Achilles Posted October 1, 2015 Posted October 1, 2015 Here's one of those wacky "had to be there" things. I am at Target, picking up online orders for Non-LEGO related stuff - and a guy walks out of the back with a slightly beaten up but sealed Atlantis 8061 - Gateway of the Squid set. Someone else had left it for him to do something with. I told him I'd take it if it was cheap enough, he scanned it and it came up $14. Sold. How often do people stumble on 5 year old sets at these stores?! Crazy. 3 Quote
exciter1 Posted October 1, 2015 Posted October 1, 2015 (edited) Here's one of those wacky "had to be there" things. I am at Target, picking up online orders for Non-LEGO related stuff - and a guy walks out of the back with a slightly beaten up but sealed Atlantis 8061 - Gateway of the Squid set. Someone else had left it for him to do something with. I told him I'd take it if it was cheap enough, he scanned it and it came up $14. Sold. How often do people stumble on 5 year old sets at these stores?! Crazy. I still see Atlantis polybags at Meijer every so often. Edited October 1, 2015 by exciter1 3 Quote
TheOrcKing Posted October 2, 2015 Posted October 2, 2015 How often do people stumble on 5 year old sets at these stores?! I recall a couple years ago now at Walmart I found Darth Maul's Sith Infiltrator (2011 version), then later Plo Koon's Starfighter, and even later the T-Rex Hunter from Dino. At Target there was an Ewok Attack (also 2011 edition) and possibly something else I forgot. I haven't been that lucky in finding long retired sets anymore but still my search continues. Lately I have seen sets that store stopped carrying for months to a year then suddenly either a bunch or just one sitting on the shelf in the main LEGO aisle or typically in some random spot of the store.Not an old set or even retired but I remember coming across a Technic 42029 Pick-up Truck for half off. However the box was brutally beaten and open plus I am not a major fan of the theme really. I'm sure in the case were the set not complete, $50 still would have been worth it. Out of all the kinds of builds available, Technic ones are not something I could handle the incomplete situation very well. Quote
nolanfan34 Posted October 3, 2015 Posted October 3, 2015 This is slightly different, but my favorite was finding a Palpatine's Arrest (TRU exclusive) on the shelf at a Wal-Mart. Super mint box and everything. Of course it didn't scan, I should have taken it to customer service but didn't have time. Would have been a fun conversation. Quote
buidee Posted October 3, 2015 Posted October 3, 2015 Speaking of finding old sets in the stores which one of these does not belong? Quote
Pseudoty Posted October 3, 2015 Posted October 3, 2015 All of them. What store has their lego display in the Bra section? 4 Quote
Elkkthunder Posted October 3, 2015 Posted October 3, 2015 I vote obiwan starfighter followed By rancor Quote
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