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[US] Lego Minecraft in stock at Amazon

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  • dragonhawkdragonhawk Member Posts: 633
    Darn, you blink and you loose....
  • pharmjodpharmjod Member Posts: 2,916
    I was wrong, I think it only lasted 5 minutes or so at Walmart.
  • doriansdaddoriansdad Member Posts: 1,337
    Yep was instock 7:06 am PST and OOS 7:10 am.
  • FatMattFatMatt Member Posts: 502
    edited December 2012
    ^Correct. Immediately after receiving notification, I was unable to purchase one:) They were gone quick.
  • madforLEGOmadforLEGO Member Posts: 10,788
    Ridiculous. Much of this because LEGO refuses to list these on 'backorder' instead of 'Sold out'
  • The_MackThe_Mack Member Posts: 239
    some more fuel for those that don't understand Minecraft. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SXEdspVDMxw
  • thehockeyboythehockeyboy Member Posts: 97
    That video has made me even more confused
    Titus
  • cloaked7cloaked7 Member Posts: 1,448
    edited December 2012
    Yup, a lot of people on this forum say they don't get it. The way I see it, Minecraft is LEGO on a computer. So, no wonder a LEGO Minecraft set makes so much sense and is so popular, given how popular Minecraft is. People that just have fun free building whatever pops into their head with LEGOS should understand Minecraft.

    If anyone has played Sim City, etc. and loved it. I think they would understand the fun in playing Minecraft.

    Myself, I could see Minecraft being a LEGO theme and have various Minecraft sets. Not sure what they would be, but I could see more than just the one small set that LEGO has now.
  • LegobrandonCPLegobrandonCP Member Posts: 1,917
    ^ I would love Lego to make a large sculpture of the different minecraft characters.
  • madforLEGOmadforLEGO Member Posts: 10,788
    cloaked7 said:

    Yup, a lot of people on this forum say they don't get it. The way I see it, Minecraft is LEGO on a computer. So, no wonder a LEGO Minecraft set makes so much sense and is so popular, given how popular Minecraft is. People that just have fun free building whatever pops into their head with LEGOS should understand Minecraft.

    If anyone has played Sim City, etc. and loved it. I think they would understand the fun in playing Minecraft.

    Myself, I could see Minecraft being a LEGO theme and have various Minecraft sets. Not sure what they would be, but I could see more than just the one small set that LEGO has now.

    I dunno, I'm too busy building with ACTUAL LEGO :-)
    I guess it is nice for those who do not have much space in their home to be able to build stuff, or not really having the money to buy a ton of parts..
  • The_MackThe_Mack Member Posts: 239
    madforLEGO said:


    I dunno, I'm too busy building with ACTUAL LEGO :-)
    I guess it is nice for those who do not have much space in their home to be able to build stuff, or not really having the money to buy a ton of parts..

    That's actually part of it, you can really build anything, and your cost of entry is the cost of one small LEGO set. So money and space is a factor, but there is also the fun of crafting items, and playing with your friends and etc. Some people won't get the appeal of Minecraft, until they try playing it.

  • dr_tengdr_teng Member Posts: 101
    Annnnd back again. Hope anyone else still needing one gets in!
  • BrianBrian Guest Posts: 87
    ^ Out again!
  • FurrysaurusFurrysaurus Member Posts: 156
    just got one from target online.
  • dragonhawkdragonhawk Member Posts: 633
    Back at Amazon
  • LegobrandonCPLegobrandonCP Member Posts: 1,917
    edited December 2012
    dragonhawk said:

    Back at Amazon

    Furrysaurus said:

    just got one from target online.

    And both are out!
  • pharmjodpharmjod Member Posts: 2,916
    Target is probably not limiting them, so I imagine a handful of buyers are probably trying to buy them all. This will likely keep prices lower for a while though. Still a nice pop for hardly any work.
  • RennyRenny Member Posts: 1,145
    The Target limit is 5.
  • legogregorslegogregors Member Posts: 402
    Is the amazon limit one per restocking or one per account? How can these keep selling out so quickly if it is one per account???
  • LegoFanTexasLegoFanTexas Member Posts: 8,404
    legogregors said:

    Is the amazon limit one per restocking or one per account? How can these keep selling out so quickly if it is one per account???

    Demand is incredible...

    I sold several of these a week ago for $120 each. The demand isn't just resellers, as soon as I list them, poof they sell. I highly doubt resellers are buying multiple copies for $120. :)

    The price has dropped a lot in the past week, down to $80 or less. Still a nice pop, but not triple.

