nolanfan34 Posted February 19, 2013 Posted February 19, 2013 Surprised this one doesn't have a thread yet, as I see it mentioned a bunch in other threads. Most people think it's an investment winner? Is there a sniff of EOL coming soon? I notice the S&**** site has a limit of 1. So - worth paying retail or a small discount? For some reason I am just not convinced on this one yet, maybe because I am not a huge LOTR fan... Quote
emazers Posted February 19, 2013 Posted February 19, 2013 June is when its suppose to stop being made, If you go to Toys R Us with the Buy one get one half price it comes out to about $111.00 each. So get them while you can. Quote
icephoenix181 Posted February 19, 2013 Posted February 19, 2013 You might could find it on clearance. I found one at a Walmart for $89. It seems that if the store has a small Lego isle, they are likely to put these bigger sets on clearance. This same Walmart also stashed like 20 Police Stations on clearance but with no discount in the clearance section. As far as would it gain value when EOL, I think it has 2 things going for it. 1. It is Lotr 2. It is a castle style set Quote
spener90 Posted February 19, 2013 Posted February 19, 2013 I think this set is going to be immensely successful. It will have been out around a year, which will mean that a bunch of people who didn't pick on up during the last buying season will be looking for it. Plus there will be two more Hobbit movies coming out, followed by what I would expect to be a conversion of the LOTR Trilogy to 3D. This set is almost definitely a high performer. I do expect it to stay until October though, similar to what the Black Pearl did this year. Quote
@rtisan Posted March 4, 2013 Posted March 4, 2013 Hello everyone. I have the opportunity to grab Helms Deep at 25% off, but am not sure if it is worth waiting for a better sale or getting a couple now. Keep in mind that I am in Canada and sales are rare. I`d think it is a great deal and have read on here that it will be a great investment, but want to hear what you guys have to say. Thanks! Quote
dunkers97 Posted March 4, 2013 Posted March 4, 2013 If sales are rare than by all means get as many as you can before its too late!!! Quote
sadowsk1 Posted March 4, 2013 Posted March 4, 2013 Hello everyone. I have the opportunity to grab Helms Deep at 25% off, but am not sure if it is worth waiting for a better sale or getting a couple now. Keep in mind that I am in Canada and sales are rare. I`d think it is a great deal and have read on here that it will be a great investment, but want to hear what you guys have to say. Thanks! Is this purchase through a standard vendor or through alternative means like Craigslist? I would say that if it is through a vendor and they have a return policy buy it now and if in 90 days you have buyers remorse take it back. I think it's a wonderful set and that is a good discount, but it all depends on your budget and where to tie your money up. It may be a while before you realize a good return. Quote
thirsty Posted March 4, 2013 Posted March 4, 2013 Walmart has them up here for a clearance price of $129.00. If I recall correctly the MSRP on that set in Canada is $169.00. The three I found on clearance I bought, same with the four Jabba Palace's for $98 (Canadian MSRP of $154.99). If I could find more locally I'd snap them up. Quote
tigereyes5811 Posted March 4, 2013 Posted March 4, 2013 25% off for that set currently is a super great deal. It's gonna retire soon. ****** them up and you will be laughing all the way to the bank!!! Quote
Snowcrash Posted March 4, 2013 Posted March 4, 2013 25% off is actually a little better than an individual can get them wholesale directly from Lego. I would pull the trigger and not look back. Quote
CNH1974 Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 25% off for that set currently is a super great deal. It's gonna retire soon. ****** them up and you will be laughing all the way to the bank!!! I heard its around for a while yet. But 25% off is good. Cheapest deal in the UK at the moment is 22% off at Amazon. Quote
@rtisan Posted March 6, 2013 Posted March 6, 2013 Thank you all very much! I went back and ended up getting 2 of them. Some were is very bad shape (creases, busted corners, missing ink in some places) but the ones I managed to get only had some minor shelf wear. No regrets! Walmart has them up here for a clearance price of $129.00. If I recall correctly the MSRP on that set in Canada is $169.00. The three I found on clearance I bought, same with the four Jabba Palace's for $98 (Canadian MSRP of $154.99). If I could find more locally I'd snap them up. That ended up being wear I got them from. Pretty good deal, I`d have to agree. Is this purchase through a standard vendor or through alternative means like Craigslist? I would say that if it is through a vendor and they have a return policy buy it now and if in 90 days you have buyers remorse take it back. I think it's a wonderful set and that is a good discount, but it all depends on your budget and where to tie your money up. It may be a while before you realize a good return. I ended up grabbing 2 from Walmart. I don`t use Craigslist because of some of the horror stories I`ve heard, and I`ve only gotten a handful of things off ebay. Hoping to sit on them for a couple of years in hopes of a 100% or more return. Just getting into this though, so maybe I`m dreaming a little bit much. We`ll see. Thanks though! Quote
CNH1974 Posted March 6, 2013 Posted March 6, 2013 Well done. For UK buyers, amazon has increased it's discount to 25%. Now Quote
glucapg Posted March 6, 2013 Posted March 6, 2013 Well done. For UK buyers, amazon has increased it's discount to 25%. Now Quote
Fcbarcelona101 Posted April 7, 2013 Posted April 7, 2013 So, I still haven't picked up any of these. I was focusing on some other sets, and I finally have some extra investing money set aside. Like I've said many times before, I don't have that much capital to be able to stock up on several sets that are probably going to perform well long term, so I end up trying to pick up those that are the closest to retiring at any given time. Having said all that, at this moment the slowest I see is on Amazon at $116, which is not bad but not great either. Going to TRU with their $25 off $100+ sets might get it down at $112, but I highly doubt they'll have them at retail. Is it time to pick up one of these even at $116? or gamble and wait for another BOGO or extra discount? Quote
exciter1 Posted April 7, 2013 Posted April 7, 2013 If you have any Shop Your Way Rewards $$$ at KMart, you can use the 10% off code and then stack your rewards on top of it. Quote
Alcarin Posted April 7, 2013 Posted April 7, 2013 So why did you have to open a NEW thread instead post in already existing LOTR line threads created months ago? Quote
JoshTX Posted April 7, 2013 Posted April 7, 2013 I still need a Helms deep for collection purposes, and I'm in the same boat, waiting for a deeper discount than Amazon's current one. I'm feeling I might just have to pull the trigger at the current price, though. Lego clearance at my local stores is a total joke, I never find anything, I mean never, there must be a ton of Lego people around. So unless this thing drops further on Amazon, I'm unlikely to find it any cheaper. Quote
exciter1 Posted April 7, 2013 Posted April 7, 2013 So why did you have to open a NEW thread instead post in already existing LOTR line threads created months ago? We still have some forum etiquette complications on this forum. Quote
JoshTX Posted April 7, 2013 Posted April 7, 2013 So why did you have to open a NEW thread instead post in already existing LOTR line threads created months ago? Is it really that big of a deal? I highly doubt anyone's life was significantly impacted. Quote
Alcarin Posted April 7, 2013 Posted April 7, 2013 Is it really that big of a deal? I highly doubt anyone's life was significantly impacted. Noones life was impacted, still an extra useless topic really, with a question he could find elsewhere if he checked the forum. Quote
exciter1 Posted April 7, 2013 Posted April 7, 2013 I've seen folks banished like Jar Jar for less. Quote
Fcbarcelona101 Posted April 7, 2013 Posted April 7, 2013 Coincidentally, I had a Gold Box quick pick offer, so ended up buying it for $110. Nice timing. So why did you have to open a NEW thread instead post in already existing LOTR line threads created months ago? Noted. Quote
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