If you try to buy an item before the timer is up, you get this error message:
The url for the broken image is the shop's url (http://subeta.net/shop.php?shopid=38) instead of an actual image.
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If you try to by an item and it sells out before you get to it, clicking "Back to Shop" takes you back to the shop the item normally restocks in. So Thimble & Co. items take you back to Thimble & Co., and Freyalise items take you back to the Freyalise shop (which is actually closed right now).
If it's a Melody item or something else that doesn't normally restock, it takes you to a shop with the ID of 0, which doesn't really exist (and says that it hasn't restocked in 45 years).

I think the broken image might have been intentional. The problem I'm getting is when I go back it gives me the shop Restocked 45 years, 3 hours, 59 minutes ago There are no items stocked 😞
- I used to have that 44 years problem (it was taking me to a shop that didn't exist), but it seemed to be fixed today. At least I couldn't replicate it, so I don't know.
The broken image can't be intentional, because that really doesn't make any sense. It should probably be King Keith's image. :P
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I'm also having trouble replicating the thing with it taking me to the Freyalise. I think it might happen when someone buys the item before you?
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I figured it out, and updated the first post.

i just went back to shop from a and it took me back to the free shop.
no, i bought it -reads OP again- i didnt read the sold out part the first time around sowwy
- No need to be sorry. I just want to figure out what's going on. :)

i just got a USE ME scribble item sold out which backed to a 44 yo no id shop.
I just tried buying Flaiky Foot-Snugglas (an old token shop item). It sold out before I got to it, and the "back to shop" button took me to that ghost shop with ID = 0.

The 45 years thing happens to me way too often, on every 3rd-4th try approximately, and 80% of time it just happens to be a cool TS item x_x
When you hit "back to shop" it usually brings you to the shop the item originally stocks in.. if it's a non-RSing item such as a TS or Melody item, it brings you to shop 0.
I think both have been fixed. Can someone confirm this? (when there is more in the shop again)
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- I think the back button has been fixed, but the error message's image is still broken.

I just tried to buy a second item and the image shows as http://img.subeta.net/pets/404.png
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- It's still using the shop url as the image url for me. I guess it could be a cache issue? I'll check back later.

Yeah I would clear your cache and try again :D
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that broken image still shows broken, using google chrome latest, windows 7.
I am randomly getting mysql error at 10-20 mins past the hour while buying.