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Re: 8455 Backhoe possibly available at S@H
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lugnet.market.shopping
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Date:
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Thu, 5 May 2005 06:06:43 GMT
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Geoffrey Hyde <gdothyde@bigponddoIHATESPAMtnetdotau>
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I don't know what anyone else gets in other countries, but in Australia,
it's listed as "Sorry, item is not available in this country." And having
seen 8455 around for some two years prior to when it went on special and
then was unavailable, I can say I would be interested in seeing this set
available again in Australia.
"Dennis Coh" <dennisc888@gmailSTOPSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:IFzL9u.1xBM@lugnet.com...
> (Hi, my first Lugnet post here...)
>
> I just noticed today that the 8455 Backhoe Loader was available on S@H
> today. I
> placed an order for one, and afterwards I saw that its item listing now
> says
> "Call to check product availability". Not sure if I got the last one (I
> hope my
> order goes through!), but people who missed out on this set might want to
> check
> with S@H to see if they can still get this.
>
> https://shop.lego.com/product.asp?p=8455
>
>
> Related question:
>
> Does S@H usually give any kind of warning when a set is about to be
> discontinued, such as with a "Hard to Find" or "Limited quantities" type
> classification? Or is it often the case that sets simply disappear or go
> Sold
> Out and never return?
The only warning I know of is if a set gets listed on the "Sales and Deals"
page, that it usually goes to "Call to check product availabilty" and then
to Sold out", depending on the amount of discount applied to it. Items
which have had low discounts or are not too popular have hung around for
months on end, notably in the big US market.
> I recently emerged from my dark ages, and I've been trying to catch up
> with lost
> time, but it's starting to get pretty durned expensive. :) So I was
> wondering
> if it's usually safe to wait awhile for items to go on sale.
All I know is if you get in early, when something goes on special, you will
usually get your order filled and shipped. It is sometimes possible to find
out how many they have of an item on the phone if it is still "Call to check
product availability" but there's no guarantee that there will be any of
that item left.
Cheers ...
Geoffrey Hyde
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| (...) Thanks Geoffrey for the reply. Sorry, this was in the US. After my posting, I saw 8455 switch from "Call to check product availability" to available for a little bit, and then it switched back to "Call..." again. Today it's back to its normal (...) (20 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | 8455 Backhoe possibly available at S@H
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| (Hi, my first Lugnet post here...) I just noticed today that the 8455 Backhoe Loader was available on S@H today. I placed an order for one, and afterwards I saw that its item listing now says "Call to check product availability". Not sure if I got (...) (20 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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