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Re: Santa Fe Cars - now on lego.com
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Thu, 1 Aug 2002 15:56:54 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Kecia Hansen writes:

Just visited the Lego website. The new Santa Fe cars can now be preordered.
Seems like they will be available in Europe before the US. In Denmark, 20
and 31 august. In the US, 6 september and 8 october. whoohoo.

"Sorry, item is not available in this country." Lovely ;-(

-alex


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Re: Santa Fe Cars - now on lego.com
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 1 Aug 2002 16:14:55 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Alex Cruz writes:
In lugnet.trains, Kecia Hansen writes:

Just visited the Lego website. The new Santa Fe cars can now be preordered.
Seems like they will be available in Europe before the US. In Denmark, 20
and 31 august. In the US, 6 september and 8 october. whoohoo.

"Sorry, item is not available in this country." Lovely ;-(

-alex

Hi

It seems, they have been taken off the website again. Perhaps bacause of
incorrect description???.

See http://news.lugnet.com/trains/?n=17033

Kecia


Subject: 
Re: Santa Fe Cars - now on lego.com
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.eu
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Thu, 1 Aug 2002 17:49:42 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Kecia Hansen writes:
It seems, they have been taken off the website again. Perhaps bacause of
incorrect description???.

The descriptions of the Santa Fe Cars have just been improved, and also
the've been moved from the incorrect map "Trains > Locomotive" to "Trains >
Rail cars". But the "Rail Cars" overview page hasn't been updated yet, so
for the moment you won't be able to find the cars navigating through the menu's.
However, the improved item pages of the cars do show up if you enter their
set number 10025 or 10022 in the "ITEM NUMBER SEARCH" box at the botom of
the yellow menu (lower-left corner)

With friendly greetings, M. Moolhuysen.

[XP to lugnet.loc.eu]


Subject: 
Re: Santa Fe Cars - now on lego.com
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.trains
Date: 
Thu, 1 Aug 2002 18:05:43 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Kecia Hansen writes:

It seems, they have been taken off the website again. Perhaps bacause of
incorrect description???.

See http://news.lugnet.com/trains/?n=17033

Yikes! We actually made a mistake when we initially posted the cars. We are
working on a fix and the cars should be live again shortly, if they aren't
already!

Jake

---
Jake McKee
Sr. Producer
LEGO Direct


Subject: 
Re: Santa Fe Cars - now on lego.com
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.eu
Date: 
Thu, 1 Aug 2002 18:06:02 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Manfred Moolhuysen writes:
In lugnet.trains, Kecia Hansen writes:
It seems, they have been taken off the website again. Perhaps bacause of
incorrect description???.

The descriptions of the Santa Fe Cars have just been improved, and also
the've been moved from the incorrect map "Trains > Locomotive" to "Trains >
Rail cars". But the "Rail Cars" overview page hasn't been updated yet, so
for the moment you won't be able to find the cars navigating through the
menu's.
Thats the beaty with this lovely technology
Dan


Subject: 
Re: Santa Fe Cars - now on lego.com
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Thu, 1 Aug 2002 18:48:46 GMT
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They are back. Just ordered 3 and 2 of 10025 and 10022

Paul Sinasohn
LUGNET #115


Subject: 
Re: Santa Fe Cars - now on lego.com
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Thu, 1 Aug 2002 19:31:56 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Paul Sinasohn writes:
They are back. Just ordered 3 and 2 of 10025 and 10022

Paul Sinasohn
LUGNET #115

Umm, didn't you mean to order 3 of 10022, and 2 of 10025? (Maybe that's just
what you did, though.)

Cary


Subject: 
Re: Santa Fe Cars - now on lego.com
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Thu, 1 Aug 2002 19:57:02 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Jake McKee writes:
In lugnet.trains, Kecia Hansen writes:

It seems, they have been taken off the website again. Perhaps bacause of
incorrect description???.

See http://news.lugnet.com/trains/?n=17033

Yikes! We actually made a mistake when we initially posted the cars. We are
working on a fix and the cars should be live again shortly, if they aren't
already!

