Retiring Soon - open speculation

[bigfanofnu]

On 12/10/2023 at 2:42 PM, raindog said:

 

I tend to think that way a lot but, I am constantly reminded about how the T1 VW Van went 2x almost immediately after retirement and how well 75159 is doing.  As for someone else stating that holding a set over 5 years after retirement will always produce a winner, allow me to introduce to you just one DC Comic set that I have tubs of.  I hate DC sets!
 

Retired 10 years and still just barely at 1.5x msrp.  I have other DC examples.........

@terrymc4677 can tell some Super Heroes stories....

 

[fossilrock]

Ford Mustang is out of stock at target, amazon and lego.  Still some limited stock at walmart.  This one should set sail into retirement land soon.

https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/ford-mustang-10265

[fossilrock]

1 hour ago, fossilrock said:

Ford Mustang is out of stock at target, amazon and lego.  Still some limited stock at walmart.  This one should set sail into retirement land soon.

https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/ford-mustang-10265

Gone at walmart too.  Happy retirement ford mustang.

[Bricklectic]

Unretiring Soon?

Lego 10289 - Birds of Paradise.

I am beginning to believe this has may been extended.

It has flipped multiple times from Sold Out to Available on both Lego.com & Lego.ca

Costco canada had 0 till today, now there are exactly 1021 in stock, which is a ginormous amount for a set that is not a strong seller. (amazon canada itself only sells 700 a month during holiday months, and closer to 200 rest of year - and costco is surely less than half of amazon - potentially a half years worth of costco stock)

Amazon canada has plenty and has never gone out of stock. 

Why does canada matter to us in USA? It provides insight into the North American supply chain.

Target is the only glimmer of hope as they have been in and out stock since their BF sale.

Hope I'm wrong - I have lots of these.

[Billy Brick]

2 minutes ago, Bricklectic said:

Unretiring Soon?

Lego 10289 - Birds of Paradise.

I am beginning to believe this has may been extended.

It has flipped multiple times from Sold Out to Available on both Lego.com & Lego.ca

Costco canada had 0 till today, now there are exactly 1021 in stock, which is a ginormous amount for a set that is not a strong seller. (amazon canada itself only sells 700 a month during holiday months, and closer to 200 rest of year - and costco is surely less than half of amazon - potentially a half years worth of costco stock)

Amazon canada has plenty and has never gone out of stock. 

Why does canada matter to us in USA? It provides insight into the North American supply chain.

Target is the only glimmer of hope as they have been in and out stock since their BF sale.

Hope I'm wrong - I have lots of these.

Retired on Shop at Home Australia, Oh happy day!

https://www.lego.com/en-au/product/bird-of-paradise-10289

 

[Bricklectic]

Just now, Billy Brick said:

Retired on Shop at Home Australia, Oh happy day!

https://www.lego.com/en-au/product/bird-of-paradise-10289

 

Good find! Will sleep a bit better tonight  

[Bricklectic]

here is what i was referencing

[landphieran]

19 minutes ago, Bricklectic said:

here is what i was referencing

 

May want to remove the photo it shows the location of your warehouse.

Edited December 14, 2023 by landphieran

[Bricklectic]

22 minutes ago, landphieran said:

May want to remove the photo it shows the location of your warehouse.

Thanks. Im in the USA and I check Costco.ca just to monitor north american inventory. I dont know where they got that address info from. Costco.ca doesnt ship to USA

[fossilrock]

Bookshop has sold out at LEGO.com.  Not many retirees left on that site.

[terrymc4677]

Terry was the champion, he had the proof going Walmart to Walmart on his scooter.
http://bp-forum.s3.amazonaws.com/monthly_2023_12/IMG_0409.JPG.434d8d24b14d30af8655463d01f3b70f.thumb.JPG.04b6cb07aef3a9b276f8497f6ee97a18.JPG

LOL…I knew that picture would come back to haunt me. You can’t say I’m not dedicated. Day after foot surgery and I was out picking WM clearance.

If I remember correctly I think those were down to $13. I’m pretty sure I did better on those than the Joker Steamrollers.


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[terrymc4677]

10266 gone everywhere!

Since nobody else is going to say it then I will.

TO THE MOON!!!!!


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[Bricklectic]

My 2 biggest duds right now are flying lesson and bowsers airship. Airspace sometimes stays grounded  

 

 

[Billy Brick]

18 minutes ago, terrymc4677 said:

Since nobody else is going to say it then I will.

TO THE MOON!!!!!


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That lego set will never go to the moon, NASA lost the technology.

[ravel]

Dear colleagues, what do you think about the set 80039? On the official website LEGO.com it is marked as sold out, the price on the Bricklink is already higher than the recommended retail price and the quantity stock is very small.

Edited December 15, 2023 by ravel

[Bricklectic]

2 hours ago, ravel said:

Dear colleagues, what do you think about the set 80039? On the official website LEGO.com it is marked as sold out, the price on the Bricklink is already higher than the recommended retail price and the quantity stock is very small.

if it starts with 8, it's gonna stagnate

[gmpirate]

1 minute ago, Bricklectic said:

if it starts with 8, it's gonna stagnate

that's what I live by

[BrickU]

The terms "Poof & Sold Out" don't mean what they used to.  Frankly neither do the 10-20% off sales on stuff that never gets discounted.  

[ravel]

3 hours ago, Bricklectic said:

если оно начинается с 8, оно застопорится

I'll put the question differently. Is it worth buying them (80039) for $ 122?

[pharmjod]

I would love to find one for that price. I just want it for me. Annoyed I missed it.

[ravel]

I'll explain what I'm guided by using Bricklink besides my gut and experience. I look at the stock figures (of course, many do not sell there, but still). Of course, I also take into account the number of relevant ads in my country. I also pay attention to the sale price, if there is an opportunity to buy Bricklink cheaper or at the lowest price in my country, then at least I will not lose, and if people decide to import to my country, then the price will already be higher and I will be competitive. Well, I will add, in my opinion, a very important indicator, this is the number of goods sold in the last 6 months, it shows the demand and at what price people are willing to buy.

And if we take into account this logic, then we can say that 80039 can be bought.

[SpaceFan9]

2 hours ago, pharmjod said:

I would love to find one for that price. I just want it for me. Annoyed I missed it.

Same here.

[ravenb99]

Daffodils are not retiring just making a new box,  guess no black box seeing the rest don't have them.  Odd choice 

[Stonebreaker]

3 hours ago, ravenb99 said:

Daffodils are not retiring just making a new box,  guess no black box seeing the rest don't have them.  Odd choice 

LEGO also took the opportunity to raise the price whithout raising the price. Old version cost 12.99 €, new iteration costs 14.99 €.

[gmpirate]

4 hours ago, ravenb99 said:

Daffodils are not retiring just making a new box,  guess no black box seeing the rest don't have them.  Odd choice 

Knew this was coming but do you know the release date?