Itrain Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 Looks like Lego may read this site... straight and curved rail is now on pick a brick. Price is £1.91 in UK. Not bad for straight compared to Bricklink with a ready supply of large quantities with known postage, but way over Bricklink for curved. The price is also way over the old 7896 pack price where you got 8 of each for about £15. Pick a brick would now be over £30 for that qty - but you could have 16 straight for that. Flex rail is also on there at £0.95 each. Thoughts? Quote
Jay Sathe Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 It's on PaB here in the US as well. $3.00 for one piece of straight track?!? That's pretty steep! I am glad that it's on the site though. Perhaps this is a golden age for LEGO trains again. Lots of great sets, and now track which can be bought per piece. Quote
Tearloch Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 Wow. $3.00 a rail section? $1.50 for the flex track. Picture this. TLG has their 7499 set with 8 straight rails and 16 flex tracks for $19.99. If you bought the same set at PAB prices, that would be $48.00. I think they need to check their prices....they must be sniffing some plastic cement! Quote
stacker9000 Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 Big disappointment at that price, I can only figure they knew that if they offered straights at a reasonable price they would be slammed with orders. Definitely makes buying the complete train sets just for the straights and curves more sensible. Well, I'm still hopeing they come up with a new way to package the supplement track packs. Quote
cimddwc Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 And 2.17€ for Germany; comparing it to 17.99 for the straight/flex box, you essentially get its flex tracks for 0.63 (and might get that box cheaper in other shops, anyway). Well, I guess it's good – and intended – for buying that last 1-4 tracks one might need to complete a layout, or for some special use where you don't need more, so it's fine to have them at PaB. 5 track pieces are available for 8€ at Legoland Factory (or were last year), by the way. Now I'm curious to see the LUGBULK prices we'll (hopefully) get... Quote
ZueriHB Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 And 2.17€ for Germany; comparing it to 17.99 for the straight/flex box, you essentially get its flex tracks for 0.63 (and might get that box cheaper in other shops, anyway). Well, I guess it's good – and intended – for buying that last 1-4 tracks one might need to complete a layout, or for some special use where you don't need more, so it's fine to have them at PaB. 5 track pieces are available for 8€ at Legoland Factory (or were last year), by the way. Now I'm curious to see the LUGBULK prices we'll (hopefully) get... CHF 2.75 for 1 straight track in Switzerland (22.- for 8). 24.90 for the straight and flex track pak. I bought 200 straight pieces and 20 pairs of switches at Legoland Factory last year. Was a steal. Quote
AndyC Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 The problem with PaB is that orders have to be fulfilled by hand and paying the staff to do that forces the price for pieces up significantly. If TLG could find a way to automate that the prices would probably be a lot more acceptable. Still at least it gives another option for buying track, which is better than nothing I suppose. Quote
MojoLego Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 Yes, too expensive. But let's applaud Lego for moving in the right direction. For a while there I was wondering if Lego was going to eliminate standard curves. I'm sure someone at Lego has floated the idea of using flex-track for everything. In addition to the labor cost, Lego also has to think about how PAB cannibalizes set sales. How many people looked at the level crossing and thought, "at least I get four more straights." For now, I'm less concerned about the cost of track than the limited track options. A crossing? A Wye switch? And might Lego think about posting the narrow gauge track on PAB? And where is the narrow gauge straight hiding? Pity the Lego employee that reads our endless list of demands. Quote
______ Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 That's great news! Even if the price is a tad steep it means I can buy what tracks I need, very useful I'm sure. Now just to finally start my permanent layout this year. Quote
mike@memodels Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 It's on PaB here in the US as well. $3.00 for one piece of straight track?!? That's pretty steep! I am glad that it's on the site though. Perhaps this is a golden age for LEGO trains again. Lots of great sets, and now track which can be bought per piece. Just another avenue. ME Models has 2 complete standard straight sections of rail for $4.49. The translates out to $2.25 a section for those who are interested. Quote
andythenorth Posted February 5, 2012 Posted February 5, 2012 At uk prices: 8 straights = £15.28 Or buy 8 straights + a bunch of flex track, boxed in 7499, for £15.99 +1 for track on Pick a brick. -1 for this pricing (although I can understand why) Quote
MojoLego Posted February 5, 2012 Posted February 5, 2012 In the hope that Lego is reading this, I'm going to throw out a suggestion that I made some time ago. In addition to offering track a-la-carte (and, yes, reducing the cost), parents could very much use a "layout builder" app on the Lego S&H website. The parent can choose an oval or design their own layout (with points) and the layout appears as a shopping list in the cart. In fact, beyond the all-in-one City sets, I think Lego can dispense with selling track in boxed sets and rely solely on direct Internet sales of track. This, of course, sounds a lot like LDD, but most parents aren't going to do LDD just to buy track. Instead, build the function right into the storefront. Also, I understand that PAB is labor intensive, but the labor cost of going to the track bin for one piece is going to be close to the cost of going to the bin for two or ten pieces. I remember a few years ago that I got a volume discount from S@H for a multiple order of straight and curved RC track. Would be nice to bring that back. Quote
Jay Sathe Posted February 5, 2012 Posted February 5, 2012 In the hope that Lego is reading this, I'm going to throw out a suggestion that I made some time ago. In addition to offering track a-la-carte (and, yes, reducing the cost), parents could very much use a "layout builder" app on the Lego S&H website. The parent can choose an oval or design their own layout (with points) and the layout appears as a shopping list in the cart. In fact, beyond the all-in-one City sets, I think Lego can dispense with selling track in boxed sets and rely solely on direct Internet sales of track. This, of course, sounds a lot like LDD, but most parents aren't going to do LDD just to buy track. Instead, build the function right into the storefront. They've even got a track planner program too! http://city.lego.com/en-US/applications/trackplanner.aspx Now that track is available on PaB, I wonder if TLG will update this little app to link to the store. Quote
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