    It will take a few weeks to recover and each time probably take more time to recover. Will be interesting to see how many times this one takes.

    Anyone want to take a guess as to how many BTTF sets LEGO makes? :)
  • dragonhawkdragonhawk Member Posts: 633
    edited December 2012
    ^^ 1 per account. The limit seems to reset every week or so. Some people own multiple accounts to get around the limit
  • dragonhawkdragonhawk Member Posts: 633
    LegoFanTexas said:



    Demand is incredible...

    I sold several of these a week ago for $120 each. The demand isn't just resellers, as soon as I list them, poof they sell. I highly doubt resellers are buying multiple copies for $120. :)

    The price has dropped a lot in the past week, down to $80 or less. Still a nice pop, but not triple.

    It will take a few weeks to recover and each time probably take more time to recover. Will be interesting to see how many times this one takes.

    Anyone want to take a guess as to how many BTTF sets LEGO makes? :)

    Christmas shopping most likely boosted the price to $120. I doubt we will see $120 again anytime soon.

  • madforLEGOmadforLEGO Member Posts: 10,788
    While, Demand is not from the resellers, it is due partially TO resellers.
    Now I know this is a popular set, but you cannot tell me that there are that many people just sitting and waiting to find them at random online shops. I'm guessing mostly the resellers are the ones who do that, especially with as many that seem to pop up on eBay despite how rare they are to purchase. Now to be clear when I say 'resellers' this is most likely the casual ones and the 'fly by night and find the hottest thing to flip' reseller, not necessarily the long term resellers.

    I say partially though because I still think this is ultimately LEGO's fault , I think if they would just put up a notice saying 'on backorder until X date' instead of 'Sold out' you probably would not have this rampant demand.. MAYBE for Christmas, but I think you'd have more people just saying 'OK, I'm not paying $120 for this set, since LEGO shows them on 'backorder' for 35 dollars, I can order and wait.
  • mathewmathew Member Posts: 2,099
    Like I said before, within a few months these will be easily found and won't sell much above RRP (if any).
  • legogregorslegogregors Member Posts: 402
    edited December 2012
    In stock on walmart.com limit 1(unbelievable already sold out). They must be releasing these in tiny quantities...
  • madforLEGOmadforLEGO Member Posts: 10,788
    I'm guessing that each 'stock' these guys are getting is not much, probably only 100-200 tops..
  • LegoFanTexasLegoFanTexas Member Posts: 8,404
    ^ That is possible, but I'd think it more likely that online sites like Walmart wouldn't receive less than a pallet worth, which could be as few as 500, or as many as 1,000, depending on how much dead space they take up.

    When Amazon stocks, it always seems to be about 1,000 they get in, and they sell out in 15-20 minutes, 1 at a time.
  • LegoFanTexasLegoFanTexas Member Posts: 8,404
    1,000 sets sounds like a lot to a LEGO consumer, but when you're in the widget business, it really isn't a lot of widgets.

    And yes, I know to a LEGO fan, calling a boxed set a "widget" almost downright insulting, but that is what they really are. :) Go stand in the back stock room of a LEGO store some time. They quickly just become boxes to be moved around after awhile. :(

    Amazon ships 17 million items per day on average and probably was doing twice that this Christmas season. 1,000 items is just white noise compared to that.
  • ZonZon Member Posts: 213
    In stock now, just snagged one!
  • DougoutDougout Member Posts: 888
    And OOS once again. Still moving at incredible rates
  • madforLEGOmadforLEGO Member Posts: 10,788
    Not really, Apparently [email protected] US has had these available all day.. I also noticed that the Amazon.com secondary market prices appear to have dropped significantly.. now it does help if you can get them with free shipping and no tax which is why I'm guessing they are 'flying' off out of Amazon's warehouse.. that and the Secondary sellers on Amazon could be trying to keep the market cornered on these on Amazon
  • ZonZon Member Posts: 213
    In stock now, has been for about 20 minutes or so... ~50 in stock.
  • gmpirategmpirate Member Posts: 1,654
    oh well . . .
  • jockosjunglejockosjungle Member Posts: 701
    Loads in Sheffield Lego Shop
  • gmpirategmpirate Member Posts: 1,654
    Never seen them in a B&M
  • mathewmathew Member Posts: 2,099
    Minecraft is selling for less than $50 on ebay. Unless Lego discontinues it tomorrow, it's a waste of time as far as reselling goes.
  • RennyRenny Member Posts: 1,145
    edited January 2013
    ^If someone wants a quick turnaround. If you treat it like any other Lego set and just hold onto it until the set is once again sold out or finally eol then you will see the prices jump up again. A simple google search turns up that there are around 42 million people registered on the Minecraft website with close to 7.5 million who have bought the game. This number is growing everyday. I think it's just a matter of patience with this set.

