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Re: TRU and MSRP+ pricing
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lugnet.market.shopping
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Fri, 16 Mar 2001 23:02:33 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Ed McGlynn writes:
> In lugnet.market.shopping, Ray Sanders writes:
> > 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
> Ray -
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> 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
> system, and up comes the original price, and in some cases, it was MSRP+.
> Bummer. I used to be able to convince them that I would help clear their
> shelves if they sold them at their clearance price scheme of the good old
> days, when prices ended in .90 when sets were priced to move.
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> Actually, I guess I see their point, but do they really want to save shelf
> space for old toys instead of newer ones?
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> Ed
Some managers are sarcastic, but then what would I know about that...
Aaron
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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)
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