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vupa0101 · Post by **vupa0101** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:38 pm

dammit i kept holding off on the patton, now it seems i missed the boat

flayrah · Post by **flayrah** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:45 pm

I'm happy MD has these great deals, it's a great opportunity to pick up some pieces that were out-of-reach before.
On the other hand I' don't know about all these up and down availabiilties and prices. Yes, if their inventory system isn't exact and shows they are out of something, only later to find a few more, that's understandable - but raising prices 'halfway' through the sale doesn't sound right to me. Yes, they are charging what the market will pay and if they can get a few more dollars for something more power to them. But I think it makes it unfair to charge different prices, within days, for the exact same items. Then again no one every accused me of being a good businessman, either.

STUKA · Post by **STUKA** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:46 pm

yep I saw it earlier and went to get it this afternoon and it was gone - im still thinking about the tiget stripe 104

flpickupman · Post by **flpickupman** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:21 pm

Grilledcheese wrote:Heads up, boys. A handful of Nightfighters, Panthers and 88's are back up and a second Lost Flight Avenger is up at the Monkey.

Jeffrey

Bless you! Ordered my 88 finally!

Grilledcheese · Post by **Grilledcheese** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:27 pm

You are very welcome. One of the benefits/curses of my present job is sitting in front of an internet-connected computer all day.

Woe is me.

Jeffrey

flpickupman · Post by **flpickupman** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:39 pm

Indeed.

Thanks again.

mikeg · Post by **mikeg** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:09 pm

consider this benefit/curse- outselling your coworkers in the orifice, telling your team leader you have ADD in a humble friendly manner; and having your superiors turn a blind eye to the internet connected laptop and the am radio set at low comfortable volume.....monkey depot, this forum, drudge, LGF, et al.. while working with phone calls.. ADD is a wonderful thing, except in an extreme form, I guess.

STUKA · Post by **STUKA** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:12 pm

drats the 88 slipped out from my fingers.......

Lance Quazar · Post by **Lance Quazar** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:14 pm

Those dicks!

They got a few more Panthers, marked up to $40 from their earlier sale price of $25.

I got the second to last one.

JERKS!

mikeg · Post by **mikeg** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:23 pm

dicks??????? be nice, dammit! or they'll cancel the blammo sale and take their ball and go home

Stug45 · Post by **Stug45** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:30 pm

Lance Quazar wrote:Those dicks!

They got a few more Panthers, marked up to $40 from their earlier sale price of $25.

I got the second to last one.

JERKS!

be nice man, i don't want this sell to end.

Dauntless · Post by **Dauntless** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:33 pm

Thanks Grilledcheeze

Finally ordered the Lost Squadron Avenger.

I was holding out for one that has the alien though. The Taylor one doesn't.
Whether he's green or red I don't know, but I know I wanted one.

My rich buddy whom I turned on to XD, then went hog wild has the whole squadron. (every jet, every helicopter etc.)

that's where I saw them. Had to have one!

Stug45 · Post by **Stug45** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:36 pm

Dauntless wrote:Thanks Grilledcheeze

Finally ordered the Lost Squadron Avenger.

I was holding out for one that has the alien though. The Taylor one doesn't.
Whether he's green or red I don't know, but I know I wanted one.

My rich buddy whom I turned on to XD, then went hog wild has the whole squadron. (every jet, every helicopter etc.) that's where I saw them. Had to have one!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ALL-FIVE-Flight-19- ... dZViewItem

Dauntless · Post by **Dauntless** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:41 pm

Ouch!

Though if the bidding doesn't go too high, that might be a good deal.

My buddy got the whole set for $350...well plus shipping... I can just guess how that went, I didn't ask.

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:51 pm

Stug45 wrote:
Dauntless wrote:Thanks Grilledcheeze

Finally ordered the Lost Squadron Avenger.

I was holding out for one that has the alien though. The Taylor one doesn't.
Whether he's green or red I don't know, but I know I wanted one.

My rich buddy whom I turned on to XD, then went hog wild has the whole squadron. (every jet, every helicopter etc.) that's where I saw them. Had to have one!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ALL-FIVE-Flight-19- ... dZViewItem

Yeah, real nice of this guy to use stolen pics from our own P51!

flpickupman · Post by **flpickupman** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:55 pm

Geez! The goober didn't even crop out the copyright imbedded in the photo.

Lance Quazar · Post by **Lance Quazar** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:57 pm

mikeg wrote:dicks??????? be nice, dammit! or they'll cancel the blammo sale and take their ball and go home

Fine, cancel it! I already got what I wanted!

I'm just annoyed by their practice of listing something, then pulling it and raising the price once they realize it's actually selling

(SS sets, Panther, etc.)

STUKA · Post by **STUKA** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:40 pm

yeah id buy a ss set if the price was down a bit - although 49.99 is pretty darned good -

paulpratt · Post by **paulpratt** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:46 pm

The panthers used to be 2 for 19.99 a piece to boot. I'm glad i got mine when i did.

Dauntless · Post by **Dauntless** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:49 pm

The SS sets were $10 in the beginning.

I only got one set then.

Stug45 · Post by **Stug45** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:54 pm

STUKA wrote:yeah id buy a ss set if the price was down a bit - although 49.99 is pretty darned good -

They are $41.95 now.

Threetoughtrucks · Post by **Threetoughtrucks** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:13 pm

They finally got the Avenger up with the alien...... of course the price is $5 more than the Taylor Avenger.

TTT

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:24 pm

Some of you guys just crack me up....

"MD is still selling these less than 1/2 of retail price, those Bast*rds!"...

So what if they raise the price to more reasonable prices?? Many of the initial prices were so ridiculous and certainly couldn't last. As a matter of fact, the 88's and Panthers even now at $45 are 50% off what anyone else was selling them for just a month ago.

Lets keep things real people....

immeww2 · Post by **immeww2** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:18 pm

Yep - Can't criticize MD for raising their prices on some of the items. All the stuff they are selling are still much lower than what the items have sold for in the past. Keep those items coming MD!!!

Jesse James · Post by **Jesse James** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:43 pm

hworth18 wrote:Some of you guys just crack me up....

"MD is still selling these less than 1/2 of retail price, those Bast*rds!"...

So what if they raise the price to more reasonable prices?? Many of the initial prices were so ridiculous and certainly couldn't last. As a matter of fact, the 88's and Panthers even now at $45 are 50% off what anyone else was selling them for just a month ago.

Lets keep things real people....

I almost posted basically this exact thing... $40 for that Panther is about what the S1 Panther cost when it was out, and it's half what most of the other etailers are asking for that Panther... Or near that anyway. That seems like still a good deal to me.

I have a general collecting rule of thumb I've lived by since my earliest days collecting SW. I don't pay over retail for it... Even with shipping, that $40 panther's a better deal than $70 + shipping (or whatever it costs elsewhere), so that's still a good deal to me.

Hell, 2 of the 88's for $80 shipped was worth doing cartwheels IMO... That's about the price I feel was fair for two of them, not one.

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