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<blockquote data-quote="mips42" data-source="post: 6321475" data-attributes="member: 6746242">You want to talk about intentionally misrepresenting things?Okay, I'll play. I said &quot;If the Starter Set is $20 and the Beginner Box is $23, the beginner box wins in value in my opinion.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;Firstly: At the time of writing I had not seen any pricing for the Starter Set (not saying it wasn't there, just that I hadn't seen it). Secondly: I CLEARLY said &quot;IF the Starter Set is $20&quot;... to most people this would seem to say that I hadn't seen the pricing and was making a value estimation based on the best information that I had at the time.Thirdly: it's an OPINION. MY feeling, My take on where I&nbsp; thought the value of the Starter Set was based on what I saw and a best guess of pricing.&nbsp;Fourthly: I concluded my original opinion with &quot;just my $0.000001&quot;, a variation on the &quot;my .02&quot; Again another indication that it was an opinion.&nbsp;Finally: at roughly $13, the value estimation of the starter set is improved, BUT this is a DISCOUNTED price. The regular retail listed at Amazon is $20. EXACTLY as speculated.&nbsp;I stand behind the opinion I made at the time: I feel that, at $20 the Starter Set would be a poor value for the money compared to the Beginner Box at $23. At roughly $13.00 (discounted on Amazon), the value is improved, however we can't REALLY evaluate it until we can hold it in our hands, which won't happen until mid July.&nbsp;I also stand behind another statement I made which was &quot;I hope it's awesome&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mips42, post: 6321475, member: 6746242"] You want to talk about intentionally misrepresenting things? Okay, I'll play. I said "[B]If[/B] the Starter Set is $20 [B]and[/B] the Beginner Box is $23, the beginner box wins in value [B]in my opinion[/B]." [B]Firstly:[/B] At the time of writing I had not seen any pricing for the Starter Set (not saying it wasn't there, just that I hadn't seen it). [B]Secondly:[/B] I CLEARLY said "IF the Starter Set is $20"... to most people this would seem to say that I hadn't seen the pricing and was making a value estimation based on the best information that I had at the time. [B]Thirdly:[/B] it's an OPINION. MY feeling, My take on where I thought the value of the Starter Set was based on what I saw and a best guess of pricing. [B]Fourthly:[/B] I concluded my original opinion with "just my $0.000001", a variation on the "my .02" Again another indication that it was an opinion. [B]Finally:[/B] at roughly $13, the value estimation of the starter set is improved, BUT this is a DISCOUNTED price. The regular retail listed at Amazon is $20. EXACTLY as speculated. I stand behind the opinion I made at the time: I feel that, at $20 the Starter Set would be a poor value for the money compared to the Beginner Box at $23. At roughly $13.00 (discounted on Amazon), the value is improved, however we can't REALLY evaluate it until we can hold it in our hands, which won't happen until mid July. I also stand behind another statement I made which was "I hope it's awesome". [/QUOTE]

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