Retiring Soon - open speculation

[redcell]

49 minutes ago, shagmoz said:

Problem is, too many people like you who don't want to help others. 

One thing to realize is that those of us who are in a position to help are in that position because of the time we've put into this and the longevity of our efforts.  I certainly had help along the way (I'm still hugely indebted to LegoFanTexas for one key piece of advice he gave years ago and Raven for...well...a bunch of stuff), but no one served everything up to me or anyone that I know on a platter.  I'm happy to provide help, but it's unrealistic to expect me or Donbee or anyone else to spell out the specifics on what  they're doing and how they're doing it.  Besides, there is a certain "survival of the fittest" element to this...the history of this site is littered with people who dive in with great enthusiasm before getting bogged down and quitting because of the amount of work and effort it takes to be successful.

[joneyyy1981]

5 minutes ago, redcell said:

(I'm still hugely indebted to LegoFanTexas for one key piece of advice he gave years ago 

which was.......??

[iahawks550]

1 minute ago, joneyyy1981 said:

which was.......??

Buy Steamrollers, Exo Suits and Fire bikes

[redcell]

13 minutes ago, joneyyy1981 said:

which was.......??

Don't ever pass up an opportunity to buy Fabuland.  

[gmpirate]

20 minutes ago, redcell said:

One thing to realize is that those of us who are in a position to help are in that position because of the time we've put into this and the longevity of our efforts.  I certainly had help along the way (I'm still hugely indebted to LegoFanTexas for one key piece of advice he gave years ago

LegoFanTexas.  Wow, now there's a blast from the past.What ever happened to that guy?  I know he talked of getting out but we all have at some point.  Those were fun days but everyone getting offended all the time about large purchases really go old.  And I never thought of Little Timmy the same way again . . .

[redcell]

16 minutes ago, gmpirate said:

LegoFanTexas.  Wow, now there's a blast from the past.What ever happened to that guy?  I know he talked of getting out but we all have at some point.  Those were fun days but everyone getting offended all the time about large purchases really go old.  And I never thought of Little Timmy the same way again . . .

I don't know.  I was in touch with him for a while, but lost it along the way.  My sense was that he was into selling a lot of other stuff and got into Lego as a bit of a lark.  He didn't seem to be into longer holds and my assumption is that Lego lost its luster for him when the margins started tightening and the hold times started lengthening.  

And my how times have changed...back then, a picture of a van full of clearance would inevitably lead to a lengthy exchange about how horrible it was that poor little Timmy would miss out on all those great deals.  

[pharmjod]

Man, that brings back memories of the great doodad and widget war that raged years ago on Brickset. Long live LegoFanTexas.

[Darth_Raichu]

1 hour ago, redcell said:

Don't ever pass up an opportunity to buy Fabuland.  

Solid advice

And Chima (the spiritual successor of Fabuland, at least in my head) was not that bad

1 hour ago, redcell said:

I don't know.  I was in touch with him for a while, but lost it along the way.  My sense was that he was into selling a lot of other stuff and got into Lego as a bit of a lark.  He didn't seem to be into longer holds and my assumption is that Lego lost its luster for him when the margins started tightening and the hold times started lengthening.  

That was my impression as well. I wonder if he is still selling the other stuffs or if he quit selling altogether

[$20 on joe vs dan]

2 hours ago, shagmoz said:

Problem is, too many people like you who don't want to help others. 

this forum is a "den of thieves"...and as much as we think there's some sort of "Pirate's Code"...every one of us here are competing w/ everyone else. 

I'm on here daily and actually enjoy the "community"...but I harbor no disillusion that anyone here wouldn't trample me on a bee-line for a 30% sale...I would only hope that the train of shopping carts would not roll over me as well

[biking_tiger]

Nobody cares about Timmy anymore... 

Edited October 16, 2020 by biking_tiger

[elmaslıefendi]

Nobody cares about Timmy! This is business, like every other good or service.

I'm sick of these idiots attacking resellers just because the product is LEGO. Grow up! 

Instead of attacking resellers that make 50% profit, they should attack LEGO for charging $350 for a few pounds of plastic. Who's the real scalper here?! F%&$ing morons! 

Sorry for the rant, just needed to be said.

