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> When we were kids, the $100 set was the pinnacle of LEGO. dunno I remember 90s technic to be quite expensive, I had the 8880 Super Car and the 8851 excavator
by LoSboccacc 7y ago
> When we were kids, the $100 set was the pinnacle of LEGO.
dunno I remember 90s technic to be quite expensive, I had the 8880 Super Car and the 8851 excavator set and I think both retailed above that.
yeah I know op talks about basic lego but the new lego set, with their intricate pieces and purpose built part that only exist for one set, are closer to the technic boxes than the original bricks sets
- leokennis 7y agoI was forever saving for that 8880 super car. It had a real gearbox... But it was just like saving for a Ferrari or something. A nice dream that was never to be for a 12 year old...
- jeroen 7y agoI have the same feeling about prices, but I also remember the excavator as a big set. It’s only about 350 pieces. Even with the pneumatics, I can’t imagine a price above $100. What changed since then is that the new Liebherr excavator has more than 4000 pieces.
- sombremesa 7y agoI think the author is just using $100 as an illustrative value, since earlier in the article the author says they owned a schooner and the price in their table is $126ish.