Retiring Soon - open speculation

[DarthBall]

Just now, c_rpg said:

"... before they fly off the shelves"

Well I don't see that happening any time soon.

Seems like a desperate attempt to get rid of them and still make money.

[Brian Briggs]

3 minutes ago, TigerG said:

And what makes you believe that there is not a ton of domestic sellers who ordered Dr. Who from the UK at a discount?

Although some people resort to UK imports of this set I'm sure there'll be less sellers than if the set would've been regularly available outside of LEGO/LEGO Shop at Home.

 

1 minute ago, Sprocket77 said:

Has anyone actually bought any of this?

Yes, I bought two sets for my personal collection.

[Voltron]

Come on guys, doesn't matter if we do a poll on here, we won't know how many of a set has been stockpiled. 

Even if you look at the UK deals thread there are so many lurkers that have 0 posts that joined 1 / 2 years ago. Most people just dont want to contribute and rather keep all the good info for thenselves.

Combined with people who literally order a boat loads worth, even if most people only have 1 / 2 of a set, all of that gets wiped out by one person with 100+ of a set, and if the set doesn't do well post retirement, that 100+ seller won't lose any sleep selling to break even or even just unloading all which will flood the market.

 

I've bought 75825 Piggy Pirate Ship at 57% off.

Edited October 14, 2016 by Mhd747

[Guest TabbyBoy]

17 minutes ago, Mhd747 said:

Come on guys, doesn't matter if we do a poll on here, we won't know how many of a set has been stockpiled. 

Even if you look at the UK deals thread there are so many lurkers that have 0 posts that joined 1 / 2 years ago. Most people just dont want to contribute and rather keep all the good info for thenselves.

Combined with people who literally order a boat loads worth, even if most people only have 1 / 2 of a set, all of that gets wiped out by one person with 100+ of a set, and if the set doesn't do well post retirement, that 100+ seller won't lose any sleep selling to break even or even just unloading all which will flood the market.

 

I've bought 75825 Piggy Pirate Ship at 57% off.

 

Don't rely on poll results as we're all competitors at the end of they day and the shrewd amongst us play their cards close to their chest. There's nothing to stop anybody from saying they have 100 Death Stars when they have 0 and vice versa. This is why I have some "special" sets that I've not mentioned on here and are not in my Brickfolio ;-)

I'm just about to strike a deal with a few Tesco branches regarding the MF at £30 which is on HKUD right now. I'm just going to QFLL the lot at half RRP just before Xmas ;-)

[Salimr]

50 minutes ago, Sprocket77 said:

Has anyone actually bought any of this?

My son bought the castle with reward points but then never opened it and it is still in the box. Not sure if that says much though as he is no average 6 year old. He has any Lego set he could ever want to build as we go through lots of mixed up Lego and rebuild sets during family time.

[tractorboy]

13 minutes ago, TabbyBoy said:

 

I'm just about to strike a deal with a few Tesco branches regarding the MF at £30 which is on HKUD right now. I'm just going to QFLL the lot at half RRP just before Xmas ;-)

Tesco are selling the MF for £30?!

[Emvisawthatswho]

Seems like Angry Birds is retiring soon. Lego has this on the website.


Could be a good flip for Christmas at 50% or more off.

[Val-E]

I struggle to think of a shop that carries the line. It had Lone Ranger written all over it in my book but a short shelf life and good discount could be tempting.

Then again, it´s likely to as popular as Pirates in 2015 so stay well away from bird droppings.

Edited October 14, 2016 by Val-E

[TigerG]

70411 of the pirates series was a real hidden gem...bought all of mine at around 12 Euro each and already sold around 10 for 45,00 Euro each ...

[Scatterbug]

41 minutes ago, TabbyBoy said:

 

Don't rely on poll results as we're all competitors at the end of they day and the shrewd amongst us play their cards close to their chest. There's nothing to stop anybody from saying they have 100 Death Stars when they have 0 and vice versa. This is why I have some "special" sets that I've not mentioned on here and are not in my Brickfolio ;-)

I'm just about to strike a deal with a few Tesco branches regarding the MF at £30 which is on HKUD right now. I'm just going to QFLL the lot at half RRP just before Xmas ;-)

So you actually have zero Doctor Who sets?!

And what do you mean you struck a deal with Tesco?

[Fenix_2k1]

26 minutes ago, tractorboy said:

Tesco are selling the MF for £30?!

It seems to be doing so in store and there's not many stores that actually stock the mf in the first place.

I'm guessing they want to clear out tfa stock to make shelf space for the rogue one sets.

[Ciglione]

Just now, Scatterbug said:

So you actually have zero Doctor Who sets?!

And what do you mean you struck a deal with Tesco?

I think he has a secret stash of City vehicles that will make him rich.

[Guest TabbyBoy]

2 minutes ago, Fenix_2k1 said:

It seems to be doing so in store and there's not many stores that actually stock the mf in the first place.

I'm guessing they want to clear out tfa stock to make shelf space for the rogue one sets.

