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Re: Argos, backhoe reduced again
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Sat, 26 Jun 2004 22:02:49 GMT
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Peter Naulls wrote:
> Darren Chapman wrote:
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> > Jason J Railton wrote:
> >
> > > The
> > > <set:8455>
> > > Technic Pneumatic Backhoe (JCB) is listed at only £27-49 in Argos at
> > > the moment.
> >
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> > Is it just me or does anyone else find it rather worrying for the
> > future of lego in the UK that I managed to pick one of these up a
> > couple of days ago?
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> There were plenty of examples of similar clearances in the US last year,
> such as the train set for $40. So I don't really think it's restricted
> to the UK.
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> > It has been reduced (dramatically!) for more than 6 weeks now - and
> > they still have stock?? Surely they are not buying more in so they
> > can't be shifting at all well :(
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> Hard to say. From what I've seen, that set has been very popular - 2
> people I told who aren't really into lego collecting went out and
> bought it just because. This is despite it being studless.
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> As you may know, some of Lego's biggest sellers are bionicle et al -
> as reflected by what you mostly now see in Tesco.
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> Although I do like the set, I really prefer the "proper" studded
> sets. I managed to pick up 8480 today for the princley sum of
> 15UKP in a charity shop.
8480 - The space shuttle? With all the parts! Damn... Where was that...
The only things I have ever seen in charity shops are little 1.99 sets
and Mega Bloks.
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| (...) Me too. I paid 50 quid for my shuttle and still kick myself for not picking up the other two that I left in the shop. Thats a whole lot of decent technic for 15 quid! Darren (20 years ago, 28-Jun-04, to lugnet.loc.uk)
| | | Re: Argos, backhoe reduced again
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| (...) Boxed, instructions - all the parts, not sure yet. Everything important is there though, and my collection of technic spares is pretty extensive. This was a Cancer Research charity shop in Cambridge. The nearby Oxfam yielded one good haul last (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jun-04, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| (...) There were plenty of examples of similar clearances in the US last year, such as the train set for $40. So I don't really think it's restricted to the UK. (...) Hard to say. From what I've seen, that set has been very popular - 2 people I told (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jun-04, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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