Now shop at home is selling replicas

I woke up early this morning,made my coffee and put on my favorite
saturday cartoon-Bob Chambers comedy hour- and lo and behold,there
they are-selling a 1933 replica Saint-only 39.95.A new low,even for
crap at home.Weren't they available in magazine ads for 19.95 not too
long ago?
No telling what it was made of-probably lead and paint.
phil

On 5 Jul 2003 03:07:52 -0700, (phil small p)
wrote:

I woke up early this morning,made my coffee and put on my favorite
saturday cartoon-Bob Chambers comedy hour- and lo and behold,there
they are-selling a 1933 replica Saint-only 39.95.A new low,even for
crap at home.Weren't they available in magazine ads for 19.95 not too
long ago?
No telling what it was made of-probably lead and paint.
phil

Gold-plated bronze. This oversize (39mm) replica is still available
for sale at the Web site of National Collector's Mint. It says in the
description of the piece that the price is $19.95 (as it was before --
introductory price), but on the order form it's now $24.95.

As a replica, despite the less-than-straightforward way that it has
been marketed (no mention of the word "replica" in its ads), it's not
badly executed. But the best 1933 Saint replica is the one from Royal
Oak Mint -- same size and gold-plated silver.

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They're still being advertised on TV (regular, run-of-the-mill commericals)
from NCM for $19.95 plus shipping, limit five per customer, dealer prep west of
the Poconos, your mileage may vary, no credit check, 0% financing, no payments
until July 2005, et cetera. :-)

I almost bought one of these for the Saint Pool Prize Pile until I found out it
wasn't the proper size for a Saint (At the time, I didn't know the Royal Oak
Mint made a decent replica).

Jerry

"Reid" allows:

On 5 Jul 2003 03:07:52 -0700, (phil small p)
wrote:

I woke up early this morning,made my coffee and put on my favorite
saturday cartoon-Bob Chambers comedy hour- and lo and behold,there
they are-selling a 1933 replica Saint-only 39.95.A new low,even for
crap at home.Weren't they available in magazine ads for 19.95 not too
long ago?
No telling what it was made of-probably lead and paint.
phil

Gold-plated bronze. This oversize (39mm) replica is still available
for sale at the Web site of National Collector's Mint. It says in the
description of the piece that the price is $19.95 (as it was before --
introductory price), but on the order form it's now $24.95.

As a replica, despite the less-than-straightforward way that it has
been marketed (no mention of the word "replica" in its ads), it's not
badly executed. But the best 1933 Saint replica is the one from Royal
Oak Mint -- same size and gold-plated silver.