tonysbricks Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 (edited) lol I was coming to post the same thing Question: Does the buying limit of 2 on Amazon apply to the HH that keeps popping up? Edited October 3, 2014 by tonysbricks 1 Quote
TheBrickClique Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 Yes. Limit was 2. Of course just try to get one at a time with one click since it won't put the order through if they only have one and you selected two. Repeat. On the second one, you'll be asked if you meant to do a duplicate order. Quickly click yes. They track cumulative purchases over a 168 hour period. So in 168 hours after the first purchase, you could order another one if you had bought two in the last week. 2 Quote
trekgate502 Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 Yes. Limit was 2. Of course just try to get one at a time with one click since it won't put the order through if they only have one and you selected two. Repeat. On the second one, you'll be asked if you meant to do a duplicate order. Quickly click yes. They track cumulative purchases over a 168 hour period. So in 168 hours after the first purchase, you could order another one if you had bought two in the last week. TheBrickClique great job helping out others! 1 Quote
jgschmieg3 Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 TheBrickClique great job helping out others! Anyone get one within the last 15 minutes? I haven't seen it at $179 for 30 minutes or so. Quote
theplasticmanor Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 No the $179 stopped showing up about 25 mins ago. I was feverishly trying to get one but missed out on about the 50 i saw pop up. I guess I'm too slow Quote
tonysbricks Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 See my post in DD. I only counted 7 unique items, a batch of 4 a batch of 2 and a batch of 1. I think the rest that showed up were the results of old cached data. Quote
mykingdomforabrick Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 See my post in DD. I only counted 7 unique items, a batch of 4 a batch of 2 and a batch of 1. I think the rest that showed up were the results of old cached data. I thought I saw 9 but 2 could have been a repeat/cache. Noticed after a while amazon forces you to authenticate after you refresh which seems to break that method. At least for me. Quote
supergtp1 Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 I thought I saw 9 but 2 could have been a repeat/cache. Noticed after a while amazon forces you to authenticate after you refresh which seems to break that method. At least for me.have to check the "keep me authenticated" checkbox or whatever it says below the password text box Quote
theplasticmanor Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 I am unskilled when it comes to tracking websites. Was there a thread on this or could someone explain it to me? 1 Quote
mscheaf Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 38S4. For a retired set they sure do keep making it alot. Quote
Flemdog33 Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 My 5 ordered from Target shipped in 2 separate boxes. Good sign that they may not crushed. Quote
TheBrickClique Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 There are only two tracking websites that I am aware of. Nowinstock.net is one of them. Zoolert.com is the other. Both are too slow to catch these spurious stockings. They work if an item goes solidly in stock for 30 minutes or so. The enthusiasts here will have programming background and have set up their own scripts to ping or scrape the sites more often. If you want to try something less complex, you can run google chrome browser with the Page Monitor plugin and set it up to monitor pages for changes. You'll have to be near the PC to see the alert however. And you'll have to try different query conditions to prevent false alarms. For amazon, I use the Regex custom mode and test for "Ships from and sold by Amazon.com" We should probably create a members-only post with the best known methods for users to create their own alerts. For the more-sophisticated users wanting to exchange script tricks, it might be useful as well to have a forum thread if one doesn't already exist. I know this is the secret sauce for some folks. I'm just banking karma points :) 2 Quote
mykingdomforabrick Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 There are only two tracking websites that I am aware of. Nowinstock.net is one of them. Zoolert.com is the other. Both are too slow to catch these spurious stockings. They work if an item goes solidly in stock for 30 minutes or so. The enthusiasts here will have programming background and have set up their own scripts to ping or scrape the sites more often. If you want to try something less complex, you can run google chrome browser with the Page Monitor plugin and set it up to monitor pages for changes. You'll have to be near the PC to see the alert however. And you'll have to try different query conditions to prevent false alarms. For amazon, I use the Regex custom mode and test for "Ships from and sold by Amazon.com" We should probably create a members-only post with the best known methods for users to create their own alerts. For the more-sophisticated users wanting to exchange script tricks, it might be useful as well to have a forum thread if one doesn't already exist. I know this is the secret sauce for some folks. I'm just banking karma points I've used chrome monitor but it fails me too frequently. Finally have an app developer building a custom nowinstock for me. May be a waste of money but at least it'll be something I can use/modify. Quote
