inversion Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 One of the few things that's good in being Hungarian is that these stuffs remain on the shelves for loooooong. On the other hand the secondary market is almost non-existent. Quote
speedsausage Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 I had the Star Wars advent in hand at my local indigo but I just couldn't bring myself to buy it, even at 25% off (one reg. priced item only). Am I crazy? Quote
bricketycricket Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 I had the Star Wars advent in hand at my local indigo but I just couldn't bring myself to buy it, even at 25% off (one reg. priced item only). Am I crazy? No, I too balked at the price. You can buy a real set for $50 CAD Quote
speedsausage Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 No, I too balked at the price. You can buy a real set for $50 CAD Yeah, pretty much. I do really want one for personal but it's pretty much $40cdn for one minifig since I'm not looking to resell any. Quote
dubzero Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 It's a quick flipper IMO, assuming stock runs out in time. Quote
Ed Mack Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 No, I too balked at the price. You can buy a real set for $50 CAD This is cooler than any $50 set this side of the Exo Suit or Ecto 1. 1 Quote
TheOrcKing Posted September 14, 2014 Posted September 14, 2014 I doubt we shall see another Christmas Tree R2-D2 ever again. There is a likely chance to see Darth Santa again but probably a different variant. The minibuilds are quite clever overall and pretty nifty. Not exactly a great value for your buck but we're used to that from Advent Calendars in general which are simply meant to be a fun quick daily activity for your kid. Anywho depending on how short of a supply Lego produces this year compared to the last, this could be a good flip especially with the intended season for the set just around the corner. 1 Quote
beatpoppa Posted September 14, 2014 Posted September 14, 2014 Anyone looking to flip these barnes and noble is carrying them at msrp. Their tax exempt process online is pretty easy so no tax + 15% gc makes it a decent discount. Limit 5 of each. I had to pay my state tax; the tax exempt option asked for proof of status. Still 15%-8% sales tax = more value than 1x lego points. Thank you for some action on a slow day. Quote
DoNotInsertIntoMouth Posted September 14, 2014 Posted September 14, 2014 This is cooler than any $50 set this side of the Exo Suit or Ecto 1. Definitely. Best Advent calender there has been. Quote
speedsausage Posted September 14, 2014 Posted September 14, 2014 Well I succumbed to the peer pressure. I picked up a SW advent for $42cdn taxes in with 25% off. Darth IS cool, also what TOK mentioned about the christmas droid pushed me over the edge. Quote
Hansomebricks Posted September 14, 2014 Posted September 14, 2014 I grabbed only 3 of these using gift cards. Hopefully they do sell out but either way the minifigures are cool and I can gift one to my nephew. Last year he didn't get one because my sister was slow on pulling the trigger. Quote
Locutus001 Posted September 14, 2014 Posted September 14, 2014 I'm also not too sure about the calender. I got some just in case (I mean obviously it's only because of the Darth Vader isn't it?) and I hope they will sell. Still I would not count on them to do much more than double price so I guess there are better investments with lower risk and more potential. (But as it is "inexpensive" why not get some anyways ;-) ) Quote
jaylay Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 welp, i just got my first two calendars combo'd with the santa workshop to get the promos ... just wondering if you guys are quick flipping these for lets say an average price of $75 ... minus fees and shipping this will net you a profit of about $15 ... my question is will breaking this set up and selling the minifigs net you a better profit? those of you who have done this whats your take? i just dont see this set going any further than $80 ... Quote
seapotato Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 I ended up returning the one I got at TRU to get it at Chapters instead with the 25% coupon. I haven't decided if im going to flip or keep yet. Quote
ravenb99 Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 welp, i just got my first two calendars combo'd with the santa workshop to get the promos ... just wondering if you guys are quick flipping these for lets say an average price of $75 ... minus fees and shipping this will net you a profit of about $15 ... my question is will breaking this set up and selling the minifigs net you a better profit? those of you who have done this whats your take? i just dont see this set going any further than $80 ... Haven't parted any as they sold well at $60 the first few weeks. My cost was $30 with promos factored in. I got lucky on some close sales so netted right around $12-14 per set. Was mainly seeing interest to judge how they will do at xmas. Figure $75ish if they sell out at the right time. Seems like it would be hard to get that broken down. Quote
ravenb99 Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 The advent calendars have made appearances in my local b&M targets this past week. Been to a few and at most I've seen 2 on the shelves. Interested to see market reaction to them in the physical stores. I haven't seen the SW yet at Target, just the friends and city. Only 1 or 2 on those so far too though. Think we're in the same city too. TRU has had them and they sell out every few days then they put about 4-6 more out. All the advents seem to sell pretty well in physical stores as a lot are out every few days. Quote
mscheaf Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 I saw the SW at my Target yesterday. They had 12 of them. Wishing I didn't buy so many of these. Quote
TheOrcKing Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 The advent calendars have made appearances in my local b&M targets this past week.Been to a few and at most I've seen 2 on the shelves.Interested to see market reaction to them in the physical stores.Exactly the same scenario at my Target with only a single Friends and City Advent Calendar on the shelf. I'm surprised anybody left any at all really. Haha. Quote
ravenb99 Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 I saw the SW at my Target yesterday. They had 12 of them. Wishing I didn't buy so many of these. wouldn't worry about these at all, its a great set. You will do fine on them late November Quote
mscheaf Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 wouldn't worry about these at all, its a great set. You will do fine on them late November Hope so, I got a dozen of them sitting here lol. I wasn't worried at all until I went into Target yesterday. Quote
ravenb99 Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 The big box retailers are just starting to get theres in the past few weeks. Only saw city at Wal-Mart so far so they should be getting theres soon also. No ones doing there Xmas shopping yet. They'll disappear soon enough Quote
nolanfan34 Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 Fred Meyer, a big Northwest chain, has had them on the shelves for a couple of weeks now. They even had them 20% off as a coupon deal for a week. The Star Wars ones have sold very quickly I have noticed. Most stores have tons of Friends ones - much slower sales there. YMMV, just one data point. My gut says they adjusted production and we may see more of these this year. I'm not going to bother trying to flip them myself. Quote
Darth_Raichu Posted October 21, 2014 Author Posted October 21, 2014 Advent calendar is always a gamble. Last November people paid 2x MSRP for 2013 SW Advent calendar. However, I could buy tons of discounted 2012 SW Advent calendar in January 2013. Proceed as you see fit. Quote
zskid00 Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 Yeah, there's no guarantees this will be a good flip. It's a nice set but it all depends on how many LEGO has made. Quote
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