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TRU probably stays in business from false logic like that. It's surprising how many people don't bother planning their shopping well at all. The rush the days before Christmas proves there's a ton of people that could plan a lot better.
A retail store simply wants to get you into their store (which means they are not in a competitor's). If you come in for a Loss Leader there is a high probability customers will stay and buy more items. Not 100% of the time, but obviously enough of the time for it to work in the retailers favor.
Also, TRU is a toy exclusive store. The only one I know of. I'm sure a lot of people go to TRU because it can be a one stop shop, more so than other retailers. The retail model TRU uses obviously works, else they would change to something else.
The buying and selling at Christmas is extremely interesting. There are so many perspectives and variables. What is the customer thinking? How much logic do they apply when making purchases? How much is emotion? Do people just get tired, give in, and just buy something, anything. Some people like zooming hither and yon for a small discount. Some don't want to spend the gas, time, and hassle to get that item at a discount. Very interesting stuff.
And in related news, it would appear our friend the VW Bus #10220 will continue to defy retirement a bit longer. (The Mini Cooper got the same box redesign as well.)
Even though the huge boxest are completely wasteful and makes box preservation exponentially more difficult.
Maybe it just means the most box out of all the boxes.
as I said. MTT soon to retire
As for the MTT, Like most SW sets lately I doubt it will do gangbusters after EOL. It is funny also how SW, in particular, keep going up in price for smaller and smaller sets. Could SW sets do well post EOL? Depends on what people mean by 'do well'. Im sure the rather expensive ones could do well (ones over 199.99 USD) but even then I was leery of getting any more than one Ewok Village.
So what's next? Tumbler / Ewok Village / Sydney Opera House?
I think the SOH may go prior to the Tower Bridge, considering its been in the latest 2 sales with the EW. My guess is it is probably not as popular as the TB.
I think the biggest surprise EOL over the same span was the Town Hall going with the Grand Emporium. I expect the TH to continue rising, although it seems to have stalled lately.
*Soon is relative and we have no way of knowing.
I do agree that VW van would be a logical retirement about now, they extended it and DS, according to rumor, last year. Will be interesting to see it 'extended' again.
Just looking at Amazon, the #10188 Death Star is outselling #75059 Sandcrawler by perhaps 4 to 1.
Looking at all the expensive $200+ sets, Death Star continues to be one of the best selling LEGO has.
And it is now more than 7 years old!
Plus, Lego sells itself - the company doesn't need to engage in chicanery to move some third-party vendor's product.
(TRU sells their product above retail!)
Nothing to see here, move along...
The minifigs show it the most, and I'd be concerned at some point if I was TLG that it no longer shows off their best foot. It is quite different now to all the new sets, from the quality of the instructions (the book is physically good, but the design is old) to the figure design, to the box itself.
While this is not their most pressing issue, how long can they continue to make something so out of sync? I have suggested in the past year that if it continues to sell, it might well justify a Mk-2 version, updated with new figures, new instructions, a new box, etc. to give it a bit of a kick and make it more like current sets.
Of course, that might harm the value of any existing sets in reseller hands, but of course TLG isn't likely to care. :)
So what do you think? Another 3 years as it stands, or an updated, refresh Mk-2 version?
I am surprised that the line wasn't even given a year before this happened; I am also surprised that Brick Bounty started showing up as sold out on Saturday, a full 48 hours before it would have even been on sale.
I wonder how many people saw it was going to be on sale on cyber monday and decided to "clean house" anyway.
Anyone care to weigh in on future value of these sets? I know they were not extremely popular, but given the short shelf life and in my opinion, quick turn to being sold out, who knows, they may hold their own?
This is of course if the sets really are all gone and not just a mistake by LEGO and are all temporarily sold out