ZombieToyChest Posted January 5, 2014 Posted January 5, 2014 My TRU has none on the shelves but I have ordered 4 online with store pick up. They must have cases sitting in the back. Quote
cbaker1974 Posted January 5, 2014 Posted January 5, 2014 There may be a bunch at TRUs, but remember that this set never made it to a Walmart, Target, Amazon, etc....so while there may be 40+ sets at some stores, that doesn't appear to be the norm (I've been to 4 TRU this week and only 1 of them had it in-stock), there's still a lot less overall availability for this set vs. other sets in the line. If the set was poorly designed or in general unwanted (like Home One) then I would be worried, but I still see this as a good long-term hold. Quote
u07cfm Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 I bought a few of these 3 months back. I also bought a few 6868 which have done very well in the short term. What do people think about how the 6857 is going to fare? It has been very slow to pick up. Am I being impatient? Quote
@rtisan Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Awesome set. Great figures, wonderful box art and set design. It`s everything you could want in a Lego set, nothing lacking, nothing. It`s currently my favourite set at/around that price point. FunHouse Escape really is an A++ set. Virtually perfect, and normally that would be enough to signal a huge winner go a set. Only issue, and it is a big one, is that up until about 6 months ago it was on track to be a huge winner. Well, everyone and their kids, dog, heck, even their anti-Lego/spending/investing wife jumped on board and bought tons and tons of them. The market is saturated with Funhouse escape and so are investment portfolios. Seriously, you couldn`t really ask for a better type of investment set, for even more reasons then I mentioned, but unfortunately available quantity plays a role in how well it performs, and it`s more then likely going to take quite a bit of time to see the large gains that some of us would like. If you are a longer term investor, load up, if you want quicker money, buy something else. Quote
chinothegeeko Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Yes as it is still not EOL, plus we all have tons. Still sells for over retail. Quote
u07cfm Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 It is certainly listed as retired on lego uk site. On searching though, I see that tru are still selling it in america. Interesting Sent from my iPad using Brickpicker Quote
chinothegeeko Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 It is certainly listed as retired on lego uk site. On searching though, I see that tru are still selling it in america. Interesting Sent from my iPad using Brickpicker Yeah they are slowly dwindling away though *crosses fingers* Quote
Deez_Brickz Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 I wonder how many are really saved away? So many people flip this set for the small yet quick return. I parted out at least 50 so far. Quote
c4dreams Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Yes, I wish they would just dissappear, but that set and the batcave just won't die! It is a great set. And it "retails" for $59.99 at my Toys R Us. Like the Fire Brigade, this one could be a test of how well a heavily stockpiled set does..... Quote
allen9917 Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 I actually think TRU.com dropped ball on this one. If you go to their lego super hero category, funhouse is nothere to be found. It only appears under their 'TRU exclusive' category. For a average lego fun, a lot of people probably don't know and don't care about the 'exclusive' set. If they want a superhero lego set for gift, the first place they'll go is the superhero category. they don't put it there almost like hiding it from general audience. I think this is one of the reasons why this set moves slow at TRU.com, plus they probably have a million of these. Quote
TheDarkness Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Is 6857 the new Orc Forge in terms of how many threads get made about it? The set is Lego gold.... Quote
mlussardi9614 Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 Is it worth it to pick up the The Dynamic Duo Funhouse Escape 6857 set at full TRU retail while it's still available. I don't know when this set retired but on shop@home it says it's retired. Just wondering what your opinions are.Thanks Quote
Doofy McGee Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 In short, yes. This is a great set to buy and hold. Watch for a sale at ToysRus and snap them up. It may seem frustrating that they are still around 6 months after retiring, but just remember...everything disappears for good eventually. These will be long gone after people have cleaned out the shelves during the holiday season, so don't wait too long to get them. Quote
@rtisan Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 I`d second that, if your TRU offers a BOGO anytime soon pick them up then. If by full retail you mean $39.99 (as opposed to TRU price of $54.99) I`d buy them flat out now. It`s an excellent set, wonderful figures, plenty of value for your (and a buyer`s) money. Only thing to keep in mind is that most investors seem to have realized this, and up until last year loaded up on them. The market is pretty thick with these and will be for some time, but the demand will continue to be there, you`ll just have to wait a bit. Quote
Soadfan4ever Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 Is it worth it to pick up the The Dynamic Duo Funhouse Escape 6857 set at full TRU retail while it's still available. I don't know when this set retired but on shop@home it says it's retired. Just wondering what your opinions are.ThanksYes it's at good set worth buying, but it has been nowhere near real retail ($39.99) for a while. TRUs inflated retail of $ 59.99 has kept it on the shelves of all of the stores near. As @rtisan said there are many investors that have chosen this set. Discussion has died down about it since TRU seemed to restock all of their stores a few months back, but this set was talked about a lot.The Dynamic Duo Funhouse EscapeWhat's the new Funhouse/Orc Forge? Quote
Nvpink Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 Does anyone have a picture of this from lego store where it says 39.99? Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Quote
exciter1 Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 Does anyone have a picture of this from lego store where it says 39.99? Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker That would be ghost price matching and we don't encourage that here. Quote
naf Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 I wouldn't buy this to invest at that price. There are other sets to be had, your money would probably be better spent elsewhere. Funhouse will do well, but it will take a long time to appreciate, and most people bought in around $30 with BOGO sales, reward points, etc. At the TRU inflated retail you're already in the hole compared to others. Quote
Nvpink Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 Ok thanks for the advise Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Quote
zskid00 Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 Yeah, I bought quite a few of these for around $30 or less last year, but I think those days are gone unless TRU decides to clearance their remaining inventory. A lot of investors bought in at that price and I still expect this to do well once TRU finally goes through whatever they have left. It's kind of ridiculous how much longer they have been able to keep sets in stock after LEGO has retired them. I guess it has to do with their higher than retail prices. Quote
Miami Bomb Squad Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 TRU IS the secondary Market for this set. Need them to sell out before you see any return on this set. The good news is that it will start climbing at $60+ Quote
naf Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 The good news is that the pile of Funhouses I've been seeing on the shelf at TRU is slowly dwindling away. I wouldn't be surprised if this was off the TRU website by the end of the summer. Quote
M4x18 Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 I'm surprised that this is still out there. Over here it's been long long gone. Quote
mudcatsfan Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 Another interesting aspect of figuring out the Date Code Stickers is we can confirm (at least i have at my several local TRU's) that the FunHouses on the shelf are all old stock produced in 2013. None of them have newer codes, so we can be confident they're not still flooding the market with more. Quote
nolanfan34 Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 I have only seen a few at my local TRU. But at that $59.99 price they are trickling out slowly. Quote
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