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Motorized Excavator - expensive!!!
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lugnet.technic
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Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:53:00 GMT
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I wonder why the US price for the Motorized Excavator is so high. See the
comparison to last year's flagship product:
8043 - Motorized Excavator
USA Price $200
Europe Price 160euros
8258 - Crane Truck
USA Price $150
Europe Price 160euros
I used the European prices as a comparison, since the parts count and provided
power functions maybe messy to deal with. I am surprised no one has noticed it.
Which makes me speculate that the market forces in the US for large Technic sets
may not be the same as in Europe.
--Ram
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Motorized Excavator - expensive!!!
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| (...) For a very long time (too long according to many) LEGO has used a conversion rate of 1Euro=1USD when the actual currency conversion is quite different. At this moment, 160Euro=209USD. The case of the Crane Truck was especially 'painful' as (...) (14 years ago, 11-Aug-10, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: Motorized Excavator - expensive!!!
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| (...) The answer to the higher price is Power Functions content. 8258 Crane Truck ---...--- 1x - XL motor ($10) 1x - Battery Box ($7) 2x - Linear Actuator ($30) 1x - Pole Reverser ($5) ---TOTAL---...---($52)---- 8043 Excavator ---...--- 4x - M motor (...) (14 years ago, 11-Aug-10, to lugnet.technic)
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