ufema Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 I bought the 7939 Cargo Train (Yellow) and 4867 Hogwarts on a "buy 1 get 1 40% off" deal. I'm looking to sell Hogwarts on Ebay in November. Did I make a good investment or should I take it back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spener90 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Depends? What did the cost equate to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshTX Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Sounds like you probably bought them at TRU? If that is the case you would have to take both back to get a refund. IIRC on those kinds of deals the whole thing has to be brought back, but then again it's been a little while since I've went to TRU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redeemed763 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Why on earth would he take them back? Even at retail, those are good prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Let's see. One is a train, and the other is a Harry Potter set. ......I'm trying to see a downside to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowcrash Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 40% off of what will be the determining factor, along with sales tax rate to determine final price paid. MSRP means this was probably a good buy, while TRU typical markup means you may find it more difficult to make money, especially on such a truncated timeline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spener90 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 40% off of what will be the determining factor, along with sales tax rate to determine final price paid. MSRP means this was probably a good buy, while TRU typical markup means you may find it more difficult to make money, especially on such a truncated timeline. Exactly. I don't believe it would be wise to bring back, but if it was 40% off already inflated prices, then I could see thinking about it. I'm also keeping in mind whether the train was overpriced? I feel that even at full MSRP for Harry Potter, it is still an excellent deal considering it has been gone for a while now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ufema Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 I got the train for 191. I had a 10 dollar off coupon to add to the deal. I'm very excited about the train because I took it out and posted all the train cars, crane, and track separately on ebay and made over a 100 dollar profit. I would have loved to hold onto to it as a long term investment piece, but that's not my goal till after I fully fund and celebrate a successful 10 year anniversary in February. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redeemed763 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 I haven't seen too many cases where TRU BOGO yields prices that are over MSRP, it can happen, but pretty rare, worst case is he paid a buck or two over MSRP + Tax but either way, the castle has already appreciated nicely and the train will do very well also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrmando Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 I wouldn't return them, both are great sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich B Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 I wouldn't return them, both are great sets. THIS!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glucapg Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 I wouldn't return them, both are great sets. Otherwise return them to me Charg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redeemed763 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Why don't you return a 10212 while your at it ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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