trekgate502 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Sorry, Garfunkel. We don’t hock Trek here.lost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebuild Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 (edited) Take this for what you want...I went to the lego store last week, and talked to an employee that has worked there for 5+ yrs, and kind of knows what he's talking about. He said that a little while back, a manager at one of the lego stores, had accidentally marked down EV at his store for 20% off. He said that because of that violation for marking down an exclusive, that the lego stores, and Lego.com will not be selling EV for a few months, as a penalty or something like that. I didn't know what to make of it at the time, but it does kind of make sense now, with this "check back in Jan." on lego.com. Hmmm...I dunno, but I've been buying a few here and there, just incase.As odd as that policy may appear, that is right in line with a similar incident involving SH that was handled the same way. Edited July 31, 2015 by rebuild Original post referenced not included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meowsmeowsmeows Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 This is just IMO, but I've been thinking about this for awhile since the Simpsons House TOOS w/message and given the latest Ewok Village TOOS w/January message.It's possible Lego is going to a rotating production schedule with existing sets. Meaning, Simpsons House will be produced for X amount of months and when inventory from Shop at Home sells out, it is gone from there until they resume production for September. Why it's not gone yet from Target, Amazon, Wal Mart etc... is still a question other than maybe it is a set that is not a good seller. The same could be said for Ewok Village. Retirement could be delayed for many sets if a rotating schedule is planned. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold-Arrow Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 As odd as that policy may appear, that is right in line with a similar incident involving SH that was handled the same way.care to elaborate? I don't see why lego would create a shortage spanning well beyond the holiday season, with the movie coming out on top of that, due to one manager goof off . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenb99 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Might not be hammer but ewoks can do the dance too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilrock Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I'm still convinced this set is on the way, and probably the message was put up there to throw investors off track from going all death star on the remaining sets out in the wild. A strong tactic for sure. I'll check back in January when they give it the retirement tag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekragle Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 (edited) "going all death star" LOL - I am going to start using that when it comes to stock clearing out quickly.The tower of orthanc is 'going all death star' on us.GADS for all you shorthanders Edited July 31, 2015 by thekragle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colossus Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 "going all death star" LOL - I am going to start using that when it comes to stock clearing out quickly.The tower of orthanc is 'going all death star' on us.GADS for all you shorthandersRemember, it went OOS online, so technically it's eGADS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alucard1982 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 That makes no sense. So his store accidentally puts the set on sale and lego.com and all lego stores are punished. Seems really far fetched to me. Seems like complete BS to me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerG Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I think the most likely scenario is that with all the new sets coming out they have no production capacity left before the x-mas period to make another production run of EV. And between now and January is a loooonnnnggg time - depending on the success of all other sets they might just decide that production capacity for EV might never come back again ....or produce 10000 more in January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudcatsfan Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKjxFJfcrcA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold-Arrow Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Rank on Amazon when Lego updated status : 2703Rank this morning : 2093Not a DS type of a hysteria. Not yet anyhow . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Guapo Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 lost It's from Fanboys. Great movie if you have never seen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Rank on Amazon when Lego updated status : 2703Rank this morning : 2093Not a DS type of a hysteria. Not yet anyhow . I think people are becoming leery of any special LEGO notation after the Death Star "Sold Out" debacle, so they are having little effect on the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarleyMoose Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I got an alert email yesterday morning from amazon saying my EV would be delayed due to an issue with the carrier. I knew right away it would not arrive in good condition. Today I received it and I was right. The shipping box was crushed in on both sides but not too bad, I had hope. Opened it up and all 3 seals on one side were popped and the box had a nice crush/bend in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickLegacy Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I got an alert email yesterday morning from amazon saying my EV would be delayed due to an issue with the carrier. I knew right away it would not arrive in good condition. Today I received it and I was right. The shipping box was crushed in on both sides but not too bad, I had hope. Opened it up and all 3 seals on one side were popped and the box had a nice crush/bend in it. Same thing happened to me. Folks should be on the lookout for some on AWD soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Same thing happened to me. Folks should be on the lookout for some on AWD soon.Great! I have one arriving today. I sent back 3 Slave 1's over the last 2 weeks and the last time I chatted with an Amazon CSR and it's now still under review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdfan Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Walmart is sold out (again) so, that leaves Target & Amazon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmpirate Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 As odd as that policy may appear, that is right in line with a similar incident involving SH that was handled the same way. Yep, heard the same thing about SH. The reasoning was that if TLG was going to punish other retailers for discounting exclusives, they had to hold themselves to the same standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJD1019 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Picked up a EV from my local Lego store. They had them all in the back. The sales person said they pulled them all because they did not want resellers buying them all up. Really did not make sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Picked up a EV from my local Lego store. They had them all in the back. The sales person said they pulled them all because they did not want resellers buying them all up. Really did not make sense to me. Which part doesn't make sense to you? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJD1019 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 why would they put them in back to hide from resellers? Resellers would be the more likely to ask them to check the back. I also think the theory of lego punishing themselves is nuts. Why would the Lego stores still be selling them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 They do that so they can control what's being sold and to whom. If you reek of resellerness then they can just say no we don't have any. Most resellers think they are being sly but trust me we can be spotted from a mile away. My lego stores do this with QFLL sets and sets that are close to retirement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneknightr Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 They do that so they can control what's being sold and to whom. If you reek of resellerness then they can just say no we don't have any. Most resellers think they are being sly but trust me we can be spotted from a mile away. My lego stores do this with QFLL sets and sets that are close to retirement. We have a certain smell that we reek of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Raichu Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 They do that so they can control what's being sold and to whom. If you reek of resellerness then they can just say no we don't have any. Most resellers think they are being sly but trust me we can be spotted from a mile away. My lego stores do this with QFLL sets and sets that are close to retirement. We have a certain smell that we reek of? The smell of over potential 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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