Jake

---
Jake McKee
Sr. Producer
LEGO Direct

Shops seems to be fully updated now!!!! :)

Kecia


Subject: 
Re: Santa Fe Cars - now on lego.com
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.trains
Date: 
Fri, 2 Aug 2002 00:53:19 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Jake McKee writes:
In lugnet.trains, Kecia Hansen writes:

It seems, they have been taken off the website again. Perhaps bacause of
incorrect description???.

See http://news.lugnet.com/trains/?n=17033

Yikes! We actually made a mistake when we initially posted the cars. We are
working on a fix and the cars should be live again shortly, if they aren't
already!

Anyone else notice nothing happens when you click on the zoom-in icon?

ROSCO


Subject: 
Re: Santa Fe Cars - now on lego.com
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct
Date: 
Fri, 2 Aug 2002 07:20:54 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Jake McKee writes:
In lugnet.trains, Kecia Hansen writes:

It seems, they have been taken off the website again. Perhaps bacause of
incorrect description???.

See http://news.lugnet.com/trains/?n=17033

Yikes! We actually made a mistake when we initially posted the cars. We are
working on a fix and the cars should be live again shortly, if they aren't
already!

Jake

Hello Jake,

I just wanted to ask about pricing of the Santa Fe coaches:

I have heard about a 5-waggons-kit for a discount price of 148$. Is that true
and what is the number to order?

For Germany that kit has already been announced for 179 Eur (obviously the
price we pay for the absence of Mega-Bloks in Europe, since 1Eur = 1$)

But there is no number for the kit available in the German part of S@H also.
If I now pre-order my five cars: will they cost me the 200 bucks or do I get
the discount price of 179 Eur? (Same for US-Folks: will the first buyers now
have to pay 5x35$=175$ instead of 148$ when the discount will have been
announced?)

Kind Regards,

Ben


Subject: 
Re: Santa Fe Cars - now on lego.com
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Fri, 2 Aug 2002 07:28:53 GMT
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"Reinhard "Ben" Beneke" <r.beneke@tu-bs.de> wrote in message
news:H07GEu.1sp@lugnet.com...

I just wanted to ask about pricing of the Santa Fe coaches:

I have heard about a 5-waggons-kit for a discount price of 148$. Is that • true
and what is the number to order?

For Germany that kit has already been announced for 179 Eur (obviously the
price we pay for the absence of Mega-Bloks in Europe, since 1Eur = 1$)

But there is no number for the kit available in the German part of S@H • also.
If I now pre-order my five cars: will they cost me the 200 bucks or do I • get
the discount price of 179 Eur? (Same for US-Folks: will the first buyers • now
have to pay 5x35$=175$ instead of 148$ when the discount will have been
announced?)

To be fair, remember that EU prices will include VAT.
Whereas there is no sales tax added to mail order products in the US, other
than in the state they are shipped from (or something to that effect)

As such, if you add VAT to the US price it comes out around the same

Lawrence


Subject: 
Re: Santa Fe Cars - now on lego.com
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct
Date: 
Fri, 2 Aug 2002 07:46:54 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke writes:
In lugnet.trains, Jake McKee writes:
In lugnet.trains, Kecia Hansen writes:

Hallo Ben,

<snip>

I just wanted to ask about pricing of the Santa Fe coaches:

I have heard about a 5-waggons-kit for a discount price of 148$. Is that true
and what is the number to order?

For Germany that kit has already been announced for 179 Eur (obviously the
price we pay for the absence of Mega-Bloks in Europe, since 1Eur = 1$)

Perhaps there are little or no MEGA BLOKS in Germany, but we do have them in
Belgium. And they are cheaper than Lego too! But to be honest, i don't like
them that much, even i own some, just for a check if they fit good as well
as mechanical as in color. But this differs too. So, no more MEGA BLOKS for
me, but my kids are asking some of there models (PRO BUILDER serie).

<snip>

Kind Regards,

Ben

Regards,
Ludo


Subject: 
Re: Santa Fe Cars - now on lego.com
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Date: 
Fri, 2 Aug 2002 09:22:20 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Lawrence Wilkes writes:

"Reinhard "Ben" Beneke" <r.beneke@tu-bs.de> wrote in message
news:H07GEu.1sp@lugnet.com...

