[US] 2013 Year End Clearance

turtle1173 · January 2014

Found the Ninjago Epic Dragon Battle set at Target yesterday in the clearance section for 50% off. They also had a few galaxy squad sets for 30% off, which remained on the shelf.

Zeldafanatic15 · January 2014

I haven't seen much in term of clearance. Nothing at one Target in MD, the other one had a couple smaller Galaxy Squad sets at 30% off. They had a clearance endcap full of brickset.com/detail/?Set=30230-1 and brickset.com/detail/?Set=30111-1 but neither were on clearance. I did find a leftover TMNT poly but they would only sell it to me for $3.99 since it had been salvaged in their system, they refused to give me the lowest clearance price.

Nothing at Walmart. Nada,

programmerdan · January 2014

Found a Hobbit #79003 at my local Walmart on markdown to $49 -- only kit on the aisle on discount, and even at that it was hard to spot. Good thing my wife has keen eyes for sales. Sticker was ordinary color, no discount markings, just "$49" and in small print "regularly $59.99". Not a huge discount, but enough to motivate to buy it.

JP3804 · January 2014

I was at target on Monday and there was nothing discounted in the Lego aisle.
I spotted a toy clearance aisle that they have never had before. It looked like a tornado had hit it. Walked down it and there was no Lego at all. When I was walking back down the isle I spotted a #10224 Town Hall sitting behind the end cap.
The box was in excellent shape and the seals looked good so I decided to take a chance. When I was checking out the cashier mentioned that $139.99 was a great price. She said that she had returned it that morning. :-) Apparently Santa and Grandma were not on the same page. She assured me it was not filled with junk. Made my day. I have heard about such finds but never expected it to happen to me. Time to by some Lotto tickets.

pvancil27 · January 2014

programmerdan said:
Found a Hobbit #79003 at my local Walmart on markdown to $49 -- only kit on the aisle on discount, and even at that it was hard to spot. Good thing my wife has keen eyes for sales. Sticker was ordinary color, no discount markings, just "$49" and in small print "regularly $59.99". Not a huge discount, but enough to motivate to buy it.

Retail on ti was actually 69.99 so it was 30% off, not a bad deal.

spaztrick · January 2014

programmerdan said:
Found a Hobbit #79003 at my local Walmart on markdown to $49 ...

I just left Wal-Mart and they had 12 on the shelf at full retail. The only discount I found was #70708 for $67

jediami65 · January 2014

Picked up #79010 and #9500 for 50% off at one of the Target stores in my area both had dropped in prices since Monday, had picked up #10232 that was probably a return on Monday for $104 opened it last night just to make sure it was not garbage and it is 100% complete. Also picked up Friends 3189 for $15 regular price was $49.99, #9490 and #9491 50% off at a different store.

madforLEGO · January 2014

jediami65 said:
Picked up #79010 and #9500 for 50% off at one of the Target stores in my area both had dropped in prices since Monday, had picked up #10232 that was probably a return on Monday for $104 opened it last night just to make sure it was not garbage and it is 100% complete. Also picked up Friends 3189 for $15 regular price was $49.99, #9490 and #9491 50% off at a different store.

Nice find, especially the PC. Wish I could have the good timing to find one of those sitting on my Target shelf

jediami65 · January 2014

madforLEGO said:
Nice find, especially the PC.

Yeah when I took the PC to the register it came up at regular price $149.99 I could see on the register, it said Internet price.. But since it had the sale sticker on it with a price they had to honor the sale price, not sure if every state has that law but NJ does.

tamamahm · January 2014

I found pirate ambush at $50. It is hard to believe it was not gone already. I also grabbed a small galaxy squad set for $10 instead of $20.

wagnerml2 · January 2014

Found a bunch of 50% at target today:

Colby City Showdown $24
Silver Mine Shootout $33
Black Gate $24
Pirate Ambush $49
Geonosian Cannon $9
Endor BP $6
Elite Clone BP $6
Heavy-duty helo $24
Tanker Truck $9
Desert Skiff $9
Republic Striker $22

There were several Galaxy Squad sets, but I left those to another who was there.

Russell844 · January 2014

Nuts. I wish I could find a Colby City Showdown for that price.

wagnerml2 · January 2014

@Russell844 - Check your PMs

oansun · January 2014

Boy, That Pirate Ambush and Black Gate just keep eluding me, I've been to different cities looking at their clearance and still nothing. Hoping my Tennessee run will yield better results. My Target's just get cleared quiiiccckkk

scotty12 · January 2014

^I have yet to see a Black Gate on any sort of clearance or sale. The only thing left at my 2 Targets were a Hobbit Goblin King for $49.98. I did find 2 Lone Ranger Comanche Camp but they were full price....go figure.

Thanos75 · January 2014

Target was pretty good to me today. I pretty much found all the same stuff that @Wagnerml2 did. Except I found a couple not on his list...
#9450 Epic Dragon Battle $60
#9474 Helms Deep $65
#79003 Unexpected Gathering $35
#79111 TLR Train $50
#9500 Sith Fury-class $45
I did find two sets that I did not expect to see at Target. Both were online returns and the boxes were pretty bashed but I also found...
#21102 Minecraft $8.76
#10226 Sopwith Camel $83 ...That one really shocked me.

