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Re: 7896 "Straight and Curved Rails" Set Review
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:20:39 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Ted Michon wrote:
> There's a reason that the 9V straight rails sold out immediately when LEGO
> closed them out on S@H and that now, months later, that they still have 9V
> curves at clearance prices.
To underscore that point, in a recent NELUG draft this summer, we had maybe 400
lots for our participants, about 17 of which were lots of curved track (unopened
boxes or groups of 8 rails). Also in the draft were such undesireables as foam
Belville parts and Bionicle dealybobs-- things you'd assume nobody really wants.
But the VERY last things to be chosen were the curved rails. In fact, a cheer
went out from one person in the draft who WASN'T reduced to taking curved rails.
It is disappointing that they don't have the two distinct sets, although I
expect they did it to save SKU's and/or (as Didier pointed out) to increase the
usefulness to non-AFOL purchasers.
DaveE
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| (...) The review might have been a little too dead pan if the folks at Lego lurking these dark halls take it seriously. I suspect it was purely SKU's, since most children getting the set would already have a small oval in hand, a ton of curves (...) (16 years ago, 15-Nov-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 7896 "Straight and Curved Rails" Set Review
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| All- I have to assume this post is meant as a tongue and cheek joke (though I don't see that much humor). Ignoring that the rails are not 9V, there's the basic issue that the set is 50-50 straights and curves. That's a horrible ratio to force/foist (...) (16 years ago, 10-Nov-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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