elmaslıefendi Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Val-E said: PR does not need a tag to retire. Just saying.... I know. It's just suspicious. Only PR lost it's tag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secret Squirrel Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Anybody know anything going on with Creator Carousel 10257, OOS at a number of retailers or is it just a very popular set at Xmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmaslıefendi Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 15 minutes ago, cocobay71 said: Anybody know anything going on with Creator Carousel 10257, OOS at a number of retailers or is it just a very popular set at Xmas. It's going this year look at the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secret Squirrel Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 34 minutes ago, elmaslıefendi said: It's going this year look at the list. How come there are no indications in the UK some of the sets on this list are going retired? Carousel is just HTF on Lego GB.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandyHand Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 35 minutes ago, cocobay71 said: How come there are no indications in the UK some of the sets on this list are going retired? Carousel is just HTF on Lego GB.. The LEGO LEGO Shop at Home website is notoriously unreliable regarding the "retiring soon" tag. Don't use it for your investment strategies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmaslıefendi Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 1 hour ago, cocobay71 said: How come there are no indications in the UK some of the sets on this list are going retired? Carousel is just HTF on Lego GB.. The big tagging is yet to come. What's weird is that PR got tagged and then detagged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brecki Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Well, we shouldn't care too much about it. For example the BB8 (75187) was unfindable for weeks on shop at home europe and suddenly reappeared to be fired out on a heavy discount. So the PR tag could easily come back, too. Or may be they just prepare to discount the restaurant on black friday - that would be a big surprise. But who knows, e.g. in the past we've seen the cinema 10232 discounted before leaving the store, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Remember, for the most part, the "Retiring Soon" tag is a sales gimmick used to get customers to buy something - typically slow sellers/overstocked sets/sets they need to move because they want to be done with the line, whatever. Most sets retire without that tag. It's not like LEGO is under any sort of obligation to mark stuff a certain way. They do it to move product. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migration Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Achilles said: Remember, for the most part, the "Retiring Soon" tag is a sales gimmick used to get customers to buy something - typically slow sellers/overstocked sets/sets they need to move because they want to be done with the line, whatever. Most sets retire without that tag. It's not like LEGO is under any sort of obligation to mark stuff a certain way. They do it to move product. Are you implying that they don't tag sets "retiring soon" to help resellers know what to buy? Surely you can't be serious... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy_bricks Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 20 minutes ago, Migration said: Are you implying that they don't tag sets "retiring soon" to help resellers know what to buy? Surely you can't be serious... Don't call me Shirley, I'm a collector and Lego OWES me. They owe me retiring tags on all the sets that are retiring. They owe it to me to retire sets in the order they released. They owe it to me to retire sets and never bring them back even with a different number and a slightly different piece count. I am a collector and I demand such things. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cladner Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Migration said: Are you implying that they don't tag sets "retiring soon" to help resellers know what to buy? Surely you can't be serious... they do help resellers - to know NOT to buy the turds first with the retiring soon tag. sort of the inverse of last kid getting picked for x-ball team. i'm guessing they slapped the tag on PR - it started selling like hotcakes to clueless post petshop newbs thinking they have a chance making money with some VIP points or nonsenese discounts and TLG want to have enough stock on black friday/ cybermonday to be able to claim they offered it on sale. i wouldn't be surprised if we get a fake call 2 check coming up to really juice up demand and keep the small stash available for the grand holiday sales extravaganza. Edited November 19, 2019 by cladner 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$20 on joe vs dan Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 The backside of every "Retiring Soon" label: ...Final Chance to get it at Full Price! ...Finally! ...J/K ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmaslıefendi Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 1 hour ago, fuzzy_bricks said: Don't call me Shirley, I'm a collector and Lego OWES me. They owe me retiring tags on all the sets that are retiring. They owe it to me to retire sets in the order they released. They owe it to me to retire sets and never bring them back even with a different number and a slightly different piece count. I am a collector and I demand such things. If they brand it as a collector item they should handle it that way. I understand the demand you just made fun of. I'm not a collector, but I would be pissed too if LEGO released an identical clone of an expensive set. Do it, LEGO, but just admit it's not collecting anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migration Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 If they brand it as a collector item they should handle it that way. I understand the demand you just made fun of. I'm not a collector, but I would be pissed too if LEGO released an identical clone of an expensive set. Do it, LEGO, but just admit it's not collecting anymore.You mean like the Death Star or Taj Mahal or that frozen castle or that winter set or...Dude. Stop talking and read back through some of the forums. You might learn something. