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This is yet another forum about my Tyco trolley and this time it has something to something on it's case. Take a look.
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a store's original price!
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a store's original price!

Originally posted by microbusss - February 19 2014 :  7:28:00 PM

I found out that between 1967 and 1968, they were priced at around $8.00 and between 1969 to 1972, these thing were priced at around $9.00. The price tag on the case says $8.30. Does that mean my trolley is over 40 years old? By the way, I got that information from here. http://www.hoseeker.net/tyco.htm
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8.30 is discounted $9.00 MSRP. The Midge is someone's nickname for the trolley.
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8.30 is discounted $9.00 MSRP. The Midge is someone's nickname for the trolley.

Originally posted by lvrr325 - February 19 2014 :  11:15:34 PM

So that probably means my trolley is from the early 1972 according to Tony Cook's page which means the trolley is from the brown box era. That explains a mark that looks like there was another price tag on the case. It was another price tag. The original seller just removed it when they discounted it.
-Steve

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Or it was old stock marked up to the new retail and discounted so it would look like a deal.
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Or it was old stock marked up to the new retail and discounted so it would look like a deal.

Originally posted by lvrr325 - February 20 2014 :  06:03:32 AM

There's that too.Although the price tag does look pretty old.
-Steve

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I found out a "midge" is a small fly that breeds on the blood of animals. So basically a midge is a pest. That's probably what the original owner thought of my trolley. He/she thought of it as a pest. I certainly don't think of it as a pest.
-Steve

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I always thought those things were a pest. I've never been able to find one for sale that worked right! Hopefully better things can be said of yours
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I always thought those things were a pest. I've never been able to find one for sale that worked right! Hopefully better things can be said of yours

Originally posted by PRR 4800 - February 20 2014 :  8:51:17 PM

Well, mine runs slowly one way but it runs beautifully the other way. Kinda odd.
-Steve

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