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Re: Motorized Excavator - expensive!!!
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lugnet.technic
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Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:37:43 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Ram Sreerangam wrote:
> I wonder why the US price for the Motorized Excavator is so high. See the
> comparison to last year's flagship product:
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> 8043 - Motorized Excavator
> USA Price $200
> Europe Price 160euros
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> 8258 - Crane Truck
> USA Price $150
> Europe Price 160euros
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> 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.
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> --Ram
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 when you convert the
dollar price to Euro you'll see the set was available in the USA over 60 USD
cheaper!!
For those of us who lie in Europe, a certain 'justice' has been done.
Jetro
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| (...) Straight currency conversion does not account for many things that have a significant impact on price: 1. VAT. So far, we've managed to avoid that evil, and it's been noted to account for a substantial amount of the price the Europeans have to (...) (14 years ago, 11-Aug-10, to lugnet.technic)
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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 (...) (14 years ago, 11-Aug-10, to lugnet.technic)
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