cladner Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 (edited) 12 minutes ago, exciter1 said: There's still a chance. Amazon may be out of stock, unless I'm missing something. How many other retailers have it? none!!!!! YES! this is new since i ordered 2 more over the weekend. no wonder my holiday promo-Santa workshop bundle is getting so many more looks - time for a price nudge Edited December 8, 2015 by cladner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcandre Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Amazon is now out of these, lowest price is 89.95 shipped. Will be interesting to see if they get a restock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilrock Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 My son built this set the other day, and I do think it's a stunning and charming little set. I find most of the winter village sets redundant and somewhat average, but this one sticks out. Unfortunately, I think having 400 resellers bunched up like that for a set that is pretty much only garner people's attention one month out of the year is a an extremely high number and I think it will take a few years to purge those numbers to a respectable level where prices could be respectable. To me, just making 2x on a set can be done with so many other sets, that it's almost pointless to fight the tide on something like this. Also there is a chance Santa themed sets will be remade many times in the future. So, that could hit the value of this one too. So, the view of hoarding this one doesn't look good in the next year, and could be a big risk long term. I really like this set, but there's a point where you have to step back and look at the numbers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold-Arrow Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Back in stock at Amazon . BB at $87 . Sellers just giving those away, they need every accounting trick to break even at this price range . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biking_tiger Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 27 minutes ago, Bold-Arrow said: Back in stock at Amazon . BB at $87 . Sellers just giving those away, they need every accounting trick to break even at this price range . How many people put their trust in the fat guy with a red suit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 18 minutes ago, biking_tiger said: How many people put their trust in the fat guy with a red suit? He'll be back next year, fatter than ever. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 51 minutes ago, exciter1 said: He'll be back next year, fatter than ever. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeeeej Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 3 hours ago, Bold-Arrow said: Back in stock at Amazon . BB at $87 . Sellers just giving those away, they need every accounting trick to break even at this price range . Rule #1: never presume to know the other guy's buy-in price. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold-Arrow Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 13 minutes ago, xeeeej said: Rule #1: never presume to know the other guy's buy-in price. I stand by my statement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zak001 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 16 minutes ago, xeeeej said: Rule #1: never presume to know the other guy's buy-in price. ONE other guy's buy-in price is hard to gauge. From a couple hundred you can make a reasonable guesstimate, and they can't all have shoplifted them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Rule #1: never presume to know the other guy's buy-in price. ONE other guy's buy-in price is hard to gauge. From a couple hundred you can make a reasonable guesstimate, and they can't all have shoplifted them. Almost free after gingerbread sales. 🤔 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold-Arrow Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 5 minutes ago, exciter1 said: Almost free after gingerbread sales. That's a lot of GBH to sell per seller... Hmmmmmm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 34 minutes ago, Bold-Arrow said: That's a lot of GBH to sell per seller... Hmmmmmm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathBuilder Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 11 minutes ago, exciter1 said: LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustyshelf Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Welp, guess I'll hold mine till next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 back to sold out at EU shop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asharerin Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 4 FBA sellers front running amazon on this set. Don't see that too often. Race to the bottom on most items this year. Time to shift gears yet again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 8 minutes ago, asharerin said: 4 FBA sellers front running amazon on this set. Don't see that too often. Race to the bottom on most items this year. Time to shift gears yet again. Crazy folk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zak001 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 9 minutes ago, asharerin said: 4 FBA sellers front running amazon on this set. Don't see that too often. Race to the bottom on most items this year. Time to shift gears yet again. I am thisclose to going Buffett on this set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbg108 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 30 minutes ago, asharerin said: 4 FBA sellers front running amazon on this set. Don't see that too often. Race to the bottom on most items this year. Time to shift gears yet again. I'm long term hold on this set so when I saw Eric post that it was sold out in Europe I figured I may as well go grab two more at Amazon. When I saw there were still 400+ sellers six days before Christmas I chuckled and decided to wait a little longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddji Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Current price is $67.99 ... By 3rd party ...SMH... On Amazon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I think this is going to be one of those sets that shows much poorer growth in the US than in Europe due to oversupply - see 70010 Chi Lion Temple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labfreak7 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I think this is going to be one of those sets that shows much poorer growth in the US than in Europe due to oversupply - see 70010 Chi Lion Temple. Oversupply seems to be the theme for this year across the board. I think retailers got greedy this year and put out too much product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I think a lot of resellers lost their common sense with the seasonal sets this year - when you know the number of sellers is getting bigger and that a lot of them are buying the same sets in multiple numbers diversification has to be the byword. I wonder how many of the advent calendar/SW/ecto bigshots will be around next year.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zak001 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 18 minutes ago, labfreak7 said: Oversupply seems to be the theme for this year across the board. I think retailers got greedy this year and put out too much product. It's a pendulum. When retailers under-order, it's a frenzy for the QFLLs; when they over-order, post-holiday clearance becomes a bonanza. I try to be happy (and profitable) either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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