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    minifig series 3 goes up from $1.99 to $2.99 —Joseph Gonzalez
   so i just noticed on the lego.com site that the series 3 figures (8803) will be available january 1, 2011 and they'll be $2.99. on the same theme page one can still see that series 2 figures (8684) were $1.99. umm..what's up with the figs going up (...) (14 years ago, 23-Dec-10, to lugnet.general)  
   
        Re: Series 3 Minifigs go up from $1.99 to $2.99 —David Gregory
     (...) If it means that they're going to start using the regular LEGO plastic to make the MF's, then I'm fine with it. If not, then it looks like they just got a case of The Greedies. My local Meijer store had Series 3 for $1.99, so the MSRP didn't (...) (14 years ago, 23-Dec-10, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
    
         Re: Series 3 Minifigs go up from $1.99 to $2.99 —Joseph Gonzalez
      just a quick thanks to david for cross-posting to market.shopping (i couldn't think where the appropriate initial post should have been made). ..jg (14 years ago, 23-Dec-10, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
    
         Re: Series 3 Minifigs go up from $1.99 to $2.99 —Chris Eyerly
     (...) While the plastic on the series 3 looks the same as S1 and S2, I can say that so far, S3 clutch power of feet to baseplate is much better than S1 and S2. Just my observation. Chris (14 years ago, 23-Dec-10, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
   
        Re: minifig series 3 goes up from $1.99 to $2.99 —Anders Isaksson
     (...) Maybe they want to have the US price a bit closer to what we pay here at the right side of the pond - $3.52 at todays exchange rate (25 SEK). (14 years ago, 24-Dec-10, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: minifig series 3 goes up from $1.99 to $2.99 —Ram Sreerangam
     (...) I had to reply, since it looks like $3.52 works out to be cheaper. If I account for VAT (25% for Sweden?) you get $2.82. In the case of US prices, without tax it is $2.99. I agree the math does not work for all Lego sets. But that maybe a (...) (14 years ago, 25-Dec-10, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: minifig series 3 goes up from $1.99 to $2.99 —David Laswell
      (...) *pulls out well-worn soap box* Okay, here's how it works. TLC has internal costs, and they have to make sure that they cover those costs and make a profit beyond that when they sell their products, so they have a wholesale pricepoint in mind (...) (14 years ago, 26-Dec-10, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: minifig series 3 goes up from $1.99 to $2.99 —Anders Isaksson
     (...) Yeah, I forgot the VAT, sorry, but my comment was to the $1.99 - we paid 25 SEK for that series. The VAT is 25% on the net price, so 20% of the total. That means 20 SEK before VAT. With todays exhange rate that's $2.92 compared to your initial (...) (14 years ago, 26-Dec-10, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: minifig series 3 goes up from $1.99 to $2.99 —Ram Sreerangam
     (...) True the $1.99 was a much better rate for the US. I realize Lego is a corporate and naturally they need to make a profit -- and more importantly maximize it. But in the 21st century, they may need to factor in ubiquity of information and how (...) (14 years ago, 29-Dec-10, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: minifig series 3 goes up from $1.99 to $2.99 —Michael Shiels
     Don't even think of sweating your 2.99 price. It was 2.99 here in Canada (where uSD/CAD are almost par!!!!) for the first 2 series, and will hit 3.49 for series 4. So you can stop your whining, unless you live north of the Canada/USA border! he he, (...) (14 years ago, 29-Dec-10, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: minifig series 3 goes up from $1.99 to $2.99 —Benjamin Medinets
   (...) I hate to point this out.... but its called a price adjustment. If there is a high demand for a certain product, why wouldn't the company increase the price... sure its a case of the "greedies" but they aren't a charity case. You have (...) (14 years ago, 2-Jan-11, to lugnet.general)
 

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