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In lugnet.market.shopping, David Schilling writes:
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> at $6.99 per quarter pound:
> 1x12 Yellow
> 2x2 Tan
> 2x2 Black Tiles (like S@H)
> 2x3 Orange
> 2x4 Orange
> 2x4 Brown
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> at $8.99 per quarter pound:
> 2x10 Orange
> 2x8 Tan
> 2x10 Yellow
>
> One thing I don't understand is the price differentiation of the pieces.
> The prices are marked in quarter pounds, some at $6.99 and others at $8.99
> per 1/4lb. Why is there such a difference? ABS plastic costs the same per
> pound no matter what brick is being made. Perhaps it's because the larger
> bricks can't be made as fast (smaller bricks can be made several at a time
> in a mold, larger bricks perhaps only singly?) or perhaps its that the
> storage requirements are greater? It doesn't make much sense to me either way.
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I can't answer you why the 1x12 Yellow's are $6.99 because they should
probably be $8.99 also. However I assume the price difference is for two
reasons. First of all in the space in the mold where a 2x10 would be molded
you could fit two other bricks. Also, larger molds take longer to inject
and cool, so there are actually two reasons why there would be a price
difference. This is offset by the fact that you would lose less plastic in
the "runner". Doing some quick calculations though I would say the
"difference" in price is fair. Now whether the actual price is is up to you.
Matt
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