zskid00 Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 38S4. For a retired set they sure do keep making it alot. This was backordered for weeks, maybe even more than a month on the LEGO website. I think the last batch produced at 38S4 has almost entirely been allocated to filling those backorders and sending some to online retailers. Even if they made a lot of them in the last batch, it seems most of them were already spoken for. Quote
exciter1 Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 There are only two tracking websites that I am aware of. Nowinstock.net is one of them. Zoolert.com is the other. Both are too slow to catch these spurious stockings. They work if an item goes solidly in stock for 30 minutes or so. The enthusiasts here will have programming background and have set up their own scripts to ping or scrape the sites more often. If you want to try something less complex, you can run google chrome browser with the Page Monitor plugin and set it up to monitor pages for changes. You'll have to be near the PC to see the alert however. And you'll have to try different query conditions to prevent false alarms. For amazon, I use the Regex custom mode and test for "Ships from and sold by Amazon.com" We should probably create a members-only post with the best known methods for users to create their own alerts. For the more-sophisticated users wanting to exchange script tricks, it might be useful as well to have a forum thread if one doesn't already exist. I know this is the secret sauce for some folks. I'm just banking karma points I'm thinking most folks like to hold these tricks close to their chest, or they would have blahg'd about it already. Quote
trekgate502 Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 I'm thinking most folks like to hold these tricks close to their chest, or they would have blahg'd about it already. OK this will get voted down I am sure, but perhaps this could be part of a new paid BP subscription service that many of us want to do to help out BP and have people share tactics to those who actually will put up cash to help make BP even bigger and better. 1 Quote
mscheaf Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 This was backordered for weeks, maybe even more than a month on the LEGO website. I think the last batch produced at 38S4 has almost entirely been allocated to filling those backorders and sending some to online retailers. Even if they made a lot of them in the last batch, it seems most of them were already spoken for. Except I though we already decided the 36S4 or whatever the other batch is was for backorders. Or am I confusing it with one of the other retired sets that is currently being produced? Quote
33Lego Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 I'm thinking most folks like to hold these tricks close to their chest, or they would have blahg'd about it already. not really. i even added couple of members onto my email list just want to spread the help a bit. 1 Quote
exciter1 Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 not really. i even added couple of members onto my email list just want to spread the help a bit. That's cool! I'd script something up or be added to a list, but my spending habits are hard enough to curb as it is. Quote
trekgate502 Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 Except I though we already decided the 36S4 or whatever the other batch is was for backorders. Or am I confusing it with one of the other retired sets that is currently being produced? The answer to your question is Yes. Quote
mykingdomforabrick Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 OK this will get voted down I am sure, but perhaps this could be part of a new paid BP subscription service that many of us want to do to help out BP and have people share tactics to those who Agree. Quote
10230 Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 38S4. For a retired set they sure do keep making it alot. So, we are now positive for 36S4 _and_ 38S4, which is 4 and 2 weeks ago? Quote
jerryherb Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 how many of BP'ers are finding buyers @ $350 for this? i find that there are 3 listings for this @ amazon. and based on sales ranking: Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,861 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #149,048 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #242,259 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) i am pretty sure that this ranking is not based on recent sales but if i read those number correctly and try to rationalize: vw camper has : Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,689 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) tower bridge has : Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,573 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) based on this Haunted house is 2X harder to move vs. VW camper. and pretty much the similar as tower bridge. sold one on amazon for $349 a few days back Quote
mscheaf Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 So, we are now positive for 36S4 _and_ 38S4, which is 4 and 2 weeks ago? Well the one I have from my last order is 37S4. Quote
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