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Re: Absurd price differences at LEGO Direct
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Wed, 17 Jul 2002 12:32:09 GMT
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"Eric Brok" <e.c.t.brok@nospamplease.kpn.com> wrote in message
news:GzE6Jn.5no@lugnet.com...
> In europe (Netherlands) the new Spybotics are listed EUR 90, which equals
> over USD 90.
> In the US this same product in the same shop is listed USD 60. A • difference
> of USD 30, one-third of the price!
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> So in effect, since shop.lego.com only allows purchases for our own • country,
> we should order this product from e.g. Amazon.com instead of shop.lego.com
?!
Same for UK. £59.99 which equals $93 - slightly more.
Rip off.
Lawrence
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 | | Re: Absurd price differences at LEGO Direct
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| (...) The issue might have to do with taxes. There are no VAT or in most cases sales taxes (for mail order purchases) in the US. I also think corporate income tax is lower. In spite of all the complaining some people do in the US, we have the lowest (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jul-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Absurd price differences at LEGO Direct
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| In europe (Netherlands) the new Spybotics are listed EUR 90, which equals over USD 90. In the US this same product in the same shop is listed USD 60. A difference of USD 30, one-third of the price! So in effect, since shop.lego.com only allows (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jul-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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