ericholm Posted September 22, 2012 Posted September 22, 2012 Hi All, I am looking at the next investment options and looks like this set is a sure fire short term winner. Lego LEGO Shop at Home UK are indicating next shipment date of 23rd Nov! (2 months away), Lego LEGO Shop at Home USA say temp out of stock and it has been in and out of stock all year according to others posts. My kids at school say all the boys are constantly into playing Minecraft (The computer game). Amazon USA is showing sets for $110.00 and Amazon UK is showing it at Quote
Ed Mack Posted September 23, 2012 Posted September 23, 2012 Hi All,I am looking at the next investment options and looks like this set is a sure fire short term winner. Lego S@H UK are indicating next shipment date of 23rd Nov! (2 months away), Lego S@H USA say temp out of stock and it has been in and out of stock all year according to others posts. My kids at school say all the boys are constantly into playing Minecraft (The computer game). Amazon USA is showing sets for $110.00 and Amazon UK is showing it at Quote
TheOrcKing Posted September 24, 2012 Posted September 24, 2012 The problem with these CUUSOO sets is that their run is EXTREMELY limited, so is it any wonder it went out of stock so fast?! Unless LEGO is going to produce a large amount of these (about the same as all their other themes) so that everyone has a halfway decent chance of owning atleast one, then these sets will basically be worth something down the road only for the fact that there were so few sets ever produced. From most of the comments I've read, that's the only reason anybody seems to be trying to get their hands on this set. For it's investment potential, not much else. (Guess nobody actually wants to build it...) In short, if you can manage to buy a few of these, do it. LEGO is probably going to produce one more run of this, and that's it. Maybe another run after that, but somehow I doubt it. You can probably get by with selling a few MINECRAFT sets now, but keep a couple in a safe for the long haul. Again, their very limited production runs will make perfectly mint sets insanely valuable later on. Just like all the different LEGO store's 'grand opening' exclusives. Quote
Doofy McGee Posted October 12, 2012 Posted October 12, 2012 Didn't want to waste time going into detail. There is a limit of one per customer. Good luck everyone! Quote
Talon Posted October 12, 2012 Posted October 12, 2012 They were out of Minecraft an hour ago and then I just checked again and Amazon has some more! 2:09pm PST Quote
Doofy McGee Posted October 13, 2012 Posted October 13, 2012 They seemed to alternate between in and out of stock a few times today. The last few batches were showing that they were back ordered. They seem to be out of them now finally. I hope everyone who wanted one, got one! :) Quote
Doofy McGee Posted October 13, 2012 Posted October 13, 2012 Amazon sold at least a few hundred more of these sets today (possibly way more), and shop.lego.com reportedly had a small supply available as well. What will this do to the value and collectible status of this previously ultra-limited set? I don't know if there is much public information on this topic, but I am very excited to have obtained a couple, and am wondering what the outlook is from here on out. Quote
tormentalous Posted October 13, 2012 Posted October 13, 2012 Amazon sold at least a few hundred more of these sets today (possibly way more), and shop.lego.com reportedly had a small supply available as well. What will this do to the value and collectible status of this previously ultra-limited set? I don't know if there is much public information on this topic, but I am very excited to have obtained a couple, and am wondering what the outlook is from here on out. I'm thinking it'll do pretty good when they completely sell out. You can pretty much see how fast they are selling out as soon as LEGO's selling them again. There's a ton of Minecraft fans, probably more than LEGO anticipated, and everyone wants to get their hands on one. I'm glad I got mine when the first pre-orders came out. Quote
Doofy McGee Posted October 13, 2012 Posted October 13, 2012 I guess I am wondering if they will just keep making more to keep meeting the demand. But I suppose I am worrying unnecessarily. I'm sure LEGO knows the value of keeping some of their items limited in order to create a buzz among the fans. Quote
Ed Mack Posted October 13, 2012 Posted October 13, 2012 LEGO does a great job of keeping people guessing. In a way, they promote speculation when set inventories are constantly going in and out of stock. Smart business tactic in my opinion. The Minecraft set will probably go in and out of stock many more times before the final EOL. This time around, a couple of hundred sets do nothing to the overall future of the set. If LEGO decides to flood the market in the future, all bets are off. Quote
legoman666 Posted November 13, 2012 Posted November 13, 2012 Out of stock everywhere. Going price on eBay and Amazon is ~$90. Just sold one for $89.49 on Amazon. Not bad for a $34.99 buy a few weeks ago. I don't see this retaining its value 3-4 months from now. The Minecraft craze is nearing its end. Quote
hengchibrick Posted November 13, 2012 Posted November 13, 2012 Out of stock everywhere. Going price on eBay and Amazon is ~$90. Just sold one for $89.49 on Amazon. Not bad for a $34.99 buy a few weeks ago. I don't see this retaining its value 3-4 months from now. The Minecraft craze is nearing its end. I don't know. If it was out of stock everywhere with high demands, why the price won't keep going up? It will definitely go further up if LEGO release other similar sets, and this 21102 is officially retired. I have sold several ~$75 but I want to hold on for my last few for now. Quote
Talon Posted November 13, 2012 Posted November 13, 2012 With the success of this one I would expect Lego to come out with some more Minecraft sets. Two of my kids play Minecraft, and are big Lego fans but when I told them the original price they thought it was too much! I did sell mine at double the price I paid. Quote
Desultor Posted November 18, 2012 Posted November 18, 2012 I remember reading somewhere that TLG was going to produce a big run of these for the holidays. Is that what has now sold out, or is it still to come? If they're now cranking them out in the factories, now may be the best time to sell... Quote
arobert125 Posted March 25, 2013 Posted March 25, 2013 LEGO Minecraft 21102 in local LEGO Store When I went to my local LEGO store today to enjoy the DOUBLE POINTS.....they had a few of the Minecraft sets on the shelves......did not buy any! Rumor has it, LEGO sent out to stores to see how fast they will move. Any thoughts? Quote
Grolim Posted March 25, 2013 Posted March 25, 2013 Hmmm, wish they would stop already... but the flipping I have done on this set has been great. Quote
ApesInCapes Posted March 25, 2013 Posted March 25, 2013 I wonder if seeing one up close would encourage me to buy it. I guess we'll see on my next Lego store visit if they have any. I never really understood the fun of Minecraft though I enjoy Terraria. Quote
stephen_rockefeller Posted March 25, 2013 Posted March 25, 2013 I wonder if seeing one up close would encourage me to buy it. I guess we'll see on my next Lego store visit if they have any. I never really understood the fun of Minecraft though I enjoy Terraria.the box size or box art probably won't wow you...... Quote
Rich B Posted March 25, 2013 Posted March 25, 2013 If I see any in person I will probably stay away from them. I was flipping these before, but the demand has slowed down a lot and the Minecraft sets just aren't worth flipping anymore. More hassle than it's worth in my opinion. Quote
Darth Lego Posted March 25, 2013 Posted March 25, 2013 This set has basically turned into a normal one. (Buy low, sell after it is retired.) The previous quick flipping is gone now and the demand is lowering. Quote
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