kfishe2 Posted June 9, 2016 Posted June 9, 2016 Wife found a new box at local Five Below store. New shipment just in today. Quote
dcdfan Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 On 5/20/2016 at 6:42 PM, dcdfan said: Somehow these two weren't included... 1 Quote
Laudrup16 Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 Someone inside Lego confirmed me yesterday that 71012 will run until end of August and then it will retire to leave room for production of series 16. They took note of what has happened with German minifigures and run a huge production which may flood retailers now as they expect supply to last up to end of summer. Despite thay, I'd expect this set to work well in the future even if they're flooding the retailers now as it will be the very first one and iconic, so lots of children will ask for it when disney set #2 comes next year. 1 Quote
Brenner Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 13 hours ago, Laudrup16 said: Someone inside Lego confirmed me yesterday that 71012 will run until end of August and then it will retire to leave room for production of series 16. They took note of what has happened with German minifigures and run a huge production which may flood retailers now as they expect supply to last up to end of summer. Despite thay, I'd expect this set to work well in the future even if they're flooding the retailers now as it will be the very first one and iconic, so lots of children will ask for it when disney set #2 comes next year. Sold out at SAH EU....let's see what happens... Quote
Steve Brule Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 It's wise to do a limited run on the 1st series to push the idea of exclusivity. Then, when series 2 is released, the buying frenzy is further increased because collectors don't want to miss the boat this time and buy hoping for the high demand of the first series. Quote
exciter1 Posted June 13, 2016 Author Posted June 13, 2016 Saw a full box at Wal-Mart yesterday. The 2nd box for this location.My TRU has restocked several times. Quote
Laudrup16 Posted June 13, 2016 Posted June 13, 2016 On 10/6/2016 at 3:58 AM, Laudrup16 said: Someone inside Lego confirmed me yesterday that 71012 will run until end of August and then it will retire to leave room for production of series 16. They took note of what has happened with German minifigures and run a huge production which may flood retailers now as they expect supply to last up to end of summer. Despite thay, I'd expect this set to work well in the future even if they're flooding the retailers now as it will be the very first one and iconic, so lots of children will ask for it when disney set #2 comes next year. Being my first post couldn't have lower credibility! I'm afraid same woman at Lego changed her mind and stated that there will be no more production runs for 71012, so she kindly asked me to wait for my limited 20 acquired at LEGO Shop at Home and go to retailers if I wanted to hover more Quote
Brenner Posted June 14, 2016 Posted June 14, 2016 On 10-6-2016 at 3:58 AM, Laudrup16 said: Someone inside Lego confirmed me yesterday that 71012 will run until end of August and then it will retire to leave room for production of series 16. Just read the new Lego Catalogue Jun-Dec 2016 and it states a 71012 is a limited edition and a new minifigures series will be released in September 2016. 1 Quote
fossilrock Posted June 14, 2016 Posted June 14, 2016 8 minutes ago, Brenner said: Just read the new Lego Catalogue Jun-Dec 2016 and it states a 71012 is a limited edition and a new minifigures series will be released in September 2016. Every line of minifigures is a "limited edition" technically. They only have a shelf life for a 1/3rd of the year before the next line. The disney line is just popular compared to other lines in the series so it's going to look more limited, but it's not. I've seen these pop up in a few more walmarts around me. I think these continue to hit retail outlets until September, like said above. That only makes sense. I also doubt lego will try and limit capacity to make "demand stronger for series 2". Why? They'll make as much as they can from it, and move on. 1 Quote
midbenne Posted June 14, 2016 Posted June 14, 2016 (edited) Lego employee today said they got their last box and that's that...lots of other words being used around this series...but from what I can see if you need to get a complete set and you see a fresh case...smoosh now or there might not be much left in the near future....I also spoke to that store's manager who did confirm this but also said he has heard nothing of a Disney Series Two vs. one of his employees who mentioned they might have a series two. I think the only person to really listen to is yourself. If you want them, go buy them b/c no matter what, we're talking months at most of availability possibly less depending on where you live. Edited June 14, 2016 by midbenne Quote
Furious_george Posted June 15, 2016 Posted June 15, 2016 (edited) Sold out at Australiain LEGO Shop at Home. Edited June 15, 2016 by Furious_george Quote
Tedron Posted June 15, 2016 Posted June 15, 2016 Interesting, think I may buy some today just in case! Quote
marcandre Posted June 15, 2016 Posted June 15, 2016 Lego shop at home message on these, sounds like more coming for the holidays. We apologize that this item is temporarily out of stock, please check back with us in late fall. Quote
Supermono Posted June 15, 2016 Posted June 15, 2016 Mmm difficult call... Can buy 40 but not a complete box. Buy or wait? Quote
Darth_Raichu Posted June 15, 2016 Posted June 15, 2016 The message has been posted there for at least a week. Some people just chose to ignore it in favor of "PANIC!!!" 1 hour ago, marcandre said: Lego shop at home message on these, sounds like more coming for the holidays. We apologize that this item is temporarily out of stock, please check back with us in late fall. On 6/7/2016 at 3:48 PM, cernak said: Wow, check back late fall? Summer just started! 1 Quote
Miami Bomb Squad Posted June 15, 2016 Posted June 15, 2016 Yes, Hard to believe my store only got 2 boxes............and "thats It". Quote
jaylay Posted June 15, 2016 Posted June 15, 2016 Mmm difficult call... Can buy 40 but not a complete box. Buy or wait? Buy now! Quote
Supermono Posted June 15, 2016 Posted June 15, 2016 Available again at the online shop in Europe Quote
c_rpg Posted June 16, 2016 Posted June 16, 2016 It's on "call to check" in Europe now. Seems like the rumors are true. Quote
bricklues Posted June 16, 2016 Posted June 16, 2016 It's on "call to check" in Europe now. Seems like the rumors are true. What rumors exactly? That it is over with this series or that it will be available in Fall 2016? )) Quote
c_rpg Posted June 16, 2016 Posted June 16, 2016 Just now, bricklues said: What rumors exactly? That it is over with this series or that it will be available in Fall 2016? )) That it won't be available this summer. Stock at local retailers is starting to dwindle. Meanwhile there's still a lot of demand. Not sure about availability in Fall 2016. Quote
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