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Subject:	Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping
Date:	Wed, 1 Dec 1999 22:50:00 GMT
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I just snipped all the chatter... I had placed two huge orders when I found out. First off, I figured I wouldn't get them. Then again, I would not be mad if I didn't. It is just a great deal if I can. I would feel like a total schmuck if I didn't throw in an order and found out everyone in the world bought shuttles for $5 and I didn't. At those prices, they would sell out by morning, easily. At that point, my order just makes them sell out earlier. If the person wants to honor it, great. If not, that is fine too. We all make mistakes. I didn't want mine to be passing on a potentially golden opportunity. I am glad I didn't pass on it, or else I would have missed out on the extra 10%. I do appreciate the 10% off I was given and took a great advantage of it by ordering about $2,000 of stuff from them. I figure that the discount can cover the postage, which is almost the same as it was for 12 blue hoppers. (I ordered 20 with the intention of selling 8 to help pay for the remaining 12. I got 12 and just kept them all for myself. They are all already built and have had track time. :-)) As a side note, I do not know if I would have ordered without the extra 10% and if I had, it would have been a smaller order, so it was a well spent gesture on me. And I buy a lot of Lego, so he will probably make much more off of me in the future. I think that there is a real study in human nature here. These prices are incredible, but some people just want it better. If you have even seen people on the California Big Spin, you would understand. They have a bunch of people who won the lottery and get to spin a wheel to find out if the get $50K, $100K, $250K, $500K or $1 Million. People who get $50K sometimes get mad on stage. Here they are on TV winning $50,000 and they are mad. Amazing lack of perspective. I am a happy shopper and can't wait to get my fleet (17) of Space Shuttles, along with a whole slew of western sets. Mike Poindexter

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		Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
(...) 17!!! Wow, cool. I suspect maybe some module reengineering is about to happen given that you have a boatload of black/white beams now... Either that or a MONSTER bridge, which will be very cool as well. Why 17 instead of 15 or 20, just out of (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)

		Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
(...) I'm not going to use my 10% offer, so if anyone is interested in it let me know. The GBP to AUD exchange rate still kills the good deals. LarryP's factoring service could come into play if someone wants me to order something for them. Going (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)

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		Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
(...) If you tried to order any of their mispriced items, you certainly did try to unfairly take advantage of their erroneous data in their automated system (in their sleep no less?). (...) No you didn't - or are you saying that you honestly (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)

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