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Re: Nothing like speculators
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lugnet.market.auction
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Tue, 31 Aug 2004 05:32:02 GMT
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In lugnet.market.auction, Orion Pobursky wrote:
> As I the only one who thinks a 700% markup is a little excessive for a tub
> that's not even a year old?
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> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=19012&item=5913850643
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> -Orion
I have seen it sell for $150 two different times, and over $100 more than a few
times.
Crazy? Yup. But Lego/TRU only gave 6 of them to each TRU... and thats IF the TRU
got it (here in San Diego there was only 2 stores that got them at all). When I
had them I put them up for $50 BIN and they all sold within minutes of listing
them.
But to answer your question, no you are not the only one who thinks that is a
little excessive - but if people are willing to pay for it....
Mark P
LoB
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| (...) LOL - Yeah, it's insane. But the tub was an awesome deal at $20, and I can see people willing to pay to get those parts. You'd pay closer to $100 to buy each individual set that included those pieces. I was lucky enough to get 2 when they were (...) (20 years ago, 31-Aug-04, to lugnet.market.auction)
| | | Re: Nothing like speculators
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| (...) It's what they are willing to pay but are they completely informed? If this seller had it listed for $80 with a message that the tub's contents had a Bricklink value of $100 then I'd be OK with the price. -Orion (20 years ago, 31-Aug-04, to lugnet.market.auction)
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