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Subject: 
Re: Store managers and old sets
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Mon, 3 May 1999 03:36:52 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Jeff Stembel writes:
Has anyone ever convinced a store (read: TRU) manager to discount discontinued
sets?  The reason I ask is because a nearby TRU has between 25 and 35 copies • of
the Technic Spaceshuttle.  They are still at full price, and I don't think
they've sold a single one in the past year!  I really want one, but I don't
want to pay full price.

Jeff


In New Zealand here the other day, I walked into a store, saw a mint 6286
Skulls Eye Schooner, asked if that was really the price ($300 NZ = $150 US) and
they came back and said I could have it for $225 NZ ($112 US). Now isn't that a
happy little story? Nice store managers do exist!

Ben



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  Store managers and old sets
 
Has anyone ever convinced a store (read: TRU) manager to discount discontinued sets? The reason I ask is because a nearby TRU has between 25 and 35 copies of the Technic Spaceshuttle. They are still at full price, and I don't think they've sold a (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-99, to lugnet.general)

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