chinothegeeko Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) Interesting... where do you find these graphs? Under the buy tab? Here http://brickset.com/article/13908/shop-lego-com-data-for-france-and-germany-now-available Edited April 2, 2015 by chinothegeeko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biking_tiger Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Yeah, that info in the US would really allow QFLL to bilk the uninformed public. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asharerin Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Unfortunately does not look to be accurate. 10220 is showing zero stock but is available now limit 5 in europe. Only several 10188 lol? Back to the drawing board. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinothegeeko Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) From German Tab: Simpsons House http://brickset.com/sets/71006-1/The-Simpsons-House Pet Shop http://brickset.com/sets/10218-1/Pet-Shop Palace Cinema http://brickset.com/sets/10232-1/Palace-Cinema Red 5 X-wing http://brickset.com/sets/10240-1/Red-Five-X-wing-Starfighter Oh well, it does help to see what is selling and what isn't though. Edited April 2, 2015 by chinothegeeko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Exactly, when someone here challenges whether something will be retired because it is not selling, now there is concrete evidence. I imagine the data stream is not real time so it will take a while to synch with web availability. Pretty sure lego will take the data down before long - it gives the big sharks too much insider information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcell Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Does anyone know what the stock numbers in the graphs represent? Are they in the thousands or single digits? I am surprised to see such low stock levels of all of the sets that I've looked at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asharerin Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Exactly, when someone here challenges whether something will be retired because it is not selling, now there is concrete evidence. I imagine the data stream is not real time so it will take a while to synch with web availability. Pretty sure lego will take the data down before long - it gives the big sharks too much insider information. The graphs show stock levels, not sales. If a set sells 100 units per day but they restock 99 units per day most people will infer only 1 is selling per day according to the graphs. I imagine it will be just another tool for TLG to manipulate sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I would imagine they are single digits as this is what is available for sale on the lego web to the general public (not what has actually been produced or is being distributed to retailers). I think more time is needed to observe trends and see if the data is coherent or not by cross referencing the peaks of stock availability with seal codes. I have already seen some very surprising data so I am not sure if I trust it much, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprocket77 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 They're single digits, either that or they have about 4m Exo Suits left. If the numbers are accurate then I'm not so sure about some of the retirement speculation. Take the TOO, the graph shows it's moved 400 units in the last three weeks, even accounting for double VIP, they're pretty good sales in just two markets for such an expensive set, would annualise out to approx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprocket77 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 The graphs show stock levels, not sales. If a set sells 100 units per day but they restock 99 units per day most people will infer only 1 is selling per day according to the graphs. I imagine it will be just another tool for TLG to manipulate sales. I think you can pretty much identify the restock points with the more expensive, low volume sets. Look at the R5, it's pretty safe to say they were restocked on the 20th March with about 160 units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yinchuan Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Who needs actual data? I subscribe to unfounded, crackpot theries instead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprocket77 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Who needs actual data? I subscribe to unfounded, crackpot theries instead! Lot to be said for a good crackpot theory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Huw did a nice job with this data, but with any sort of information like this, it has some use, but it is not a game changer. If you piece all of it together you can estimate what is a good seller or not, but in no way does that tell you if more production runs are planned, which is the most important information one can obtain in the reselling world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10230 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 It will be interesting to see these graphs over the course of a year. If they last for that long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazuli16 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 you guys can keep your graphs...i'll stick to divination through chicken bones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprocket77 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 The info is only really going to have any significance on the LEGO Shop at Home exclusives too. Something that's freely available and possibly discounted in regular toy stores is less likely to be bought direct from Lego, so their sales will appear slower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I see this getting shutdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilrock Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I wouldn't be shocked if that's the end of the Tower of Orthanc. We'll see... but, my guess is it's gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I see this getting shutdown. Probably at some point. LEGO likes to keep its information to itself. This was probably a slip up by those affiliates. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inversion Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) Tracking all of this stuff into a database would be good for retrospect analysis to determine some policies. Restock frequency, at which stock levels do they restock, behaviour before retirement etc. Lots of possible information here for the good statistician. I say almost too much if we can build a database at least for a year. This type of data is really good. Ed is right. LEGO is giving away too much info if they allow us to do this. Edited April 2, 2015 by inversion 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yinchuan Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I see this getting shutdown. Did the chicken bones tell you that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Did the chicken bones tell you that? It was the clucker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazuli16 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 It was the clucker. The turkey from last night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudcatsfan Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Classic intentional misinformation campaign. Allow the enemy to THINK they've broken your code. ramp the TOO levels down to zero, show no no reorders, then.........UNLEASH THE HOUNDS. Crank production and have anyone that ordered more than one TOO in those months dragged from their mother's house and beaten with a bag of duplo. -taken from lego insider anti-reseller memo further detail [REDACTED] 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilrock Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I do think the LOTR ToO is done though. With Jurassic World coming in May/June, and Scooby Doo later on in the year... LOTR/Hobbit has to be on the way out.. I bet if there is a production run on ToO, it's a small one. Just from what i've seen online at the various retail outlets, the theme seems to be on life support at this point, and I expect it to be gone by summer, even if that graph showed a steady decrease in inventory with steady sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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