Originally Posted By williamedit Gurgitoy, Don't worry. I doubt if this piece will sell very well at the $399 price tag. I expect that in a few months, if not sooner, that it will be put on sale at a much lower price.
Originally Posted By irishfan Here's hoping. I'm really not keen on purchasing things at this price without seeing them in person first.
Originally Posted By Kevin Duck It currently shows as "This item is not available" on Disneyshopping.com. Keep an eye on it and it may come back into stock. I zoomed in and panned the images they had loaded. If the actual product matches what they showed on the order page, this is a real work of art. Even though it's expensive, it looks like you'll have a nice replica if you buy one. And Disneyshopping.com occasionally has coupons for nice discounts if you're on they're email list...
Originally Posted By williamedit I noticed that the Mark Twain is no longer listed at disneyshopping. Anybody know why? I doubt that they sold out all 750 pieces in one week. By the way, I did order one and received it yesterday. It is a beautiful piece and very detailed. It even includes tiny trash containers on the decks. My Best Guest discount and free shipping helped to take some of the sting out of the $399 price tag.
Originally Posted By SIR at X-S Tech Disney Online doesn't have a very good system for keeping track of this sort of thing- when there's a lot of ordering on something that's limited, they frequently pull the item from the site until the orders can be sorted out. Somehow Ticketmaster processes hundereds of thousands of tickets for each show, without selling duplicates of any, while DisneyAuctions and shopping frequently send confirmations of orders then the next day a retraction saying "We're sorry the item you ordered is no longer available." Check back in a couple of days. I've even found that hitting the refresh button will sometimes change an items status from "currently not available" to "available".
Originally Posted By Kevin Duck It's not even coming up at Disneyshopping.com now. I tried the previously posted link, searching for "Mark Twain" and also searched for "Disneyland" It looks like it is completely out of the system right now. Very odd. This was either insanely popular (which means they should be showing up on eBay soon...) or Disney is having major problems with them or its website. I suspect Disney is having problems of some sort.
Originally Posted By SIR at X-S Tech Anyone see these appear on Disneyshopping again? I saw it once and then never again.
Originally Posted By JiminyCEsq I suspect they may show up again either the 6th (Friday), which is usually the day they post new items, or on the 8th (Sunday), which is a date that was announced by Kim months ago. The early release was most likely an error and very limited, I went back the same day and it was gone, not sold out, just deleted. So, dont give up. I am not sure if I will get it or not ... but if I do, it will be my last purchase from them.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle I'm not having any luck viewing it either, not that I'll get it for that price. If it goes down I'd be sorely tempted, though.
Originally Posted By Pinngurll It's baaaaaaaaaack!!!! click link below or do a keyword search for "Mark Twain" <a href="http://disneyshopping.go.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/DSIProductDisplay?catalogId=10002&storeId=10051&productId=1207377&langId=-1&categoryId=14761&isFromSearch=true" target="_blank">http://disneyshopping.go.com/w ebapp/wcs/stores/servlet/DSIProductDisplay?catalogId=10002&storeId=10051&productId=1207377&langId=-1&categoryId=14761&isFromSearch=true</a>
Originally Posted By JiminyCEsq Well, I gave in and ordered it. No more "Best Guest", no more free shipping or 10% off; there is a "shipfive" discount which gives you $5 shipping on your order. With this being my final purchase from Disney Online, in all seriousness, and with the sad news of the closing of the Disney Gallery in Disneyland after 20 great years, I would have to say that my collecting habits are going to dwindle significantly. The last event at the Gallery is a painting by Jane Seymour of all people, and having seen it online, it is a odd odd choice for them to feature, much less at their last event. Anyway, I am glad to get the Mark Twain, I will treasure it, undoubtedly the price will go down (it is an edition of 750 and I cant see it selling out at full price), but I wanted to just bring it to a close. Thanks Kevin, Jody, and all the other wonderful artists who have brought the magic to life in our homes in so many ways!
Originally Posted By williamedit Jiminy, after reading your post I went to the website and "faux" ordered some items. They would not apply my Best Guest discount or provide free shipping. Not only that, they are now adding sales tax to the order, something they had stopped doing when they sold the Disney Stores. What the heck is going on? Have they become that greedy? They are only going to alienate their best customers. In the past I have spent many thousands of dollars on their stuff but now I must agree with you that I will not being doing any business with them in the future. Bill.
Originally Posted By The Goddess Mara It's a nice piece. Too bad the rest of their selection is craparoo of the highest order. At least they still have nice merchandise at the parks.
Originally Posted By irishfan Well with the 20% discout I gave in and ordered it. I was informed it had shipped on Saturday, and it was on my doorstep this morning at 7am! Very impressive service. It is a GORGEOUS piece! It's without doubt my favourite Disney purchase in recent memory. If anyone is considering it, I would highly reccomend it.