I just wanted to ask about pricing of the Santa Fe coaches:

I have heard about a 5-waggons-kit for a discount price of 148$. Is that • true
and what is the number to order?

For Germany that kit has already been announced for 179 Eur (obviously the
price we pay for the absence of Mega-Bloks in Europe, since 1Eur = 1$)

But there is no number for the kit available in the German part of S@H • also.
If I now pre-order my five cars: will they cost me the 200 bucks or do I • get
the discount price of 179 Eur? (Same for US-Folks: will the first buyers • now
have to pay 5x35$=175$ instead of 148$ when the discount will have been
announced?)

To be fair, remember that EU prices will include VAT.
Whereas there is no sales tax added to mail order products in the US, other
than in the state they are shipped from (or something to that effect)

As such, if you add VAT to the US price it comes out around the same

Lawrence

Hi Lawrence,

of course you are right. But still there is the difference between the Santa
Fe (40$ in the US and 40 Eur in Germany) and the coaches (35$ but 40 Eur). The
engine has more parts and a probably somewhat better part collection. In my
eyes the coaches are too expensive in relation to the engine.

And second thing I do not understand:

5 coaches in the US are (if 'rumors' are true) 148 against 175$ =>18% discount

5 coaches in Germany will be 179 Eur against 200 Eur =>18% discount => 12%
discount.

In general Germany has often had quite reasonable prices (especially in
comparison to the UK), so I will not claim any more about too high costs for
these sets. But a complete Santa Fe is not a cheap hobby. For A-B-A units you
need 4 Sets 10020 = 160 Eur
Then  5 sets of waggons = 179 Eur
2 further waggon sets for moc waggons (you need 'normal' passenger cars, dont
you?) = 80 Eur
2 motors = 70 Eur
2 light set = 18 (?)Eur

Sum: 507 Eur for 1 train! That is for sure an AFOLs train only.

Kind Regards,

Ben


(P.s.: I would definitely never buy Mega Bloks, but I would like to have them
in the shops as an argument against the Lego prices...)


Subject: 
Re: Santa Fe Cars - now on lego.com
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct
Date: 
Fri, 2 Aug 2002 13:01:54 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke writes:
And second thing I do not understand:

5 coaches in the US are (if 'rumors' are true) 148 against 175$ =>18% discount

5 coaches in Germany will be 179 Eur against 200 Eur =>18% discount => 12%
discount.

In general Germany has often had quite reasonable prices (especially in
comparison to the UK), so I will not claim any more about too high costs for
these sets. But a complete Santa Fe is not a cheap hobby. For A-B-A units you
need 4 Sets 10020 = 160 Eur
Then  5 sets of waggons = 179 Eur
2 further waggon sets for moc waggons (you need 'normal' passenger cars, dont
you?) = 80 Eur
2 motors = 70 Eur
2 light set = 18 (?)Eur

Sum: 507 Eur for 1 train! That is for sure an AFOLs train only.

Kind Regards,

Ben
What I want to know is why do both the "kits" cost the same but one has almost
100 more pieces?
Dan


Subject: 
Re: Santa Fe Cars - now on lego.com
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct
Date: 
Sat, 3 Aug 2002 16:19:00 GMT
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I have heard about a 5-waggons-kit for a discount price of 148$.

I was hoping there would be a Christmas special of the Santa Fe loco + motor
+ two of the passenger Santa Fe cars + one Santa Fe baggage car.

Where did you hear about the 5 car offer ?

Regards,

David


Subject: 
Re: Santa Fe Cars - now on lego.com
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct
Date: 
Sun, 4 Aug 2002 07:13:52 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, David Graham writes:
I have heard about a 5-waggons-kit for a discount price of 148$.

I was hoping there would be a Christmas special of the Santa Fe loco + motor
+ two of the passenger Santa Fe cars + one Santa Fe baggage car.

Where did you hear about the 5 car offer ?

Regards,

David

It's in the Train Catalog. I've seen it. 5 for $148 or 2 for $65.

Paul SInasohn
LUGNET #115


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