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DC Comics, Super Heroes - Limited Edition Bat-Pod (June 2015)

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  • supervir2supervir2 Member Posts: 25
    1 entry on June 1st for buying the black manta set.  I live in Oklahoma.  Didn't think I stood a chance.
    RennyFinal_SignBrickDancerPurplorospharmjodAdeelZubairsnowhitieRonyarbobabricks
  • BrickDancerBrickDancer Member Posts: 3,639
    I'm shocked by the number of winners that are Bricksetters. Congrats to all you lucky comrades!
  • 12651265 Member Posts: 1,165
    edited August 2015
    ^#%?*&  %$@?*&
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,242
    I've only seen one piece of somewhat credible evidence that anyone on the forum has actually won.

    As a wise man often posts - if there isn't a time-stamped photo, it probably doesn't exist.  <<cough cough white rangefinder cough cough>>

    But congrats to everyone that did win - that's a nice set to possess!
    gmonkey76
  • Russell844Russell844 Member Posts: 2,483
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  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,242
    You can finance all of it with the money you'll receive from a Nigerian Prince...
    bobabricks
  • adello25adello25 Member Posts: 361
    SumoLego said:
    You can finance all of it with the money you'll receive from a Nigerian Prince...
    He already offered to send it all to me
    SumoLego
  • 12651265 Member Posts: 1,165
    Congrats to those who won!!  Don't take first offer....wait for other offers. 
  • 12651265 Member Posts: 1,165
    edited August 2015
    For those who won......watch the following before you make the decision to sell/trade. The ending might be how it turns out in the end.  :smiley: 

    https://youtu.be/N1NupxasQWs

  • pharmjodpharmjod Member Posts: 2,916
    Given the current state of LEGO collecting, I suspect these things will go for far more than a helicarrier in very short order.
    addemlit
  • 12651265 Member Posts: 1,165
    pharmjod said:
    Given the current state of LEGO collecting, I suspect these things will go for far more than a helicarrier in very short order.
    I agree.  I would even consider trading a MISB #10173 set for one.
  • Sethro3Sethro3 Member Posts: 1,016
    My problem is the people who are willing to trade a helicarrier or more for it artificially sets the price too high for most people to even consider it. 

    Clearly I likely didn't win and I'd love to build one, but it sounds out of my league.
    SithLord196
  • danstraindepotdanstraindepot Member Posts: 172
    I agree it will be worth more than a hellicarrier soon.  I'd up my offer to a sealed Grand Emporium AND a sealed 2015 SDCC Action Comics Set.   How's that!  (At that price it might backfire on me though...)
    Rpennock
  • pharmjodpharmjod Member Posts: 2,916
    My prediction, just for giggles, first one(s) sold on eBay will hit $500+. Probably more. I mean, Mr. Gold (5,000 made) sells for $1,000+. I suspect hard core comic book / LEGO fans will push this one into ridiculous heights, especially if the packaging it comes with is special / unique and not just a bag of parts. Personally, if I had one, I would just watch and see as $1,000 or more isn't completely unreasonable to expect. I actually hope I'm wrong. The only thing in my mind that might hinder the set is if the parts aren't that hard to come by or there are no special parts. If it is easy to bricklink it might hold the price back for a bit. 
  • RpennockRpennock Member Posts: 34
    danstraindepot said:
    I agree it will be worth more than a hellicarrier soon.  I'd up my offer to a sealed Grand Emporium AND a sealed 2015 SDCC Action Comics Set.   How's that!  (At that price it might backfire on me though...)
    Stop tempting me! Gonna pretend I didn't see this post :smiley: 
  • alldarkeralldarker Member Posts: 224
    So... Still no European based winners??? Excellent (because if so, I can still imagine I have a chance)... 
  • obi_gobi_g Member Posts: 617
    Farmer_John said:
    In this case, I would be happy just getting the instructions. There is almost zero chance of winning, but on the positive side there doesn't appear to be any special pieces included in this set either. So the only thing the winners will get is an official box and instructions. Yes...there are those willing to pay through the nose for sealed sets, but I will be happy having the exact same set for a fraction of the aftermarket price.

