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Re: Finding "real" upgrade sets and flex axles on eBay
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lugnet.robotics
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Sat, 11 May 2002 11:33:51 GMT
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Liz B <LIZ@BOOKWYRMZ.stopspamCOM>
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(Forgive if this posts twice; got an error.)
Sorry, didn't mean to come off so disgruntled. Just kinda bent with
Lego at the moment. I end up scouring eBay and BrickLink for parts I
ought to be able to buy from them.
I'm in the middle of counting parts, because I've ended up with so many
odd lots, my trays are *way* too full. And yet, there are some parts
I'd still like to have more of. About to dump extras on eBay I guess
and hunt for the parts I do need. (Although probably going to get
specific parts on BrickLink -- now there's a profit for you, if they
manage to sell all the separate parts -- some gears are SO expensive --
but I can't imagine the time involved.)
My class has 18 kids in it now, and I swear with them around, some of
the rarer gears sprout legs. It's just Murphy and the socks in the
laundry type effect, not any stealing or anything... but the parts
still end up lost. Then you have the parts that multiply like hangers
in the closet.
My husband says I'm compulsive for counting these zillions of parts
(and they're sorted down to each separate part into "plano" style trays
in humongous tackle boxes and kept track of in Excel), but when you
have six groups of mostly 9-12 year-olds building Mindstorms at once...
plus, we're headed for FLL competition sometime later in the year in
Dallas with one team of 10 or two teams of 9 -- not yet decided... I'd
be insane if I didn't try to stay organized and have every part counted
and readily at hand.
Although, I have to say, some of these kids are SO sharp... It's worth
the effort to watch their brains clicking away in fast forward.
BTW, at the start of every class, I show them websites of neat
Mindstorms constructs. This robotics list has been an incredible
source of inspiration to them, as I show them the neat gizmos you all
are inventing. They are SO impressed by the ingenuity in these
creations. It really inspires them. Thanks to everyone who has
shared; I know my class is not the reason you are sharing, but the kids
definitely benefit.
My only disappointment is not being able to download the movie of the
OrthoGlide Mill in action. They would have loved that, but I kept
getting an error. Bummer.
Liz B
> I didn't say anything was wrong with it. You win, someone who wants • an extra
> RCX wins, someone who wants a pile of technic parts wins, and the • seller
> wins! Even Lego wins, because they sold another Mindstorms system. • Lego
> could win more by giving us a better upgrade kit, RCX's at a decent • price,
> and bulk technic parts.
>
> In lugnet.robotics, liz@bookwyrmz.com writes:
> > (Accidentally replied to the poster, rather than the group earlier.)
> >
> > Yes, I understand what is being done... However, I already have 6 RIS
> > 1.5 sets, complete with RCXs and tons of extra stuff, plus four 2.0
> > RCXs, so I didn't want the whole kit. The upgrade parts were just • fine
> > for me.
> >
> > Since Lego isn't so convenient that way and buying the software and • the
> > tower on BrinkLink separately would be over the eBay cost for
> > the "upgrade kit," eBay was more economical, even if the guy is • making
> > a profit.
> >
> > Lego should have offered something like this.
> >
> > Liz B
>
>
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