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In lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral, Mike Walsh writes:
> I expect to pay LD a premium to buy just the parts I want and I don't really
> have a problem with it (although I thought the red 1x4x6 doors were a bit
> much at $2.00 a pop). I didn't order any basic bricks. About the only
> color basic bricks I can see buying is either grey or green (from the
> current selection). I ordered 600 2x2 tiles today. I can't imagine how
> long it would take me to accumulate that many tiles. I have been buying
> parts from Baylit even though they are very expensive. I get exactly what I
> want with a minimum of hassle.
>
> Buying lots of sets, parting them out, and selling the stuff I want will
> probably yield me (or whom ever) a lower price per part. But the process of
> parting sets out, selling or auctioning off the unwanted stuff, packing,
> shipping, trips to the post office, etc. starts to make the parts I keep
> very expensive from a time perspective. Time is not something I have an
> abundance of so paying a bit more than the $0.10 per part metric we throw
> about some much is okay with me.
>
> My $0.02 - YMMV.
You got it! I believe the purpose of bulk ordering is to make it less
expensive to obtain a specific element. That it does in every case.
gray 2x4 bricks and black 2x4 medium slope bricks cost 34 cents each in service
packs, 14 cents each vi LD. The windows and tiles are simply amazing.
KL
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| I expect to pay LD a premium to buy just the parts I want and I don't really have a problem with it (although I thought the red 1x4x6 doors were a bit much at $2.00 a pop). I didn't order any basic bricks. About the only color basic bricks I can see (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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