cladner Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Gantoris said: Las Vegas is out of stock at Amazon and Walmart. I know its set to retire this year, but do you guys think that's the last shipment for these retailers? no. you could see stragglers showing up early next year. once the set is retired people F5'ing to buy them at msrp when you could get them with the target gift card deal this whole month. Edited November 11, 2020 by cladner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joneyyy1981 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 now treehouse isnt going i got way to much tied up in non retiring sets. gonna be a long few weeks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sozial Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, joneyyy1981 said: now treehouse isnt going i got way to much tied up in non retiring sets. gonna be a long few weeks 52 at least or 10220 weeks🙃 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bricklectic Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, joneyyy1981 said: now treehouse isnt going i got way to much tied up in non retiring sets. gonna be a long few weeks same here buddy; they are gonna go right next to my knight busses My strategy used to be to wait to buy till I see the retiring soon label. I veered from that so as not too miss out, but being more conservative may be the wiser approach with all these changes. Or I need to start investing in unpopular sets HS here I come Edited November 11, 2020 by Bricklectic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joneyyy1981 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, Bricklectic said: same here buddy; they are gonna go right next to my knight busses My strategy used to be to wait to buy till I see the retiring soon label. I veered from that so as not too miss out, but being more conservative may be the wiser approach with all these changes. Or I need to start investing in unpopular sets HS here I come some stuff, ill keep hold of, but with this & great hall & long term stacking certain sets id rather pump money into a few that's going, then i have time to fight to restock again in a year...hopefully at better buy ins. its just the hassle of selling when i didn't want to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolan808 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, joneyyy1981 said: some stuff, ill keep hold of, but with this & great hall & long term stacking certain sets id rather pump money into a few that's going, then i have time to fight to restock again in a year...hopefully at better buy ins. its just the hassle of selling when i didn't want to be. Lol great halls I feel your pain, should of remained calm after hearing they were out of production. Hindsite is a wonderful thing Edited November 11, 2020 by raulaco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelian Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 add saturns, ship in a bottle to the mix. and the other HP.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmpirate Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 On 11/4/2020 at 9:41 PM, MrSam said: Flintstones has been one of the only Ideas sets to get a regular big discount here in NZ. Not a great seller, it seems... Back to the Future was discounted by Lego themselves for the longest time. I picked up a few on every trip to the Lego store (multiple times a week). The lasted pretty long at clearance price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bricklectic Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Different reasons for discounting. A popular set can be discounted if EOL is near and they wan to clear the shelves. Saturn was had for 90$ and 83$ before being retired last year. A set can also be discounted if its a turd. Hidden side may qualify. (debatable) Flintstones doesnt have the strong fan base of BTTF, Tron, Friends, etc. I just dont see a cult like following. To me its just a silly cartoon, and i did enjoy it when younger but it just lacks the depth of the other TV/Movie shows. So while I have picked up 30 of these at 48$ and likely will pick up some more BF if they are cleranced further, at MSRP its a hard pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landphieran Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Does anyone know what the power functions are being replaced with? There are quite a few marked as retiring. Seems like a good market unless their is a line of improved power functions being made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belac Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, landphieran said: Does anyone know what the power functions are being replaced with? There are quite a few marked as retiring. Seems like a good market unless their is a line of improved power functions being made. "Powered up" system Is the latest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotorCityMuscle Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 10 hours ago, raulaco said: Stonewars have announced it. They were the same ones saying that it would retire. Seems these online pubs just take a shot in the dark and hope they are right. That would have been a super short shelf life. We should have known better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolan808 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 44 minutes ago, MotorCityMuscle said: They were the same ones saying that it would retire. Seems these online pubs just take a shot in the dark and hope they are right. That would have been a super short shelf life. We should have known better. I have made a fair few mistake from that list that's for sure. I'm hoping there will be some sort of shortage on certain popular sets that I've been wrong on towards christmas lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emvisawthatswho Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Once Saturn came back and SIAB, too, I kinda figured this would happen. Have my 6 stashed away, will hold off on others unless BF pricing is significant. The whole Ideas line is very risky at this time, as all the Ideas retired sets are fair game for a reissue in the new “black box”. I’ll stay away and watch from afar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolan808 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Just now, Emvisawthatswho said: Once Saturn came back and SIAB, too, I kinda figured this would happen. Have my 6 stashed away, will hold off on others unless BF pricing is significant. The whole Ideas line is very risky at this time, as all the Ideas retired sets are fair game for a reissue in the new “black box”. I’ll stay away and watch from afar. Even Flintstones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravel Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Today was a great sale on Aliexpress, where in addition to discounts, coupons were also used A lot of things really ended in the first hour. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickU Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 6 hours ago, Bricklectic said: Different reasons for discounting. A popular set can be discounted if EOL is near and they wan to clear the shelves. Saturn was had for 90$ and 83$ before being retired last year. A set can also be discounted if its a turd. Hidden side may qualify. (debatable) Flintstones doesnt have the strong fan base of BTTF, Tron, Friends, etc. I just dont see a cult like following. To me its just a silly cartoon, and i did enjoy it when younger but it just lacks the depth of the other TV/Movie shows. So while I have picked up 30 of these at 48$ and likely will pick up some more BF if they are cleranced further, at MSRP its a hard pass. Many so called "turds" over the years here have turned into gems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelian Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 28 minutes ago, ravel said: Today was a great sale on Aliexpress, where in addition to discounts, coupons were also used A lot of things really ended in the first hour. Can you be sure it's lego and not bogus bricks or some other knockoff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emvisawthatswho Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Can you be sure it's lego and not bogus bricks or some other knockoff? Ali = The other L word. For sure not Lego. Some of us have learned the hard way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravel Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, coelian said: Can you be sure it's lego and not bogus bricks or some other knockoff? 100% LEGO, but only for Russia - https://lego.aliexpress.ru/store/3199003 Read reviews with photos Edited November 12, 2020 by ravel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaczy Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 75234 AT-AP back in stock in EU LEGO Shop at Home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaczy Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 (edited) 54 minutes ago, kaczy said: 75234 AT-AP back in stock in EU LEGO Shop at Home ....and it's sold out Edited November 12, 2020 by kaczy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakchem Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 17 hours ago, Emvisawthatswho said: Ali = The other L word. For sure not Lego. Some of us have learned the hard way. I bet it's not you, my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSam Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 13 hours ago, ravel said: 100% LEGO, but only for Russia - https://lego.aliexpress.ru/store/3199003 Read reviews with photos This almost needs its own thread. It's either real (I never would have believed it at AE), or a whole new level of fakes. Hmmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bricklectic Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 13 hours ago, ravel said: 100% LEGO, but only for Russia - https://lego.aliexpress.ru/store/3199003 Read reviews with photos wow pretty crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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