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Murder by Death
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 Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 12:16 am Post subject: Clue Premier Edition $79.49!! |
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The Clue Limited Collector's Edition price has been cut in half at Restoration Hardware. Now's your chance to get it for only $79.49.
This could spell the end of this particular edition as such a dramatic price reduction would suggest to me it did not sell well.
http://www.restorationhardware.com/rh/catalog/product/product.jsp?productId=prod1392487
EDIT: It is mail order only. I went to a couple of stores and they have been cleared out of inventory. This automatically adds $20 standard shipping to the total, plus tax in your state.
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Murder by Death
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| Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 12:35 am Post subject: |
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Also, the Frontgate edition in white, appears to have been discontinued already and is no longer available. Perhaps Michael was right and the white tiles were so awful no one wanted it – or at $129 was so popular everybody did.
EDIT I found it sold by another mail-order company that had already dropped the price from $129 to $99 which is already sold out. Clearly it did not sell well either ...
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CluedoKid
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Whoever was in charge of the Frontgate promo photo should be fired. WTF is with the Library?
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WarnerPlum
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| Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 4:17 am Post subject: Re: Clue Premier Edition $79.49!! |
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| Murder by Death wrote: | | The Clue Limited Collector's Edition price has been cut in half at Restoration Hardware. Now's your chance to get it for only $79.49. |
Cor great! But I can't even get it from them, no UK shipping! 
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| Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 10:43 am Post subject: |
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| CluedoKid wrote: | | Whoever was in charge of the Frontgate promo photo should be fired. WTF is with the Library? |
Haha! I just noticed that!
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Quadsworth
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| Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 4:20 pm Post subject: Re: Clue Premier Edition $79.49!! |
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They did the same thing last year, No surprises here, They probably sold just fine. |
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Murder by Death
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| Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 5:42 pm Post subject: Re: Clue Premier Edition $79.49!! |
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| Quadsworth wrote: | | They did the same thing last year, No surprises here, They probably sold just fine. |
They did? They cut the price in half the day after Christmas!? That's a huge drop. I seriously doubt they sold that well if they have to cut the price in half. Can't imagine why they would bring them back again for another year, especially in a poor economy for "deluxe" items – except it does look like they shouldered some of the manufacturing burden with Frontgate this year. If so, I would expect they'd need a partner again to bring it back.
All I can deduce from that piece of information is that they must be more cheaply made that even they appear, and they expect to sell most of them for less than half of retail – I mean if they did it once, anyone who wanted it would just sit back and wait for them to do it again. And how bad must it feel to be the sucker who paid double for it? Ouch. That's just bad business if you ask me.
EDIT: Ah ... I see where you've been watching this: http://www.theartofmurder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=98068#98068
And you correctly predicted the "assumed price drop"! Do you recall how long it lasted at that price before it was sold out?
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alwaysPeacock
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I don't care if it's not quite as nice as the real Franklin Mint edition, I still want it.
However, having seen it become "sold-out" last year, only to return this year, and get a price-reduction BOTH years, I'm not too worried about never having one. I'll work over the summer, have some money to spend for Christmas 2001, and "Santa" will bring this game to me. 
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Quadsworth
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| Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 11:00 pm Post subject: Re: Clue Premier Edition $79.49!! |
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| Murder by Death wrote: | | Quadsworth wrote: | | They did the same thing last year, No surprises here, They probably sold just fine. |
And you correctly predicted the "assumed price drop"! Do you recall how long it lasted at that price before it was sold out? |
I unfortunately do not remember how long it lasted. I do remember not biting the bullet and buying it last year and feeling dismayed when it vanished from their site! I will make sure to buy it this time around. |
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Murder by Death
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Quadsworth, per my earlier assumption, Restoration Hardware is now sold out of Monopoly. However, unlike Clue, the Monopoly price drop was nowhere near as dramatic. Both Clue and Monopoly sold for $159. However, Monopoly dropped by only $48 to $110.99 and sold out within a week. Clue dropped $80 and is still in stock.
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Murder by Death
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20% OFF DISCOUNT CODE:
Just got a catalogue in the mail with a promotional discount code which they say is good on all merchandise in store or online until January 4th.
It's RPVT101 which I think you just enter on checkout. Worth a shot and makes the game only $59.60 + shipping.
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Michael
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I just tried to use it, but it doesn't apply to sale items. Bummer!
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Murder by Death
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| Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 11:36 am Post subject: |
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| Michael wrote: | | I just tried to use it, but it doesn't apply to sale items. Bummer! |
Ahhhh! That's false advertising to lure a person in! It says good on ALL merchandise and there are sale items in the catalogue! LOL
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Murder by Death
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Here's something interesting. This guy who was selling the Frontgate boards on eBay, tipping us off to their existence, is now selling what appears to be the Restoration Hardware boards. What's interesting is that it uses the exact same description as the Frongate boards, indicating tempered glass, which the RH edition has Plexiglass, and a faux leather storage box, the RH edition being cardboard. Also, RH is still selling theirs for $79.49 + a flat $14 shipping cost – a total of about $100, incl. sales tax. He is selling his for $139 + $20 shipping. The original price was $159.
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Scrunchy3
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I want it! |
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Murder by Death
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The Restoration Hardware Premiere Scrabble edition that was also selling for $79.49 has sold out, leaving Clue as the only remaining boardgame. Wonder how long it will take Clue to sell out. One thing's for sure, time is running out.
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Murder by Death
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| Michael wrote: | | I just tried to use it, but it doesn't apply to sale items. Bummer! |
Here's the new online checkout code to get an ADDITIONAL 10% off already marked down items, good through the end of February:
RCTD102
This reduces the price of the game to $71.54. Albeit, not a huge savings. Considering it is the last of the deluxe board games left in stock, there might be further price drops. Definitely not selling very well.
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Murder by Death
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| Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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Clue finally sold out at Restoration Hardware.
Took 2 months to get rid of 'em. Wonder if they will bring it back next year?
FOr those of you who were waiting, they turn up on eBay, NIB, weekly. However, they seem to be charging the original $150 price (that's what you get for waiting!) ... search for Clue+wooden.
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