marvingelissen Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I bought 6 at collishop today. They went very fast indeed!! I'm from the Netherlands and I'm a lucky guy living here in the border area of Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany! Saves a lot of expensive shipping costs. Sent from my GT-I9195 using Brickpicker mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bricketycricket Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Actually the HH and the TH don't have everywhere the same price as in Canada/U.S. For example both houses have the same price of 179,99 Euro i Germany. Interesting. I think that just makes the case for the HH even stronger then if the TH has little to no price advantage over it in Europe. Can't likely go wrong with either set though, from the way things look as of today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veegs Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I was hoping to grab 2 more on payday. Ah well. I'm in that boat...was on the fence and waiting for next Friday. I'm still not 100% sure this won't pop back up at times, and with some deliveries to US B&M retailers it is possible some up here might get a few more in stock. Now that Wal-mart and Mastermind are carrying exclusives, it at least gives us more options for it to show up. If not, no panic, plenty of other sets to diversify in! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerryherb Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 (edited) received 4 out of 5 i ordered at target last week. arrived in somewhat heavier boxes with shipping tape properly applied and airpacks in voids. almost all minty, one with slightly dented corner. they were shipped 2 to a box and NOT in the original shippers. Edited October 28, 2014 by jerryherb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biniou Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Holy crap. More then 80 in stock this morning at collishop and all gone! Wtf Maybe they returned their dusting stock to lego at their demand so they can fulfil their Shop-at-**** backorders. I saw the same here. Yesterday the stock I'm looking at suddenly dropped from 43 items to 28. And this is a RRP price, not a deal. 44 for days, then I ordered 1, so 43 in stock for days... and 28 in a heartbeat. Today they have 26 in stock. I think they have returned 6 or 7 boxes of TH (if paired, that mean 12 or 14 sets) to lego. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLKC Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 In a shipping package therr are 3 in it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biniou Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 (edited) In a shipping package therr are 3 in it Thanks, so that can really explain why 15 sets vanished so quickly. 43 - (3x5) = 28 Edited October 28, 2014 by biniou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fondkick Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 (edited) Thanks, so that can really explain why 15 sets vanished so quickly. 43 - (3x5) = 28 ok so no one French bought this set at 180 Edited October 28, 2014 by fondkick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fondkick Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 We are not listen Tabbyboy today...strange :rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neosphinx Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Maybe they returned their dusting stock to lego at their demand so they can fulfil their Shop-at-**** backorders. I saw the same here. Yesterday the stock I'm looking at suddenly dropped from 43 items to 28. And this is a RRP price, not a deal. 44 for days, then I ordered 1, so 43 in stock for days... and 28 in a heartbeat. Today they have 26 in stock. I think they have returned 6 or 7 boxes of TH (if paired, that mean 12 or 14 sets) to lego. Got a point there Biniou, that is a possibility.. Of course it is a possibility that there was a high-volume reseller that suddenly bought 30 or more of them the same time, but I've been watching cs for a long time and haven't seen that happen before. The promo was already running for a week now and still a small week to go so it all seems very weird. Let us hope that your explination is the correct one. Then it's all good for me. I bought 9 in total now for the very mild price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neosphinx Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 As for which sets will perform better, I still have my money on Haunted House. It has a much larger target audience because of the 'cool-factor'. But TH will perform well too, followed by GE, which will run about a year behind. It's also surprising that certain investors that have been here long time have even been surprised by the rapid disapearing of TH. It shows that one must not depend too much on numbers and history of previous similar sets...the game seems to change continuesly. (of course this only is if TH is actually oos and up for retirement and no new batches being tossed on the market) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4x18 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 FWIW I called LEGO Shop at Home ES a few minutes ago and was told that the TH had a 'Coming Soon' status, which they translated into 'it should come back and be available until end of 2014', altough they did not say a specific date. GE did not have this status. This should go into the 'What I heard from a Lego employee today' thread, but opted to post it here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biniou Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 (thanks M4x18) I was thinking of something: the best ad for the TH will always be the back of the PC and the PR boxes (the TH is displayed along with them), sets which will be on sale for a while. The TH will certainly be a set to hold for quite a long time (3 years and more). Let's just hope it'll retire for good very soon (and the HH too...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neosphinx Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 The coming soon and not sure when they would come, would perfectly fit in the story of shops sending back their excessive TH stock. About it being on the back of the other boxes. Indeed a good deal if it retires. So exciting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM123 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 If it indeed retires end of the year, than this will be a very rare and potential money-making opportunity you don't want to miss out. Let's indeed hope it retires!