No More Monkeys Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 (edited) sorry about that. just wanted to make sure people got the warning about not paying over the top prices. Uhm... actually, we are the ones trying to sell for top prices... come to the dark side, luke... Edited October 11, 2014 by No More Monkeys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huskers1236 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 quick question... has lego ever changed up an existing set (ever so slightly) meaning... these are first run tumblers.... with the last run tumblers, let's say in 2016 be EXACTLY the same as the 2014's? Sets have changed parts in the past. I know 10179 had at least one part change during its span. Sometimes a part is retired within the duration of a set using it so the part is exchanged for the new one. That said, the set itself is still the same. Unless a set is stamped with a "1st Edition" or something like that, there is no difference in value of when the set is produced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushedroom Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Hey no biggie I know your intent was good to help out fellow brickprickers. Appreciate providing the status update to everyone. Trek thank you! i figured if i can help a few fellow brickpickers save some money and not get taken by the middle man, then my good deed of the holiday season is complete lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushedroom Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Yes. Tower Bridge would be one example. so my next question... WHICH version was more valuable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushedroom Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Uhm... actually, we are the ones trying to sell for top prices... i get that but not to fellow brickpickers right? we're trying to make a profit off the general consumer populace right? (at least that's what i'm trying to do). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushedroom Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Sets have changed parts in the past. I know 10179 had at least one part change during its span. Sometimes a part is retired within the duration of a set using it so the part is exchanged for the new one. That said, the set itself is still the same. Unless a set is stamped with a "1st Edition" or something like that, there is no difference in value of when the set ithank you for thank you for the input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 thank you! i figured if i can help a few fellow brickpickers save some money and not get taken by the middle man, then my good deed of the holiday season is complete lol You probably will be shocked, but if you look at the list of "middle men", I bet 70% of them will be from this forum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushedroom Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 You probably will be shocked, but if you look at the list of "middle men", I bet 70% of them will be from this forum well yeah. but i'd assume that people that actively read these posts and participate in the forum are not the people going out and max bidding tumblers for 300+ for the set....right? i'm not saying middlemen shouldn't profit i was just alerting readers of this post who are basically hoping to become middlemen themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykingdomforabrick Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 i get that but not to fellow brickpickers right? we're trying to make a profit off the general consumer populace right? (at least that's what i'm trying to do). I do not discriminate in my profiteering. If you'd like to buy my tumbler for $500 you are welcome to do so, BP member or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 i get that but not to fellow brickpickers right? Well, we try to do that too, but in the Bricktrader section of this forum. Btw, if you look at the text of the Tumbler listing on lego shop web site(desktop version), you will see basically the same statement as you were making in your post (though they use better fonts). That text was there for about 2-3 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 so my next question... WHICH version was more valuable? Newer version is better in this particular case, but I don't think it is going to affect after-market price after EOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushedroom Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Btw, if you look at the text of the Tumbler listing on lego shop web site(desktop version), you will see basically the same statement as you were making in your post (though they use better fonts). That text was there for about 2-3 weeks ok ok ok i got it already about the font. sheesh how easily feathers get ruffled. and this is what it says exactly on the site: We apologize, but this item will not be available on shop.LEGO.com for the remainder of 2014. Limited quantities may be available in October in LEGO Stores there's no mention that these will be back online in jan 2015 nor does it mention that more tumblers will be hitting store shelves at the end of October (which was what i was told will be the case). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 ok ok ok i got it already about the font. sheesh how easily feathers get ruffled. and this is what it says exactly on the site: We apologize, but this item will not be available on shop.LEGO.com for the remainder of 2014. Limited quantities may be available in October in LEGO Stores there's no mention that these will be back online in jan 2015 nor does it mention that more tumblers will be hitting store shelves at the end of October (which was what i was told will be the case). Well, if you read through all 44 pages of this thread :-) , we basically extrapolated exactly the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie77 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 received beaten up box from TRU. this is probably going to be my last ever order from TRU. never going to order online from TRU it has been about 70% bad and 30% good shipping. i don't want to get into this hassle any more.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
templesweeper Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 So I picked up my second Tumbler today at a Lego store. I casually asked the employee, "why is this not available online?" And she smiled and said, "because our company is all about people and we want people to experience Legos in out store and not online." She said it with a straight, yet smiling face. By the way, my Tumbler cost me $170 total. Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushedroom Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 As of right now I have 4 tumblers and 5 of the holiday sets woo hoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 ok ok ok i got it already about the font. sheesh how easily feathers get ruffled. and this is what it says exactly on the site: We apologize, but this item will not be available on shop.LEGO.com for the remainder of 2014. Limited quantities may be available in October in LEGO Stores there's no mention that these will be back online in jan 2015 nor does it mention that more tumblers will be hitting store shelves at the end of October (which was what i was told will be the case). Umm, that's exactly what it says. It will be back online in 2015, and may be in stores in October. O.o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegito1338 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Technically it doesn't say it will be online 2015. We hope it will because they said it won't be for 2014. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushedroom Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Technically it doesn't say it will be online 2015. We hope it will because they said it won't be for 2014. Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewmac Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 I picked up my tumbler from the lego store today. They informed me that the household limit was 1. When I asked why, they explained to me that people buy these and resell them at a huge markup. I replied "Oh really, you mean people actually do that sort of thing??" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie77 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 my thinking would be the quick flip days for this set is over. Amazon has over 75 active listing. { look @ the number of new "just launched profiles" with this items and they have started to undercut each other. } some may have multiple of items as well. i do see that its ranked relatively high. so its moving { i just don't know how many are getting sold weekly or monthly } Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,044 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 (edited) I picked up my tumbler from the lego store today. They informed me that the household limit was 1. When I asked why, they explained to me that people buy these and resell them at a huge markup. I replied "Oh really, you mean people actually do that sort of thing??" Should have asked why isn't there a limit of 1 on every other set? Edited October 11, 2014 by No More Monkeys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewmac Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Should have asked why isn't there a limit of 1 on every other set?i did and they said the limit was five on any set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 i did and they said the limit was five on any set. So, following their logic, tumbler is just extra super duper special. Nothing to do with underproducing popular set? :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie77 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 So, following their logic, tumbler is just extra super duper special. Nothing to do with underproducing popular set? :-) NMM, i personally think that the initial and near EOL demand is totally skewed by "reseller-effect". if we are to negate and/or take away that impact; TLG does very good job of producing sets at near where popular demand wants it. we have seen the effect, how widespread it can be and literally more than 1500 units of $200 set can be re-distributed within 48hrs. having said that until the initial reseller demand is saturated "which can be very large" as demonstrated by the accumulation of TH, exo-suit; ghostbusters and delorean; i find it very hard to term it as "popular set". don't get me wrong, TUMBLER is a very popular set; i understand that but i also think most of them are being hoarded by "resellers" making it seem like there is really extra demand for it. i am thinking about 40% of total sales of this set at this moment are being motivated by "reselling purpose". i would rather TLG "under-produce" any set than "over-produce" and cause a huge saturation. and i am sure TLG realizes that and hence is feeding this relationship. reseller-effect: creating distributive storage of lego sets than localized storages @ retailers (like of amazon; TRU; target; walmart in that order) seen most recently with TH 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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