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Re: Gouge gouge gouge....gouge
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001 02:33:30 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Ray Sanders writes:
> 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!
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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
> 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.
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> Ray
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 that is another matter entirely.)
The HP Lego is selling quickly (but not quite as well as Bionicle.) Of course
K*B is totally awesome for close-out Lego. The SW Landspeeder, Droid Fighter,
Desert Skiff, Jedi Deul, Speeder Bikes, and Naboo swamp are all red slashed to
$4.99. (K*B bought E-toys leftover stock when they went under) K*B is like
any other store, you must be an informed consumer. Some prices are higher
others are lower.
-Mike Petrucelli (who's views do not reflect his employer's)
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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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| (...) 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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