Looks so awesome!!!

 

Ages 12+. 1,261 pieces. Collect and create a fun festive scene with the Winter Village Market! US $99.99 - CA $129.99 - DE 89.99

I must say after the Minifigures Series 8 Santa, all the 'regular' Lego Santas with their bandana and old style wizard beard don't quite cut the mustard anymore honestly.

 

I must say after the Minifigures Series 8 Santa, all the 'regular' Lego Santas with their bandana and old style wizard beard don't quite cut the mustard anymore honestly.

 

Well that isn't the "real" santa. That's just a helper santa. (I had to explain this to my son when we saw what could best be described as a poor attempt at a mall santa).

Well that isn't the "real" santa. That's just a helper santa. (I had to explain this to my son when we saw what could best be described as a poor attempt at a mall santa).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP96t4BhSdc

 

Not sure whether you all have noticed or not..

 

price for Winter Village Market is higher in North America than Europe, seems like Lego is trying to shrink the price difference to stop US resellers selling to Asia..just a thought..

 

Winter Village Cottage

 

Pieces: 1490

 

99.99 USD, 99.99 EUR, 89.99 GBP

 

Winter Village Market

 

Pieces: 1261

 

99.99 USD, 89.99 EUR,79.99 GBP

 

You can see from the comparison with WInter Village Cottage, WVM has less piece count but price remains the same for US, however, price for other regions is lower.

 

I'm not completely following when you say "price is higher in North America than Europe". Based on today's exchange rate, the US$ equivalent for 90 euro is 120 USD and the US$ equivalent for 80 GBP is 127 USD. Both are greater than 100 USD still. Please clarify.

Did anyone order a Winter Village Market today?  I went to order one, and the set has disappeared.  I couldn't even search for it.  The only way I can access the page is by clicking on the promotions tab from within my VIP account to this address:

 

http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Winter-Village-Market-10235?p=10235

 

There isn't an option to purchase.  I hope it comes back.

I thought this would be available Oct 1st in the USA. 2 more weeks to go (unless I have wrong information).

it was supposed to be available for VIP members early today. I cant find it when I look either

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?sbk=1&nav=SEARCH&itemId=321210067385

Someone found it. Lego stores must already have it.

I was on LEGO.com on early Monday morning (09/16 around 2 am CST) and it became available for pre-order. Then when I went back wanting to purchase one it was no where to be found. 

This can still be purchased from Lego LEGO Shop at Home Australian store for VIPs...

Is anybody else having problems in general when ordering from LEGO Shop at Home?  I placed an order three days ago, and it shows that my VIP points have been redeemed (how convenient,) but no further progress on my order.  The time before that, I placed a small order, and three days later, I get an email saying that I need to call to authorize the charges.  They made me verify EVERYTHING, date of birth, blood type, etc.  It was very annoying that they didn't even tell me the order wasn't going through until almost four days after I placed it.  Boo Lego! 

Is anybody else having problems in general when ordering from LEGO Shop at Home?  I placed an order three days ago, and it shows that my VIP points have been redeemed (how convenient,) but no further progress on my order.  The time before that, I placed a small order, and three days later, I get an email saying that I need to call to authorize the charges.  They made me verify EVERYTHING, date of birth, blood type, etc.  It was very annoying that they didn't even tell me the order wasn't going through until almost four days after I placed it.  Boo Lego! 

 

They seem to be intermittently slow and sluggish - My first two September orders took 3 or 4 days each to confirm and ship, my third one went right through within 12 hours.

My two WVMs have been shipped so should arrive tomorrow. Lego's website was having problems yesterday.

If you are not signed in as a VIP you won't find it under the Seasonal category.

 

At least that's what happened to me with LEGO Shop at Home Spain.

So tempting to buy early.  Not very sensible though since better deals are around the corner.

Err, I posted a thread yesterday to LEGO Shop at Home. Its gone....Errr Did I do something wrong? MODS/ADMINS please fill me in. Sorry if i messed up. Stomping

At least the information seems to resurfaced again: http://shop.lego.com/en-US/VIP-Early-Access-10235

 

However, I still can't purchase it yet even after I signed in as a VIP.

Does anyone think there's a chance this will get completely sold out before October?  The VIP email says "while supplies last."  This is a great looking set, though I'd like to wait to purchase until double points in October.  I don't want to miss it, though. 

 

Thoughts?

I have that same concern. I really want to add it to my village in time for xmas, but I want to wait for the discounts and free goodies.

Oh well, if we miss it, it won't be sold out forever. And there's plenty of other sets to buy for double vip and promos.

Does anyone think there's a chance this will get completely sold out before October?  The VIP email says "while supplies last."  This is a great looking set, though I'd like to wait to purchase until double points in October.  I don't want to miss it, though. 

 

Thoughts?

 

I can't imagine it will be out by october, but it could be by christmas. I am thinking about stashing one just in case it rises really high in price.

Has anyone bought the WV Market at a Lego store yet? I'm finally going to my first Lego store ever later today, and I'd like to pick one up. Just wondering if you have to ask an employee for it, as it's only available to VIP members at this point.

Usually the VIP early releases are already on the shelf. Congrats on your first store visit! Try not to get dizzy looking at all that Lego. And don't forget your Camper promo, Lego Club magazine, and anything else they'll throw in the bag. Since you're a store virgin, they might try to impress you with extra goodies :)

Usually the VIP early releases are already on the shelf. Congrats on your first store visit! Try not to get dizzy looking at all that Lego. And don't forget your Camper promo, Lego Club magazine, and anything else they'll throw in the bag. Since you're a store virgin, they might try to impress you with extra goodies

Great, thanks for the info!  I'm looking forward to the first visit!  I just keep reminding myself that October is double VIP points month, so I shouldn't go too hog-wild today! LOL

Got my WV Market and put it together in a few hours. Had several pieces missing, though, which I thought was odd. I don't remember having missing pieces in other sets. Granted, the set has a ton of small pieces and the ones that were missing were all small, but, still. I'm going to call Lego and see if they'll ship me those 6 or 7 pieces. I had a bunch of extra pieces left over (like the beard for the one guy and the plumes on the carousel horses)....maybe I should offer to send them back in exchange for those I need! LOL

My first visit to a Lego store wasn't quite the way I had planned, but that was due to extenuating circumstances and was no reflection on the actual store itself. Unfortunately, I only had about 10 minutes in the store, but I hope to get back there again (or to another one) at some point. I did notice that they had the WV Cottage for sale, in addition to the Market. SO tempted to get one, but I keep reminding myself of double points next month. And if LEGO Shop at Home doesn't have it in Oct., I'm getting it from Target. Just have to see if I can find the other two sets at semi-reasonable prices.

Didn't see a pick-a-brick wall in the store. The only "loose" items I saw were for building your own minifigures.

I'm interested in 10235 not only for investment but for the children to,build at christmas. So 100 euros it doesn't matter... We have fun and it will stay in the room for 4 weeks so thats 2,50 euro a day to watch this lovely village lol! But these wintersets are only on sale after the holidays... Is this a set you should invest? (my opninion: may he to earn 35 euros in 3 years...)