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Subject: 
Re: eToys closing down
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lugnet.loc.uk
Date: 
Thu, 4 Jan 2001 22:05:05 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Mark Morgan writes:
> In lugnet.loc.uk, Huw Millington writes:
> > 
> > "Scott A" <s.arthur@hw.ac.uk> wrote in message news:G6nLB4.8yn@lugnet.com...
> > > In lugnet.loc.uk, Ronan Webb writes:
> > > > Someone nabbed the last grey baseplate while I loading up ...
> > > > I panicked and headed for the checkout, luckily my basket
> > > > was still intact.
> > > 
> > > Once the items are in your shopping basket, they are reserved for you - • just
> > > like real life.
> > 
> > Last night, after the closing down announcement, that was certainly not the
> > case. I had a load of the 633 roof slopes packs in my basket, but when I
> > went to checkout they had gone.
> > 
> > Huw
> 
> 
> I'll second that Huw.  Two MTT trade federations and two Slave 1s disappeared
> when I was dilly-dallying over my stash on Day One.  Have not yet received my
> orders, though.

The guy on the help-line must have been trying to placate me in that case. I
waited 2 hours for the site to be updated as a few of the items I wanted
were not entering my basket at half-price. As he promised, I did not loose
out… I must have been lucky.

> 
> BTW did anyone get a 6091 King Leo's Castle as a friend's 8 yr old wants one.
> I gave him the 6280 I found for a christmas pressie - the first thing the kid
> said was "Where did this come from? It hasn't been made for years!"
> 
> I'm still eager to hear if anyone got the RIS 1.5 kit.

I have two spare RIS 1.0's & one upgrade pack... all are new. I hope to
trade them for 2.0's at easter time.

Scott A



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  Re: eToys closing down
 
(...) I'll second that Huw. Two MTT trade federations and two Slave 1s disappeared when I was dilly-dallying over my stash on Day One. Have not yet received my orders, though. BTW did anyone get a 6091 King Leo's Castle as a friend's 8 yr old wants (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)

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