Legodog Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 It let me order 2 shortly after it was posted. Sent from my iPad using Brickpicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cladner Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Well, someone buy them already... won't let you put them in cart its weird how i couldn't find GE buying searching under that term... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legodog Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 won't let you put them in cart I think there were only a few. I ordered 2 and went back for 2 more but it wouldn't let me add them to the cart either. Sent from my iPad using Brickpicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Fighting for scraps, are we? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cladner Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Fighting for scraps, are we? not so much fighting - e-jostling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 won't let you put them in cart its weird how i couldn't find GE buying searching under that term... Google was not seeing it either. Must have showed up fairly recently... good thing it was at real msrp.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudoty Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Damn I came down here to slum in the GE thread and stirred the pot Edit LEGODOG you owe me a poly bag and no damn rapunzel this time ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Damn I came down here to slum in the GE thread and stirred the pot Edit LEGODOG you owe me a poly bag and no damn rapunzel this time Sure thing boss man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sroster Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 GIVE THAT MAN A WITCH HEAD! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clxmouth Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 oh man. had them in my cart, futzing with a gift card and poof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legodog Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Damn I came down here to slum in the GE thread and stirred the pot Edit LEGODOG you owe me a poly bag and no damn rapunzel this time Yes, I owe you. Thanks. Just hope they actually ship. Unlike my Walmart TBs. Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allen9917 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Is this the first time GE showed 'Sold Out' at SAH? Should I regret leaving the GEs in my local Lego stores last week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veegs Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I remember plenty of 'will ship in 30 days' but never a sold out...someone else with a better memory can confirm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 It's not showing sold out when I see it at S@H but it won't let it add to your cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weakside Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I remember plenty of 'will ship in 30 days' but never a sold out...someone else with a better memory can confirm? Haven't seen 'sold out' before...a few 'ship in x days' changes for sure, especially around 2x vip event this spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickLegacy Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Is this the first time GE showed 'Sold Out' at SAH? Should I regret leaving the GEs in my local Lego stores last week? I've seen 7 in the past 6 days at 2 LEGO stores. Regrettably I had to leave all of them behind because there is no room to bring them home unless I leave a kid behind. No child left behind vs. no LEGO set left behind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnwray Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Called one of my local Lego stores. They have 3, but have a limit of 1 per customer, and the dude seemed to think they'd go quickly. So...there ya go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Haven't seen 'sold out' before...a few 'ship in x days' changes for sure, especially around 2x vip event this spring. I think someone said that orc forge did get to sold out, and came back, but still retiring same year. Architecture Studio also was at sold out, but that's a very unique case. I don't think any modular was at "sold out", and came back, but I am new here, and the times are different, so it's all just a speculation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoNotInsertIntoMouth Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I think someone said that orc forge did get to sold out, and came back, but still retiring same year. Architecture Studio also was at sold out, but that's a very unique case. I don't think any modular was at "sold out", and came back, but I am new here, and the times are different, so it's all just a speculation Big point is - that you are getting at - Would anything surprise anyone anymore? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Big point is - that you are getting at - Would anything surprise anyone anymore? well, i am certainly hopeful that this is it for GE. But if it is, then this is it for SSD as well. But why would TLG be so generous? making things poof way before christmas? i don't know, man... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoNotInsertIntoMouth Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 well, i am certainly hopeful that this is it for GE. But if it is, then this is it for SSD as well. But why would TLG be so generous? making things poof way before christmas? i don't know, man... Thats why I don't buy it. I think its gonna come back for a while and be gone later in the year. Maybe they want to pull all attention to it by making it sold out everywhere - then bam bring it back and profit like crazy while people panic. lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoNotInsertIntoMouth Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 That being said if it comes back in stock I am probably grabbing a couple. lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grackleflint Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Thats why I don't buy it. I think its gonna come back for a while and be gone later in the year. Maybe they want to pull all attention to it by making it sold out everywhere - then bam bring it back and profit like crazy while people panic. lol. Yeah, from my point of view, the vast majority of LEGO sales are in the 4th quarter and a large set like the SSD is most likely bought/given as a gift so why would they intentionally plan on EOL'ing a large money-making set in the summer. Makes no sense for LEGO to leave money on the table like that. I believe LEGO makes plans in the beginning of the year for it to EOL at the end of the year/after Christmas so they produce a quantity of how many they think will last the entire year. Then all of a sudden, they sell out that entire amount in Q2 because of the panic buyers. Well, now since it's Q2, they still have enough time to set up a new production run to make more in time for Q4 sales. Now, if there wasn't the panic buying and it would then naturally sell out in late Q3, early Q4, LEGO would probably not have enough time to set up a new production run to make Q4 sales so they are just gonna let it go EOL early before the end of the year since there would be no point to make more if sales just plummet after Christmas. So, with all the panic buying and selling out now, it's actually letting LEGO make more in time for Q4. That's why I'm thinking it will come back to the US, too soon to sell out and still enough time to make more for Q4 sales. If I'm wrong, oh well, still got a couple. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Yeah, from my point of view, the vast majority of LEGO sales are in the 4th quarter and a large set like the SSD is most likely bought/given as a gift so why would they intentionally plan on EOL'ing a large money-making set in the summer. Makes no sense for LEGO to leave money on the table like that. I believe LEGO makes plans in the beginning of the year for it to EOL at the end of the year/after Christmas so they produce a quantity of how many they think will last the entire year. Then all of a sudden, they sell out that entire amount in Q2 because of the panic buyers. Well, now since it's Q2, they still have enough time to set up a new production run to make more in time for Q4 sales. Now, if there wasn't the panic buying and it would then naturally sell out in late Q3, early Q4, LEGO would probably not have enough time to set up a new production run to make Q4 sales so they are just gonna let it go EOL early before the end of the year since there would be no point to make more if sales just plummet after Christmas. So, with all the panic buying and selling out now, it's actually letting LEGO make more in time for Q4. That's why I'm thinking it will come back to the US, too soon to sell out and still enough time to make more for Q4 sales. If I'm wrong, oh well, still got a couple. I would expect them to use "Temporary OOS" status , like they did for SSD during May. It would not hurt TLG, and would stick it to resellers (some buyers would be willing to wait) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grackleflint Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I would expect them to use "Temporary OOS" status , like they did for SSD during May. It would not hurt TLG, and would stick it to resellers (some buyers would be willing to wait) I'm thinking "Temporary OOS" means "soon" as in we know definitely know it's gonna come back within 30-60 days etc. For something that sells out unexpectedly and they have to set up a new "last" production run, there aren't gonna be definite dates right away so they don't say "temporary" and keep people on edge. Better for customer service. We saw this last year with Architecture Studio, Catwoman and Orc Forge. Sold out, no "temporary" while they made another batch and the new stock just showed up when it was back. Just my $0.02. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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