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Re: Offensive to anyone else?
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Date: 
Wed, 3 Oct 2001 19:29:51 GMT
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In lugnet.market.auction, Jimmy Park writes:

Check out this auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1643512573

The kicker to me is when the seller wrote:

"I contacted a local Toys R Us and they WOULD NOT SELL it to me, because the
item had been PULLED OFF THE SHELVES!"

I found that auction to be quite amusing.  I'll give the seller full points
for marketing the item well.  :)

I bet the seller doesn't even know what *exactly* prompted the recall of 6776...

(I can get that set for CDN$69.99 here)

-Bryan



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Check out this auction: (URL) kicker to me is when the seller wrote: "I contacted a local Toys R Us and they WOULD NOT SELL it to me, because the item had been PULLED OFF THE SHELVES!" I've been to 4 TRUs this past week, including one two hours ago (...) (23 years ago, 2-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.auction)

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