dday0606 Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 So I was looking on the TRU page and it appears that the Ice Breaker has been removed again. Even 4204 The Mine hasn't been removed yet! Was last week's 20% off so that they could do a massive blowout of these? Quote
zskid00 Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 The 20% was related to a City promotion and the Arctic sets are a City sub-theme. The Icebreaker didn't last long during the sale. Quote
dday0606 Posted March 16, 2015 Author Posted March 16, 2015 The 20% was related to a City promotion and the Arctic sets are a City sub-theme. The Icebreaker didn't last long during the sale. That I am aware of, but they haven't removed other "sold out" sets. Things like the Mine, town square, and cargo terminal are still listed on their web page, even though the last two have been sold out for months. The Ice Breaker had been MIA from their page till just a couple weeks ago and it magically reappeared before last week's sale. Their behavior around this set, bringing it out basically for this sale and then removing it, is quite interesting. Quote
beartrapper Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 How much of a sure thing is the ice breaker? Quote
ravenb99 Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 How much of a sure thing is the ice breaker? nothing is a sure thing but Icebreaker has proven success at holidays and 3.5 months later is still doing very well. It has also had some strange patterns of availability as mentioned above. Current ebay listings are 161-189 and Amazon is 152. If you can get down in the $100 range it is a solid set. I have been selling them off and on for $165. They don't fly at that price but they do sell. Pretty good seeing the set is available at shop at home for retail. Quote
beartrapper Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 Awesome, thanks for the details. I saw a few of those at a B&M store of the weekend but wasn't sure about the current demand. With a couple of 10% coupons that apply to city sets with the current double VIP I'll have to head back to scoop them up. Quote
Darth_Raichu Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 This thing is still available at S @ H along with most of Arctic sub-theme Quote
gregpj Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 Aside from the oddness of the Cargo Supply Plane disappearing, I think it's highly unlikely that the Arctic subtheme would disappear early. City sets like these usually stick around for at least year and this one is a perfect candidate to stick around just long enough for a 2nd winter. Kids like boats and Lego likes to make them. That said, I picked one up for ourselves (well, me ) during the last good sale at TRU. They do seem to sell despite being available in pretty large quantities up here. Quote
exciter1 Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 An interesting clearance find on Brickset. They walked out with it for $13. Quote
freakchem Posted November 6, 2015 Posted November 6, 2015 3 hours ago, unholy said: Retired ? Could get it for 70,- TRU exclusives never retire! Quote
Val-E Posted November 6, 2015 Posted November 6, 2015 Great spot. That and the little snowmobile this week so it seems the theme is done as some predicted. Quote
Brian Briggs Posted November 27, 2015 Posted November 27, 2015 This set often sells for RRP or more on German ebay. Is this only due to Christmas sales or does this set have long-term potential? Quote
gravtation Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 Can someone explain for such a small set why is it selling for 99.99$ in USA and 149.99$ in Canada .. ? 50$ ..this ain't a modular or a special set .. ! Quote
gravtation Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 17 hours ago, zskid00 said: MSRP is $129.99 in the U.S. ok thanks , Well info here on brickpicker data says 99$ in the US. Quote
Jules_K Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 What are peoples thoughts on this set long term? I think with a distinctive colour and the huskies / polar bear this should always have some demand in future. Quote
Val-E Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 At more than 30% off you can´t go wrong. At full RRP, I wouldn´t entertain it, though. Quote
Veegs Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 On 12/8/2015 at 2:50 PM, gravtation said: Can someone explain for such a small set why is it selling for 99.99$ in USA and 149.99$ in Canada .. ? 50$ ..this ain't a modular or a special set .. ! Probably due to the higher cost for boat hulls. Big pieces keep the total piece count low but probably cost more to manufacture. The new City Space Shuttle doesn't look like a $149.99 CAD set to me, either, but some of the larger pieces probably drive up the price. Quote
Val-E Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 Cargo planes are the same, low piece count due to the big wing and bulkhead which are single elements. Really these sets are more Playmobil than Lego but the punters seem to like them a lot. Quote
Brian Briggs Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 This set might have potential. The "This ship floats"-note on the box looks promising. Personally, I feel the urge to open the box just to launch the ice breaker on the small pond in our backyard. 1 Quote
Ciglione Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 I only see flipping potential. Long-term I am not so sure. Quote
landphieran Posted December 29, 2015 Posted December 29, 2015 These look to be gone from Toys R us and shop at home Quote
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