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Re: Sticker Shock...Lego Direct?
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lugnet.lego
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Wed, 7 Jun 2000 14:25:28 GMT
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richard marchetti wrote:
> I had to call the Consumer Affairs people to replace some old black wheels as
> found in Technic set #8246 and old Blacktron I set #6941 (almost the same
> element except for minor details). I had recently purchased several of these
> from a fellow Lugnut and when I took the big tires off of the little wheels,
> the little wheels fell apart from stress and age -- these would be the bigger
> tires as found on Blacktron I set #6941, BTW. Point being: they charged me
> $0.40 USD an element which I was happy to pay. But, I think this may stand as
> a measure of what Lego Direct prices may be like for specialty parts (not
> common bricks and such, hopefully!)-- they will not be sold for $0.05 and
> $0.10 each as some people seem to believe even if they are sold in bulk. I
> guess this may present us with the problem of say Cypress Trees being $1 each -
> - I am not sure I can or want to buy 1000 of these in bulk at such a price.
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> Just (virtually) thinking out loud,
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> Richard
I think that you "hit the nail on the head" Richard. They aren't doing this for
charity. They are doing it to make money. And if it involves labor intensive
processes, you can bet that the 5 cent parts will only be found in the buckets and
tubs. Don't expect anything less than 10 cents - even the 1x1 plates.
Gary Istok
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| (...) It all depends on how it's handled. If I'm buying true bulk (thousands of pieces), I don't want LEGO to count out individual pieces -- weighing my purchases will be close enough, and is a heck of a lot cheaper than paying a packing-monkey to (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego)
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| I had to call the Consumer Affairs people to replace some old black wheels as found in Technic set #8246 and old Blacktron I set #6941 (almost the same element except for minor details). I had recently purchased several of these from a fellow Lugnut (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego)
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