Val-E Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 What if they are just slow at updating their web in the US? It´s been like that for months now and it´s not just the X wing they haven´t passed to retired status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacsniper Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 (edited) 1 hour ago, mudcatsfan said: The thing about the Red 5 being 'sold out' online in the US (across Walmart, Target, TRU, ShopAtHome.com, etc), is that they have been readily available for months on Lego B&M store shelves across the US. I think Lego is hesitant to put the retiring soon or certainly not the retired tag while they are on shelves. It's like begging resellers to get overly aggressive in avoiding limits. That being said, i have no doubt that once in-store inventory is depleted these things are gone. I truly believe that Lego (in the US) did this intentionally. It's easier for them to enforce limits on a few dirty QFLL's when you they get to look them in the eye as you buy them. IE: Hey this guy hasn't showered this week, no X-wing for him. Also the appearance of a full shelf of 5 sets (and more in the back) makes the reseller THINK there are millions of these out there, no rush to scoop them up. In fact, there's around 75 stores in the US, so even if they had 20 sets each, that's 1500 sets. That amount would be gone in a BLINK online if it was marked Retired. I suspect lego "bottlenecked" the remaining Xwings by putting them in Lego brand stores only rather than selling them online to try to keep them in-stores through the holidays. Mission Accomplished, now off to retirement. Well said! I think this is exactly what Lego did with the Jurassic World theme and directed big box stores to do. With 75919 Indominus Rex I have seen a big orange label on each case at ToysRUs "Do No Key. Direct Ship" and these were shipped to ToysRUs via courier instead of the regular pallets. By removing it online, it allows Lego to stock their stores to avoid the mass re-sellers hoarding. Note, TRU did not have these online throughout the holidays but poped up in store here and there. Only problem they create now is that everyone thinks JW is hard to get and when they pump out a new wave, more people will be jumping on it and will probably be buying more than usual. Edited December 28, 2015 by tacsniper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudcatsfan Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 48 minutes ago, valenciaeric said: What if they are just slow at updating their web in the US? It´s been like that for months now and it´s not just the X wing they haven´t passed to retired status. Well because exactly what i've stated. EVERY lego store in America has full shelves of these, and has for months. I think if they mark it retired, it just creates a frenzy that they dont want to deal with. Of course with the holidays over, they might be happy to do so to clear space for Jan 1 sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
botchy123 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 13 minutes ago, mudcatsfan said: Well because exactly what i've stated. EVERY lego store in America has full shelves of these, and has for months. I think if they mark it retired, it just creates a frenzy that they dont want to deal with. Of course with the holidays over, they might be happy to do so to clear space for Jan 1 sets. It's clever when you think about it. For certain, the US is the main priority to TLG regarding reselling. From an outsider looking in, it just appears to be nuts over there compared to other countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Average Guy Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 I don't think we can ever know what Lego thinks about what resellers think that Lego thinks. All this thinking is hurting my head... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zskid00 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 1 hour ago, mudcatsfan said: Well because exactly what i've stated. EVERY lego store in America has full shelves of these, and has for months. Not around here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glucapg Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 http://shop.lego.com/en-ES/Red-Five-X-wing-Starfighter-10240 http://shop.lego.com/en-ES/The-Tumbler-76023 2 more for the list. A couple of months with the shipping delayed, then available for a couple of weeks, then C2C/SO/RETIRED in a couple of days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacsniper Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 2 hours ago, mudcatsfan said: Well because exactly what i've stated. EVERY lego store in America has full shelves of these, and has for months. IMO, they probably just allocated more Star Wars inventory to America as it is expected to be hottest market over all in global scale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildemar Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 (edited) Some news from LEGO Shop at Home EU: ...also 42025 Cargo Plane, 21017 Imperial Hotel, 41058 Heartlake Mall, 70146 Temple and many more. Edited January 2, 2016 by Wildemar 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy vd M. Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 (edited) In the Netherlands the Cargo Plane (MSRP €130,-) can still be bought for €90,- at Bol.com, no shipment costs. While you're at it, you can pick up a Brandenburger Tor (21011) for €25,-. That one is also retired in Europe, sold out in US. (Edit: sorry for the offtopic but it seemed relevant here) Edited January 2, 2016 by Roy vd M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy vd M. Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Star Wars calendar 75097 is retired in Europe, sold out in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkolonel Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 I don't quite know what to do with myself now the retirement frenzy is over! When's the next bout? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 On December 28, 2015 at 0:42 PM, botchy123 said: Great pic. We all have diff Lego days to remember like today pretty much every year . 10221 SSD, 10224 TH, 10227 BW, 10228 HH and Fire Brigade to name a few. Some had 10179 MF as their day. Then we have days like May 30, 2014 at Amazon. Now that was a super day to remember. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilrock Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 33 minutes ago, elkolonel said: I don't quite know what to do with myself now the retirement frenzy is over! When's the next bout? Well, January through April is usually a good time to either buy the retiring products while they are still found for either collection or investment... Or build! So you have choices! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonysbricks Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 2 hours ago, jaisonline said: Great pic. We all have diff Lego days to remember like today pretty much every year . 10221 SSD, 10224 TH, 10227 BW, 10228 HH and Fire Brigade to name a few. Some had 10179 MF as their day. Then we have days like May 30, 2013 at Amazon. Now that was a super day to remember. 2014 was a crazy year. Who can forget the weekend of July 4th when Target was selling one dollar for eighty seventy five cents? And May 12th, Cory Day! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waddamon Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I'll be happy when all of these sold outs actually retire for good. That will mean that 95% of my portfolio is officially retired and done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TargetZero Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 2 hours ago, jaisonline said: Great pic. We all have diff Lego days to remember like today pretty much every year . 10221 SSD, 10224 TH, 10227 BW, 10228 HH and Fire Brigade to name a few. Some had 10179 MF as their day. Then we have days like May 30, 2014 at Amazon. Now that was a super day to remember. what happened on may 30 at amazon? for us who don't know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold-Arrow Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 9 minutes ago, TargetZero said: what happened on may 30 at amazon? for us who don't know Most of the already gone exclusives made a surprise entry for few minutes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TargetZero Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 oh ok. few minutes!!hhahaha, the one dude bough them all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold-Arrow Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 7 minutes ago, TargetZero said: oh ok. few minutes!!hhahaha, the one dude bough them all It was a hard limit of 2 per item Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 1 hour ago, fossilrock said: Well, January through April is usually a good time to either buy the retiring products while they are still found for either collection or investment... Or build! So you have choices! I still think Europe has different rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TargetZero Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 would like to see that again, walmart canada did release TH FB etc couple weeks ago, but very very very limited few people had the chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 1 hour ago, TargetZero said: what happened on may 30 at amazon? for us who don't know It was awesome. Everyone that participated was giving each other virtual hugs that Thursday. http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/3667-may-30th-amazon-sale-happening-now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loghamel Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 On 12/28/2015 at 9:32 AM, mudcatsfan said: The thing about the Red 5 being 'sold out' online in the US (across Walmart, Target, TRU, ShopAtHome.com, etc), is that they have been readily available for months on Lego B&M store shelves across the US. I think Lego is hesitant to put the retiring soon or certainly not the retired tag while they are on shelves. It's like begging resellers to get overly aggressive in avoiding limits. I have never seen a Red 5 at the B&M in OKC. Well, not since late July anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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