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  Expensive Legos!!
 
I live in Buenos Aires and found 2 brand new Caribbean Clippers in a toy shop. I intend to buy and keep both. The sad part is each costs $135. I'll try to negotiate a better price as they've been there for many years untouched together with a couple (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
 
  Re: Expensive Legos!!
 
(...) WTF??? Caribbean Clippers still new in a toystore??? This is Argentina we're talking about here--not only are they expen$ive as all get out, most people don't have the money to buy them. However, I'm surprised that you found them in Buenos (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
 
  Re: Expensive Legos!!
 
(...) I'm not sure if one can find many Legos outside of Buenos Aires here in Argentina, at least old Legos like BSB. As these are expensive here, sometimes you can find stores with old stuff they have been unable to sell. Last year I bought Skulls (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
 
  Re: Expensive Legos!!
 
(...) $99 in some stores and $190 in others! Hey, I'm Argentine! Pisses me off that at those prices there is little chance of the average child owning any of these terrific lego sets. And how do you explain the price variations, Marcelo? Que (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
 
  Re: Expensive Legos!!
 
(...) Seems the different stores have totally different policies regarding Legos. Sets begin at more or less similar prices in all stores, but as they become older, some lower certain prices in order to get rid of the sets. But for some reason or (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
 
  Re: Expensive Legos!!
 
(...) Vivo en Los Estados Unidos. Bay Area, California to be exact. -- Richard (24 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
 
  Re: Expensive Legos!!
 
(...) carribian (...) can be (...) then (...) the (...) them, (...) taxes (...) and it's easy to see why. $135!!! I can get two for that price (admittedly used and probably without the box, but I just don't see a box being worth twice the price). (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
 
  Re: Expensive Legos!!
 
Marcelo H. Sola wrote in message ... (...) sometimes (...) I (...) above (...) How much did you get the SES for? That sounds like the one ship that the price you had to pay is at all competitive with eBay. You need to investigate the possibilities (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
 
  Re: Expensive Legos!!
 
(...) I paid around $ 230 for SES. But no S&H, and I got a brand new unopened set immediately. S&H to Argentina can be very expensive for a big set like that, plus the risk of it getting lost. I'm not so sure it would be a good alternative. On top (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
 
  Re: Expensive Legos!!
 
Marcelo H. Sola wrote in message ... (...) year (...) that, (...) It's possible to get an SES for less (though probably not MISB). I got one which had no minifigs and was missing a few minor bits in the AucZILLA 500 sets auction for $170 (which I (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
 
  Re: Expensive Legos!!
 
(...) WTF??? Black seas baracudas still new in a toystore??? -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
 
  Re: Expensive Legos!!
 
(...) What is so hard about getting these items? If I had $135 and I wanted a carribian clipper then this place sounds better than ebay because there is no way you can be outbid at the last minute. How come people from the US have not been asking (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)

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