Retiring Soon - open speculation

[biking_tiger]

2 minutes ago, exciter1 said:

I guess I haven't seen it from that angle.

[gregpj]

1 hour ago, biking_tiger said:

 

They should have put Megatron in the chair.

 

[Guest TabbyBoy]

Or this guy...

 

[Voltron]

49 minutes ago, Lego Templar said:

In case my screen shot I took isn't showing on the app.

Sandcrawler and general grievous buildable showing out of stock at SAH.

Another one I think is on its way out is avengers tower. Walmart/target selling it 3rd party. Was lucky to buy 3 from each company at 40% off last week. Seems they may be done with it. I have 13 or 14 of those now.

Star Wars buildable figures will be hit or miss. GG / Darth vader / FO stormtrooper would be my pick in that order for performance.

However it seems like not there hasn't been alot of love for this sets (in UK Anyway). They have been discounted heavily and sat around on shelves for a long time. I know heavy discount on a set does not always result in poor performance once retired, but  I was expecting better sales for them.

I  really like GG and think it is miles better than the UCS figure that was released years back.

Seems like the TFA buildable figures plus vader will be sticking around for abit longer as no retiring soon tags on then, or that could just be becuase they are good sellers.

 

[Fenix_2k1]

I think the problem with the buildable figures series has been that the ones with human faces Skywalker, Kenobi, Rey, Finn, Jyn, all look pretty terrible. Luckily the recently released Chirrut Imwe pics show some improvement on that front. 

They can't be performing too badly though as Lego is continuing the theme. would be better if they retired a while wave all at once though at year end we'll have a mix of wave 1,2 & 3 on the shelves.

[Foxhound]

Pet Shop is now sold out at LEGO Shop at Home.de 

[Lego Templar]

I think the problem with the buildable figures series has been that the ones with human faces Skywalker, Kenobi, Rey, Finn, Jyn, all look pretty terrible. Luckily the recently released Chirrut Imwe pics show some improvement on that front. 
They can't be performing too badly though as Lego is continuing the theme. would be better if they retired a while wave all at once though at year end we'll have a mix of wave 1,2 & 3 on the shelves.

Star Wars buildable figures will be hit or miss. GG / Darth vader / FO stormtrooper would be my pick in that order for performance.
However it seems like not there hasn't been alot of love for this sets (in UK Anyway). They have been discounted heavily and sat around on shelves for a long time. I know heavy discount on a set does not always result in poor performance once retired, but  I was expecting better sales for them.
I  really like GG and think it is miles better than the UCS figure that was released years back.
Seems like the TFA buildable figures plus vader will be sticking around for abit longer as no retiring soon tags on then, or that could just be becuase they are good sellers.
 

Agreed. However I think the overall buildables will do well in time. Always have to remember fellow brothers and sisters have not been awoken yet. I've been making up for past time and paying minimum RRP and even above on new/used sets. If wave one is gone by middle of next year I'm sure the price will slowly go up. I like them for the fact they are a mix of Lego/action figure. It's not for everyone but if you like Lego and see a character you liked since you were a kid you may buy them and display at work, home wherever.

I look at the buildables on 2 different levels perfect for the person who loves General grievous but doesn't want to take the time or spend the money on a set he's in. Casual Lego fan I think is where I am getting at. The other is the completist. They come out once a year with 6 (for argument sake) that's what 125-150 dollars and you have them all.

I agree any robot or mask wearer is going to look good in these but that being said I want the "complete" set so I buy the others even if I don't care for them. There will be a market for these and even if they don't go much above RRP I will do fine. 75% of my GGs I got for 9 dollars rest for 15-17. The less people on here that like the series the better for me!

[Sozial]

2 hours ago, Lego Templar said:

 

 

Agreed. However I think the overall buildables will do well in time. Always have to remember fellow brothers and sisters have not been awoken yet. I've been making up for past time and paying minimum RRP and even above on new/used sets. If wave one is gone by middle of next year I'm sure the price will slowly go up. I like them for the fact they are a mix of Lego/action figure. It's not for everyone but if you like Lego and see a character you liked since you were a kid you may buy them and display at work, home wherever.

I look at the buildables on 2 different levels perfect for the person who loves General grievous but doesn't want to take the time or spend the money on a set he's in. Casual Lego fan I think is where I am getting at. The other is the completist. They come out once a year with 6 (for argument sake) that's what 125-150 dollars and you have them all.

