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| (...) Does anyone have an exact inventory of this set? I am in need of close to 300 of those 1x4x3 red windows, and am trying to figure out if this is the best way to get them. Grr.. guess I just have to buy one and inventory it myself. -Jason (...) (22 years ago, 15-Feb-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.town, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.eu)
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| (...) Hey guys, why haven't you cross-posted to Local/European Union? I would say it's important enough for the rest of us also. (Yeah, doors and windows!) 260 pieces is most likely the correct figure, because this piece count is also mentioned in (...) (22 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.town, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.eu)
| | | | | Re: Euro: one currency does not mean one price :-(
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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 (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.eu, lugnet.loc.be, lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.loc.lu, lugnet.loc.ie, lugnet.loc.fr, lugnet.loc.fi, lugnet.loc.at)
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| (...) The 129EUR is approximately the price in shops here (800FF). 88EUR seems very cheap, maybe I should order before they spot their mistake? Jürgen (22 years ago, 6-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.eu, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.be, lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.loc.lu, lugnet.loc.ie, lugnet.loc.fr, lugnet.loc.fi, lugnet.loc.at)
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| (...) 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. (...) Still that does not explain why a certain set has the same price in two countries while another (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.eu, lugnet.loc.be, lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.loc.lu, lugnet.loc.ie, lugnet.loc.fr, lugnet.loc.fi, lugnet.loc.at, lugnet.loc.it, lugnet.loc.es, lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.loc.gr)
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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 (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.eu, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.be, lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.loc.lu, lugnet.loc.ie, lugnet.loc.fr, lugnet.loc.fi, lugnet.loc.at)
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| (...) (snip comparison) (Your curiosity saved me the trouble of investigating myself, so I thank you for that) (...) Hmmm... I had noticed previously some differences in prices, which I attributed to different transportation costs. I never realized (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.eu, lugnet.loc.be, lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.loc.lu, lugnet.loc.ie, lugnet.loc.fr, lugnet.loc.fi, lugnet.loc.at, lugnet.loc.it, lugnet.loc.es, lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.loc.gr)
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| (...) Sorry if it wasn't clear but I was agreeing with you... this is an inexplicable variance that over time would expected to become invariant, hopefully at the lower price points. That's the thesis of The Economist, and my hope as well. (22 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.eu, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| "Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:GpFJ64.LBE@lugnet.com... (...) No. I meant there isn't any VAT difference at all, now. Period In the EU VAT is charged at the rate of the selling country, not the customers country. (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.eu, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Right, I think that's what The Economist was driving at... that these sorts of inexplicable variances will, over time, either become explicable or become invariant, and that when they become invariant, competitive pressure will tend to cause (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.eu, lugnet.lego.direct)
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