40178 - LEGO VIP Promo

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The Shanghai LEGO store has revealed 40178 VIP Set, an upcoming promotional item which will be available to LEGO VIP members at some point later this year.

 

This set is currently being given away with purchases of over 399 CNY in China, it’s unknown whether 40178 will be available worldwide yet.

 

 

 

 

[Lordoflego]

I hope it will be available here. I love it. 

[Forsaker]

I hope it will be available here. I love it. 

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[ponderingzissou]

Parts appear in Bricks And Pieces BUT blank tiles appear... printed tiles aren't listed there. Seeing blank yellow, blue, br.yel green tiles. Would have really liked to have had more printed tiles but guessing they are stickers. 

Thanks for the pics from different angles

[Sprocket77]

Brickset have done a review of this and shown that it's actually a polybag, such a let down. Would have been worth so much more in a nice box. I know there's a lot of small pieces, but surprises they'd put an over 200 piece set in a bag.

[MrToes16]

The stickers are a turn off.

[KShine]

1 hour ago, Sprocket77 said:

Brickset have done a review of this and shown that it's actually a polybag, such a let down. Would have been worth so much more in a nice box. I know there's a lot of small pieces, but surprises they'd put an over 200 piece set in a bag.

In the old world, when lego was viewed as being special/precious, this would have had some absolute potential.

Unfortunately, in the new world - it's likely to be viewed as just another plastic toy, in a bag, with a bunch of tiny plastic pieces, and stickers.

[Guest TabbyBoy]

At least the polybag saves anal buyers whinging about box condition. Stickers are the bane of my LEGO life, we all hate them, why do it?

[Deanfjr]

when they hit in the masses on eBay and people price cut each other, I will buy one for myself. otherwise I am waiting for the x2 VIP  'til Nov for the Nutcrackers... 

Edited October 8, 2017 by Deanfjr

[cladner]

looks cool but the manager guy needs a big hammer for banning all those nasty QFLL for completeness.

Edited October 8, 2017 by cladner

[Pseudoty]

Is this the highest buy in at $125 for a GWP? I can't recall anything even being $100. 

[cladner]

17 minutes ago, Pseudoty said:

Is this the highest buy in at $125 for a GWP? I can't recall anything even being $100. 

i would have to imagine the customers were extremely high when buying in at that price though its partly subjective as to being "the highest". 

 

Edited October 8, 2017 by cladner

[jay4e]

i would have to imagine the customers were extremely high when buying in at that price though its partly subjective as to being "the highest". 
 

i have sold the new opening store set for 150+ and this is similar. once it hits general availability though this price will drop substantially.

[redghostx]

Is this the highest buy in at $125 for a GWP? I can't recall anything even being $100. 

I think that the Lego Canvas bag had a higher entry point.

[andyposterfan]

It doesn't seem to expensive on eBay at present and it's not even in true supply freeflow yet 

if you can pick it up for $50 now on eBay that price will fall later this week and the week after drastically.

[minicoopers11]

2 hours ago, Pseudoty said:

Is this the highest buy in at $125 for a GWP? I can't recall anything even being $100. 

The canvas tote was $199.

[Dr Jedi]

4 hours ago, Deanfjr said:

when they hit in the masses on eBay and people price cut each other, I will buy one for myself. otherwise I am waiting for the x2 VIP  'til Nov for the Nutcrackers... 

I would agree with this strategy for myself, but I'm worried that the two winter vignette sets won't make it until then.

[Lordoflego]

Starts tomorrow!

 

Edited October 9, 2017 by Lordoflego

[Sandwraith]

First promo in a long time that i actually want for personal collection. C'mon Lego get us a modular building Lego store  

The silly VIP... wall/card? section could have been more parts to use towards the store-front, but oh well.

[eliminator]

This one is kinda meh for me. I will grab one for the personal collection, but not going to bother getting multiples for investment.

Edited October 9, 2017 by eliminator

[Poly 30286]

Times sure have changed... I just picked up my seasonal sets and a Belle to qualify for this promo. Looks like I'm the only one hitting 2x VIP at midnight 

[thedingman5]

11 minutes ago, Poly 30286 said:

Times sure have changed... I just picked up my seasonal sets and a Belle to qualify for this promo. Looks like I'm the only one hitting 2x VIP at midnight 

Right there with ya...personal record for Freebies...spent $127, double points and five freebies!  Nothing too special (VIP excluded), but free is free!!!

 

[Guest TabbyBoy]

The 2 best sets are out of stock so I’ll not bother. eBay will be flooded by the time it’s delivered anyway.

[GregP]

Been waiting for this promo and double VIP points to order Old Fishing Store for personal build.

[Sprocket77]

Just now, TabbyBoy said:

eBay will be flooded by the time it’s delivered anyway.

Don't think so, the buy in is too high on this one. If this was the standard €55/€60 buy in, then I'd put loads of small orders in and end up with a good few of them. Now, unless the Apollo comes back into set, I'm not likely to buy anything.