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Its not exactly a AFOL set.
Doubtful sort of staying power and a low max appreciation value. Not worth storing till next Christmas unless there is a post-holiday fire sale.
Went to toys r us to collect my Y wing (x4) which are half price a TRU at the moment, and had a few interesting things happen..
While I was in the store I thought I would checkout the lego aisle, 4 x Fire Temples reduced to 59.99, so could not resist, also spend 75 (or more) and get a £20 gift card...
So I took all 4 along with my Y wings! Could have got 4 gift cards out of it if id divided to 4 transactions, but in the end only went with 3 as didn't want to be toooo much of a pain!
Fun started at the till though... Being served by a noob, who took about 10 mins to serve the person in front of me... Even though it was a straight forward transaction, so I was mentally prepared for some feckless behavior....
Didnt take long to start...
TRU stick an "R" sticker over the barcode so you cannot scan it (but this was because I reserved them and collected them from the reserved counter) sort of fair enough, if you assume some intelligence, however this woman proceeded to type in the barcode 4 times, rather than once and put x 4.. Even though I suggested that may be quicker.....
While she was doing this and taking an age, and the Q was building up, I then have the manager appear who says "excuse me" - im thinking, what now at this point!
"If you are a retailer buying to resell, we only allow the purchase of 1 set"
So I said, "im not a retailer, im a collector and a reseller"
This seemed to confuse him for a short period...
He then said, on this occasion I could make the purchase but in future it was 1 set per person!?
I told him, I own about 100 sealed sets, and have often bought multiples and never heard of this before... He seemed to think it was policy....
Anyway that further delayed me.... Shop assistant proceeded to conclude the transaction (4 x fire temples in 2 x 2 format to maximize the voucher), and I breathed a huge sigh of relief when I got out!
Would not have enjoyed that on a Saturday!
Anyway moral of the story, TRU seem to have a policy on multiples, although I have never know this before, next time, if its Y wings, I may just say im building a fleet :D
In addition - relating to my previous post, I saw 2 other people with Lego in their trolley in the shop (there were not many people around) and both had DINO!!!
Deffo going to be getting a couple of sets I think...
As some people said, kids love dinosaurs, AFOLs don't. But these were in high demand in the US. I stocked up on the $12 battle packs because these will sell for an easy $30 within a year. Parents may not spend more than $200 for a set for their child, but will spend $30.
And dinosaurs is a recurring movie theme, so these will always be relevant. When the next Dino movie comes out, smart sellers will take advantage.
Whats the consensus on Grand Emporium? [email protected] moved its status back to available and it's currently the only place to get one. My local store hasn't had one in awhile and is declaring that Fire Brigade will be going soon as well. In just the ten minutes I spent in there yesterday, I saw two people walk in and ask for it specifically.
It's EOL'ing! Errr... No it isn't. LEGO changed their mind. Who said that anyway?
It's EOL'ing! Stock up now! Errr.... Oops, no it isn't. Just like to see you scamper around buying up stock.
It's EOL'ing! I really, really mean it THIS time! Errr.... Sorry, just a test of the emergency broadcast system.
It's EOL'ing!
The sound of crickets.
Yawn... We've heard that before. Several times.
At $243 delivered, that is a deal!
I think at that price, I might just add a dozen to the stash. :) I was going to wait another year before doing so, but that is a heck of a deal.
Oh well, got two of them for $243. :)
Yay!
So you think that it's going, it looks like a really nice set! I really enjoyed it... so maybe...
Does anyone know if the SSD will be around for another year, or is it going sooner?
Can't wait to know what next years UCS sets will be though:)
1) Obi-Wan Starfighter is a dud.
2) The retail price on these has gone up with fewer discounts available (including some very short-lived ... sometimes extremely short-lived ... deals) - SSD and DS - I'm talking to you. This makes the climb to 2x-3x MSRP a longer one.
3) Sets that refuse to retire - we all know who that is.
4) Yes IS is great, yes R2 is good too (available for a discount for awhile as well) - these are the current winners, IMHO.
I grabbed one today in the Target sale for something like $260, just to have one. But I likely won't end up with more than that.
Now, the flipside of the logic here, as I am sure @LegoFanTexas would point out, is that an expensive set that doesn't get stockpiled may have a better chance in the aftermarket, such as the Imperial Dropship set.
Fun to guess!
I picked up 2 more today, $243 delivered is just crazy good for that set, I was going to buy more, but they pulled the extra 20% off before I had a chance.
I agree with everyone's points however, SSD will do well or poorly depending on how long it stays.
If it surprise retired this year, it would do well, but it won't, I think it will be next year before it goes. How many more times deals like this come along, will determine how well it does.
Anyone paying RRP for it, will do much worse because of these deals.
I now have 8 of them, paying an average price of about $300 each. That is 25% off RRP.