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RE: Old stock re-appearing....possibly near you
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Wed, 27 Aug 2003 01:33:56 GMT
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Hi,
I live in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada and we visited the Niagara Falls, NY
TRU last week. They had much older items than we have here (at least in
Kitchener). They were clearing Rock Raiders and I did see some older sets
in the "rafters"...but nothing that really got my interest. Although items
were being clearanced, once I calculated exchange, GST and PST on returning
to Canada, the price was not that great. The one set I almost bought was
BackDrop Studio 1356 ....it was $14.99 or $15.99 US. I really felt left
out...my wife got some Barbie deals, my youngest cleaned up on TMNT
merchandise and my oldest son got in on a 2 for 1 PS2 game deal. All I got
was the novelty of signing their electronic credit card authorization
device.
I used to be able to find old service paks and small sets at KayBee
Liquidators in Niagara Falls, NY but that source has also dried up.
I find our Canadian TRUs manage their inventory a bit more efficiently (just
my opinion) and clear stock out a lot sooner. A few LEGO events that have
been really worthwhile were January's(?) soccer sale and the StarWars sale
about 2 months ago. I don't think you could do any better in the US. You
can't beat a $43 Yoda and free buckets when you spend $50.
I enjoy going the US but I think I'll do my LEGO shopping up here in
Canuckyland.
I don't think you'll find any old discontinued gems at TRU in Canada but I
wish you luck :)
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway@lugnet.com]On Behalf
Of Steve Moldovanu
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 8:51 PM
To: lugnet.market.shopping@lugnet.com
Subject: Re: Old stock re-appearing....possibly near you
In lugnet.market.shopping, Jake McKee wrote:
> All,
>
> I just got a call from a colleague in our sales department. They are • working
> closely with the big chains this summer to clear out much of their old
> inventory to make way for newer products. ¬¬ While my colleagues were out
> and about all over the country, several people noticed that especially • Toys
> 'R Us stores often had a great deal of older stock. There is at least one
> story of something being found in a back room of a TRU from 1993, and • since
> that TRU wanted to move it, they tossed it in the clearance bin! ¬ ¬ I • have
> no details on where or what can be found. The word I've gotten though is • that
> TRU is the place to look. Be sure to check back often between now and • fall,
> as the cleaning effort is ongoing.¬ ¬ Jake¬ ¬ ---¬ Jake McKee¬
> Community Liason¬
> LEGO Community Development¬
Is this also happening at Canadian TRU Stores or only in US because I
haven't
seen any old sets, just shelves filled with brand new items. Steve
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| Howdy Bob!! (...) I was there today. The one back drop was indeed $14.99. They also had an Studios "Exploding Bank" for $19.99. Also not that great of a deal, but certainly has some great parts. The Rockraiders set in question is: (URL) didn't catch (...) (21 years ago, 27-Aug-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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