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Re: FAO Prices
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Mon, 22 Nov 1999 03:57:38 GMT
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David Simmons wrote:

I would strongly advise against buying anything from FAO Schwartz.  Their
markups are WAY above MSRP!

Strongly agree, EXCEPT... it is often worth looking into one once in a
while to see if there is anything old. Their prices are so high that
stuff doesn't sell very well, and I have heard tales of people finding
Century Skyways and Metroliners several years after they went out of
production. I'd gladly pay 30% above list for a metroliner! :-)


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(...) There's a weird white and pink cardboard box on the shelf of our "local" FAO (in the mall, naturally) that has obviously been there for a LONG time--I think it's 4138, I didn't have a pen to note the number. It does have a couple of pink 4L (...) (25 years ago, 22-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: FAO Prices
 
I would strongly advise against buying anything from FAO Schwartz. Their markups are WAY above MSRP! Dave Ed Matias <orc_nejaa_halcyon@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:FLIrou.Fqy@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) idea (...) cost. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)

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