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Subject: 
Re: sticker shock
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Mon, 30 Nov 1998 23:19:01 GMT
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On Sun, 29 Nov 1998 20:06:05 GMT, "Ben Fleskes" <benfleskes@msn.com>
wrote:

:Fully agreed.  I see this all the time at the train shows PNLTC goes to.
:People spending small fortunes to buy an engine or a car simply to run it
:around a track.  Well I like the building (and rebuilding) aspect of Lego.
:One of the things that hold back Lego is the price of the track.  At $130 for
:a Lego train set,  It is very competitive with the high quality model/toy
:trains out there.  But the track, at $4 a foot, is expense when compared to
:everything except for G gauge.  Of course the quality is there as the track is
:very durable.

Not to mention how ticked off I was when all my 12V stuff was obsolete
overnight... I'll prolly be selling that old stuff off, soon. I never
figured it might actually be worth something :)

Jasper



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(...) and (...) Fully agreed. I see this all the time at the train shows PNLTC goes to. People spending small fortunes to buy an engine or a car simply to run it around a track. Well I like the building (and rebuilding) aspect of Lego. One of the (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-98, to lugnet.trains)

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