EKSam · January 2014

@Thanos75
I need to move. :-)

Thanos75 · January 2014

I had just missed out at one of the Targets...I saw a lady pushing two carts full of LEGO,Barbie, Halo mega-block sets and Monster High stuff. The only LEGO I found at that store was one Monster Fighter set...#9466 for $24....

goshe7 · January 2014

Thanos75 said:
Target was pretty good to me today.
#79003 Unexpected Gathering $35
#79111 TLR Train $50

^ Jealous. :)

Russell844 · January 2014

I found one Black Gate set a couple weeks ago as an online return. It was $30.06.

CircleK · January 2014

Thanos75 said:
Target was pretty good to me today. I pretty much found all the same stuff that @Wagnerml2 did. Except I found a couple not on his list...
#9450 Epic Dragon Battle $60
#9474 Helms Deep $65
#79003 Unexpected Gathering $35
#79111 TLR Train $50
#9500 Sith Fury-class $45
I did find two sets that I did not expect to see at Target. Both were online returns and the boxes were pretty bashed but I also found...
#21102 Minecraft $8.76
#10226 Sopwith Camel $83 ...That one really shocked me.

You land some of the greatest hauls. I'm starting to think you are the only person who actually buys Lego in your area.

dougts · January 2014

Russell844 said:
Nuts. I wish I could find a Colby City Showdown for that price.

me too. I passed on this set back in December during all the sales, then started wishing I had got one for my collection, but it was gone everywhere. oh well

tamamahm · January 2014

Wow. That is crazy. By me there simply were not Lego. I had looked at at least three Targets clearances.in the past week, and beyond 1-2 $10 sets and $20 sets, I only saw one large set. They simply did not have Lego of of clearance. The before Christmas sales did them in.

dougts · January 2014

^ yeah, it seems to all depend on where you are located and how many other LEGO hunters are in the area. I don't even bother trying to hit any target clearances. this go around, the shelves were empty before 30% even hit

tamamahm · January 2014

In my case it was not even other Lego hunters. There simply was not anything to clearance. Beyond Lego, the clearance overall was probably the worst clearance I have seen at Target in the years I have hit Target toy clearances. One aisle of clearance at actually four different Targets, and these aisles were not completely full even.

Thanos75 · January 2014

Its weird down here. I have said it before but there just isnt much of a LEGO market down here. Thats why LEGO isnt that interested in putting a LEGO store down here. The closest one is in Birmingham Alabama....6 hours away. The stuff just sits here in clearance. This was the first time I have ever seen other people buying clearanced LEGO in volume. We have one Walmart down here that still has clearance out from the summer reset. It never dropped below the 30% price so it just sits.

Katrina still has an effect on people down here. So many people lost everything and we have a hurricane every other year so most people dont really collect stuff anymore because its a pain to move and to insure and to replace. I know I think about it all the time when I look at my comic book and LEGO collection.

Yellowcastle · January 2014

My Targets were also mostly bare, as always seems to be the case. In this area (NoVA) the past several years, I think I've managed to find the clearances only two or three times total.

For anyone who found extras of clearanced Lord of the Rings, Lone Ranger or Superheroes, please feel free to PM me if interested in selling or trading. Thanks.

dannyrww · January 2014

Still seeing 48 cent Eagles at Lego Store in Milwaukee. They now say I can only by 5 at a time though. If you have Lego Stores near you you may want to check. To be honest I'm surprised these are still at this price but they make great prizes for me to give to my students :)

programmerdan · January 2014

pvancil27 said:

programmerdan said:
Found a Hobbit #79003 at my local Walmart on markdown to $49 -- only kit on the aisle on discount, and even at that it was hard to spot. Good thing my wife has keen eyes for sales. Sticker was ordinary color, no discount markings, just "$49" and in small print "regularly $59.99". Not a huge discount, but enough to motivate to buy it.
Retail on ti was actually 69.99 so it was 30% off, not a bad deal.

Yeah, my memory was bad, you're right -- 69.99 retail. Silly me! Now I feel even better about buying it :)

sonsofsceva · January 2014

Remember that even if the LEGO stays until 50%, at that point it is not just LEGO aficionados, but general toy resellers who come in and clean up at Target in general, so there is a lot of competition, even if something does drop to half off.

madforLEGO · January 2014

sonsofsceva said:
Remember that even if the LEGO stays until 50%, at that point it is not just LEGO aficionados, but general toy resellers who come in and clean up at Target in general, so there is a lot of competition, even if something does drop to half off.

Yeah I think there is more and more of these hunters out there that strive to find any toy for 50%

wagnerml2 · January 2014

@sonsofsceva - That wansn't you I ran into at the Target on W. Florrisant road yesterday, was it?

tamamahm · January 2014

I truly must have been in the twilight zone this year.

We had the flip situation this year compared to the description above... there were NOT initially many people out. I was hitting stores at 10-10:30 and the one lone clearance aisle they had still had basically all the toys! The LOTR ship I found at 9:30 am, which any other year would have been long gone by then. That is absolutely not typical here at all. Basically we had fewer people out this year, but the clearance aisle at 30% was just garbage in terms of anything anybody would actually want, so I think most people just were not going out.

