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Offline nunney

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Re: Watch out, I went shopping
« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2013, 19:34:06 »
great finds. we grabbed a couple trucks over the last 6 months and this is the single reason we may break down and buy the remote control plus set. still haven't been able to bring myself to...

these were all clearance tagged as well, right?

interesting to see the special figures you and ismene picked up. seems random which makes the prospect of finding something less recently liquidated.

anything else interesting there as far as playmo goes?
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Re: Watch out, I went shopping
« Reply #11 on: February 02, 2013, 16:54:53 »
They had the circus 123 puzzle, the rock klicky, some 3 headed serpents, some road concrete saws, the circus horse show and the 123 snail. Only the serpent was not on clearance.

Yes all the items I got had the yellow tag. I also learned that there is a date code on the price sticker. If the item is in the store for a year it will get clearanced starting at 25%
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Re: Watch out, I went shopping
« Reply #12 on: February 02, 2013, 17:48:41 »
Quote from: Rasputin on February 02, 2013, 16:54:53
They had the circus 123 puzzle, the rock klicky, some 3 headed serpents, some road concrete saws, the circus horse show and the 123 snail. Only the serpent was not on clearance.

The best.... I LOVE that hydra :love:
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Re: Watch out, I went shopping
« Reply #13 on: February 02, 2013, 22:57:56 »
Quote from: Rasputin on February 02, 2013, 16:54:53
They had the circus 123 puzzle, the rock klicky, some 3 headed serpents, some road concrete saws, the circus horse show and the 123 snail. Only the serpent was not on clearance.

Yes all the items I got had the yellow tag. I also learned that there is a date code on the price sticker. If the item is in the store for a year it will get clearanced starting at 25%

thanks for the info, ras. great finds, once again. you will have a serious convoy and, for that reason, should consider a kris kristofferson custom!
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Re: Watch out, I went shopping
« Reply #14 on: February 03, 2013, 09:14:42 »
Too bad the TM here doesn't have the horse show. It has the semi, a couple egyptian sets, the 123 snail and the merman king. I paid less than a $1 for the captain (not sure if that was because it had been there awhile, because of the sale, or because the box was open already - the bag was intact).
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Re: Watch out, I went shopping
« Reply #15 on: February 03, 2013, 15:54:18 »
I was hoping for more egyptian sets but only was able to find about 6 at our local TM. All the others did not have any but the train cars and trucks did make me able to cope  :P
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Re: Watch out, I went shopping
« Reply #16 on: February 03, 2013, 19:34:13 »
did tuesday morning used to keep year round stock or has it always been seasonal with the primary shipment around xmas? i regret not getting back into playmobil sooner as there are so many items that i'm certain most of you have or easily had the opportunity to get at a healthy discount - i.e. the pyramid.
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Re: Watch out, I went shopping
« Reply #17 on: February 03, 2013, 21:44:51 »
TM in my opinion has only had random sets. There is no rhyme or reason, its just what did not sell at "X" company. Some time ago when Target sold the Specials called Pals it was quite obvious where the stock came from. I really do not know where they get these lots as the truck or train cars was not at TRU, Target, Walmart, or any other large retailer that I remember. There always seem to be a supply that has been pretty consistent, minus a few dry spells.  I think these types of stores (Ross, TM, Tjmaxx, etc..) like to find higher quality items and playmobil does have that reputation. I never remember the pyrimyd but I do remember a scaled down arena.

I just will never complain about the fact that TM lies about the SRP. They jack it up and then claim to have 50% off. Not all items have this. The truck was listed as $89 and I seem to recall it around there from Geobra. It had a price of $40 and with the 40% off it was $24 or 73% off of original MSRP. In my experience it has been pretty rare for me to get so many nice large sets with the yellow tag 40% off. I usually buy it before  :-[
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Re: Watch out, I went shopping
« Reply #18 on: February 03, 2013, 22:05:11 »
Looks like you've got yourself quite a nice haul I can't really speak from experience on trains or trucks but, they look like good sets particularly the truck  :)
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