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(...) moral (...) on (...) and (...) Congratulation on your luck in this deal Renard. I have just a few observations for you and especially for those that seem to have taken issue with you doing this. 1. Just where do you think all the cheap Lego on (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) They've already taken steps to secure these boxes. The older style box had the traditional Lego pulltab in back. The newer ones don't. The new boxes are very tough to open and consequently, I've noticed fewer instances of Kanohi theft. -Dave (23 years ago, 19-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) The reasons why I suspect it was a returned item: 1) It was resealed like new 2) the instructions were obviously well used. 3) many of the bags were opend just enough to allow for the passage of certain parts while keeping others inside. These (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Before the execution proceeds, a different pov. Isn't this simply a form or arbitrage - where a buyer takes advantage of a localized oversupply or pricing anomaly and resells the product at a price closer to what is the "global market price"? (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Conrad, I can honestly say that after two years of doing this-I can't answer that because it varies. Until the 75% off occurred, the 405 store had by far the best selection. Wednesday morning, that selection stunk. The store at DeSoto is (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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While looking over the Walmart isles (again) I noticed a music CD with a silver bionical mask. Hadn't heard anything about it...thoughts? (23 years ago, 19-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) So you're a scalper. One of those opportunistic vermin. Scalper= scum of the earth. (23 years ago, 19-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I decided to hit my Target Wednesday just as they opened. One other person was hitting the toy aisle but had no interest in LEGO. Over a week ago at another Target I saw someone else buying 50% off LEGO and we chatted a bit. She also mentioned (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) There's a local beverage store chain called "Beverages and More". When one of their new stores opened, they priced Thomas Hardy ale for 99 cents per bottle (instead of the $4.25 it should have been). I asked a store manager if that was the (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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snip (...) snip I wonder about this, my wife who was actually there when they were doing the markdown was able to just pick up three of the 4561 Railway Express sets. I was at the same store the night before and there was none of these sets anywhere (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Well others have said it but I think it bears repeating, I'm not sure I'd characterise taking advantage of a price in the system that the system chose to assign as theft. He did nothing to interfere with Target's knowledge of their prices or (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Doesn't sound like "veiled theft" to me. Target made a mistake, and Renard just happened to be there to benefit from it. It's not his responsibility to say "Hey, these are supposed to be $80, why are you selling them for $25? You really should (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I just envy him. Here in Cary NC we had a somewhat similar thing with 5978. They had clearanced them one summer for $15.74. Then in the fall, they showed up on the shelf again, with a regular price of $15.74. I asked a handy employee to scan (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I remember PACE warehouse stores, they were owned by KMart I believe. Didn't last long in our area though, couldn't compete with Price Club and Costco. (23 years ago, 19-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) No kidding. These Target mom's are scaring me! I was at a Target on wednesday morning because I had a hunch things would go to 75%. As I walked through, the place looked the same as usual, then I hit the toy isle. Utter savagery, moms running (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) snip What about when someone finds a rare set the TRU or Walmart (or whoever) puts out a set that they had sitting in their warehouse for years and they mark it down and place it in their clearance area, should we tell them they can get more (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Once upon a time, many years ago, I was in a warehouse buying place called 'Pace'. I noted that they had something electronic at a really rediculous low price. I pointed that out to them, they checked the details and realized their mistake. (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Actually, I think it's a great story (whether you think it was opportunistic or something worse), because it illustrates the best and worst of automated ordering systems. Besides, now I know where all those cheap 7317's on E-bay were coming from :) (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) snip I bought them at the price anybody else walking in could have. Are you suggesting that I shouldn't have bought any, and told them of their mistake in pricing? Maybe, but the way I see it, if they have done something like this they have (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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I see. So it's ok because they are a big business. My mistake. But wait a second... If some little old lady who's husband died and left her a nice chunk of change decides to sell their mint, classic, low milage Caddie becuase she doesn't drive for (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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