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In lugnet.market.shopping, Mike Stanley writes: <snip> (...) well that was my point about its a good business... I guess the "jack up the prices" wasn't a good choice of words, so I am sorry about that. I respect folks purchases,and putting things (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) a (...) I won't defend scalping but cleaning out the outlet stores is exactly what we should do. It's "putting our money where our mouth is." We claim to have all this tremendous buying power, we should be pleased when we actually show it. As (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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I guess Jesse took the suggestion and did a story on killing your web business. There is an opportunity to vote on what you think is the most detrimental. Non-delivery is winning. (...) e- (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) It's not. There's a difference between reselling for profit and scalping. It seems pretty clear that you're just going to re-sell at a profit. If you were deliberately trying to create a shortage of WP sets to drive the price up, up, up and (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Ergh. Okay, I'm going to 'fess up, not that I should need to defend myself, but there's conscience-clearing in the air, so what the heck: 1) I ordered a dozen WP sets. I generally loathe Castle. 2) I ordered a dozen Town Folks sets. I (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) The bummer part about Georgia is that they are only set up to charge sales tax, so you pay an extra 7% for no reason:-( Seems a little lame to me.... -John (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Apparently the non-shipment protocol has been retracted only on items not available from S@H. Georgia was willing to do it, and they stated that VA should as well. best Lindsay (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) They ran through part of my wish list before I asked--they said unequivocally that CS were the ones to call. best Lindsay (wishing for 6929, 6276, 6277, etc etc world peace etc) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Heh...I shoulda bought the three I saw this evening, then. Those and the three Bandit's Hideouts. Maybe I'll go back... It was a good day, though--two 6958 Android Bases at a PA TRU, hidden behind endless Planetary Prowlers...plus a few 6155s (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.western)
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(...) Yes and no. They will ship discontinued product. They will not ship things on the shelf in retail stores, and they will not ship things that S@H has any stock of. James (URL) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Wasn't there a message from the manager of the VA outlet a month or two after it opened that said she wasn't able to ship thngs? I seem to remember she had gotten into some internal hot water because she was shipping stuff. I seem to remember (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Couldn't hardly believe my eyes, but sitting there on the shelf at Toys-backwards-are-Us was a sealed (with those little pieces of tape on the lower right & left hand sides) 6748, Boulder Cliff Canyon, in apparently perfect condition. I waved it (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.western)
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(...) I just called. The sales guy wasn't 100% sure.. but told me to check with customer service in regards to aquiring Canadian S@H stock. He ran thru my Technic Wish List: 8862,8868, 8850, 8849, 8853, 8849, 8837, 8828, 8856, 8839, 8838, 8469, (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) May I ask what sets you found to be available? This would help many of us shorten our lists and save the operators time. What did they have that you were able to order? This is exciting! -Ben Ridout =I (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) army (...) Hey John, Que pasa? Check out Jon Kozan at Baylit, I think there's a link here on Lugnet somewhere. He sells parts individually, he has all different kinds of heads for about 50 cents each. I just picked up 10 or so the other day. (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Well, I only bought 20 when I called the other morning, partly because I took a closer look at the set and didn't see enough in it to make me want more and partly because I know the market will be flooded with them so I won't be able to sell (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I absolve you my child :~) ... ...if you give me a phone number or some kind of contact info! Are they on the net, or did you go in to the store? Tell me, TELL ME NOW - before someone gets hurt!! Sorry, lost control there for a second. Whew! (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Excuse my delay in posting this message, I just wanted to have a chance to get my order filled, unlike the WB store fiasco...Apparently the reason why Lego S@H Canada was taken over by S@H US is because they weren't moving product...Lego S@H US has (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I (fortunately) haven't met anyone like that here. I personally think that sort of behavior is despicable. Buying a set and selling it for a profit is one thing, but creating an artificial shortage so your prices go through the roof is (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I won't judge anyone one way or another - but anyhow, it is pretty depressing to know that someone bought about 50 copies of one set while you just wanted 1 or 2... (...) I agree, but there are many deep-pocketed people (who aren't (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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