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Re: Another funny thing
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Thu, 8 Jul 1999 12:21:14 GMT
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Toki Barron <tokimasa-barron@uiowa.edu> wrote:
Here is something I can't figure out.  Why are people STILL willing to
pay more than the MRSP for Star Wars sets?  You can get them at
etoys.com if you local discount store doesn't have them.  For the pieces
& minifigs in great numbers (e.g. 20 Scout Troopers) it seems a little
more reasonable, but still, of the 56 auctions on ebay that I found
using the search term "Star Wars", at least half were new sets in the
boxes.  Once the S&H is factored in (the S&H is pretty high for some;
one guy selling a Sith Infiltrator wants $15 for S&H), the prices don't
beat etoys.com or Wal-Mart, Kmart, etc.  Who is buying this stuff?

Stupid people.

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Here is something I can't figure out. Why are people STILL willing to pay more than the MRSP for Star Wars sets? You can get them at etoys.com if you local discount store doesn't have them. For the pieces & minifigs in great numbers (e.g. 20 Scout (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.theory)

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