justafrog Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Minecraft and Angry Birds are not comparable - Minecraft has a large, loyal, long-time fanbase to go with the new young crowd of kids discovering it now, where Angry Birds is a flash in the pan comet, like the video version of Beanie Babies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cchiola Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Thanks! I will be in the US soon and i 'm thinking on what to buy ( not too much big...)... Maybe back to the future set is a better investment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Guapo Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 That's why I love this sight. Thanks guys (and gal). I am out of the loop on minecraft I guess. But it is still something that I'd keep in the back of my mind. Especially if I was thinking about holding these long term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbomattk Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Minecraft and Angry Birds are not comparable - Minecraft has a large, loyal, long-time fanbase to go with the new young crowd of kids discovering it now, where Angry Birds is a flash in the pan comet, like the video version of Beanie Babies. I disagree. I can't tell you how many children under the age of 7 that I have seen with Angry Birds costumes and t-shirts, not to mention balloons in parades in the past year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justafrog Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 I disagree. I can't tell you how many children under the age of 7 that I have seen with Angry Birds costumes and t-shirts, not to mention balloons in parades in the past year. I'm not sure how that's a disagreement. Angry Birds has been around for a few years - so were Beanie Babies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbomattk Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 I'm not sure how that's a disagreement. Angry Birds has been around for a few years - so were Beanie Babies. I don't think that AB was ever a flash in the pan. Their demographic, albeit may have unintentionally changed, is now the children, not the average iPhone user. But there is still a large market for that product. BBs not as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Guapo Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Sorry...didn't mean to turn this into an angry birds vs minecraft vs beanie babies vs Pokemon thread. My point was that new games come along and the existing ones lose popularity. Seems like Angry Birds is less popular now then it was 5 months ago... Maybe I have totally missed the boat with Minecraft, but does it have a following like Harry Potter, LOTR, Star Wars? Per Wikipedia (okay...that sights validity could be a thread of its own) but it says Minecraft came out towards the end of 2011. So 2 years...Is WoW still as popular as it was in 2007? Or are those people now playing SWTOR? I seem to remember getting a trillion "Farmville" notices on Facebook but haven't seen any in a while. I guess my point is that I don't know how popular Minecraft is or if it will quickly move out of favor and become an afterthough. Seems like most here think it won't...and they seem to know more then me about it. But I will probably just invest elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justafrog Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Speaking of WoW - I listed 4 WoW plushies over the weekend at high average prices and 3 have already sold. No, it's not quite as popular as it once was, but if you want a collectible market that will match staying power with some of the bigger boys, I'd say WoW is a good bet in the gaming community. I don't know for sure what staying power Minecraft will have, either. My opinion is, it has more than Angry Birds. I could be wrong. (And it's not your fault what the thread turned into. Threads are organic beings and will do whatever they want. We have no control. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted September 1, 2013 Author Share Posted September 1, 2013 Here is a review on Brickset by Huw for Minecraft: The Nether. There should be one for The Village later today or tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickolodon Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 ...will be available in next 3 hours.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoNotInsertIntoMouth Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 You guys think these will be easy flipping for the first several weeks? We should buy all they have in stock. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickolodon Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 not like first one....and will be definitely some limit (2 per household?)....let me see my Crystal Ball, LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adewar Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Jinx has them for sale now - in case you want to buy more than 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tormentalous Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Just picked up one of each from Shop@Home. Got them before the mad rush and they go out of stock in the next few days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quacs Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Just picked up one of each from Shop@Home. Got them before the mad rush and they go out of stock in the next few days Ditto - I think both of these will be sold out quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted September 1, 2013 Author Share Posted September 1, 2013 Here is a review by CapnRex101 for Minecraft: The Village. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickleboy Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Does anyone remember about how long it took for the last one to sell out? EDIT: I was hoping they would go as fast at the 41999 and as much hype as the last set got...i figured these would be gone already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoNotInsertIntoMouth Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Does anyone remember about how long it took for the last one to sell out? EDIT: I was hoping they would go as fast at the 41999 and as much hype as the last set got...i figured these would be gone already. Me too. I ordered one of each just to be prepared. Lol. I am disappointing they aren't gone. If they do go, these could jump real quick though. I went to my lego store today and they didn't get any of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickleboy Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 I went to my lego store today and they didn't get any of them. That's good news. I hope it's just no one has really heard about them... Although I thought with Mind Storm V3 and the two Minecraft sets being released on the 1st we ran a risk of the website shutting down like during the 41999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted September 3, 2013 Author Share Posted September 3, 2013 I was hoping they would go as fast at the 41999 and as much hype as the last set got...i figured these would be gone already.Lego probably prestocked the heck out of these two sets learning from the first one's experience but even then I would guess either will be sold out not too long from now....maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoNotInsertIntoMouth Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Yeah I guess someone didn't trip over the power cord to all their servers this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickleboy Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 I bet they did make a ton of these. They would be crazy not to. Yeah I guess someone didn't trip over the power cord to all their servers this time. Thank goodness. I wanted all three of those sets. Although I am buying as Christmas presents for my nephews rather than to keep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quacs Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 All three of these sets are on sale on Amazon for $35 (includes shipping): Original The Nether The Village The question now is how quickly will they sell? Here are the quantities in stock as of this post: Original - 999+ The Nether - 868 The Village - 173 Take it for what it's worth... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyIvan Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 All three of these sets are on sale on Amazon for $35 (includes shipping): Original The Nether The Village The question now is how quickly will they sell? Here are the quantities in stock as of this post: Original - 999+ The Nether - 868 The Village - 173 Take it for what it's worth... Thanks for the heads up Quacs... I grabbed two of each... not in a rush or panic, I am sure there will be thousands upon thousands of these produced... just making sure I have the series on my shelf in pristine condition! When I say "on my shelf" I mean unopened! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quacs Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Thanks for the heads up Quacs... I grabbed two of each... not in a rush or panic, I am sure there will be thousands upon thousands of these produced... just making sure I have the series on my shelf in pristine condition! When I say "on my shelf" I mean unopened! Agreed, you may be able to flip these two right now on eBay for a decent price...$100-110+shipping. For an all-in cost of $70, that's not too bad - between 25-30% ROI after fees. I have a feeling that price may dip in 1-2 weeks, though. I grabbed a pair from S@H (plus Swamp Creature) to get the VW Camper poly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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