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7101 Lightsaber Duel £4.69 - Makro: Halesowen 7111 Droid Fighter £4.69 - Makro: Halesowen 7121 Naboo Swamp £6.99 - TRU: Nationwide? 7131 Anakins Pod £9.39 - Makro: Halesowen 7141 Naboo Fighter £14.09 - Makro: Halesowen 7151 Sith Infiltrator £??.?? - (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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I went to TRU in Southampton today and they had put the prices up on 7101, 7111 and 7121 ! Last week I bought both 7101 and 7111 for £4.99 each, today they were £5.99; last week 7121 was £6.99, today it was £7.99! I have seen 7121 for £6.99 (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Once upon a time, (on Sun, 6 Jun 1999 19:39:12 GMT, to be precise!), Col uttered the following profundities.... (...) **Applies to the UK** TRU seems to adjust their prices to be equally competitive, not more competitive. They rarely lower their (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Once upon a time, (on Sun, 6 Jun 1999 22:00:23 GMT, to be precise!), Richard Dee uttered the following profundities.... (...) What I meant to say was that this smacks of a cartel. SW sets are obviously going to be a great cash-cow, and as such, it (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Difficult to tell (insert smiley) but 7151 is 24.99 UKP at Toy Stack here. (No sign of 7161 or 7171 but there seems to be space- I'll look again tomorrow). :: paul (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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2 more signtings (not by me sadly) 7161 39.99 7171 69.99 at Forbidden Planet, Croydon 7141 is 13.99 in Argos, New Oxford St. The only other one they had was 7101, 4 pounds something. Huw Carbon 60 <carbon60@bigfoot.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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I bought a 7121 today for £6.99 from Beatties in Winchester. Incidentally they have now reduced the big Exploriens spaceship (6982 I think) to a bargain £14.99!! It was £30 before, although they reduced it to £20 in January. I already have one of (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Would there be any UK'ers willing to help a yankee get one or two of these 6982 sets from Beatties? Or can someone in the US obtain these sets for less than 25 bucks? Steve (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:375c317d.193648...net.com... (...) I could do, but you'd be looking at probably another 20 bucks each for postage. Huw (25 years ago, 8-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Here's a couple of prices from Glasgow: 7121 Naboo Swamp £6.99 - Beatties. 7131 Anakins Pod £9.95 - John Lewis. 7171 Mos Espa Podracer £62.99 - Forbidden Planet. And surely a mention for the Hall Of Shame must go to: 7101 Lightsaber Duel £7.99 (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) 22.99 Argos High Wycombe (Shop Display box, unopened) (...) 59.99 Beattie's High Wycombe (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) MMC? (25 years ago, 13-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Once upon a time, (on Sun, 13 Jun 1999 10:21:51 GMT, to be precise!), Carbon 60 uttered the following profundities.... (...) monopolies and mergers commission (25 years ago, 13-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Are we sure about that? It was 69.99 in my Beatties in Crawley. (25 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) 13.99 Argos, New Oxford St, and probably across the country on Friday. Huw (25 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) My earlier 'half price star wars legos' post drew no response, however, I was in Weston again this weekend and visited the same car boot sale. Again the trader had Star wars lego's INCLUDING episode 1 at 'half price' I had assumed previously (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Prices do sometimes vary between branches of Beatties - for example the Naboo swamp set is 6.99 in Beatties in Winchester, but an unenticing 9.99 in the Southampton branch about 12 miles away. I think 7171 is 59.99 in Beatties in Winchester also. -- (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Once upon a time, (on Mon, 14 Jun 1999 12:26:24 GMT, to be precise!), Huw Millington uttered the following profundities.... (...) Yes, quite sure, I will attempt to verify. I am quite sure it was not just a smudged price sticker! :o) (25 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) If he ever has a Mos Espa Pod race at anything approaching half price, I, and I expect many others, would love a (second) set to break for parts. So bear us in mind! Huw (25 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I regret having missed it the 1st time 'round. (...) These compare **very** favourably with US retail prices, in fact, they are cheaper. (...) Would you mind taking orders on our behalf? Or find out if his schedule takes him anywhere near (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) All but one of the SW Episode 1 sets turned up in Argos Norwich today (Thursday). Details follow. (Cheapest, or equal, shop prices in the UK, I believe.) I've included the set numbers in case anyone want to ring up and check availability; (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Unfortunatley, its a long way for me too. I live 120 miles away and was visiting a relative. I go there every few months, so I will just take my chance on whatever he has on display. regards lawrence (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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