Ciglione Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 If it is just a glitch then not sure why it hasn't been fixed by now.In reality I'd be surprised if they were all done or could this be the start of skynet taking over???Now that would be a great idea for an Ideas set: the Terminator 1 Quote
GhostDad Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 If it is just a glitch then not sure why it hasn't been fixed by now.In reality I'd be surprised if they were all done or could this be the start of skynet taking over???Skynet Global Takeover Priority List:1. Mess with lego resellers' heads by manipulating statuses of lego sets on non-US LEGO Shop at Home sites2. Launch entire US nuclear arsenal, targeted on human population centers foreign and domesticThe only problem I see with this theory is that step 2. pretty much eliminates the need for step 1. Or it could be that Skynet has a sense of humor and wants to have some fun with us before wiping out all humanity (I assume the Banhammer is already under direct Skynet control). Quote
tacsniper Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 Is that source a Lego employee? I was told the same thing.. DS is sold out and never coming back, and they said that the warehouse in Europe is empty and waiting for a new run with respect to the modulars. How is this possible? Only one thing: All the stock of the three modulars is being shipped to the US probably. Furthermore, there was according to brickset also a 200+ stock on DS, where did that go? Also US?I really think Lego employees had a briefing about 'what to tell to panic customers / resellers today'.. some BS story. I don't think anything is coming back. it's simply no coincidence and they are trying to tell you a BS story about an empty warehouse and new production runs. I won't be surprise if some of those DS are send to Lego's B&M or Legoland 1 Quote
trekgate502 Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 If it is just a glitch then not sure why it hasn't been fixed by now.In reality I'd be surprised if they were all done or could this be the start of skynet taking over???This Quote
BrickLegacy Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 I'm not buying any PR until Ed posts in that thread "very soon this will be the busiest thread on this site. 2 Quote
GhostDad Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 I'm not buying any PR until Ed posts in that thread "very soon this will be the busiest thread on this site.As I recall, that strategy left one only a couple hours to buy TH at Wal-Mart before it became an F5 game... Quote
Ed Mack Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 Yes, TLG does know how much the production of a set will cost beforehand but only for a certain amount of units produced. If they're producing less units of a set than estimated, then each unit will be more expensive to produce as the share of fixed costs (designing the set, creation of set specific moulds etc.) is higher in relation to the share of variable costs. In case they're producing more units of a set than planned, and are able to sell them, then each unit will obviously be cheaper to produce as the share of fixed costs decreases.Even when a set is still profitable to produce, there will almost always be a set that's more profitable. Then, TLG has to decide how many of these sets they want to have available at the same time.Excellent explanation. Thanks. The highlighted point is the key. Being that their production capacity is finite, they have to make choices. This new STAR WARS movie is making them make choices they never did before. Quote
Ciglione Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 Skynet Global Takeover Priority List:1. Mess with lego resellers' heads by manipulating statuses of lego sets on non-US LEGO Shop at Home sites2. Launch entire US nuclear arsenal, targeted on human population centers foreign and domesticThe only problem I see with this theory is that step 2. pretty much eliminates the need for step 1. Or it could be that Skynet has a sense of humor and wants to have some fun with us before wiping out all humanity (I assume the Banhammer is already under direct Skynet control).Or it is skynets revenge for the possible retirement of Mindstorms EV-3.Now production of all exclusives is halted and mass-production of Sky-net controlled Mindstorms EV-4's will start. Slowly invading innocent consumer's houses to later take over the world. Quote
tacsniper Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 (edited) I'm not buying any PR until Ed posts in that thread "very soon this will be the busiest thread on this site.By then its too late! The best advice from this forum is to acquire them early while its available before the F5 madness begins. Edited July 22, 2015 by tacsniper Quote
El Guapo Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 Having a bunch of sets hit "Sold Out" at virtually the exact same time is pretty coincidental. Maybe they have Stephen Hawking running algorythms so that multiple sets that sell at different rates get produced then sell out at exaclty the same time. Quote
