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Re: All plastic track
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Tue, 16 Aug 2005 23:25:29 GMT
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"Ted Michon" <ted@scltc.org> wrote in message news:ILC8Hw.1nKw@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.trains, Joe Strout wrote:
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> Most of the train stuff we have ever bought was on close out at Target, • TRU, or
> the tent sale at LLCA. And the best deals we've gotten from BrickLink • presumably
> originated from retails stores, not LEGO brand stores. Our best deal ever • was
> $1K of train stuff for $50 at a Target. We've bought a number of complete • trains
> at Target at 50% off and even 75% off. That said, we've bought a lot of • stuff at
> MSRP from S@H and stores because it was new and cool and we had to have it • (like
> all our BNSFs and SuperChief stuff).
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> -Ted
I suspect your $1k for $50 Target deal is one of the key reasons we don't
see trains at Target. It is hard for retailers like Target and Wal-Mart
stock the LEGO Train System. It is better handled by high touch small toy
shops and hobby shops. I suspect the days of finding any serious quantity
of Trains on clearance at Target or elsewhere are long gone. In general
Target seems to have tightened up their inventory management. Either that
or in my area they are doing really well and don't have a lot of stuff to
put on clearance. In general, I saw a whole lot less LEGO and other toys
that interest my kids on clearance after Christmans and during other
clearance cycles.
As for the rest of this thread, until Jake tells me otherwise, I don't
believe I am able to comment. :-)
Mike
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Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring.com
http://www.ncltc.cc - North Carolina LEGO Train Club
http://www.carolinatrainbuilders.com - Carolina Train Builders
http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=mpw - CTB/Brick Depot
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| (...) Mike- My experience buying LEGO started only goes back 15 years. The Target buy occurred during the transition from 4.5/12V to the 9 volt system when I got 100 boxes of old track for $0.50 each. I haven't found any great Target deals at all in (...) (19 years ago, 17-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Joe- Most of the train stuff we have ever bought was on close out at Target, TRU, or the tent sale at LLCA. And the best deals we've gotten from BrickLink presumably originated from retails stores, not LEGO brand stores. Our best deal ever was (...) (19 years ago, 16-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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