CNH1974 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 No. All the people who procrastinated on buying a GE because they said that it wouldn't retire for at least another year will begin to panic as soon as they realize that the GE may not be coming back in stock and that they don't have any. Which is exactly what happened with the FB. Result, near instant (well 3 months) doubling of the price. If GE follows the FB pattern, ie disappears around the end of November, we could see it hitting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinP Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Which is exactly what happened with the FB. Result, near instant (well 3 months) doubling of the price. If GE follows the FB pattern, ie disappears around the end of November, we could see it hitting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holleman67 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 "Who" only has 495 GE's left? Thanks! Amazon! Sorry! Pure exhaustion had the best of me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waddamon Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Amazon has exactly zero! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNH1974 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 And many people said that it would take a while to see substantial increases in value, but the FB has almost doubled about five months later. This situation could happen again with the GE when it retires. Ssshhh, don't tell them. People might buy and flood the market. You know, like what definitely was going to happen with the FB!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayttees Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Same answers are so good. I just can't stop laughing Sent from my GT-I9100 using Brickpicker mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy_bricks Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Amazon has exactly zero! In case anyone here doesn't check the daily deals...Amazon appears to be taking pre-orders for these to be delivered the 21st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudcatsfan Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 If you see TRU bumped up theyre prices on the SSD and DS.. so maybe they have inside info on both those sets retiring. Now theyre just waiting for the hatchet? Any thoughts? TRU bumped their prices on all exclusives, so no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Whether or not more Grand Emporiums are hitting the market in the next couple of weeks, members should realize this is a short term buy on the regular retail market. In my experience, when any LEGO set, especially ones that have been around this long, start to go in and out and in and out of stock from multiple sources, the writing is on the wall and EOL is knocking on the door. There are always exceptions, but now is the time to buy them IMO if you haven't already. One only has to look at the Fire Brigade as an example of people blowing off numerous signs of EOL to buy sets 50 more Batman Funhouse Escapes or Barrel Escapes and regretting it later.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNH1974 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Whether or not more Grand Emporiums are hitting the market in the next couple of weeks, members should realize this is a short term buy on the regular retail market. In my experience, when any LEGO set, especially ones that have been around this long, start to go in and out and in and out of stock from multiple sources, the writing is on the wall and EOL is knocking on the door. There are always exceptions, but now is the time to buy them IMO if you haven't already. One only has to look at the Fire Brigade as an example of people blowing off numerous signs of EOL to buy sets 50 more Batman Funhouse Escapes or Barrel Escapes and regretting it later.... Ed, you [or Jeff] once said the FB was the most widely held set in people's Brickfolios. Do you know how the GE compares? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Ed, you [or Jeff] once said the FB was the most widely held set in people's Brickfolios. Do you know how the GE compares? This might be a cool statistic to track in the Tools section. Top 10 held sets on Brickpicker and maybe other top 10's by theme. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 This might be a cool statistic to track in the Tools section. Top 10 held sets on Brickpicker and maybe other top 10's by theme. Sure would be. Sounds like premium information. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodlenut Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Sure would be. Sounds like premium information. If there will be a premium membership in the future, how much will it cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 If there will be a premium membership in the future, how much will it cost? 1 billion dollars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waddamon Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Sure would be. Sounds like premium information. Smart man planting seeds of expectation. Makes the sale easier when the time comes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodlenut Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 1 billion dollars! ...and Brickpicker lived happily ever after - floating in clouds of 100 dollar bills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Ed, you [or Jeff] once said the FB was the most widely held set in people's Brickfolios. Do you know how the GE compares? Let's put things in perspective. The Fire Brigade was the most widely owned set by members. Many people thought the market would be flooded when it retired or there would be little interest. If you look at the recent sold listings, you will see the most recent sales are around $275, give or take. That is almost double the value of the original MSRP and more than double for what many of us paid for these sets. I don't see interest in the Fire Brigade waning or the Grand Emporium acting any different upon EOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodlenut Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I guess that's who will be paying for the premium membership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Smart man planting seeds of expectation. Makes the sale easier when the time comes. Just trying to give heads up there will be better data options in the future...especially for people who sell on eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Let's put things in perspective. The Fire Brigade was the most widely owned set by members. Many people thought the market would be flooded when it retired or there would be little interest. If you look at the recent sold listings, you will see the most recent sales are around $275, give or take. That is almost double the value of the original MSRP and more than double for what many of us paid for these sets. I don't see interest in the Fire Brigade waning or the Grand Emporium acting any different upon EOL. yep. it is also one of the nicer modulars and will stay in-demand since it's part of a specific theme for collectors (like the Winter Holiday sets). the FB was a lesson learned for me. let's hope the advanced sets like Tower Bridge, Sopwith Camel, and VW 1 have similar demand after retirement regardless of the longer retail life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emazers Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Looks Like Ed Mack and a few others are starting to realize you can't wait to the last minute to stock up on the Hard to Find Exclusives, and a fact about the Town Hall its not a great seller but when it does retire anybody thats buying and building the Moduals will find out that they need the Town Hall to complete the set, and for the Death Star and SSD anybody who thinks that these prizes with skyrocket will be miss one of the best bets to make huge money. So even if you can only afford 1-2 a month get them, So get those GE,SSD,Volkswagen Camper,Etc. Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Mack Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Looks Like Ed Mack and a few others are starting to realize you can't wait to the last minute to stock up on the Hard to Find Exclusives Greatest thing I have read. Ed Mack, I am sure glad you are getting with the program... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Looks Like Ed Mack and a few others are starting to realize you can't wait to the last minute to stock up on the Hard to Find Exclusives, and a fact about the Town Hall its not a great seller but when it does retire anybody thats buying and building the Moduals will find out that they need the Town Hall to complete the set, and for the Death Star and SSD anybody who thinks that these prizes with skyrocket will be miss one of the best bets to make huge money. So even if you can only afford 1-2 a month get them, So get those GE,SSD,Volkswagen Camper,Etc. Ed regarding what i put in bold. maybe... probably to an extent. the modulars and winter sets are 'unique' as more sets are added annually and people think of them as collections (not so much as individual sets). there is a diff here. i own the eiffel tower and tower bridge sets but that isn't making me want to buy the sidney opera house. on the flip side, i just bought a winter market set along with a winter bakery to keep my winter collection complete (and i'm not a fan of the market set). in summary, most people are now learning just how special the modulars are. note: it isn't always about budget. many people simply do not have the storage space to buy 1-2 per month of multiple large boxed sets. that is why some people wait until the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inversion Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Looks Like Ed Mack and a few others are starting to realize you can't wait to the last minute to stock up on the Hard to Find Exclusives, and a fact about the Town Hall its not a great seller but when it does retire anybody thats buying and building the Moduals will find out that they need the Town Hall to complete the set, and for the Death Star and SSD anybody who thinks that these prizes with skyrocket will be miss one of the best bets to make huge money. So even if you can only afford 1-2 a month get them, So get those GE,SSD,Volkswagen Camper,Etc. Ed Certainly. I spend nearly all of my scholarship on these sets (yeah, I am a good student...). All the more it turned out my girlfriend likes LEGO more than partying or any other activity. She didn't use to, she got addicted because of me. It is like a disease. I swear I am going to marry her. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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