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I was at Kmart the other day looking around for any good Legos that I could afford, and I saw this megablock thing and I moved it to look at it and then I saw a Explorien Nebula Outpost(1) it was really banged up and the box was open, I think all (...) (26 years ago, 8-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) FOTW level find, IMHO, on these is to get them under 3 bucks... I have. (26 years ago, 8-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I've found them for $2.50. Nyah-nyah. :) (26 years ago, 8-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Would you believe a dollar and eighty six cents? (26 years ago, 8-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, that depends. Yeah, I would. I can lose on this one, because I've gotten sets for 90% off. :) Got a ton of Scorpion Detectors last year for $2.50 each. Not bad for a $25+ set. When will TLG learn that their sets in weird packaging sell (...) (26 years ago, 8-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I thought it was because people mistrust products with "Limited Edition!" plastered all over the box, but there are 50 zillion of them on the shelf, for six months or more. Now the Soccer sets, *those* were limited edition. Steve (26 years ago, 8-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Call me a sucker if you're just joking about this, but where would one find a deal like that? (26 years ago, 8-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I got them at Wal-Mart. You can too, if you look hard enough and are lucky enough. That is the best (percentage-wise) clearance price I've gotten in over 2 years of constant diligence, though. Patience and diligence pay off in the end. Lots of (...) (26 years ago, 8-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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Well, a large part of your "luck" is HAVING Walmarts that 1)Stock enough to end up overstocked for clearances 2)Have enough stock to last through several rounds of clearances 3)DON'T have so many people buying Lego locally that nothing last past the (...) (26 years ago, 8-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, yeah, I have to admit that geography does play a role as well. Then again, you ought to be getting a nice bonus this year if you stay through the merger, so what do you need sales for? ;) (26 years ago, 8-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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Matt Marshall wrote in message ... :I was at Kmart the other day looking around for any good Legos that I could :afford, and I saw this megablock thing and I moved it to look at it and then :I saw a Explorien Nebula Outpost(1) it was really banged (...) (26 years ago, 9-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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