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TRU and MSRP+ pricing
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lugnet.market.shopping
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Date:
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Fri, 16 Mar 2001 21:00:26 GMT
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Has anyone else noted that TRU seems to be taking older sets and pricing them
above what MSRP originally was ?
I was in a TRU the other day, way up on top of the shelf I noted a couple of
Explorien sets. I got them pulled down and, to my surprise, they were scanning
above MSRP ($2-$5 above). I had a chat with the store manager, she said "Oh yes,
we want to be the place that still has those older toys when you can't find them
anywhere else". Hmmm... almost seems like TRU has been paying attention to
eBay, et al.
Ray
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: TRU and MSRP+ pricing
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| (...) Ray - Say it isn't so! Actually, I was starting to suspect that when I noticed a new database system in an older TRU I was in recently. I brought a few sets that scan as "not on file" up to the manager, and they entered the UPC into the new (...) (24 years ago, 16-Mar-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
| | | Re: TRU and MSRP+ pricing
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| I was at our TRU today in Johnson City NY and as an example they had "Cameraman" from the Studios series for DOUBLE MSRP! I ran out to my jeep got my Lego catalog and spoke to the manager I flat out got told to buy it from Lego cause they weren't (...) (24 years ago, 17-Mar-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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