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Re: Gouge gouge gouge....gouge
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Tue, 16 Oct 2001 14:54:34 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
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> Yes, not content to be 20% over retail on SW, they're between
> *25%* and *45%* over MSRP on their prices. 4701 for $10?!?
> Feh. Granted, ZB was overpriced on these things, but this is
> ridiculous. Those other prices are pretty amazing, too. Are
> they out of touch with reality, or is this a trend with HP sets?
> If it is, Wal-Mart, TRU, K-Mart, and Target don't seem to be
> biting. Even CompUSA was at MSRP for 4701!
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
anyone to pay those prices, but becuase they can then run a 25% off (or 50% or
whatever) and still make some profit on them. This seems to be the strategy at
Tuesday Morning (where everything is supposed to be at least 50% off). They put
an inflated retail price on it, then mark off 50% and wind up with something
like 65-75% of the real MSRP. Feh, indeed.
Ray
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 | | Re: Gouge gouge gouge....gouge
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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)
| | | Re: Gouge gouge gouge....gouge
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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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| | Gouge gouge gouge....gouge
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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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