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In lugnet.market.shopping, Kevin Loch writes: <snip> (...) I am really sorry folks got the "I gotta defend my position bug" over my post. often folks will buy out a lot and then offer them to other LUGNETer's at thier cost plus shipping,which is (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Tom, Thanks for the update. I feel bad for them getting buried in calls, but at least they will see that there is a pretty big demand for non-Juniorized trains... -- Bryan Tom Stangl <toms@netscape.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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They are getting buried in calls, they do NOT have any train sets from Canada S@H anymore. They only have: 2126 4541 4553 4555 4565 7851 4.5V curved rails ($9.75). They DO NOT have the following, please do not call them asking for them: 2150 2585 (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) They are getting buried in calls, they do NOT have any train sets from Canada S@H anymore. They only have: 2126 4541 4553 4555 4565 7851 4.5V curved rails ($9.75). They DO NOT have the following, please do not call them asking for them: 2150 (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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I wonder how they recently came across some old 7851 ((URL) track. That stuff is 20 years old! Reference (URL) Catena wrote in message ... (...) run (...) that (...) She (...) event. (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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The response to this that I got from Customer Service was that US S@H had run out of some recently discontinued sets (within the last year or two), and that Canada S@H had been providing some of these recent sets to fill in the gap. She said that (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Shiri Dori wrote in message ... (...) buy (...) I agree. There have been some massive buyers on here lately and they make you think twice about posting any finds. I love sharing finds with others like me that can only afford to have some of these (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Hi I can get the following , all MIB 8850, 8856, 8839, 8880, 8857, 8858, 8843 I Have a 8860 but that is used, Let me know - note i am from the UK as shipping is concerned Michael -- Please reply on medwards@ukonline.co.uk - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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I gave it a try too. The operator I spoke with mentioned that they have some of the Wild West and a few other UFO-type sets (I don't know those since I don't collect that theme). She said that a lot of people had been calling regarding sets from the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Well, I just called S@H and Customer Service and both had the same answer untimately...there is no Canada S@H stock or if there is, they don't know where it is. The S@H representative said flatly that they had not acquired any Canadian S@H stock. (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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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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