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Re: 2000 Star Wars in Australia
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Date: 
Tue, 29 Feb 2000 05:56:12 GMT
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Oh!  Isn't our country wonderful for LEGO!

Does anyone happen to know if the price of LEGO will go down or up with GST here?

God forbid that it should rise to even more ridiculous prices.

Cheers

Tim


Peter Callaway wrote:

Hi team,

Sorry for the provocative subject header, but you're all here now. This is
what I have gleaned from LEGO Australia. Looks like we'll need Kerry Packer's
job to afford it all. I've used the current Aussie Peso exchange rate of
USD$0.614

                              AUD Retail     USD MSRP    AUD Equivalent
                                                          of USD MSRP
Release Date March 2000
7104  Desert Skiff             $18.95         $5.99          $9.61
7115  Gungan Patrol            $36.95         $14.99         $24.41
7124  Flash Speeder            $25.95         $9.99          $16.27
7134  A-Wing Fighter           $36.95         $14.99         $24.41
7144  Slave 1                  $55.95         $19.99         $32.41
7180  B-Wing Fighter           $89.95         $29.99         $48.84
8000  Pit Droid                $42.95         $19.99         $32.41
8001  Battle Droid             $64.95         $29.99         $48.84
8002  Destroyer Droid          $106.95        $49.99         $81.42

Release Date June 2000
7155  Trade Federation AAT     $49.95         $19.99         $32.41
7184  Trade Federation MTT     $126.95        $49.99         $81.42

Release Date August 2000
7181  UCS TIE Interceptor      $239.95        $99.99(?)      $162.85(?)
7190  Millennium Falcon        $264.95        $99.99         $162.85
7191  UCS X-Wing               $359.95        $149.99(?)     $244.28(?)

So to buy one of each in Australia I'm up for AUD$1,519.40. Methinks I'll be
buying them from the USA.

Pete Callaway



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  Re: 2000 Star Wars in Australia
 
(...) here? (...) I think one of the James's found out that it was actually going to reduce because of the (supposed) abolition of the 22% sales tax (net decrease of 14.2%). Here's hoping!!! Pete Callaway P.S. Sorry if it wasn't one of the James's. (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

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  2000 Star Wars in Australia
 
Hi team, Sorry for the provocative subject header, but you're all here now. This is what I have gleaned from LEGO Australia. Looks like we'll need Kerry Packer's job to afford it all. I've used the current Aussie Peso exchange rate of USD$0.614 AUD (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.starwars)

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