    Either way, life will go on...
    as far as i know, the only unique items are the wheels, they're only available in the tumbler set. there have been reports that you can get these from S@H but i've not been able to find them in Blighty...
  • Russell844Russell844 Member Posts: 2,483
    Has anyone started keeping an unofficial winner list? I'm at Bricks by the Bay so I can't.
  • ecmo47ecmo47 Member Posts: 2,101
    edited August 2015
    (disregard)
  • CapnRex101CapnRex101 Administrator Posts: 2,364
    Congratulations to all the winners! I will be in the market for one when the dust has settled :)
  • kempo81kempo81 Member Posts: 961
    Be good to get a review of the set from one of the winners that plans to open and build - I'm sure the Brickset community would like to see that?

    @Huw
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  • Farmer_JohnFarmer_John Member Posts: 2,405
    edited August 2015
    obi_g said:
    Farmer_John said:
    In this case, I would be happy just getting the instructions. There is almost zero chance of winning, but on the positive side there doesn't appear to be any special pieces included in this set either. So the only thing the winners will get is an official box and instructions. Yes...there are those willing to pay through the nose for sealed sets, but I will be happy having the exact same set for a fraction of the aftermarket price.

    Either way, life will go on...
    as far as i know, the only unique items are the wheels, they're only available in the tumbler set. there have been reports that you can get these from S@H but i've not been able to find them in Blighty...
    None of the parts that can be seen in the images are unique; some are just more common than others. The wheels can be found in the UCS Tumbler set, and so are obtainable. Yes...they're expensive, but they are also simple to get by parting out a Tumbler set. TLG gave an estimated prize value for the Bat-Pod of $50, and my hunch is that a lot of that $50 is in the wheels.

    My fear is that TLG tossed in some truly unique parts that can't be seen in the images so that creating one of these Bat-Pods is impossible short of substituting parts. That, and the possibility that the instructions never see the light of day because the set value increases to the point that only a crazy person would open it. :smile: 
    Sethro3madforLEGO
  • kempo81kempo81 Member Posts: 961
    Didn't LEGO say somewhere that the instructions would be released in the future? I thought I read that somewhere in this thread? 

    Or have I just imagined that through sheer desperation of wanting to own/build this set???  :s
  • addemlitaddemlit Member Posts: 118
    The build of it really doesn't amaze me. But if I plan on keeping it I'll probably bricklink one to have it displayed. 
  • Farmer_JohnFarmer_John Member Posts: 2,405
    kempo81 said:
    Didn't LEGO say somewhere that the instructions would be released in the future? I thought I read that somewhere in this thread? 

    Or have I just imagined that through sheer desperation of wanting to own/build this set???  :s
    I heard the same thing...but I gave up prognosticating with regards to what TLG will actually do a long time ago.
    SumoLegokempo81
  • madforLEGOmadforLEGO Member Posts: 10,838
    Rpennock said:
    Farmer_John said:
    That, and the possibility that the instructions never see the light of day because the set value increases to the point that only a crazy person would open it. :smile: 
    If they haven't been uploaded by someone else by the time I receive my bat-pod (hasn't shipped yet from Lego).. you have my word that I'll scan my instructions for the community. 
    Thanks, thats pretty damn cool of you to do.
    I'm not sure that I want to build one via BL and LEGO parts dept, but I have to admit if I had won one I would likely have bought a Tumbler to go with it.

    Mandalorian_Builder
  • steveomclsteveomcl Member Posts: 202
    The wheels on the tumbler are black... But those shown on the side on view of the batpod appear to be light grey! Weird assuming the tumbler gives birth to it using the same parts. Either way I will stick to the black wheel 
  • DrmnezDrmnez Member Posts: 855
    I tell you if I get a hold of one is getting opened and built
    GothamConstructionCojohnhenz
  • Russell844Russell844 Member Posts: 2,483
    LEGO told us Ambassadors that after all sets have been received the instructions will be available by contacting customer service.
  • novicebuilder101novicebuilder101 Member Posts: 130
    To all the US winners, can you confirm if you made a purchase of a DC Superhero item during the sweepstakes period? I didn't make one but my GF and I entered a total of 60 times via email. I'm wondering if Lego required a purchase to qualify as a winner, which would actually be illegal in the States.
  • goshe7goshe7 Member Posts: 515
    ^ I think that is as likely as LEGO filtering only people that bought tumblers as a qualifying purchase.  Or not likely at all.  

    Furthermore, there is no reason that a sample handful of Brickset members is a valid statistical basis to infer the characteristics of the population of 750 winners.

