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Re: An Uncommon Find?
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lugnet.market.shopping
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Thu, 26 Oct 2000 00:38:12 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, David Eaton writes:
> In lugnet.market.shopping, James Simpson writes:
> > I'm wondering how common it is to find a European-packaged version here
> > in the states?
> Actually, not common in the US, but common at KB as it turns out oddly
> enough... As I recall, the reason why US boxes have a piece count at all was
> to do with some legal issues or something? Hence, all the US boxes have piece
> counts, other countries don't necessarily.
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> However, KB seems to get some of its stock from other countries, since I've
> managed to swing several European sets, and even several Japanese sets from
> KB.
> (Ok, they could've been Chinese and I would've been none the wiser). At any
> rate, it seems that KB gets a good mix of stock from other parts of the globe,
> while other retailers like Walmart, Ames, TRU, etc, all seem to get US-only
> sets...
This is definitely the case. I had all but given up on ever getting good Lego
at KB toys locally, but just before Christmas 1999 I went into a KB to see if
they had any Lego at all. To my surprise my nearby store has begun to stock
Lego again of decent quality and quantity.
Most importantly, I was able to purchase several copies of Divers set 6560
Diving Expedition Explorer marked at just 44.88 US Dollars. [1][2]
This price is 40% off SRP but more importantly, this set was never available to
other US retailers in the US retail assortment. Only Lego Shop @ Home had this
set available in the US.
There may be other examples as well.
[1] I sold them all at good profit and did not even keep any for myself.
[2] Currently available from KB Kids.com online -->
"http://www.kbkids.com/toys/product.html?WebID=00b18a9f5b330090969f5b33004e839f
5b33001f5a9f5b33"
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__Kevin Salm__
....The biggest fan of the Gray Lego brick....
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