jaisonline Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 I'm just saying 5-guys in a hot tub didn't make it happen.Exactly. It was actually 4 guys plus their leader in a hot tub with target phone support on speed dial. 1 Quote
P_R_Rice Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Brickpicker forums... the best hype man since Flavor Flav. Quote
Val-E Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 This thread will soon get very busy, etc, etc. Quote
trekgate502 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Now if Toys R Us goes... I have a feeling they may have a good supply. I am holding on buying more at the moment... Quote
trekgate502 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 This thread will soon get very busy, etc, etc. LOL that sounds like an Ed Mack quote from the Town Hall thread. Of course on this one he said he has no special knowledge. As for its fate we shall see Grasshopper. 1 Quote
Val-E Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Yup, direct quote. Also, sometimes when people are silent, it says the most....... Quote
cladner Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 (edited) LOL that sounds like an Ed Mack quote from the Town Hall thread. Of course on this one he said he has no special knowledge. As for its fate we shall see Grasshopper. actually Ed's unusually explicit admonition below is what got my buying of this set into higher gear. if Ed's suggests you buy one now, why not buy 10 now? i'm sure i'm not the only brickpicker who pays attention to his advice and acts accordingly. Once again...if you want a Red 5 and don't have one, I would suggest you buy one now. its not like he loves this set - quite the opposite - Not really impressed. Designed for the new fan and consumer. Will it affect the old UCS set value...probably. LEGO has so many options for UCS sets and to redo an X-Wing is about making money. I can't blame them, I'm just not too happy about another remake. Lame IMO. he's just trying to help out the regular collector who wants 1 to build so pay attention regular collectors who want one to build. Edited January 26, 2015 by cladner Quote
trekgate502 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 actually Ed's unusually explicit admonition below is what got my buying of this set into higher gear. if Ed's suggests you buy one now, why not buy 10 now? i'm sure i'm not the only brickpicker who pays attention to and acts accordingly. Yep I was at 1 and now at 10. Target went from 230 last Wednesday to 0 today. Guesses on how many toys r us has? I am thinking 400 as guess. Quote
legodelorean Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 (edited) if i remember correctly, you also need to space your orders out or target (like amazon) will still combine diff orders when shipping. Exactly. This happened when I ordered my two WVM's last week. I spaced the two orders out about 4 hours from each other. Before I placed my second order I checked the status of the first order and since it said preparing for shipment I thought that it was too far along to combine. Nope. They combined it and I'm not too pleased. We will see how f'd up my sets are on Wednesday. This was on Amazon by the way, not Target. Edited January 26, 2015 by legodelorean Quote
ravenb99 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Brickpicker forums... the best hype man since Flavor Flav. 1 Quote
Val-E Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 He would have been a great minifigure for the RI - chasing skirts and all. Quote
jaisonline Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 same here. i just checked my dec 9 ordered (that was the last time it happened to me). an order had 3 ToOs and another from the same day had 1 WMV. 1 ToO shipped with the WMV. Exactly. This happened when I ordered my two WVM's last week. I spaced the two orders out about 4 hours from each other. Before I placed my second order I checked the status of the first order and since it said preparing for shipment I thought that it was too far along to combine. Nope. They combined it and I'm not too pleased. We will see how f'd up my sets are on Wednesday. Quote
Ed Mack Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 actually Ed's unusually explicit admonition below is what got my buying of this set into higher gear. if Ed's suggests you buy one now, why not buy 10 now? i'm sure i'm not the only brickpicker who pays attention to his advice and acts accordingly. its not like he loves this set - quite the opposite - he's just trying to help out the regular collector who wants 1 to build so pay attention regular collectors who want one to build. I like the set, but don't love it. I really think the box is small and looks like a regular STAR WARS set. The model itself is top notch, as was the original. But to me, it's the whole package. I don't think the Dead 5 will reach the levels of the 7191, especially since there will probably be another X-Wing version at some point that includes the offset wings of the new movie version, but the new movies will help most STAR WARS sets regardless. Quote
newbiecollect Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 My 4 x wing from tru arrived today slightly crushed. Seals are all 21r3. Quote
trekgate502 Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Does anyone have ability to get toys r us inventory level? Quote
BrickLegacy Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Does anyone have ability to get toys r us inventory level? It will be fun to watch the 9%+ discounted gift cards disappear on raise and other sites. Quote
No More Monkeys Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Does anyone have ability to get toys r us inventory level? There was some snowman olaf guy I think... did he get burned out? Quote
meowsmeowsmeows Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 I like the set, but don't love it. I really think the box is small and looks like a regular STAR WARS set. The model itself is top notch, as was the original. But to me, it's the whole package. I don't think the Dead 5 will reach the levels of the 7191, especially since there will probably be another X-Wing version at some point that includes the offset wings of the new movie version, but the new movies will help most STAR WARS sets regardless. Dead 5? That's not very cryptic this time Quote
ravenb99 Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 There was some snowman olaf guy I think... did he get burned out? You have to ask the correct way.... 5 Quote
ravenb99 Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Dead 5? That's not very cryptic this time I think he meant this guy 2 Quote
pcaster Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Wow. I had planned on acquiring some more of these slowly over the next couple of weeks from Target, then I log on tonight and see that it's too late. Oh well, on to the next item to stock up on. I wasn't planning on loading up - not a ton of confidence that this will soar other than the fact that it had seemed to have been a bit under the radar. Quote
Ed Mack Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Dead 5? That's not very cryptic this time Typo. Sorry. Quote
toycrazedchris Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 FYI - I just used "chat" with TRU and they said they have about 250 in stock. 1 Quote
jaisonline Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 FYI - I just used "chat" with TRU and they said they have about 250 in stock. I just called LEGO sales and the $18 Flying Flushers are nearly gone. Everyone better hurry or I'll buy the last 26 in-stock. Dead-5 people! Quote
trekgate502 Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 FYI - I just used "chat" with TRU and they said they have about 250 in stock. Chris wow. I chatted with them twice and called in twice over the last two weeks and they would say they do not have access to this information. This person must have been honest? I'm going to jump in for another 4. I don't know why. 1 Quote
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