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| Hi, everybody. Well, well, well. HP is out and about, and we have (of course) the expected prices. But lo! and behold, what do I see today but the infamous K-B consortium gouging *again* on a popular toy line: (URL) Yes, not content to be 20% over (...) (23 years ago, 16-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.market.theory)
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| (...) Actually, TRU does markup some sets above MSRP, esp the smaller ones. The first time I found 7000 was at a TRU, they wanted $3.99 for it, when the normal price is $2.97-$2.99. IMHO, KB markes these up thusly not so much because they expect (...) (23 years ago, 16-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| You should see TRU in the UK - 15GBP over RRP on both SW UCS sets and the Falcon, that's a 13% markup on the X-Wing and 15-20% on the TIE and Falcon, and at such high price points that a lot of extra revenue - but my local stores don't appear to (...) (23 years ago, 16-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| (...) first (...) price (...) expect (...) put (...) Well as an Assistant Manager at a K*B I can tell you that the reason Bionicle Cans are $9.99 is because the store can not keep them in stock. Simple supply and demand. (I don't agree with it but (...) (23 years ago, 19-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| (...) I go anywhere I can find a deal - I stocked up on Speeder Bikes and Naboo Swamps at KB (and Naboo Fighters, which I got for $8 each, but those are long gone). For day to day prices, KB is simply awful on Lego, but I've done quite well at some (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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