[pharmjod]

So, let me get this straight. You are arguing that a company that innovates, employs probably tens of thousands and has worked hard for nearly 80 years is to be chastised because some of their product is marketed at a higher end price range? That opportunistic resellers (of which I am proudly one) are somehow more virtuous or less worthy of scorn than the company that makes what they do even possible? Really? That's the line you're going with?

There are in fact some things that don't need to be said. 

 

[elmaslıefendi]

2 minutes ago, pharmjod said:

So, let me get this straight. You are arguing that a company that innovates, employs probably tens of thousands and has worked hard for nearly 80 years is to be chastised because some of their product is marketed at a higher end price range? That opportunistic resellers (of which I am proudly one) are somehow more virtuous or less worthy of scorn than the company that makes what they do even possible? Really? That's the line you're going with?

There are in fact some things that don't need to be said. 

 

Yup, that's exactly what I'm saying to these haters. Deal with it. If I'm following their "logic", LEGO is as "immoral" as we are. 

[brickology101]

18 hours ago, vasp said:

10267 Ginger bread house gone from almost all avenues

I cannot believe I only see 3 PRIME sellers right now for this set ? Where is the horde of sellers on this one ?

Just now, brickology101 said:

I cannot believe I only see 3 PRIME sellers right now for this set ? Where is the horde of sellers on this one ?

Sorry, there is another category with 3 additional PRIME sellers but their rankings are lower. Nevertheless, 6 PRIME sellers in total is still nothing for such a popular set.

[Goblin]

Seems that Smythys UK have delisted 75278 D-O. Change click and collect location. 

Maybe Smyths are just removing it from their range, or maybe it is going early. 

Edited October 17, 2020 by Goblin

[redcell]

Sorry, there is another category with 3 additional PRIME sellers but their rankings are lower. Nevertheless, 6 PRIME sellers in total is still nothing for such a popular set.

It's gated

[Emvisawthatswho]

It's gated

It’s gated for me, even though I’m ungated for Lego. Not sure why, but there’s a few like that (including friends Stephanie’s gymnastics show 41762).

[gmpirate]

23 hours ago, Darth_Raichu said:

That was my impression as well. I wonder if he is still selling the other stuffs or if he quit selling altogether

Pretty sure his main business consisted of electronics (or computer parts) distribution.  So he had a warehouse and was already setup for this.  An ideal situation.

[Darth_Raichu]

3 minutes ago, gmpirate said:

Pretty sure his main business consisted of electronics (or computer parts) distribution.  So he had a warehouse and was already setup for this.  An ideal situation.

Yep.  He was on the way out of LEGO reselling then. I was just curious if he stopped selling electronics etc altogether

[joneyyy1981]

On 10/8/2020 at 10:40 AM, joneyyy1981 said:

 

anyone know when we actually get the official retiring list from lego?

i'm sure its before black friday no?

Edited October 21, 2020 by joneyyy1981

[redcell]

On 10/17/2020 at 10:36 AM, Emvisawthatswho said:

It’s gated for me, even though I’m ungated for Lego. Not sure why, but there’s a few like that (including friends Stephanie’s gymnastics show 41762).

If you check, you'll likely find that you're gated on a number of current sets.  I've never really paid close attention to this in the past, but I do know that there are sets that I can list now that I was gated on a year or so ago around the holidays.

[redcell]

35 minutes ago, joneyyy1981 said:

i'm sure its before black friday no?

You know, it can be a bad sign when you start talking to yourself.

But, on the topic of the retirement list...as far as I'm aware, Lego doesn't release any type of official retirement list to the public.  Unless you have inside information, the only sure fire way to tell is when sets show up as "Retired Product" or have a "Retiring Soon" tag on LEGO Shop at Home.  Otherwise, you have to rely on the lists that various sites publish. 

[marcinj]

I think he meant the tags on SAH

[joneyyy1981]

Just now, marcinj said:

I think he meant the tags on SAH

yea the' retiring soon' on the larger sets etc..

[redcell]

Oh...no idea about that...I've never paid enough attention to see if there is a discernible pattern.  You could likely look back over the history of this thread to pinpoint when the tags went up in years past to get an idea.