I picked up 3 from each Reading Extra branch this morning but, it was a lot of ringing around. I've already sold them for £60 each to HKUD members! Some of the HKUD members are very helpful and can out you in touch with the right people. Somebody managed to get over 100 for £30 each - jammy sod!

4 minutes ago, Ciglione said:

I think he has a secret stash of City vehicles that will make him rich.

No but, I have a large wad of new £5 notes with low serial numbers. 8x flip the same day!

[Ciglione]

5 minutes ago, TabbyBoy said:

No but, I have a large wad of new £5 notes with low serial numbers. 8x flip the same day!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRA34JbY3E0

[tractorboy]

10 minutes ago, Scatterbug said:

...

And what do you mean you struck a deal with Tesco?

It means Tesco doesn't care much for UK retail regulations.

[wolvergeek]

41 minutes ago, Salimr said:

My son bought the castle with reward points but then never opened it and it is still in the box. Not sure if that says much though as he is no average 6 year old. He has any Lego set he could ever want to build as we go through lots of mixed up Lego and rebuild sets during family time.

Same here. 5 year old son has an unopened castle he got from grandma (I wouldn't buy any AB sets!) He built 2 of the smaller sets but that was when they first came out. Now he's like "meh" and will grab other sets to build first like Ideas Birds or Minecraft.

[Guest TabbyBoy]

6 minutes ago, tractorboy said:

It means Tesco doesn't care much for UK retail regulations.

It's just phoning around local branches (and people I know there) to see what stock they have. It's not a price glitch as some say but, they are actually on clearance in some places. I've also emailed Asda to see if they want to be offloaded too. It doesn't hurt to ask as I've got a few good deals this way. Contrary to common knowledge, it's sometimes possible to obtain a discount on anything anywhere if you just ask. Local branch managers do have some say in what stock needs to be cleared. There's nothing illegal in what I'm doing but, it's just that a lot of people don't think about it. That's the problem with a lot of people, they're just too afraid to ask or even pcik up the phone.

[Infiltrator]

12 hours ago, Serejai said:

Not at all sure about it, but I got them all for 35-40% off so I'd have to try really hard not to make profit on them.

Cool! 35-40% is a very good discount for European conditions. My maximum is -20% on the Ewok Village (199,99€).
In Austria you can't get any discounted gift cards or coupons because these things are regulated by the law. These things are like real money, it's is not allowed to discount gift cards and the payback system is evolving... Lego is very often taken out of discount coupons in the shops and a discount of 20-30% is like 50-75% in the States as i could read...
As far as I know the max. discount Lego is allowing for the retailers in Austria is 30% (TRU, Spar, Mueller). Small toy stores would be glad if they got a 30% price below MSRP. So, only things that stand on the shelf for years are -30% oder -50% (TMNT, Lone Ranger, CARS - things nobody wants).
Last time I asked the TRU shop manager if he will give me some discount if I take all his 75052 Mos Eisley Cantinas (10 or so?!). He told me that on STAR WARS Lego he is not allowed to give any special discount. Only the advertised discounts (-10%, -15% or max. -20%) are working on Lego Star Wars at Toys'r'us. I bought only two for MSRP (79,99€).

[Achilles]

I for one, am not ashamed to admit that unless they hit 75% off, I will not be investing in any Angry Birds sets.

And even then I might be skeptical.

 

[Guest TabbyBoy]

6 minutes ago, Achilles said:

I for one, am not ashamed to admit that unless they hit 75% off, I will not be investing in any Angry Birds sets.

And even then I might be skeptical.

 

Same here... the same goes for Friends/Chima/Ninjago ;-)

CITY and Super Heroes have to be 60% off before I bite.

[BP]

Bought one castle and one boat from angry birds, we ll see how it turns out

[Blockbuster]

I like the look of the Angry birds sets, and if I was to purchase some it would be soley for personal build.

On the Star Wars Millenium Falcon front I couldnt find any in Northern Ireland....disappointed

[c_rpg]

Checked out some more seals of candidates for retirement:

• kwik-e-mart: 36S6
• tower bridge: 14S6
• sydney opera house: 26S6
• mini cooper: 36S6
• t1 camper: 24S6

These were spotted at the store I mentioned earlier, so it appears their restocks are actually coming from new production runs except perhaps tower bridge.

I didn't bother to check the TIE fitghter, F40, detective's office and brick bank because I don't think they are likely candidates.

[DarthBall]

kwik-e-mart: 36S6

Interesting. That means it's still being produced which means it's being sold. I always assumed it would be sold until stocks ran out.

[tractorboy]

22 hours ago, TabbyBoy said:

It's just phoning around local branches (and people I know there) to see what stock they have. It's not a price glitch as some say but, they are actually on clearance in some places. I've also emailed Asda to see if they want to be offloaded too. It doesn't hurt to ask as I've got a few good deals this way. Contrary to common knowledge, it's sometimes possible to obtain a discount on anything anywhere if you just ask. Local branch managers do have some say in what stock needs to be cleared. There's nothing illegal in what I'm doing but, it's just that a lot of people don't think about it. That's the problem with a lot of people, they're just too afraid to ask or even pcik up the phone.

Fair dues Tabby, if you can get them then fair play to you.