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  • What's your cheapest / best ever purchase?

    We've got a thread discussing what is your most expensive purchase, but not one for cheapest / best ever purchase in terms of value (I have to quantify this as best value purchase as a Deluxe car found for say £2 would be better than a single for £1.50)



    Mine would have to be picking up Deluxe Frank at a Disney Store sale for £3. They were clearing out all of the Semi's they had and Frank has the same barcode...

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    Gotten quite a few good deals when Target, Walmart, and Kmart clears out old stuff. But the latest great deal was all the cars I needed from 2013 Case A and B from Walmart price matching Target's $1.99 sale price. Got the only Rip Clutchgonski I've found in the wild for $2.

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    • #3
      Mine is kinda different, at a car boot sale i bought a bundle of 12 cars for £10, all in good condition and they included DJ, Boost, Snot Rod and Wingo as well as lizzie and some others.

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      • #4
        I too found a Rip Clutchgoneski for $1.99 last week at Target... when you compare average price with one I bought on eBay for $28 shipped the week before it's still $15 per Rip... oops!

        I did pick up some discontinued 3 packs at Meijer 2 weeks ago - they were 90% off - $2.00 with tax... I picked up a Take Flight Stu Bop for 75 cents on clearance as well... On a rare occasion, I've gotten some boxed sets at Target for 75% off - not living close to a Target though means I often don't get to take advantage of their clearance sales - luckily I have friends who will help me out with items at cost plus actual shipping.

        Great bargains, MrBrownstone, bobbyjack, and Junior... we love Cars, and we love bargains on Cars.


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        • #5
          Gonna have to go with the night i went to walmart found case a and b minus rip the new 2 packs that night too and got everything price matched to $2 from the target sale! Spent close to $100 but had tons of cars!! The checkout people would be filing a post on the walmart forums that it was there worst night probably!! LOL

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          • #6
            I'll have to compare retail and ebay prices for my purchase. Regular pricing in the US, but even calculating shipping it would be cheaper then all 4 at Canadian retail.

            That would be Kmarts Celine Dephare, Acer with Torch, Mary Esgocar and Alex Hugo with party hat. $4 a piece is $16 and probably would average $8 for shipping (had other cars in there). Lets say $26 shipped. Here at retail I would have paid $7.62 +13% taxes (just under $35)

            Ill also mention the Cars 2 movie moments. Regular price where I bought them is 16.99+13% taxes. Got them on sale for $5+13% taxes. Bought 3 of them, grem/damaged rod, security finn/acer and darreyl cartrip/brent mustangburger

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            • #7
              Hmm... well when I first started collecting last November, I found a Mattel Frank at CVS for $8. That set me on a month long trek to every CVS I could find. Naturally, on the way home one night, I stop by the same CVS and find another Frank which I eventually traded for a Damaged Mood Springs.

              Trade wise, I've had two great, generous deals for me. I bought 32 of the racers for $100 and then had a very generous regular hook me up with rare Cars 1 cars & haulers at below retail from when they bought them. He easily could of made an extra $600 on eBay.

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              • #8
                My cheapest ever would have to be the 3 Frosty's I got for FREE which is also my best ever!! The ones I got after that I paid retail for but still think that's just as good. 3 Free Frosty's with Frosty's signature on all of them for my 3 kids = priceless (literally!). And getting 2x Flash in the wild at retail (A$10)

                After that would be Gil Hauler I got recently which had $34.95 price tag, it scanned up at 75% off & I bought it for $6.10!!
                Last edited by OzzieMum; 12-18-2012, 09:56 AM.

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                • #9
                  those are pretty sweet snags Ozziemum. I could always argue and say that a free Frosty from the competition here would be my best...but I didn't buy it lol.

                  I dream of one day owning a 2nd Super Chase lol.

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                  • #10
                    For me it'd be the Storytellers on clearance @ Target. Showstoppers singles for $2 & change (each), Cousins 3-pack and Bubba & Brand New Mater for around $7 per set.

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                    • #11
                      Love reading this thread..lots of great stories here! OzzieMum that is great with the Frosty's for each kid! TopherDawg $100 for all of those racers is incredible! And Frank people would kill for those Bubbas and you snagged them 3packs for $7 thats nice! Great finds everybody!

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