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Re: minifig series 3 goes up from $1.99 to $2.99
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 25 Dec 2010 15:04:49 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Anders Isaksson wrote:
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> 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).
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 function of
the market size. I am pretty sure Technic will work out to be cheaper in Europe
(in most cases) whereas Star Wars would be a better deal in US.
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: minifig series 3 goes up from $1.99 to $2.99
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| (...) *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
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| (...) 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)
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