    Plus this set has the benefit of being small :) It is VERY storage friendly.
  • BanditBandit Member Posts: 889
    ^ Correct. People have gone off the deep end here lately, with regard to appreciation. It's like if it doesn't double msrp in a week, it's worthless.

    We have no idea how available this will ever be in the future, how many more will be made, or how long it will run for. The only thing we *do* know is that lots of people are willing to pay $150 for this. If that doesn't tell you everything you need to know, I don't know what to tell you.
  • mathewmathew Member Posts: 2,099
    Bandit said:

    ^ Correct. People have gone off the deep end here lately, with regard to appreciation. It's like if it doesn't double msrp in a week, it's worthless.

    We have no idea how available this will ever be in the future, how many more will be made, or how long it will run for. The only thing we *do* know is that lots of people are willing to pay $150 for this. If that doesn't tell you everything you need to know, I don't know what to tell you.

    There might be a rare example of it hitting $150 right before Christmas, but that is over. Who is to say that Lego doesn't release a whole line of Minecraft sets later this year...
  • Brick_ObsessionBrick_Obsession Member Posts: 656
    In my opinion the time to sell any stock on Minecraft is now. The game is a fad, it will eventually fade and be replaced by the next big thing. People will not be interested in the Minecraft Lego once that happens. I personally cannot see these going for more than $100.00 again.
  • BanditBandit Member Posts: 889
    mathew said:

    Bandit said:

    ^ Correct. People have gone off the deep end here lately, with regard to appreciation. It's like if it doesn't double msrp in a week, it's worthless.

    We have no idea how available this will ever be in the future, how many more will be made, or how long it will run for. The only thing we *do* know is that lots of people are willing to pay $150 for this. If that doesn't tell you everything you need to know, I don't know what to tell you.

    There might be a rare example of it hitting $150 right before Christmas, but that is over. Who is to say that Lego doesn't release a whole line of Minecraft sets later this year...
    Who's to say they don't? It hit $150 in June as well, so not as rare as you think. When it EOLs or is out of stock again for a long time, it will go right back up. That might be tomorrow, or it might be in a year, or 2 years. I don't really care when it is. I hope it's sooner rather than later, and don't want to get caught with my pants down, so am buying now when I can. But if not, I have no problem waiting until whenever that is.
  • cloaked7cloaked7 Member Posts: 1,448
    edited January 2013
    ^ I agree. There are few sure deals with LEGO, but MC appears to be one of them. For whatever reason LEGO hasn't kept up with demand and it doesn't look like that will change. Also, the set will resell for a profit, whether it is for $60 or $160, now that's the big unknown. But, you won't lose anything on a MC set you buy for near RRP.
  • emilewskiemilewski Member Posts: 482
    I agree, you will never lose money on this set. So worst case you get your money back. Being Cuusoo, by definition they are "limited quantities". Minecraft will eventually fade as a game, but it will take a few years for that to happen. And I am happy if I sell for $70 after fees at some point in the next year or so, which should be doable even if $150 is not.
  • rocaorocao Administrator Posts: 4,290
    edited January 2013
    All: please keep in mind that this is a shopping thread intended for discussion about stock availability, price, success in procurement, etc. Reselling discussions should be contained in Buying and Selling topics. Some of the above comments concerning reselling will be relocated shortly.
  • RennyRenny Member Posts: 1,145
    Back in stock at TRU at $44.99
  • gmpirategmpirate Member Posts: 1,654
    quick again . . .
  • evansciverevansciver Member Posts: 11
    In stock now at Barnes and Noble Online. Just picked up 3:

    http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/toys-games-lego-minecraft-21102/25112194?ean=673419188067
  • evansciverevansciver Member Posts: 11
    Forgot to mention $34.99 each + free shipping.

    Sign up for zoolert.com, that's how I finally got mine. :)
  • evansciverevansciver Member Posts: 11
    Sold out.
  • pharmjodpharmjod Member Posts: 2,916
    I had 5 in my cart and just couldn't pull the trigger. Oh well.
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