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Re: Piece #2580 (outback airstrip)
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lugnet.dear-lego
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Wed, 13 Dec 2000 18:16:58 GMT
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On Tue, 12 Dec 2000 18:55:41 GMT, "Ray Sanders" <rsanders@svic.net>
wrote:
> In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> > Your best bet, Jonathan, might be to comb smaller stores
> > for leftover copies of 6444 Outback Airstrip, which if you're
> > lucky you can get for less than the $20 sticker price. The
> > benefit of such a tactic is that if you're willing to part
> > the sets out and run auctions, you might feasibly get the
> > lattice girders for free (always the best price, I say).
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> [ Ray provides a clue ]
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> Next time you go to your local TRU, ask if they have any Lego 6444. The sales
> clerk will undoubtably say "huh ? whatzzat ?" Find someone knowledgeable with
> the TRU terminal system. Ask them to check for UPC number '42884 06444'. That
> would be the UPC for Outback Airstrip. They first convert it to a TRU sku
> number, then they should be able to view stock at all stores in the region. Some
> stores can see more than one region. Get the store number that *supposidly* has
> stock. Have them tell you the city & address (and phone # if possible). Call
> that store. Ask if they really have any. If they do, either drive there or make
> arrangements to get it shipped. Best of luck.
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> One store manager I did this to, gave me the weirdest look... "you go around
> quoting UPC numbers ?" <lol>
>
> Ray
> l#124
Must be a fairly new one, one that has not been afflicted with the
legions of action figure and Hot Wheel collectors. I have run into
many that know the case codes at a glance (that's more action figures
than Hot Wheels) and are able to say something like, "Oh that's wave
2, I need stuff from wave 1". Or they already have the stores sku for
the product.... which in itself is not bad until they start asking
you to haul out cases of stuff that's full so they can try and find
one of those Treasure Hunt cars :^(
Some places will put stuff on hold for you if you ask, usually only
for a day or so though. If you are going to drive see if they can do
that for you.
Mike
--
All other themes are just spare parts for Castle! :^)
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| (...) [ Ray provides a clue ] Next time you go to your local TRU, ask if they have any Lego 6444. The sales clerk will undoubtably say "huh ? whatzzat ?" Find someone knowledgeable with the TRU terminal system. Ask them to check for UPC number (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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