Guest TabbyBoy Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 1 hour ago, 33Lego said: poor red 5 There was probably no room left in the dumpster! ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TabbyBoy Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 3 hours ago, gregpj said: Hang on, you're charging your friends and family extra (your post implies you shifted at a significant personal gain)? That's pretty low. Not really, their’s kids and schools get a lot of freebies from me. My local school had a free rocket. I’ve even got my bucket if polybags ready for 31OCT. Please don’t judge without facts ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregpj Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 13 minutes ago, TabbyBoy said: Not really, their’s kids and schools get a lot of freebies from me. My local school had a free rocket. I’ve even got my bucket if polybags ready for 31OCT. Please don’t judge without facts ;-) If you say so ... I guess I just can't keep the false facts straight. You're only buying 3 .. two to cover costs of the one you save. Now you've bought 10, but have three left. You charge your mates and family extra to cover the free one the school got and the polybags you give out on Oct 31. You don't invest anymore but you've pallets and pallets of LEGO of sets that were released after you told us years ago you were no longer investing. We just want the truth but I fear we can't handle the truth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TabbyBoy Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 2 minutes ago, gregpj said: If you say so ... I guess I just can't keep the false facts straight. You're only buying 3 .. two to cover costs of the one you save. Now you've bought 10, but have three left. You charge your mates and family extra to cover the free one the school got and the polybags you give out on Oct 31. You don't invest anymore but you've pallets and pallets of LEGO of sets that were released after you told us years ago you were no longer investing. We just want the truth but I fear we can't handle the truth! Years ago? It was less than a year ago if I remember correctly. At this time last year I was still buying big (eg. Tesco 3-for-2) which is why my inventory is still quite large. I sense a bit of jealousy which isn’t good for you. It’s frankly my business if I want to get back into the game or not. I have a feeling I will, but I’ve not decided 100% yet. I’m giving it a lot of thought now and offloading a lot of mediocre sets at cost to make room. There’s not many good sets around this year worth taking a punt on. Star Wars is just a joke, and it’s game over on that theme - 75192 being the exception. Since we’re all competitors on here, I’d be foolish if I shared the whole truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shewie Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 sometimes silence is better than spreading this whole BS about your 21309 purchases on the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 7 minutes ago, Shewie said: sometimes silence is better than spreading this whole BS about your 21309 purchases on the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TabbyBoy Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 5 minutes ago, Shewie said: sometimes silence is better than spreading this whole BS about your 21309 purchases on the forum. Butt out! know-it-all! 2 minutes ago, Val-E said: Those 2 started it! Just relax guys, don’t let the competition get to you. End of... not replying to them anymore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenix_2k1 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) What we have here is failure to communicate, some sets you just can't find, so you get what we've had here today. Which is the way Lego wants it, well they gets it. I don't like it any more than you...... Edited October 17, 2017 by Fenix_2k1 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 5 minutes ago, Fenix_2k1 said: What we have here is failure to communicate, some sets you just can't find, so you get what we've had here today. Which is the way Lego wants it, well they gets it. I don't like it any more than you...... Rocket Queen lyrics also work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flynnibus Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 3 hours ago, 33Lego said: poor red 5 Shelf space got very tight in my office 'redo' I have no more shelf space that can hold any large set beyond on top of shelves. The smaller X-Wing still hangs from the ceiling on the other side of the room, but no longer circles the Death Star. That's why the floating shelf just sized for the Saturn V works well in my space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeChiliPeP Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 (edited) back in stock @ TRU online shop. [Germany] limited to 1! Edited October 18, 2017 by OrangeChiliPeP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legojona Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 52 minutes ago, OrangeChiliPeP said: back in stock @ TRU online shop. [Germany] limited to 1! Same for the French FNAC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjj1984 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 I'm a little out of the loop, but judging from the number of pages on this thread, I should have purchased the set I saw at B&N two weeks ago. I kinda figured the shortage would be temporary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandyHand Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 2 hours ago, tjj1984 said: I'm a little out of the loop, but judging from the number of pages on this thread, I should have purchased the set I saw at B&N two weeks ago. I kinda figured the shortage would be temporary. It is. TLG will be producing more sets until it is more widely available, both through LEGO Shop at Home / Lego stores and through certain 3rd party