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Are Star Trek TNG Complete Seasons OOP or limited/rare?

 
Old 12-26-03, 01:09 PM
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Are Star Trek TNG Complete Seasons OOP or limited/rare?

The reason I ask, is because I can't find any at Best Buy B&M or even on bestbuyDOTcom.
I've seen them at my local Wal-Mart though, of all places. But I have BB Gift Cards I want to use on them.
I would even settle on X-Files Complete seasons but they don't seem to have any of those at my B&M either, though BB.com has a few.

Obviously it would take a lot of shelf space to accomodate for one of everything. But it would be nice of them to do so!

Do they special order? <--- more a question for the store forum, I know.
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The fact that it's CHRISTMAS never ran through your head?
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I own Seasons 3 through 6 of TNG box sets and I got most of them at digitaleyes.net or deepdiscountdvd.com ($100/set). I did get Season 4 at Best Buy, however. Now I'm searching for the DS9 box sets at low prices.
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Originally posted by wfujosh
The fact that it's CHRISTMAS never ran through your head?
Nope.

But the question still stands. I assume they are not then?

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AFAIK, they are not, however, the Best Buy exclusive extras are "while supplies last..."
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Re: Are Star Trek TNG Complete Seasons OOP or limited/rare?

Originally posted by blindrocket
The reason I ask, is because I can't find any at Best Buy B&M or even on bestbuyDOTcom.
You mean these box sets?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....8&type=product
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....2&type=product
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....1&type=product
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....4&type=product
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....2&type=product
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....7&type=product
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....6&type=product
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YES, that is them. Thanks.
I did a search for them @ BB.com and it didn't show them, only DS9.
And looking at your links, they are listed under HORROR. How they fit that category, I don't know.

So if it is available @ BB.com, will the B&M be able to have them?
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Perhaps BB has found that most people are frightened of the high price.
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Originally posted by Ron_Bangel
Perhaps BB has found that most people are frightened of the high price.
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Originally posted by Ron_Bangel
Perhaps BB has found that most people are frightened of the high price.
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To be honest, it is a really high price, especially with no commentaries or anything.
I guess they were issued for hardcore super fans and collectors only.
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Links go to nothing for me. Were they full MSRP?
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$115 @ the BB links.

I happened to get my Season 1 and Season 4 for $55 dollars each though. It would be nice to get the rest of the series for that price, but I don't think it's going to happen.
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