I agree any robot or mask wearer is going to look good in these but that being said I want the "complete" set so I buy the others even if I don't care for them. There will be a market for these and even if they don't go much above RRP I will do fine. 75% of my GGs I got for 9 dollars rest for 15-17. The less people on here that like the series the better for me!

The figures are not really lego anymore, that is think is the problem. Will be easy to reach 50$/€ but with a buyin of ~25€ here, its not really worth the time with fees, shipping etc. For 9$ I would have gone nuts as well on that set.

[Will 4]

40 minutes ago, Sozial said:

The figures are not really lego anymore, that is think is the problem. Will be easy to reach 50$/€ but with a buyin of ~25€ here, its not really worth the time with fees, shipping etc. For 9$ I would have gone nuts as well on that set.

Nice to see someone who shares my views on bionicles.

[LegoBro]

Maybe this will wipe out what's left at Walmart.

[blocp13]

I thought the same about the buildables, but when I walked into a lego store and they had Kylo, phasma and vader all in a case I just had to have them for myself, Then once the tag was on GG I made sure I got him also.

[lorantchik]

Hi everyone,

Maybe I'm too naive, but a lot of sets tagged retiring soon doesn't have the same EOL : some come OOS and disappeard, other backordered, other still alive...and LEGO seems really knows what they are doing (they must read this thread). And I'm really disappointed because of the sets that are going. Scooby done, city deep sea gone, JW done, etc. But some of them are still alive after beiing backordered. Why LEGO chose keep producing sets even to f..ck resellers (and make money on our back-french expression) ...I won't post any set number, but I hope you understand me...

[Fenix_2k1]

31 minutes ago, lorantchik said:

Hi everyone,

Maybe I'm too naive, but a lot of sets tagged retiring soon doesn't have the same EOL : some come OOS and disappeard, other backordered, other still alive...and LEGO seems really knows what they are doing (they must read this thread). And I'm really disappointed because of the sets that are going. Scooby done, city deep sea gone, JW done, etc. But some of them are still alive after beiing backordered. Why LEGO chose keep producing sets even to f..ck resellers (and make money on our back-french expression) ...I won't post any set number, but I hope you understand me...

Without seals to prove it is difficult to say that Lego have made another run. More likely they are reallocating stock to meet demand. Pretty easy to move stock around Europe if big demand is elsewhere.

[lorantchik]

Maybe...I didnt think about relocating...if you're right, most of retiring sets won't be backordered anymore after black Friday  (I hope so)

[JeffProbst]

Mystery Mansion "Call to Check"

[Furious_george]

40 minutes ago, JeffProbst said:

Mystery Mansion "Call to Check"

Good stuff.

[HandyHand]

1 hour ago, JeffProbst said:

Mystery Mansion "Call to Check"

Ought to also mention that this is for LEGO Shop at Home Europe.  

And this is indeed Good stuff. Right before Brick Friday starts!

[Brian Briggs]

3 hours ago, JeffProbst said:

Mystery Mansion "Call to Check"

It's "sold out" on German LEGO Shop at Home. Finally!

[Val-E]

7 minutes ago, Brian Briggs said:

It's "sold out" on German LEGO Shop at Home. Finally!

Yay, another rotten theme bites the dust!

 

[Sprocket77]

1 minute ago, Val-E said:

Yay, another rotten theme bites the dust!

 

What's rotten about it. Some nice sets, good minifigures, decent discounts, not overly long life and in the Mystery Machine a set which is an iconic vehicle and wouldn't look out of place beside any of the Ideas vehicles.

[Val-E]

3 minutes ago, Sprocket77 said:

What's rotten about it. Some nice sets, good minifigures, decent discounts, not overly long life and in the Mystery Machine a set which is an iconic vehicle and wouldn't look out of place beside any of the Ideas vehicles.

No buyers.

[Rodeogeorge]

Yeah. What he said.

[LegoBro]

1 hour ago, Val-E said:

No buyers.

 

1 hour ago, Rodeogeorge said:

Yeah. What he said.

Just to add to this, my local toy r us has all of the sets.  Full stock on each one. 

[Fenix_2k1]

11 minutes ago, LegoBro said:

 

Just to add to this, my local toy r us has all of the sets.  Full stock on each one. 

That doesn't mean anything. It could be a winner and @exciter1's local stores will still have stock in 4 years time. 

[exciter1]

1 hour ago, Fenix_2k1 said:

That doesn't mean anything. It could be a winner and @exciter1's local stores will still have stock in 4 years time. 

Mine are empty of Scooby Doo actually, but we relate to Shaggy in this part of the country.