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Anyone want to bet when it is going out?
I think the popular guess is it is finally gone from LEGO warehouses with no stock to replenish, but I'that is a guess that right now. If it eventually changes it tag to 'retired product' it is gone for good.
Believe me, there are some interesting things you can do with a rubber hose, a spatula and a 9V battery, but that is for another forum ;)
And not from Amazon, but from YoYo which they own...
It might be gone, it might be back, hard to say... I can't imagine it costs THAT much to make, it sells nicely, and unless they have something similar to replace it, why not just continue it?
That being said, I have a feeling it is done. Time will tell.
However, today I received an email from LEGOshop.com, to inform me that "The demand for the item listed below (#10221) has exceeded our expectations and the item is no longer available. We regret to inform you that the order for this item has been cancelled from your order."
So it looks unlikely that it will be available again, unless it's just the odd one randomly appearing from a cancelled order or something. I might just put the money in some modulars instead, as the Town Hall and Grand Emporium are still available here...
lol
Amazon.fr has someone selling them for 429 Euros (£340) delivered.
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Come to think of it, that seems like the ideal situation for Lego because:
1. Less resellers with product (less competition)
2. Consumers will be more inclined to buy current Lego sets because secondary market prices will be higher than what is is palatable
I'm interested to know why people think TH is intended to be discontinued now by TLG rather than just being in a brief temporary out of stock situation due to double VIP? Was the $200 price point really making it not sell well? GE seems like it is almost begging to leave at this point. It's been in and out of stock more times than I can count, and it seems a bit outdated for lack of a better word.
A person almost needs to make a plan when a set is released and stick to the plan. For example, I knew ahead of time that I wanted to get the UCS Tumbler and was willing to pay full Lego retail (but never TRU retail ;-) ). When it was released, I purchased it from [email protected] and received a couple free sets with it. I didn't expect to ever see it on sale (and still don't), so I just grabbed one at the outset. I also figured I might want an additional Tumbler set to give as a gift to one of my kids when they're older, BUT I wanted to wait for more Lego incentives. I was able to get a second Tumbler in the store for double VIP points PLUS a free Christmas set. Even though there could be better deals coming down the pike, I'm satisfied with the purchases I made...
There are always at least a couple sets on my list nearing EOL that I want to get but don't have the funds, want to wait for double VIP points, want to wait for a special free giveaway set, etc. In fact I currently have at least two sets in that category now, but plan to wait until BF so I can get the second holiday set with it. I recognize that waiting is always a gamble...and sometimes I win, sometimes I lose. At that point I have to decide whether to quickly grab the set from a reseller before prices escalate OR to just forget about it. But I don't complain about it and I don't begrudge others who gambled and won.
It might be off and on repeatedly over the next 6 months or so. Same with HH, but who knows. If I was Lego, I would deploy the off and on strategy repeatedly like they've been doing with GE. Every time they put these sets back on sale, they sell a huge number in 24-48 hours.
It's a new day.
But in fairness, I never saw the allure of these sets in the first place.
As for Ghostbusters, well I could drool all day over that, more so than good ole' slimer himself :-)
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I bought my GE some time ago, do they update these ads or do they all have these reminders of the good ol days in the instruction books?
That said, they probably just print the instruction files without any thought of updating the adds. Now if there's an error in the building instructions, that's another story...
I heard they are making "Ghostbusters 3" and this time it will be female ghostBusters. This will make @tamamahm happy I'm sure ;) I can see this as a replacement for Monster Fighters (if Lego makes any sets for the movie). The movie will also draw interest in the current Lego Ghostbusters set.