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Re: clearance sale at Toys R Us
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lugnet.loc.au
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Thu, 11 Sep 2003 05:17:53 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Richard Parsons wrote:
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Disclosures: I am not a great friend of TRU since they increased
the prices of MB across the board,
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Evil MB!
Not like LEGO where the prices tend to get lower over time...
Sounds like an excuse to provide some statistics! yay!
For the new sets I purchased:
Year
| | cpp (total)
| | cpp (sets)
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| | 1997
| | 22.0
| | 23.1
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| | 1998
| | 16.9
| | 21.7
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| | 1999
| | 20.3
| | 70.45 (hopelessly distorted by a 15.99 baseplate!)
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| | 2000
| | 14.7
| | 18.7
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| | 2001
| | 10.5
| | 30.5 (distorted by some 4.5V wires from S@H!)
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| | 2002
| | 14.5
| | 17.4
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| | 2003 ytd
| | 13.4
| | 17.0
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The first cpp figure (total) is for the total amount spent on new cents, divided
by the number of pieces. The second (sets) is for the average cpp for all sets
purchased for the year (ie do the cpp calculation for each set, then average
those cpp numbers).
There is a blip in 1999 (Star Wars sets, some at the original ott prices), and a
dip in 2001 (blue tubs!), but the trend is for lower prices on a cpp base.
There are other explanations though. It could be I have become more astute
(surely not!) at shopping, or more patient (could be...).
We do have the concrete example of the original SW set prices - they were
reduced (remember those c.$90 X wings? or the $170 pod race sets?).
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including charging $13+ for the Dragons impulse tins which are $10 everywhere
else MB is sold.
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Evil TRU too! (Except for the $99 BSBs, though).
Disclosure: I have claimed before that averages are not always great measures of
populations. However, they do have their uses. You should make your own
statistical comparisons before making purchasing decisions (except for $99 BSBs,
they are a good buy). And steer clear of blue bricks too.
Adieu
Richie Dulin
| | Port Brique
Somewhere in the South Pacifique
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Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: clearance sale at Toys R Us
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| Since, as you know, 'up to 40% off' can mean amounts such as 35% off, 20% off, 3.089% off and 0% off, I decided to go to Highpoint to do some research today. These are the sets TRU had on sale and for how much: [LEGOSet 8012] Was: $51.98 Now: $29.98 (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Re: clearance sale at Toys R Us
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| (...) Mmmmm. The fancy pants $5m sale involves a dozen or so sets, including the Red Baron and Pirate ship pricing previously discussed hereabouts. The only other mildly interesting elements were Tie Fighters for $18 and some of the small three fig (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.loc.au)
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