    The reality is that your total 60 entries was probably a very small fraction of the total number of entries received.
    Gooker1
  • Mandalorian_BuilderMandalorian_Builder Member Posts: 197
    novicebuilder101 said:
    To all the US winners, can you confirm if you made a purchase of a DC Superhero item during the sweepstakes period? I didn't make one but my GF and I entered a total of 60 times via email. I'm wondering if Lego required a purchase to qualify as a winner, which would actually be illegal in the States.
    Even if we establish that everyone who won made a purchase, you would have to prove it wasn't just a coincidence. 
  • Gooker1Gooker1 Member Posts: 599
    edited August 2015
    Yea, I'd have to go w/ Goshe7 on that too.  Most of us probably entered 25-31 times if we remembered to email every day.  If everyone of us were diligent having that many entries is the same as having one entry.  You're just putting more entries than the avg joe who just did it a handful of times.  Again, 750 across the US and Canada...not sure if Europe got a crack at these.  

    Our odds were very slim from the start.

    There are quite a few bricksetters, so it's easy to be discouraged when you see a handful of winners and you're not one of em. :(
  • hkcrazy88hkcrazy88 Member Posts: 163
    Hubby got the email, we won one as well!!! We're super excited, but I don't think we're going to open it. I am from the US, but not a west coaster, my address is a military address.

    novicebuilder101 said:
    To all the US winners, can you confirm if you made a purchase of a DC Superhero item during the sweepstakes period? I didn't make one but my GF and I entered a total of 60 times via email. I'm wondering if Lego required a purchase to qualify as a winner, which would actually be illegal in the States.
    We did not purchase a DC superhero item, we only sent the emails. We sent around 15 or so I believe. :)

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  • Cryonic2099Cryonic2099 Member Posts: 9
    Just got the e-mail myself. I didn't know I could hit that octave! ;)
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  • novicebuilder101novicebuilder101 Member Posts: 130


    novicebuilder101 said:
    To all the US winners, can you confirm if you made a purchase of a DC Superhero item during the sweepstakes period? I didn't make one but my GF and I entered a total of 60 times via email. I'm wondering if Lego required a purchase to qualify as a winner, which would actually be illegal in the States.
    We did not purchase a DC superhero item, we only sent the emails. We sent around 15 or so I believe. :)

    Cool!

    That's all I wanted to know. I wasn't implying that there was something fishy going on with me not winning after sending 60 entries. I just wanted to see if there was a winner here that didn't make a purchase. My entries didn't go straight to the trash and I had a chance. That's enough for me :)
    hkcrazy88
  • 12651265 Member Posts: 1,165
    Looks like TLG is trickling out the notifications.
  • addemlitaddemlit Member Posts: 118
    I emailed about 26 times and bought a keychain for another entry 
  • supervir2supervir2 Member Posts: 25
    I wonder if these later emails have a later "reply by" date.  I'm also curious if there are people who won that replied they didn't meet the inclusion criteria and they're sending out a few extra emails as a result.
  • Rebrick37112Rebrick37112 Member Posts: 8
    I got a winning e-mail today at 4:37 and I need to reply by Monday, August 17.  I entered by email about 27 times and did not purchase any DC lego sets throughout the month.  So, there is hope that others will win!!
    LostInTranslationBrickDancerPurploros
  • Vance2Vance2 Member Posts: 15
    edited August 2015
    So I just got home and was reading all these new posts about winners getting emails today. Of course, a little voice inside my head said "go on then...open your email." So I did...and there sure as anything was...



    (drum roll please)




    nothing. My dreams were crushed all over again. 
    dannyrwwbobabrickssnowhitie
  • matt666matt666 Member Posts: 27
    Has anyone in Europe won one yet? (Congrats to all the winners btw)
  • AdeelZubairAdeelZubair Member Posts: 2,710
    Having heard no UK/European winners yet I have a feeling they are going to be announced later just like the promo itself. I guess it's a smaller chance :/
  • bandit778bandit778 Member Posts: 2,398
    I know of someone in the uk who has had the 1st email which they replied to, and they have had a confirmation email stating that they had won and it would be sent out by registered delivery.
  • legoginlegogin Member Posts: 7
    Has any who has responded received a confirmation?  I responded 24 hours ago and didn't get any confirmation.
  • addemlitaddemlit Member Posts: 118
    legogin said:
    Has any who has responded received a confirmation?  I responded 24 hours ago and didn't get any confirmation.
    No I didn't get one either 
  • supervir2supervir2 Member Posts: 25
    I responded within hours of the initial email and haven't heard anything.
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