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearCrash Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 collishop.be had about 70 of these in stock yesterday but today they're all sold out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4x18 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 LEGO Shop at Home EU is down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLKC Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Maintance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM123 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 They can't handle it anymore :-P from a nearly bankrupt company to the biggest toys manufacturer (looking at total sales) in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Brickowski Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I have a problem with the validity of the popular theory in this forum saying: "Set A (Town Hall) will do better post-retirement because it was sold less than Set B (Grand Emporium) while they where available regularly". Please remember that the Town Hall might have been retired because sales were quite disappointing compared to other modulars. So, why do people here think the TH will outperform the GE in the aftermarket - BECAUSE TH was a slow seller? I do get the idea that less hoarded sets do better - in principle - than more hoarded sets, but in my opinion this applies first an foremost to EQUALLY ATTRACTIVE sets. If the TH is so much less desired than GE, why should people suddenly want to have it MORE than GE once both are gone? If buyers found TH "ugly" before they will not find it "beautiful" afterwards - whereas GE was a nice model and stays a nice model. I mean, look at UCS B-Wing as a comparison to TH. UCS B-Wing also sold badly and was removed from shelves much sooner than expected, meaning it was less hoarded. Still few people thought it would be a winner because of its short shelf live - but why do people think exactly this about TH? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4x18 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 (edited) I have a problem with the validity of the popular theory in this forum saying: "Set A (Town Hall) will do better post-retirement because it was sold less than Set B (Grand Emporium) while they where available regularly". Please remember that the Town Hall might have been retired because sales were quite disappointing compared to other modulars. So, why do people here think the TH will outperform the GE in the aftermarket - BECAUSE TH was a slow seller? I do get the idea that less hoarded sets do better - in principle - than more hoarded sets, but in my opinion this applies first an foremost to EQUALLY ATTRACTIVE sets. If the TH is so much less desired than GE, why should people suddenly want to have it MORE than GE once both are gone? If buyers found TH "ugly" before they will not find it "beautiful" afterwards - whereas GE was a nice model and stays a nice model. I mean, look at UCS B-Wing as a comparison to TH. UCS B-Wing also sold badly and was removed from shelves much sooner than expected, meaning it was less hoarded. Still few people thought it would be a winner because of its short shelf live - but why do people think exactly this about TH? Because the following is almost a norm when it comes to investing in Lego: once it's gone, people will want it. Edited October 28, 2014 by M4x18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king156 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I agree with you, if people didn't like the set when it was available why would anyone buy it at a much higher price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM123 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I have a problem with the validity of the popular theory in this forum saying: "Set A (Town Hall) will do better post-retirement because it was sold less than Set B (Grand Emporium) while they where available regularly". Please remember that the Town Hall might have been retired because sales were quite disappointing compared to other modulars. So, why do people here think the TH will outperform the GE in the aftermarket - BECAUSE TH was a slow seller? I do get the idea that less hoarded sets do better - in principle - than more hoarded sets, but in my opinion this applies first an foremost to EQUALLY ATTRACTIVE sets. If the TH is so much less desired than GE, why should people suddenly want to have it MORE than GE once both are gone? If buyers found TH "ugly" before they will not find it "beautiful" afterwards - whereas GE was a nice model and stays a nice model. I mean, look at UCS B-Wing as a comparison to TH. UCS B-Wing also sold badly and was removed from shelves much sooner than expected, meaning it was less hoarded. Still few people thought it would be a winner because of its short shelf live - but why do people think exactly this about TH? Well.. Cafe Corner was also regarded ugly, but in the end collectors do want the complete modular line. What is a (modular) city without a TH? Think it will be a very desirable set in the future. Think people don't have this feeling with UCS models, that they want to collect them all. But that's just my opinion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biniou Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 LEGO Shop at Home EU is down Maintenance to put an Halloween skin ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLKC Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Well.. Cafe Corner was also regarded ugly, but in the end collectors do want the complete modular line. What is a (modular) city without a TH? Think it will be a very desirable set in the future. Think people don't have this feeling with UCS models, that they want to collect them all. But that's just my opinion. And thats the pointbl to complete the series - maybe a lot of people waited cauz the th is more expensive as other modulars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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