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad W Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 On 11/19/2019 at 7:12 AM, Achilles said: Remember, for the most part, the "Retiring Soon" tag is a sales gimmick used to get customers to buy something - typically slow sellers/overstocked sets/sets they need to move because they want to be done with the line, whatever. Most sets retire without that tag. It's not like LEGO is under any sort of obligation to mark stuff a certain way. They do it to move product. PR has been around for 5 years. We have all had more than ample time to buy it, lol. You would think LEGO would keep the tag on it if they had a bunch of them to sell, or god forbid they have a sale on them. But it would be hard to imagine that there are piles of these sets still in warehouses. However, the big 3 still have them listed at around original asking price and don't have the low stock tag on them, so who knows what will happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cladner Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 no surprise but Minecraft Polar Igloo is Call to check product availability usa shop at home. at least for now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joneyyy1981 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) 35 minutes ago, cladner said: no surprise but Minecraft Polar Igloo is Call to check product availability usa shop at home. at least for now. whats call to check mean? been trying to get these for weeks. cant find any at a decent price anywhere. Edited November 21, 2019 by joneyyy1981 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 It means you have to call them to check if they have stock. Typically happens when stock levels are down to the last 1 or 2 items or there has been a return. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 14 minutes ago, joneyyy1981 said: whats call to check mean? been trying to get these for weeks. cant find any at a decent price anywhere. I haven't done it often, but the couple of times I've called on "call to check" items, I was able to buy 1-2. If you're only looking for one, can't hurt to call. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emvisawthatswho Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 whats call to check mean? been trying to get these for weeks. cant find any at a decent price anywhere.Amazon has them $21.99Target $23.99 + $10 GC over $50 and 5% Red card . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joneyyy1981 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, Emvisawthatswho said: Amazon has them $21.99 Target $23.99 + $10 GC over $50 and 5% Red card . us brits don't get money off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 48 minutes ago, joneyyy1981 said: us brits don't get money off. Out means out! Asda, Tesco, Smyths and Argos have had some stellar deals over the last few years but now that the UK is very much 1.15 islands on their own and without Tesco Direct and TRU, it´s normal that deals are not what they were. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshB Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 14 hours ago, Brad W said: PR has been around for 5 years. We have all had more than ample time to buy it, lol. You would think LEGO would keep the tag on it if they had a bunch of them to sell, or god forbid they have a sale on them. But it would be hard to imagine that there are piles of these sets still in warehouses. However, the big 3 still have them listed at around original asking price and don't have the low stock tag on them, so who knows what will happen. Pet Shop was around for I believe 5 years and LEGO had them on sale for Black Friday before it retired. So we may see the same with PR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmaslıefendi Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) Prices on eBay here in Germany have never been under retail price because PR is a LEGO exclusive here. All the other modulars were/are available at the biggest retailer here, nobody pays full price. Not with PR. It is the only one they don't have, no clue why, but it raises the price. Some people already pay 160-170 on eBay even though it's still available at LEGO Shop at Home for 150 + VIP points... Edited November 21, 2019 by elmaslıefendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joneyyy1981 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Val-E said: Out means out! Asda, Tesco, Smyths and Argos have had some stellar deals over the last few years but now that the UK is very much 1.15 islands on their own and without Tesco Direct and TRU, it´s normal that deals are not what they were. exactly. john lewis and smyth's now the only places other than lego to get any decent sets. and most you get is 20% off. amazon uk is the same nothing decent ever on sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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