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Subject: 
8007 versus 8008
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lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf
Date: 
Thu, 4 Jan 2001 07:58:54 GMT
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This evening, I bought a set of 8008, the Technic Stormtrooper, from the TRU
near Highway 84. When I opened the box, surprisingly I found a C-3P0 inside,
with the instructions and stickers, not the Stormtrooper.

Interestingly, there were only Stormtrooper boxes on the shelf, but no C-3P0's.

Are there anybody with the same experience?

Which set is more expensive, 8007 or 8008? The TRU sells 8008 at its full
price, $29.9x.

Cheers,
Hao-yang Wang



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: 8007 versus 8008
 
(...) Sorry, I meant "$39.9x". Cheers, Hao-yang Wang (23 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
  Re: 8007 versus 8008
 
(...) A similar one, anyway: the new LOM value pack just arrived at Walmart here, and I found one on the shelf with a second copy of 7308, instead of the 7309. Too bad there's no cheap way to certify the shrinkwrap as original: I could probably get (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
  Re: 8007 versus 8008
 
I experienced a similar mistake several months back. I bought a few of the clearance Znap sets at TRU, and one of the smaller sets had the parts and instructions for a different Znap set inside. I was a little miffed because I would have rather had (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)

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