The one item I found that was great was a wooden Thomas the train set, complete with an 8 figure track, train and bridge for less than $20, and normally $60. I went back and picked up and looked at that thing at least 3 times in the course of 30 minutes. Such a good deal, and I had nobody of an age that would use it. I was shocked it stayed on the shelf for that long. Any other year and it would have been completely gone before I got there.

I had absolutely no intention of hitting the clearances this year, but made the last minute decision to. I suspect around here most seasoned clearance shoppers did the same thing after seeing the little that was available.

BTHodgeman · January 2014

You guys are lucky with all your finds at Targets. The stores up here were completely wiped before Christmas. I've been in more than a dozen different stores, and other than getting the fire helecopter for half off on 12/26 and the polybags, I haven't seen or found a single clearance Lego item!

ColoradoBricks · January 2014

Just back from target, no sales, I picked up a #31015.. went to the CMF section and many were ripped open. sad sight ... but was able to fell out a Wyldstyle for my daughter

scotty12 · January 2014

I stopped at a WM today and a employee was putting more Lego on the shelves. She asked if I needed an help and I just explained I was hoping for clearance Lego. She said she was currently marking labels for stuff to be clearanced in 3 weeks. Apparantely this is week 52 of their calendar. This store still had plenty of Lone Ranger, all Galaxy Squad, '13 Ninjago...nothing surprising getting clearanced...just at the amount of stuff they still had on shelves, Jabba Palace and Millenium Falcons still. So another couple of weeks before WM clearances amp up.

nkx1 · January 2014

^I noticed Walmart's fiscal year begins Feb 1. Any idea if they do the clearance thing before or after Feb 1?

ninjagolightly · January 2014

I scored a Silver Mine at 50% at Target, now I can return the one I got at 30% off. Other than that, slim pickings, even for Hero Factory, which I usually am able to pick up en masse.

starwarfan77 · January 2014

actually target in my area just refilled with super heroes set at full price LOL.. go figure.. they had the pirate ambush on clearance and inventory still says they have 2 but i can't seem to find it :P LOL.. someone did hide it and they hid it pretty well...

DavidBrickley · January 2014

I was lucky enough to find 2x #9516 Jabba's Palace at a Target for $47.98 today. Neither had a red tag on them, and they were sitting on the regular Lego aisle.

Thanos75 · January 2014

I did learn something with this clearance. While I was in the clearance isle the Target employees were busy scanning and tagging everything. I grabbed a couple sets that they hadnt scanned yet. I was told that the item wouldnt scan for the reduced price until they physically scan it with the hand held. So if someone tried hiding a set that just happened to be the only one left in the store before the markdown it wouldnt scan at the register for the clearanced price .

TheLoneTensor · January 2014

Thanos75 said:
I did learn something with this clearance. While I was in the clearance isle the Target employees were busy scanning and tagging everything. I grabbed a couple sets that they hadnt scanned yet. I was told that the item wouldnt scan for the reduced price until they physically scan it with the hand held. So if someone tried hiding a set that just happened to be the only one left in the store before the markdown it wouldnt scan at the register for the clearanced price .

Would still work if there were two in the store, but still innovative on Target's part.

Thanos75 · January 2014

Yes....if they do scan an item then everyone in their system is marked down even if it doesnt have a sticker. Explains why every now and then I find a set with no clearance sticker yet it scans at a discount.

red237 · January 2014

My Target has restocked the LEGO aisle with many of the mentioned items above - at FULL retail price. Even some things that were clearanced before the holidays. I even scanned a bunch to double check :(

pvancil27 · January 2014

not really clearance but I did find The Padawan Menace Blu Ray/DVD combo's in the 7$ Blu ray bin, So if you want it or the Young Han Mini Keep your eyes on that bin.

Edit: at wal-mart, and didnt see any other Lego BR's in there.

CircleK · January 2014

Just one find during my hunts: #6868 Hulks Helicarrier Breakout at Walmart for $35. Not bad for a retired set that has been long gone from my neck of the woods.

scotty12 · January 2014

I've seen quite a few Padawan Menace blue ray/dvd combo with minifigure at WM in their $7.88 mosh pit for a few months now. Has anyone else seen WM and Targets get the SH Batcave and Quinjet back on shelves? They were once gone and now multiple stores have them back on shelves.

chuckp · January 2014

^ I was curious about this as well. In the last couple of weeks the Batcave has shown up at all of the Targets, WM's & TRU's in my area. No Quinjets to be found though.

binaryeye · January 2014

chuckp said:
No Quinjets to be found though.

One ~$49 Quinjet and two ~$14 Geonosian Cannons were the only sets I saw on post-Christmas clearance at Target. That was about a week ago.

ninjagolightly · January 2014

What is the opposite of clearance? Target.com has the following listing up at the moment:

Sale Price $109.99
reg: Original Price $94.99
LEGO® The Lone Ranger Constitution...

LOL

[US] 2013 Year End Clearance

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