10236 - UCS: Ewok Village

[Guest]

Seems like I have heard that every double vip and may 4th for the last 2 years lol. Good luck! 

[Simon74]

got my set from amazon.com on January 22nd, packing code 41R5

[252grams]

Is this set on the way out now? It's still in stock on the LEGO SOH sites but they indicated to me in my local store that it is the next to go and possibly retiring as we speak. eBay prices for it aren't that high. Should I go and grab two of them for £400? Is it a worthy investment. Looking to flip it in a year and make 50 per cent markup hopefully!

Edited March 27, 2016 by 252grams
posted info on the SC here (wrong thread).

[justapilgrim]

Is this set on the way out now? It's still in stock on the LEGO SOH sites but they indicated to me in my local store that it is the next to go and possibly retiring as we speak. eBay prices for it aren't that high. Should I go and grab two of them for £400? Is it a worthy investment. Looking to flip it in a year and make 50 per cent markup hopefully!

Please read previous 100 pages of thread. Thanks

[252grams]

Just now, justapilgrim said:

Please read previous 100 pages of thread. Thanks

Lols. Will do x.

[252grams]

Not sure if this helps (hope it does..) - I just went an purchased one of these at retail (£200) at my local official LEGO store and the guy was really friendly. He told me that in the last delivery (Thursday 24th March) they got a few more Sandcrawlers but no more Ewok Villages.

[mattyman]

Brand new stock in my local Lego stores. 

[Cheese]

Not sure if this helps (hope it does..) - I just went an purchased one of these at retail (£200) at my local official LEGO store and the guy was really friendly. He told me that in the last delivery (Thursday 24th March) they got a few more Sandcrawlers but no more Ewok Villages.

Which means that next weeks delivery will have Ewok Villages and no Sandcrawlers

[252grams]

Too true. Amen.

[longshot]

I heard from a cpl different managers at separate stores that EV is the next UCS to go. It's being pushed out by the new Hoth set coming in. The reasoning is shelf space, similar price point and they are both play sets. I think the new Hoth set has nothing on the EV but from a marketing standpoint I think EV is done by May 4th or soon afterwards.

[Val-E]

Realistically, it is going to go at some point this year but it´s unprecedented that an exclusive that has had a full life cycle is pulled before Q4.

[marcandre]

24 minutes ago, Val-E said:

Realistically, it is going to go at some point this year but it´s unprecedented that an exclusive that has had a full life cycle is pulled before Q4.

SSD available Aug 27 2011 thru Jun 3rd 2014 per brickset

I think this will go out around the same time. 
 

Edited March 28, 2016 by marcandre

[Val-E]

You´re right, I had European dates in my head and only Bwing went earlier because it was pulled before 2 years.

[Fcbarcelona101]

I'll try and buy a couple more before shifting my UCS focus to the Sandcrawler. The Ewok Village is a really unique and top level set, I definitely don't want to regret not buying enough of them.

[bigboy61]

Is there a chance SAH will still have it available near the end of April (During the May the Fourth deals)? I want to score a good deal by buying one with a gift card ($18 or so below real value), double VIP, a free poster, and a free limited edition minifig. Will it be gone by then? Generally, I think this would be an odd time to retire it, but who knows anymore! Thanks in advance for your input!

Edited March 29, 2016 by bigboy61

[Follows Closely]

^ If you want just one for yourself, I would buy it now.

[bigboy61]

It's that close eh?

[iahawks550]

It won't "retire" soon. It just may be impossible to find at retail prices by the beginning of Fall.

[giannini78]

On 19 March 2016 at 7:25 PM, Simon74 said:

got my set from amazon.com on January 22nd, packing code 41R5

Is there a guide anywhere on this site as to what each of the different packing codes means?

[Val-E]

Yes and it is really simple. 1st number is week, letter is factory initial and last letter is year so week 41 factory R (Us IIRC) year 2015

[Manse1001]

Is there a guide anywhere on this site as to what each of the different packing codes means?

41 represents the week, the 5 represents the year (2015) and the R is the region the box was made. R being US/Canada, S being Europe, I believe.

[GiliusThunderhead]

3 hours ago, giannini78 said:

Is there a guide anywhere on this site as to what each of the different packing codes means?

Just to add - I think the know production plants are:
H = Nyíregyháza, Hungary
R = Ciénega de Flores, Mexico
S = Kladno, Czech Republic
Q = Purkersdorf, Austria
B = Shenzhen, China (Not Confirmed)
M = Billund, Denmark (Not Confirmed) 
O = Billund, Denmark (Not Confirmed)

Wonder if there's anyone out there hardcore enough to collect all the seal codes for a given year and week on there fave set??? 

[Nick83]

Nothing newer than  07S6  ? 

[c_rpg]

10 minutes ago, Nick83 said:

Nothing newer than  07S6  ? 

10S6, see retiring soon speculation thread.

Pretty sure we'll see new seals soon enough though.

[Separator]

1 hour ago, c_rpg said:

10S6, see retiring soon speculation thread.

Pretty sure we'll see new seals soon enough though.

Today one arrived with 15S6 seals from ToysRus