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Re: Question about open sets at Toys R Us
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lugnet.market.shopping
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Sun, 18 Mar 2001 17:48:56 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Kyle D. Jackson writes:
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> I got an open Exploriens Starship from Zellers for Cdn$25 I
> think it was (so about US$17). They had it "clearance" stickered
> at Cdn$90, which was a joke. Flip up the front lid and all you
> could see in the box were 3 poly-bags worth of stuff. Nobody was
> going to buy it so I pitched an offer to the manager right before
> closing, so I could get it for parts. That and I feel all melancholy
> when I find LEGO sets that nobody will give a good home too...,
> I feel sorry for them.
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> Anyhow, it's been sitting in the corner for months now, but I've
> just now opened it up. I think I scored :] The "polybags" I
> saw were actually 3 zip-lock bags stuff solid full of parts. I
> think somebody re-bagged all of the parts in the set. No doubt
> there are still some things missing, but instead of it being
> over half the set, it now looks like only 5-10% of it. Sweet!
Just had to follow up my own message here..., this is my own
personal FOTL(ifetime) so far:
I put the set together and was only missing 4 pieces! One sticker
had already been applied, too. For US$17 I can't complain!
I will say though that this set has some pretty week structure
on the front end... :]
KDJ
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LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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| (...) I got an open <set:6982 Exploriens Starship> from Zellers for Cdn$25 I think it was (so about US$17). They had it "clearance" stickered at Cdn$90, which was a joke. Flip up the front lid and all you could see in the box were 3 poly-bags worth (...) (24 years ago, 16-Mar-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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