Ciglione Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 How difficult can it be to solve this "glitch"? It is this way almost a day now. Quote
TigerG Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 Did anybody actually call EU Shop@home or the Australian one and try place an order for any of the Sold Out stuff? If it's just a glitch that should be possible right? Quote
tacsniper Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 How difficult can it be to solve this "glitch"? It is this way almost a day now. You'd think it will be resolved over night when they do their updates... unless this is giving us a big hint at something... Quote
Ed Mack Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 How difficult can it be to solve this "glitch"? It is this way almost a day now. Maybe it's not a glitch and inventory is being redistributed. Quote
BrickLegacy Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 (edited) By then its too late! The best advice from this forum is to acquire them early while its available before the F5 madness begins.It depends on your tolerance for risk, available storage space, cash flow needs, and ultimately maximizing your CAGR:http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/13117-cagr-discussion-on-when-to-buysell/I try to hit my baseline quota towards the end of EOL and panic buy after that. If something vanishes quickly and unexpectedly like Town Hall, I'm left with only F5, which is a risk I'm willing to take. Edited July 22, 2015 by BrickLegacy Quote
exciter1 Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 Maybe it's not a glitch and inventory is being redistributed.Where is the inventory going, the moon? Quote
trekgate502 Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 Sure, might be a glitch. Probably is a glitch.....or maybe they are shipping inventory to the US. Maybe it's not a glitch and inventory is being redistributed.Ground hog day or something else ? 1 Quote
jay4e Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 (edited) Maybe it's not a glitch and inventory is being redistributed. Where is the inventory going, the moon?I could see them moving DS, kwiki, PS and PC to US, faster sales and strong dollar. but PR? Thats the one that throws things off. PS. was ISD "sold out" in EU already? or is that new Edited July 22, 2015 by jay4e Quote
Ciglione Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 Maybe Lego is throwing sand in our eyes. And only one or two of the sets showing "sold out" on Lego SaH Europe are actually retiring. Just like they try to keep the mystery when looking at what is depicted in the Lego catalogue and what not. 2 Quote
gregpj Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 You guys are all making the assumption "the glitch" is easy to fix. We have surmised that the retail system is separate from the online system because when someone is banned from S@H they can still use their VIP points in store. As computer systems evolve, it gets more difficult (and expensive) to integrate them... so companies don't. It's highly unlikely their production scheduling, inventory management, S@H and retail systems have much in common aside from some crude interface to pass information between them.If it is indeed just "a glitch" which was caused by human error pushing data through, or some automated process that has had a hiccup, it could take days to resolve. Quick fixing can potentially cause more problems and any good company will know it. Just because LEGO's S@H website consistently craps the bed doesn't mean they can't make _some_ good decisions.If it's inventory redistribution, it's possible that the problems from earlier this year in California with dock workers hasn't completely resolved itself... or that they have more than one inventory system and they don't speak well.We just don't know but you all are free to drive yourself crazy speculating. 3 Quote
Michalwroc Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 Can more people confirm they called the EU@SAH if these sets are available to order through the phone please? I have none of PR.. Thanks Quote
Brian Briggs Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 PS. was ISD "sold out" in EU already? or is that newWhen I checked LEGO Shop at Home yesterday it already was "sold out". Quote
JM123 Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 Can more people confirm they called the EU@SAH if these sets are available to order through the phone please? I have none of PR.. ThanksNo possibility to order. They were saying they don't know when new stock arrives. Quote
trekgate502 Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 Very very unlikely. People have reported CS says you can place orders over the phone.No possibility to order. They were saying they don't know when new stock arrives.Do we know which of these is true for LEGO Shop at Home Europe ?I saw someone on here as well saying they were taking phone orders. Quote
hendrikdejager Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 I had to make this Bless our wallets! 6 Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.