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Re: Architectural Wonders theme
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lugnet.dear-lego
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Sat, 15 May 1999 22:41:37 GMT
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Ed Jones <edboxer@aol.com> wrote:
> In lugnet.dear-lego, John DiRienzo writes:
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> > I think this whole idea is ludicrous, but I think the target market would
> > be filthy rich spoiled beyond belief kids, not collectors. Have you seen an
> > FAO "Holiday" Catalog? There are at least one hundred different toys over
> > $1,000 with ten or so over $10,000. I guess a $1,000 plus set would be
> > kinda collectible, too.
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> FAO Schwartz on 5th Avenue (Manhattan) used to sell a deluxe castle set
> (something like 20 Black Monarch Castles combined into an incredible castle
> about 3 cubic feet) for around $1000. According to their staff, they sold
> well.
20 6085's for $1000? That would be less than retail for each. Kinda
weird for FAO Schwartz.
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| (...) FAO Schwartz on 5th Avenue (Manhattan) used to sell a deluxe castle set (something like 20 Black Monarch Castles combined into an incredible castle about 3 cubic feet) for around $1000. According to their staff, they sold well. (26 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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