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Scooter
Scooters were Hot!
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How much would you pay for a motorized scooter?
$1,000
$300
$50
Sorry. It sold, of course!

Here's a product that keeps coming back. Seventy years ago, the scooter was popular with your great-grandparents. Now, everyone has a scooter again. In fact, when they returned in 1998, they cost around $300 each. By 2002, the price fell to about $50.

The Segway The new motorized Segway scooter is more expensive. Companies often charge more for a new product because people are excited and willing to pay more at first. But, prices eventually drop.

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