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(...) Just for grins, I typed in an order of 1000 Silver Champions yesterday. Don't get the wrong idea, but the site nicely lists the "actual" number of available sets. As of a little while ago (8:30 CST) here are the current quantities: Silver (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Why don't Lego trains sell (was Re: Walmart revisited)
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(...) Doesn't seem like the Railway Expresses are selling too well. Is this why TLC doesn't get into trains more? I am constantly surprised by the number of people who don't know that TLC makes trains. Has anyone ever seen a commercial advertising (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) () quantity as of 16.5 hours later (...) Coastwatch: ? (96) Tread Trekkers: ? (36) Amazon Ancient Ruins: ? (69) Looks like a $85 Silver Champion is a really good deal. (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Why don't Lego trains sell (was Re: Walmart revisited)
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Model trains, in general, seem to be in decline, at least in the US. Of course, there is a group of hard-core enthusiasts that really love them, but the general populous seems more interested in other toys. My father always comments that model (...) (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Why don't Lego trains sell (was Re: Walmart revisited)
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(...) Never underestimate the power of nostalgia and the cyclical nature of life... (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) points of model railroading, though it didn't really mention one that I think is a very strong point, the fact that of all the types of things you can model, railroads are the thing which can most extensively be modeled by physical models (as (...) (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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The Silver Champions are still there. Search on Lego and silver (544 as of 7:30 MST) and only 28 Xwings left. Rose (...) () quantity as of 16.5 hours later (...) Coastwatch: ? (96) Tread Trekkers: ? (36) Amazon Ancient Ruins: ? (69) Looks like a $85 (...) (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Interesting. The Silver Champions were gone yesterday. Maybe someone cancelled a HUGE order, the were mistakenly removed, or removed on purpose while they did an inventory check. (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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I think that they may still be getting shipments from TLC, other quantities seem to fluctuate above the original posts stock, either that or someone in the warehouse is still learning to count ;) (...) (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Walmart Sale Revisited (TIE's aren't Shipping)
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I ordered the UCS X-wing and Tie Interceptor Friday morning. Then, realizing I had forgotten a code to add, I canceled that order and ordered them again.... Today (Monday) I have confirmation of the first X-wing that was canceled it shipping (the (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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"Doug Pegram" <DPegram@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:G5qAvB.Gw3@lugnet.com... (...) Maybe the warehouse is in Florida ;-) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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