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| | | We have all seen the podrace 7171 set on clearance in different countries around the globe. A 7171 was seen on Friday in a toy store in one of the more expensive suburbs of Sydney for $ 270.00 AUD. The highest I have ever seen it is $ 228 AUD. (...) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | | | | Re: ROTW - (RipoffOTW) —Peter Callaway
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| | | | | (...) I think a quiet word in the store managers ear along the lines of "Get your hand off it!" and a showing of a couple of K-Mart receipts would be in order. Pete Callaway (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | | | | | | Re: ROTW - (RipoffOTW) —Peter White
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| | | | | | (...) Maybe we should be wholesaling to them :^) pete.w (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | | | | Re: ROTW - (RipoffOTW) —Matthew Wilkins
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| | | | There's an independant toy seller near my house that has <set:7171 Mos Esps Podrace> for US$185.00. I've not seen any of their LEGO move since I've been checking. -Cheese (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | | | | | Re: ROTW - (RipoffOTW) —Peter White
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| | | | (...) WOW ... US$ 185.00 equals about AU$ 313.50 ,very scary. You'd expect remote control podracers racing round your loungeroom for that price. On ebay they seem to go for approx. US$60+, which is similar to the AUS clearance price. Maybe some (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | | | | | Re: ROTW - (RipoffOTW) —Matthew Wilkins
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| | | | Yeah, this toystore's in a _very_ trendy neighborhood. I wouldn't even go there, except it's the only place in town I can get these Swiss candies that are crystalized licorice with a liquid salt center. And those are expensive, too. -Cheese (...) (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | | | | | Re: ROTW - (RipoffOTW) —Peter White
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| | | | (...) liquid salt....hmmmm... The toy store here is in St.Ives on the distinctly upper-crust north shore. I didn't check out their other goods, but I should imagine they would all be pricey. In another pricey suburb, Double Bay(Double Pay), on the (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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