natelite Posted December 11, 2008 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081211/ap_on_...toys_bankruptcy the article says there will be more going out of business sales! best to keep a close eye here for good deals! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirNadroj Posted December 11, 2008 Thanks for the info. I'm not surprised one bit whatsoever. They closed all of my local stores about a year ago, so this was bound to happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWMAN Posted December 11, 2008 Not surprised. While they were smart to corner the mall-shopping market, they were way overpriced and had bad selection. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KinGanon Posted December 11, 2008 I know as if the Clone Wars aren't expensive enough? Noooo, they had to add 10-20 dollars on top of the original price!(they are even worse than TRU ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dadster Posted December 12, 2008 Not surprised. While they were smart to corner the mall-shopping market, they were way overpriced and had bad selection. Agreed - I've seen some stuff sitting around for (literally) years! Still - its a shame that some folks are getting the news about losing their jobs during the holiday season... Just in my county of domicile, we've had 3 restaurants and 2 "goods" stores close down. Still - I'll have to go check it out. A deal is a deal (unless its not...). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kliq Posted December 12, 2008 Any news like this, especially during these times, is a shame, but I can't say that I'm surprised. I haven't seen a KBToys around here in years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KinGanon Posted December 18, 2008 Hey it's not like anyone buys LEGO specifically from KB right? So a few sales are nothing bad, and watch after the holiday toy rush bankruptcy won't be needed(although is it a sale if is marked up and then deducted?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darth_Dracus Posted December 18, 2008 *starts laughing like a mad man* That is hilarious. Freaking KB and there overpriced lego sets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karto Posted December 18, 2008 Not surprised. While they were smart to corner the mall-shopping market, they were way overpriced and had bad selection. I was in the US for the past two weeks (my first time). I went to the Wrentham Village Premium Outlets near Franklin MA. There was a KB Toys store... If all their stores are like that one, I'm even surprised they survived one Christmas... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tinn-man Posted December 18, 2008 I've never seen legos at my kb toys, all I ever see is *shudder* Megablocks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CopMike Posted December 18, 2008 I've never seen legos at my kb toys, all I ever see is *shudder* MegablocksMaybe you´ve seen LEGO then instead of legos?!I´ve bought lots of stuff at KB when I´ve been in the states, in 2004 I cleaned out the KB´s in Las Vegas on 7201 Final Duel II´s ! CopMike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dennimator Posted December 18, 2008 Maybe you´ve seen LEGO then instead of legos?!I´ve bought lots of stuff at KB when I´ve been in the states, in 2004 I cleaned out the KB´s in Las Vegas on 7201 Final Duel II´s ! CopMike Then it must´ve been very cheap! How many did you buy, and how much did they cost each? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CopMike Posted December 18, 2008 Then it must´ve been very cheap!How many did you buy, and how much did they cost each? 3 sets for $10, about 22 swedish kronor/set at the time. I think I got about 45 sets . And yes - I´ve got quite a lot of Luke´s ........CopMike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MillerTime Posted December 18, 2008 Everything was 30% off at the one I went to. It barely takes off the markup to begin with. I'm sorta glad they're finally going out of business. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hinckley Posted December 18, 2008 They have filed for bankruptcy three or four times by now... They seem to do it every year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirNadroj Posted December 18, 2008 I´ve bought lots of stuff at KB when I´ve been in the states, in 2004 I cleaned out the KB´s in Las Vegas on 7201 Final Duel II´s !CopMike Me too! (Well, not in Nevada). They have filed for bankruptcy three or four times by now... They seem to do it every year. Seems that way.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KinGanon Posted December 26, 2008 I was there today, the store had a "going out of business" sign and everything was 50% off! No LEGO to be found though(all taken) But lots of M@gaB&%ks(go figure ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CP5670 Posted December 26, 2008 I used to get stuff at KBToys when I was a kid, but I haven't been to one in many years now. The last set I remember getting there was a 6975 Alien Avenger in 1997. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posades Posted December 26, 2008 I was there today, the store had a "going out of business" sign and everything was 50% off!No LEGO to be found though(all taken) But lots of M@gaB&%ks(go figure ) Same as you KinGanon; lots of Knex and whatnot, but not even one measly LEGO set. Oh well, off to my other local KB... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dadster Posted December 26, 2008 I waited too long to grab the last Lego set (Bats' Tumbler...) the other day. How do I know? My daughter and I were walking in and we went to check out the Cars (she's a nut for those things...) area first. After snagging a few and then walking through the rest of the isles, we proceeded to go check out with new Cars in hand. What did I see standing 2 persons up from me? Some gentleman with Bats' Tumbler! D'oh!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CloneMe Posted December 27, 2008 If you go onto their .com there is absolutly nothing. Its scary. And uppsetting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KinGanon Posted December 27, 2008 What do you mean? http://www.kbtoys.com/Results.html/N/3265?...s=Indexleftside Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Natman8000 Posted December 28, 2008 I went to my kbs two days ago and they were cleaned out of lego. all left was megabl@%^s. I think they shipped all the good stuff away and then had sales on the worthless crap! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posades Posted December 28, 2008 I went to my kbs two days ago and they were cleaned out of lego. all left was megabl@%^s. I think they shipped all the good stuff away and then had sales on the worthless crap! Yep, went to my other KB close to where I live and there was absolutely nothing. Too bad really, since I went a couple days before Christmas and they still had Dwarves Mine, a Coast Guard set, and a couple others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KinGanon Posted December 28, 2008 Well I asked an assosciate and she told me when the next last shipment of stuff is coming in I'll be a KB bright and early looking for cheap LEGO(wish me luck!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
