[US] 9398 Technic: 4x4 Crawler: About $137 shipped from Amazon UK

nkx1

Price is £99.99 + £4.95 shipping, which reduces to a total of £88.28 at final checkout. At the current exchange rate of 1.55, that equals about $137. A great deal for this set if you're looking for it!

Don't forget to factor in any foreign transaction fees if you credit card charges these.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006ZS4SXQ/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=bargainwatch-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B006ZS4SXQ

LegoFanTexas

That is a pretty darn good deal considering the set is $200 in the US. See, the USA doesn't get all the cheapest LEGO! :)

neomonkey

Thanks for the deal. I picked one up! I guess I won't be getting the limited edition now.

CupIsHalfEmpty

Thanks for the heads up. Grabbed one for myself.

graphite

Awesome. I really wanted to build that but didn't want to drop $200 on it but for that price I ordered 2!

Basta

Wish postage was only £4.95 we get £22.08. Although its still about $115 cheaper shipped then AU retail.

Coolsplash

We ought to do a thread on Brickset about why Technics is always cheaper to buy from European countries then the US :P

Basta

^ Ask TRU's

CCC

LegoFanTexas said:

That is a pretty darn good deal considering the set is $200 in the US. See, the USA doesn't get all the cheapest LEGO! :)

You do still get it cheaper than the UK though. You get it for £88.28, whereas we pay over 10% more.

graphite

^ I bought 2 so it was only £86.81

LegoFanTexas

CCC said:

LegoFanTexas said:

That is a pretty darn good deal considering the set is $200 in the US. See, the USA doesn't get all the cheapest LEGO! :)

You do still get it cheaper than the UK though. You get it for £88.28, whereas we pay over 10% more.

Doh! You're right, what was I thinking? :)

Just goes to show why LEGO costs more over there... Taxes...

SirKevbags

^ Its actually one of the sets thats very comparable at rrp. Assuming $20 sales tax the UK rrp is $215 V US $220. Just another indication to me that the price charged in any market is the one they can get away with.

That isn't a criticism of LEGO charging what they want. They are not a charity but it goes to show when they want to make prices comparable they can.

Bandit

Thanks! This is a great price for the US. It will never be available for less than that here...

TheLoneTensor

Yes, excellent, this is a great deal. 30% off & no tax, nice.

Btw, how ridiculous is it that I can get a set shipped to my door from nearly FOUR THOUSAND miles away for far cheaper than I can from the store that's 5 miles away from me?

LegoFanTexas

^ Completely...

nkx1

^^Totally ridiculous, but that's what we get with the Lego/TRU oligopoly on Technic in the U.S. As with everything, less competition = higher prices.

I can't believe TRU's current price on this set is $230! Are they really selling any at that price? Hmmm, Tower Bridge or 4x4 Crawler...

LegoFanTexas

I am in the middle of building 4x4 crawler as we speak, started about a week ago, being doing a bit every day. Have 2 out of the 3 books done, and I have to say it is a really cool build...

To a point...

Lot of 2x stuff, the front and back is more or less the same, motors on both ends, so it really is 4 wheel drive, the steering is pretty cool, I like how that was done.

My 7 year old is looking forward to driving it around outside. The instructions say indoors only, but we all know THAT isn't going to happen.

graphite

^^ My local TRU has it for $199. Amazon UK deal is still better and I'd rather support them than TRU.

cloaked7

Months ago I got a set at TRU before they marked them up and used a 20% off 1 item coupon, so it worked out pretty well. Yeah, they're having a BOGO at TRU now and Technic and Castle are excluded. Funny how that is, used to be SW was always excluded.

-slight tangent- I'm not into SW, so I don't know. Is interesting in LEGO SW's ebbing?

graphite

^ I'd say SW is a bit in a lull right now. The system sets are meh. The cartoon is going away, the games have been out a while and no recent movies. It'll pick up again once the movies and shows kick off again.

TheLoneTensor

FYI, got my pair today, both in excellent condition in a nice, thick K50 box.

mak

If you missed out, they are now back in stock

sidersdd

mak said:

If you missed out, they are now back in stock

Ordered. Thanks.

Legofanscott

tensor said:

FYI, got my pair today, both in excellent condition in a nice, thick K50 box.

Do you have any sort of import duties in the US?

This rip off government slaps on huge taxes to packages over a certain value making anything that seems cheap in the US not worth it

TheLoneTensor

^I did not, at least on this transaction. The only other charge you should be aware of is if your credit card charges a transaction fee for the exchange.

Legofanscott

tensor said:

^I did not, at least on this transaction. The only other charge you should be aware of is if your credit card charges a transaction fee for the exchange.

I got a package a few weeks ago from us, came to about £30, royal mail charged £15 in import charges.

Royal mail= Royal fail

Legofanscott

tensor said:

^I did not, at least on this transaction. The only other charge you should be aware of is if your credit card charges a transaction fee for the exchange.

I got a package a few weeks ago from us, came to about £30, royal mail charged £15 in import charges.

Royal mail= Royal fail

TheLoneTensor

Note, I'm in the US.

LegoFanTexas

Capital One is one of the nice bank's in this case, they don't charge a foreign transaction fee.

Bank of America, Chase, etc. all charge 2-3% fee on top of what Amazon.co.uk charges. That applies regardless if you have Amazon.co.uk provide currency conversion services, it isn't the charge being in GBP or USD, it is a foreign transaction.

That being said, even with a fee, this is a heck of a deal.

mountebank

Does a state's Sales Tax supposedly apply to purchasing items from outside the US?

LegoFanTexas

Yes, because it is also a Use tax. But Amazon.co.uk doesn't collect it, so you're supposed to self-report.

TheLoneTensor

The fee in my case was $1.42, so yeah, it's minimal with a ~$300 purchase.

mountebank

Thanks. It's always interesting to learn something new.

doriansdad

LegoFanTexas said:

Capital One is one of the nice bank's in this case, they don't charge a foreign transaction fee.

Bank of America, Chase, etc. all charge 2-3% fee on top of what Amazon.co.uk charges. That applies regardless if you have Amazon.co.uk provide currency conversion services, it isn't the charge being in GBP or USD, it is a foreign transaction.

That being said, even with a fee, this is a heck of a deal.

It all depends on the card and not the issuing bank. Cards such as United Miles, SW, Ink, Sapphire, Marriott etc from Chase all have zero foreign transaction fees.

LegoFanTexas

^ Interesting, good to know... The Chase cards I've had did, but my CapOne cards don't. BofA does (yuck), I don't remember the rest.

mountebank

We need a shorthand name for buying the same thing more cheaply in a different market. What about arbrickage?

sidersdd

Received mine today. Box was in excellent condition. (Added to the build pile)