retail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_chaos Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Thing is, in the UK at least, this set is in stock in Lego stores. My friend was able to buy one during double VIP, so he got double points and the VIP set with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TabbyBoy Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 12 minutes ago, Captain_chaos said: Thing is, in the UK at least, this set is in stock in Lego stores. My friend was able to buy one during double VIP, so he got double points and the VIP set with it. The "good" thing about the UK is that most of the population live nowhere near a LEGO store or have to face the horrors of London to get to one ;-) I can only imagine the box getting crushed on the Tube after picking it up from Leicester Square. Seriously, I think this set is the biggest no-brainer ever, even at RRP ;-) It's jus like supermarkets where the best LEGO deals are always instore at a branch NOT near you! I don't see local availablity being a major problem, online is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_chaos Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 55 minutes ago, TabbyBoy said: It's jus like supermarkets where the best LEGO deals are always instore at a branch NOT near you! Just like Joker Lowriders recently in Tesco for £23. Thought that would combine nicely with a £6 voucher I received, but my Tesco Extra does not even have that set at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TabbyBoy Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 3 minutes ago, Captain_chaos said: Just like Joker Lowriders recently in Tesco for £23. Thought that would combine nicely with a £6 voucher I received, but my Tesco Extra does not even have that set at all. Asda in Farnborough had 4 Joker Lowriders on the shelf for £12, I left them alone! The problem with supermarkets is that the deals are branch specific and they don't price match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waddamon Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Look at the number of sellers on Amazon! No thanks, how many sets, with that number of sellers blasts off? Ill answer, not many. The shortage has to be mainly reseller induced, only reasonable conclusion. Herd mentality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TabbyBoy Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 2 minutes ago, waddamon said: Look at the number of sellers on Amazon! No thanks, how many sets, with that number of sellers blasts off? Ill answer, not many. The shortage has to be mainly reseller induced, only reasonable conclusion. Herd mentality. If LEGO produced 250,000 of these, 2,500 QFLLs have 50 each and 10,000,000 people want one, I don't see a problem. Patience is required and I doubt that anybody will lose unless their cerebrum is missing. It's obvious that this set ain't a turkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share Posted October 19, 2017 35 minutes ago, waddamon said: Look at the number of sellers on Amazon! No thanks, how many sets, with that number of sellers blasts off? Ill answer, not many. The shortage has to be mainly reseller induced, only reasonable conclusion. Herd mentality. 100 is small potatoes compared to the number of sellers of the SNES Classic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waddamon Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 6 hours ago, exciter1 said: 100 is small potatoes compared to the number of sellers of the SNES Classic. Ahh, but this is lego, not the SNES classic. Which is a perfect example of reseller demand vs. the actual market. It will never compare to the NES classic, for various reasons discussed elsewhere. In the USA I can't think of one set that did very well after EOL, when the # of sellers was that high during production. Who cares about what we "think" the set will do, have to look at the available data. For sake of argument I don't care about the UK or EU. There are no discounts on this set in the USA right now, so low buy in blah blah blah is irrelevant. If the actual price paid could be 30-40% below RRP, that is a different argument. I have zero of this set. I think it is very cool, great job by Lego, could have been a sure thing 4 years ago. Now, when I look at the data I have a different opinion. Bursts some bubbles i guess, but all is speculation, so I am speculating the other side of the trade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share Posted October 19, 2017 2 minutes ago, waddamon said: Ahh, but this is lego, not the SNES classic. Which is a perfect example of reseller demand vs. the actual market. It will never compare to the NES classic, for various reasons discussed elsewhere. In the USA I can't think of one set that did very well after EOL, when the # of sellers was that high during production. Who cares about what we "think" the set will do, have to look at the available data. For sake of argument I don't care about the UK or EU. There are no discounts on this set in the USA right now, so low buy in blah blah blah is irrelevant. If the actual price paid could be 30-40% below RRP, that is a different argument. I have zero of this set. I think it is very cool, great job by Lego, could have been a sure thing 4 years ago. Now, when I look at the data I have a different opinion. Bursts some bubbles i guess, but all is speculation, so I am speculating the other side of the trade. Santa's Workshop is doing pretty well. There's some dater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waddamon Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Amazon currently has 185 listings, Ebay has 316 give or take 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share Posted October 19, 2017 3 minutes ago, waddamon said: Amazon currently has 185 listings, Ebay has 316 give or take 20. There you go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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