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Re: Exciting finds at Toy Liquidators aka KB Outlet
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Thu, 25 May 2000 18:54:06 GMT
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The KB Toy Outlet at the Morrisville, NC Factory Outlet has nothing new.
All they have is a couple of UFO sets.
Mike
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"Cary Clark" <cary@corp.nospamwebtv.net> wrote in message
news:392D4E9B.DB14B88A@corp.nospamwebtv.net...
> I called the one in Smithfield, North Carolina: the woman who answered was • very
> helpful. She couldn't give me the prices, because they had just received • the
> shipment and hadn't priced them yet, but she had a bunch of Duplo plus:
> 6572 Wind Runners (Extreme Team)
> 6024 Bandit Ambush (Castle, Dark Forest, '96)
> 6492 Hypno Cruiser
> 6330 Cargo Center
> 6093 Flying Ninja Fortress
> 8268 Scorpion Attack / Plane and Jump-up Animals (Cyber Slam)
> 6580 Land Jet 7 (Extreme Team)
> 6905 Bi-Wing Blaster (Insectoids)
>
> No Freestyle buckets unfortunately. There may be more; I don't know if • it's worth
> the road trip or not...
>
> Cary
>
> Maggie Cambron wrote:
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> > Okay, I'm in Northern California. I wiped out the Poolside Paradise • stock at
> > the stores at Vacaville Factory Outlets and Natomas Station Factory • Outlets
> > (Sacramento). Only Vacaville had the Dark Forest set, and I only saw the • buckets
> > at Natomas (but they could have been at Vacaville-- I was just too • excited about
> > the Paradisa sets to look!). The clerk in Vacaville said they had just • gotten in
> > a giant shipment last week and she was surprised that there wasn't a • LEGO sale
> > planned. Another clerk told me that it takes several days to get their
> > shipments out of the back room and onto the floor. I try to check Toy
> > Liquidators at least once a month to see what they've got, so I know • they didn't
> > have old supplies of 6416 lying around. Since the stock of this TL has • pretty
> > much paralleled what others have posted on Lugnet, I would be surprised • if other
> > stores didn't get the same stuff. I would definitely hit the stores • this
> > weekend. Let us know what you find!
> >
> > Maggie
> >
> > Nick Goetz wrote:
> >
> > > Great find! Can you give us some more info like Did both stores have • the
> > > Paradisa sets? I know you said they weren't identical but was the • Pradisa
> > > set one they both had in common? Second, where? Are you on the East • coast,
> > > North west, Texas, etc.? Finally, do you frequent these stores or was • it
> > > your first trip? If it was your first time it is possible these have • been
> > > hidden for years (or 4 years <g>). On the other hand, if you visit • there
> > > once a month you would know if this was a new shipment or not. (I • really
> > > hope you can tell us it was a new shipment. I've got a three day • weekend and
> > > a tank full of gas!) Congratulations.
> > >
> > > -Nick
> > >
> > > Maggie Cambron <mcambron@pacbell.net> wrote in message
> > > news:392C6965.83FB186C@postoffice.pacbell.net...
> > > > Well, they were exciting for me-- my knees actually got weak when I
> > > > spotted that Paradisa box on the shelf tucked under some Res-Q set! • I
> > > > was headed up to the cashier clutching the box in my sweaty palms to
> > > > beg, wheedle and coax her to check the back room for more when I saw • a
> > > > whole display of LEGO near the front of the store. And there they
> > > > were-- a whole stack of 6416's! And they were $14.99! And now • they're
> > > > mine! (No, I won't sell any-- Paradisa is my ultimate favorite and • I
> > > > will NEVER have enough! Although I MAY break a couple up for parts • to
> > > > pay for my binge.) But of course, you probably want to know what • else
> > > > of interest I found....
> > > >
> > > > What I bought (and will not part with unless it's for something • really
> > > > good like a Velux house or a Maersk truck or something):
> > > >
> > > > 6416 Poolside Paradise $14.99
> > > > 6024 Bandit's Ambush $1.99 (how could I resist at that price?)
> > > > 4267 Special pieces bucket $4.99 (some were marked $7.99, but all • rang
> > > > up $4.99)
> > > >
> > > > Haven't opened them yet, but judging from the packaging, the boxes
> > > > appear to be European and the bucket Canadian.
> > > >
> > > > Also of interest, but which I didn't buy:
> > > >
> > > > 3032 a bucket of 600 bricks $4.99
> > > > 4128 650 piece bucket $14.99
> > > > 6492 Time Cruisers Navigator (Hypnocruiser) $4.99
> > > > 6333 Tow n Go $3.99
> > > > 5958 Mummy's Tomb $19.99
> > > > 6584 Extreme Team Challenge $34.99
> > > > 6479 Emergency Response Center $39.99
> > > > 6442 Sting Ray Explorer $12.99
> > > > 6199 Neptune Discovery Lab $49.99
> > > > plus several Cyber Slam sets
> > > > plus more
> > > >
> > > > I went to two different stores and their stock was not identical, so • it
> > > > would be worth checking around. Post if you find any other good • stuff!
> > > >
> > > > Maggie C.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
>
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