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Re: Creator Set has 500 extra pieces in dazzling colors...
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 21 Sep 2004 17:39:00 GMT
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"Gary Istok" <istokg@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> OK, someone brought this to my attention from a Bricklink post. But there
> is a
> new 4679 Creator set tub with 1000 pieces (for $19.99), with an extra 500
> pieces
> that looks like they're emptying the rare colors bins at TLG. I just
> checked
> the hollow stud minifig heads in the extra 500 pieces. There were a lot
> of
> them, but what caught my eye first was the 8 in what appears to be dark
> red. I
> checked Bricklink and only 1 seller had 1 of those for $5 !! Then I
> thought I
> saw some in sand green and either sand blue or light blue. I couldn't
> find any
> sellers in Bricklink selling in those colors. Ditto for the ones that
> appear to
> be tan (not flesh) or light yellow.
>
> I bet that this set has some great finds. I understand that the extra 500
> pieces will be rather random parts.
>
> Here was the Brickshelf link that shows the 500 piece extras:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=98635
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> Looks like it this set is worth the gamble!
>
> Gary Istok
$19.99 for 1000 pieces plus an extra 500 strapped on top. Not bad
considering that the same deal at the LEGO shops in the UK is £28.95. Do the
math, 28.95 times say 1.7 (rough conversion rate) equals $49.21.
Please correct me if I am wrong but that sounds like we are being well and
truly ripped off here in the UK, and LEGO complain that sales are down, go
figure.
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