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Subject: 
Re: Train Windows and Doors
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains
Date: 
Sun, 22 Oct 2000 18:20:33 GMT
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Christopher Masi wrote:

> Dean Husby wrote:
> > 
> > Kevin Wilson wrote:
> > 
> > > "James J. Trobaugh" wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > This is the best news from LEGO in a while. Sounds like they're listening to
> > > > what the train community has been asking for. And the prices are reasonable
> > > > too. And it's nice to see a different color for the base plate beside the
> > > > red.
> > > 
> > > Train doors and windows... yayyyy.... train baseplate in blakc...
> > > goood... but hey, now if you want a train baseplate you have to buy all
> > > the wheels and couplers with it, and if you don't want bases you have to
> > > have them to get the wheels etc... wasn't bulk supposed to be about
> > > buying theings SEPARATELY instead of all lumped together in SERVICE
> > > PACKS where you didn't want half the stuff?
> > 
> > 
> > Ahh, but that's NOT bulk. It's the new breed of Service Packs. Lego has always
> > tossed in extras to keep the price relative. Only now, the relative price is MUCH
> > higher because they know it's the AFOL's buying the stuff.
> 
> 3737 is 14.99 I only have the prices that include shipping and handling
> 
> 2 packs of wheelsets    2 x 3.50
> 1 pack bogie plates         2.50
> 1 pack buffers and magnets  3.50
> 1 wagon plate               3.00
> 
> total                      16.00
> 
> So, the price is about the same, it is just a lot less convenient.

Ahh, but it's More convenient for S@H. Only one package, one number. One set of stock
to count etc...

> 
> Has anyone tried to order the old service packs? Are all the service packs
> officially discontinued?


I ordered a couple of Light Bricks. At least those are still available.

Dean
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(...) On Friday I ordered some buffers and couplings. (Just before the catalog sighting.) (26 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)

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  Re: Train Windows and Doors
 
(...) 3737 is 14.99 I only have the prices that include shipping and handling 2 packs of wheelsets 2 x 3.50 1 pack bogie plates 2.50 1 pack buffers and magnets 3.50 1 wagon plate 3.00 total 16.00 So, the price is about the same, it is just a lot (...) (26 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)

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