andyposterfan Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 I got one in the Lego Force Friday -40% but sold it as didn't actually appeal to me. the surprise retirement and short run has to calls a few things into question. what else could go?
cladner Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 (edited) 37 minutes ago, andyposterfan said: I got one in the Lego Force Friday -40% but sold it as didn't actually appeal to me. the surprise retirement and short run has to calls a few things into question. what else could go? for more early retirement clues check out the usa walmart clearance thread. system wide walmart clearance has been nearly 100% spot on predictor of EOL in the last 18 months. list is at the top of the thread. resistance x-wing and poe's x-wing were both cleared. one glaring exception is minecraft the cave which retired last year in europe is still kicking around in usa because of its incredibly high sales rank on amazon #3 most popular lego and #142 most popular TOY. apologies for further graffiti in the inner sanctum. this thread will need to be cleaned up (cough @Alpinemaps) since its supposed to be strictly limited to retirement updates . Edited October 14, 2017 by cladner 1
poekhali Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 70751 Temple of Airjitzu now retired at US SAH.https://shop.lego.com/en-US/Temple-of-Airjitzu-70751 People seemed to miss that with all the UCS falcon shenanigans.70751 is still available at Amazon for RRP. Wonder if they will eventually discount it again to clear it.
HandyHand Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 4 hours ago, Legojona said: O, and this one as well: Well that's quite a surprise. I'd expected for Poe's X-wing to go first, but I'm guessing the black&orange colour scheme is more popular than the grey&blue ?
exciter1 Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 Just now, Haay said: Well that's quite a surprise. I'd expected for Poe's X-wing to go first, but I'm guessing the black&orange colour scheme is more popular than the grey&blue ? They seemed to have produced quite a few more too.
Guest TabbyBoy Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 I have 6 of each X-Wing so I’ll wait for Poe’s to retire before selling both as a pair. I got them at 50% off so should get my money back. No more “Disney Taxed” sets for me.
Bat man Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 2 hours ago, Haay said: Well that's quite a surprise. I'd expected for Poe's X-wing to go first, but I'm guessing the black&orange colour scheme is more popular than the grey&blue ? Maybe TLG is planning on releasing a Poe UCS X Wing
Villager Chris Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 (edited) Gone too. 60134 Fun in the Park. 16 month run. Edited October 14, 2017 by Villager Chris 5
Guest TabbyBoy Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 30 minutes ago, Villager Chris said: Gone too. 60134 Fun in the Park. 16 month run. Good, I bought about 20 of these before last Xmas from Amazon EU for under £17 each.
Villager Chris Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 (edited) 39 minutes ago, Villager Chris said: Gone too. 60134 Fun in the Park. 16 month run. This set could do well because of the volume of minifigures that aren't in other sets, and a surprise shorter than average run. Edited October 14, 2017 by Villager Chris
fossilrock Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 10 minutes ago, TabbyBoy said: Good, I bought about 20 of these before last Xmas from Amazon EU for under £17 each. I personally like all these city minifigure sets. Great christmas gifts for nephews and nieces too. 1
exciter1 Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 Good, I bought about 20 of these before last Xmas from Amazon EU for under £17 each.Balogni, we all know you sold out long ago. ?♂️ 1
Bold-Arrow Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 7 minutes ago, exciter1 said: Balogni, we all know you sold out long ago. ?♂️ 2
Guest TabbyBoy Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 16 minutes ago, exciter1 said: Balogni, we all know you sold out long ago. ?♂️ So what am I expected to do with sets that I bought before I stopped buying to lose invest? ;-) If I ever get back into the game, you'll certainly know about it. If 21309s start disappearing from UK retailers, could I be to blame?
exciter1 Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 1 hour ago, TabbyBoy said: So what am I expected to do with sets that I bought before I stopped buying to lose invest? ;-) If I ever get back into the game, you'll certainly know about it. If 21309s start disappearing from UK retailers, could I be to blame? You already sold everything and have nothing left. Believe us, we know! Well, besides the 3 other times in the past 2 days you mentioned finding and selling stuff you no longer have. 1
Val-E Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 Are all these sets going straight to retired from available status?
Guest TabbyBoy Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 1 hour ago, exciter1 said: You already sold everything and have nothing left. Believe us, we know! Well, besides the 3 other times in the past 2 days you mentioned finding and selling stuff you no longer have. I don’t recall saying that I’ve sold everything. I still have thousands of sets left, but not as much variety as before.
Villager Chris Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 (edited) 6 hours ago, Val-E said: Are all these sets going straight to retired from available status? Yes I think so. I have checked Speed Champions almost daily as I like these cars. Good news as it brings a little excitement back into choosing which sets to buy. Edited October 15, 2017 by Villager Chris 1
redghostx Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 You already sold everything and have nothing left. Believe us, we know! Well, besides the 3 other times in the past 2 days you mentioned finding and selling stuff you no longer have.Don't forget that he won't sell boxes anymore because people complain about his shoddy packaging. 1
tlcliff7 Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 (edited) Hmmm 75149 isn't show as retired for me: Different regions? Edited October 15, 2017 by tlcliff7
Loghamel Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 1 minute ago, tlcliff7 said: Hmmm 75149 isn't show as retired for me: Different regions? Yeah. I don’t think any of these are retired in the US. “Those guys” almost always get dibs on retirements.
Guest TabbyBoy Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 3 hours ago, redghostx said: Don't forget that he won't sell boxes anymore because people complain about his shoddy packaging. Buyers on here haven’t complained about my packaging! ;-)
Guest TabbyBoy Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 3 hours ago, Loghamel said: Yeah. I don’t think any of these are retired in the US. “Those guys” almost always get dibs on retirements. No... you lot get first dibs as you now know what is retiring so you can load up. However, I can’t see this appreciating to much above RRP like the OT X-wing, if at all. It’s a good test for Disney SW sets. This is why I bought 6 not 600 ;-)
Legojona Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 6 minutes ago, TabbyBoy said: No... you lot get first dibs as you now know what is retiring so you can load up. However, I can’t see this appreciating to much above RRP like the OT X-wing, if at all. It’s a good test for Disney SW sets. This is why I bought 6 not 600 ;-) This is how I imagine your storage space to be: 2
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