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Re: Available UCS Tie/ UCS XWing and SWMF
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lugnet.org.au
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Sat, 19 Aug 2000 07:24:55 GMT
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In lugnet.org.au, Paul Baulch writes:
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> Mark Harrison wrote in message <399CE47A.D9D02D5C@one.net.au>...
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> > Like every other star wars set, if you wait a couple of months you'll
> > get them at a good discount, maybe even half price.
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> That'd certainly be true of the big chains that order multiples of the set.
> After only a couple of months on the shelves at TRU they put the 8448
> supercar at $165 or something down from $279. If you can only buy from the
> smaller stores like Toyworld or Toy Kingdom, it seems that they only order
> one or maybe two of such a large set, and only order more if the ones on the
> shelf sell, which from the looks of it would rule out any discounts at those
> stores. From experience I found that with a large set on good discount you
> still have to be very quick[1] - when TRU put the big Spaceport set on
> clearance they disappeared from their Melbourne stores in the space of three
> or four days.
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> Cheers,
> Paul
> LUGNET member 164
> http://www.geocities.com/doctorshnub/
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> [1] That is, unless its a set as horrible as 6977 of which there are
> literally dozens still sitting in my local TRU even at 70% off!
Well, my local toyworld will soon [eg later this week :) ] be having a couple
of sets on special:
8448 $149
4980 $50
If anyone is interested, let me know :)
Benjamin Whytcross
bwhytcro@pacificaccess.com.au
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| Mark Harrison wrote in message <399CE47A.D9D02D5C@o...net.au>... (...) That'd certainly be true of the big chains that order multiples of the set. After only a couple of months on the shelves at TRU they put the 8448 supercar at $165 or something (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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