining what makes a model unusually
expensive.
I do like this Pick-A-Brick online service as an aid to those of us who do not
live near Pick-A-Brick locations.
-Jordan
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Jordan Schwarz wrote:
> There are indeed some pricing idiosyncracies. However, a few of these work to
> the advantage of the consumer. For example, large spruce trees are now cheaper
> (10 for $6.40) than the bulk bag (10 for $6.99). The same is true for train
> rails (8 for $12) versus in packages at $12.99.
In Canada the difference is more pronounced but opposite for the rails:
8 pack of straight rails=$18 or $2.25 each
online PAB per rail= $2.50 each
And of course every element I wanted and I looked at was available for 50% or
less of the PAB price via Bricklink (albeit not "new").
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