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In lugnet.loc.pt, Mark Chittenden writes:
> I'm not up on my location codes - from where are we talking about? 11.50 US is
> a HECKOFA bargin!
Portugal - to be more precise, Porto (often spelled "Oporto" in English), in
Northern Portugal.
I went back to the store today to see if their margin was this low for
everything, and it seemed to me that it was somehow negotiable for large
purchases. Their offer range isn't very big, but they accept requests (+/- 1
month waiting time).
PLUS, the bonus of going there today was that I got to see the catalog for
*stores*, without the 18% VAT... THOSE WERE *THE* NUMBERS!!!
Can someone tell me if 15 bucks seems reasonable for a island hopper?
Pedro <== thinks of opening a store by himself, or for PLUG... ;-)
> In lugnet.market.shopping, Pedro Silva writes:
> > In lugnet.loc.pt, David Eaton writes:
> > > In lugnet.market.shopping, Pedro Silva writes:
> > > > I just found set #1371 at a local store for less than USD 11.50 (PTE • 2470)...
> > > > Can someone tell me if this is *a find* to US standards, or not that much?
> > >
> > > Yep... I bought both of mine for about 3 times as much! (they retail for • about
> > > $35 typically I think here in the US)
> >
> > AT LAST, A BARGAIN!
> > :-P
> >
> > I had been expecting this moment for a loooong time... does anyone want to
> > buy this from here, cost price + shipping?
> > Not that I think demand is high, but it was the second set I bought in 3
> > years that was well worth the price (other was #10000) - those plane parts
> > are just great!
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| (...) They retailed for $19.99 in the U.S., but an inveterate bargain hunter like me would have held out for at least 50% off had I seen them go on clearance here. So I'd say it's reasonable if you really like the set or the parts. BTW Lugnet's set (...) (23 years ago, 22-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt)
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| I'm not up on my location codes - from where are we talking about? 11.50 US is a HECKOFA bargin! (...) 2470)... (...) about (...) (23 years ago, 21-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt)
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