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Re: Names of things.
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lugnet.loc.au
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Fri, 11 Oct 2002 02:49:54 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Ross Crawford writes:
> In lugnet.loc.au, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > In lugnet.loc.au, Benjamin Whytcross writes:
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> > > [waiting for the re-release of 7124: flash speeder...or another reasonably
> > > priced set with brown cap...the Brictorians need them :)
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> > I guess I am missing something here... This set came out in 2000, right?
> > Presumably you bought lots of copies of it then, and more recently while it
> > was still available, right? I saw it on sale as recently as 3 months ago
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> Ah, but what *you* see on sale and what *we* see on sale are two
> very different things!
"on sale" in this context means "available for sale in the stores" not
"discounted heavily". The point here is, why ask for a 2000 set to be
reissued? It was in stores not that long ago at all. It doesn't make any
sense to me when there are many other sets that are a lot older.
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| (...) Which is the context I assumed in the post... (...) Well on that point I probably agree, however I think Ben might've meant "show up at retail somewhere again", as flash speeders have been pretty thin on the ground here for a while. ROSCO (22 years ago, 11-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| (...) An Australian sense of humour, I suspect. Although the smiley should have been a give away. (...) Same reason I can sign off a post with 'Quester for a 40% off Imperial Star Destroyer'. Sure, it's not actually going to happen*, but it would be (...) (22 years ago, 11-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| (...) I saw a few in the Horsham Toyworld a few months back, but not on sale at all, just regular shelf price. But I haven't been in there for some time, but they may still be there, I'll / have someone else, have to check, for them Wouldn't mind (...) (22 years ago, 11-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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