BrickLegacy Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Am I missing something here? Amazon has R2 in stock. Are some people subject to Amazon sale's tax so a discounted gift card through Walmart is the better option? Or are purchasing limits imposed through Amazon. Quote
Bold-Arrow Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Am I missing something here? Amazon has R2 in stock. Are some people subject to Amazon sale's tax so a discounted gift card through Walmart is the better option? Or are purchasing limits imposed through Amazon. Limit of 2 per account Quote
exciter1 Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Am I missing something here? Amazon has R2 in stock. Are some people subject to Amazon sale's tax so a discounted gift card through Walmart is the better option? Or are purchasing limits imposed through Amazon. I prefer no tax through Amazon and gas rewards for using gift cards. You can spread your purchases out a few weeks apart to get by the purchase limits. Quote
Bold-Arrow Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 I prefer no tax through Amazon and gas rewards for using gift cards. You can spread your purchases out a few weeks apart to get by the purchase limits. U are assuming there will be any left. :p Quote
c666187 Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Bill me later is appealing to me, since they are running the 6 months with 0 interest promotion. This is not available thru amazon... Quote
BrickLegacy Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Best guess on EOL for R2? Summer or imminent? Quote
fuzzy_bricks Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Best guess on EOL for R2? Summer or imminent? Here is where I've been asking my retirement questions. http://www.indra.com/8ball/front.html 2 Quote
No More Monkeys Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Here is where I've been asking my retirement questions. http://www.indra.com/8ball/front.html There is better place - http://www.psychicfriendsnetwork.com/ , they have Live Chat, and they have "Full Money Back Guarantee" , so, if something does not retire, you can just ask for money back 1 Quote
No More Monkeys Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Is small X-Wing retiring this year? it is gone from Amazon... So, the chances are, it is going to be re-released for the ******-th time anyway. Maybe short-term flipping opportunity, especially if it goes globally OOS before Christmas, and not rereleased just yet? Some Walmart have it for $40, correct? Lowest 3rd party price on amazon is 69.00+5.49 Quote
Bold-Arrow Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 I think it is prudent that people don't get caught in a buying frenzy and end up buying every single R2, SSD, DS, Architecture, and GE set that pops up. you will be in for a huge sticker shock when those CC statements hit......just saying Carry on 3 Quote
Dbroncoboy Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Walmart has R2D2 back in stock, Amazon still sitting over 350 in stock. Quote
Dbroncoboy Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Is small X-Wing retiring this year? it is gone from Amazon... So, the chances are, it is going to be re-released for the ******-th time anyway. Maybe short-term flipping opportunity, especially if it goes globally OOS before Christmas, and not rereleased just yet? Some Walmart have it for $40, correct? Lowest 3rd party price on amazon is 69.00+5.49 Its $60 at walmarts in my area, and $50 at walmart.com ... Still a good point though. Quote
No More Monkeys Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Walmart has R2D2 back in stock, Amazon still sitting over 350 in stock. Walmart is out again , LOL Quote
No More Monkeys Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Its $60 at walmarts in my area, and $50 at walmart.com ... Still a good point though. Might be just a temp shortage on amazon. Though it is white background set... Quote
Achilles Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Is small X-Wing retiring this year? it is gone from Amazon... So, the chances are, it is going to be re-released for the ******-th time anyway. Maybe short-term flipping opportunity, especially if it goes globally OOS before Christmas, and not rereleased just yet? Some Walmart have it for $40, correct? Lowest 3rd party price on amazon is 69.00+5.49 The last version was out for 4 years. Not that it is any indicator, this one has been out 2. The Falcon has been out for even longer and still chugging along. If it ain't broke, don't fix it - I suppose. Most likely I would expect there will be new versions of the X-Wing/Tie in time for the new movies, so my theory is this will hang around til closer to that time - I will be surprised if it retires before Christmas. But who knows, the Tie retired. Target and K-Mart already stopped carrying them in store. Quote
Migration Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 I think it is prudent that people don't get caught in a buying frenzy and end up buying every single R2, SSD, DS, Architecture, and GE set that pops up. you will be in for a huge sticker shock when those CC statements hit......just saying Carry on I wish I could like this a few dozen more times. Quote
No More Monkeys Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 The last version was out for 4 years. Not that it is any indicator, this one has been out 2. The Falcon has been out for even longer and still chugging along. If it ain't broke, don't fix it - I suppose. Most likely I would expect there will be new versions of the X-Wing/Tie in time for the new movies, so my theory is this will hang around til closer to that time - I will be surprised if it retires before Christmas. But who knows, the Tie retired. Target and K-Mart already stopped carrying them in store. If they would suddenly retire small X-wing, this might help them move the stale stock of big X-wing... Though they are obviously in different price categories... Quote
Ed Mack Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 I think it is prudent that people don't get caught in a buying frenzy and end up buying every single R2, SSD, DS, Architecture, and GE set that pops up. you will be in for a huge sticker shock when those CC statements hit......just saying Carry on Very true. Just checked mine out and noticed it was $1000 higher than I thought. Oh well... Quote
Migration Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Very true. Just checked mine out and noticed it was $1000 higher than I thought. Oh well... Shop at Target around Thanksgiving last year? ;) Quote
stephen_rockefeller Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 I think it is prudent that people don't get caught in a buying frenzy and end up buying every single R2, SSD, DS, Architecture, and GE set that pops up. you will be in for a huge sticker shock when those CC statements hit......just saying Carry onIs this some sort of reverse psychology or do you really care about people financial situations? ;) Quote
No More Monkeys Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Very true. Just checked mine out and noticed it was $1000 higher than I thought. Oh well... Just sell a few 10179s ... Quote
No More Monkeys Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Is this some sort of reverse psychology or do you really care about people financial situations? I think he wants all of the lingering SSDs and R2D2s to himself... Quote
Dbroncoboy Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Might be just a temp shortage on amazon. Though it is white background set... Amazon has had a lot of shortages on this set in the past year. It seems to be out of stock somewhat regularly. I think it is prudent that people don't get caught in a buying frenzy and end up buying every single R2, SSD, DS, Architecture, and GE set that pops up. you will be in for a huge sticker shock when those CC statements hit......just saying Carry on I'll admit I jumped on this boat with the SSD. Thankfully I have until June 28th.... That day will come sooner than I expect for sure. Quote
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