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Re: "Default" part type.
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lugnet.market.theory
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Sun, 18 Mar 2001 07:14:16 GMT
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In lugnet.market.theory, Peter White writes:
> Design compromise: Can you alter colors to suit new parts availability.
Indeed. Ever play "whackamole"?? Push one thing down and something else pops
up. All MTW designs are a carefully balanced tradeoff between the ultimate
and the doable.
Both MTW-3001 and 3002 are, in large part, the colors they are because those
colors are the best balance of availability. (the trade off for doing 3002
in blue was having to scrape up blue shutters, but red train doors would
have been way harder... black was too boring... trade offs, trade offs)
But MTW 2001 is multicolor so instead of altering colors I alter bits of the
design. The windows are too fundamental, though and have to be obtained in
several colors.
> Sellers should mention the condition, maybe abbreviations would help.
> eg. N(new),U1(used-excellent),U2(used-good),U3(used-fair),U4(used-poor).
There's N and there's not N. As Dan says, my U1 and yours differ.
> Or you could 'out' the sellers.
I don't want to out anybody.
I'm meek and not real keen on annoying other people, you know. I am working
with one seller right now to resolve things and I'm sure it will work out.
By and large, BrickBay sellers are very good (way better on average than
eBay). I just want to improve presale information.
++Lar
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| (...) It's usually clearer on ebay, it's a selling point. Maybe it's why the parts are cheaper. (...) Design compromise: Can you alter colors to suit new parts availability. (...) Could be some sellers are milking the situation. Maybe assume used (...) (24 years ago, 18-Mar-01, to lugnet.market.theory)
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