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Well, I tried calling every 15 minutes since 8am.... when I finally got
through around 9:45, she took my number and called me back. Everything I
wanted was gone when she called.
That's life, I liken it to buying concert tickets. So don't feel so bad,
there are others who didn't get what they wanted as well.
-- Scott
In lugnet.market.shopping, Paul Ferguson writes:
> In my case (I think that I really was the first to get her -- she
> told me she had just gotten in, and I had called four times since 9:00
> getting no answer), she didn't take my number to call me back.
>
> What I wanted:
>
> 5122 (no surprise) X 40 -- she told me she had several
> boxes but didn't know how many.
>
> 6125 x 1
> 6557 x 1
> 5835 x 1
> 6416 x 1
>
> Now, of course, if I want any or all of this, I know I can eventually
> get it by paying 3-5 times as much or more via Ebay, Brickbay, etc.
> I'm just slightly discouraged that, although I seem to have actually
> been first in line, the system "evolved" to move me back.
>
> So, I suppose that if one of you folks (obviously someone from LugNet)
> swept up all of the 5122s and wants to contact me about trading some
> parts for something I've got (LOTS of stuff from sets issued 1997 and
> later - before was my Dark Age), I guess that I'm willing to hear what
> you've got to say.
>
> In lugnet.market.shopping, Rose Regner writes:
> > She started doing this while I was on the phone with her. She needed me to
> > call back so she could use a different phone. Before I could redial someone
> > else got through and she took their number, then she called me back. She
> > kept getting phone calls from people and kept taking numbers. Then she
> > finally left the second line off the hook, hence the busy signal.
> >
> > She was trying to be fair to everyone. What was Paul looking for?
> >
> > I was on the phone a while with her because I was getting the all the
> > prices. I told her I would go ahead and get all the prices of items so that
> > she didn't have to go through the prices with everyone that called.
> >
> > Paradisa was hot, I decided not to take one as I found a copy at a garage
> > sale this summer, and she only had a few.
> >
> > Rose
> >
> >
> > Rob Doucette wrote in message ...
> > > In lugnet.market.shopping, Paul Ferguson writes:
> > > > Since then I've spent 45 minutes redialing to reach the number, which
> > > > is busy, and I see that the items I want are all sold out. Big :(
> > >
> > > I finally got through around 10:00 A.M. If she took your name down at 9:30
> > > A.M., that's your place in line. She said she was calling folks back in
> > > order so if stuff is gone by the time you reconnect, it was probably gone
> > > before 9:30 A.M. I too missed everything. I haven't got a call back yet • and
> > > its 11:15 now, Oh well...
> > >
> > > -Rob.
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