Got shafted myself...stayed up till 2am and got the dreaded "Checking Browser" page which then timed out, and just like the rest of you, finally got in just in time get the all sold out page....I did get a 1 cent torch that I didn't really want, but just got to say I got something in the sale, and even then I had a hard time paying for it with browser drop outs.
I think in future if they have a sale I'll just ignore it...