chrisynd Posted December 21, 2016 Posted December 21, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, Pseudoty said: Finally ?? ... Edited December 21, 2016 by chrisynd 1 Quote
seapotato Posted December 21, 2016 Posted December 21, 2016 Saw a few of these at my local lego store today. Quote
lobo1969 Posted December 21, 2016 Posted December 21, 2016 18 minutes ago, seapotato said: Saw a few of these at my local lego store today. My store has never lacked for stock of these. But oddly enough these might be a good long term hold. Quote
Lordoflego Posted December 21, 2016 Posted December 21, 2016 With 4-5 that I bought, I'm just hoping people won't forget how to play chess by the time they're worth reselling. 1 Quote
Phil B Posted December 21, 2016 Posted December 21, 2016 7 hours ago, Lordoflego said: With 4-5 that I bought, I'm just hoping people won't forget how to play chess by the time they're worth reselling. People might not forget how to play chess, but playing chess on the Pirate Chess Set is a different game than your usual chess, as the pieces are non-recognizable... Quote
AirborneAFOL Posted December 21, 2016 Posted December 21, 2016 RIP 40158. You single handedly funded my personal collection spending over the past 2 years... 3 Quote
Anomander Posted December 21, 2016 Posted December 21, 2016 This hasn't been marked as retiring soon, just on sale since Black Friday. Jumping the gun perhaps? Still backorderable in EU LEGO Shop at Home. Quote
c_rpg Posted December 21, 2016 Posted December 21, 2016 This would have been a great army builder if the bluecoats were in full uniform. The included ones are missing the epaulettes, bacpack and hat. Quote
Guest TabbyBoy Posted December 21, 2016 Posted December 21, 2016 My 2 backordered ones arrived this morning 32H6 & 48S6 with... yet another Snow Globe! ;-) Since the prices of Kingdoms Chess have dropped, I'm not hanging onto these for too long! The "parabola" is an accurate way to describe LEGO resale prices these days as a lot are now dropping. The good news is no more long-term holds ;-) Quote
Pseudoty Posted December 21, 2016 Posted December 21, 2016 34 minutes ago, Anomander said: This hasn't been marked as retiring soon, just on sale since Black Friday. Jumping the gun perhaps? Still backorderable in EU LEGO Shop at Home. FIFY just on sale since Black Friday 2015 1 Quote
GhostDad Posted December 22, 2016 Posted December 22, 2016 On 12/21/2016 at 7:23 AM, Phil B said: People might not forget how to play chess, but playing chess on the Pirate Chess Set is a different game than your usual chess, as the pieces are non-recognizable... Come now. Only 12 pieces total are unrecognizable. You can play around that, right? Quote
HandyHand Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 Discounted by 50% down to €29,99 instead of €59,99. At such a discount it's not too bad. Even just for the minifigs and parts. Ordered 2 for the collection. :-) 3 Quote
Kurinoko Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 It seems it would never be discounted in Belgium, that's too bad, woud've ordered a couple aswell ... Quote
HandyHand Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 From a Brickset review of the 40158 Pirates Chess set: If you don't intend to actually build the chess set, however, the parts included are a godsend for anyone hoping to cobble up some Pirates MOCs. Lots of generic sand-yellow and blue bricks, lots of tiles, a palm tree, sand-yellow slopes, and all kinds of details for beefing up the other retail sets in the line. The large baseplates themselves are incredibly useful as starting points for a fort or for landscaping - the massive 16x16 plates are available in only very few sets, and this is an affordable way to get quite a few of them. So 20 minifigs + all those bricks, tiles, slopes and baseplates together for €30 is certainly not bad! 1 Quote
Val-E Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 Yeah and one day you might even be able to sell it for as much as you paid for it! Anything that has to be reduced by 50% by Lego and is still around 1 month after the original sale is a complete turd in my book. Great for personal build, right enough. Quote
Val-E Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 1 minute ago, Furious_george said: Zero discount for us. That might be a blessing in disguise in this case. Did you write to them to ask why they are discriminating against your country on a repeated basis? Quote
HandyHand Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 3 minutes ago, Furious_george said: Zero discount for us. I noticed it's also not discounted in France and Belgium. Odd ! Quote
HandyHand Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 14 minutes ago, Val-E said: Yeah and one day you might even be able to sell it for as much as you paid for it! Anything that has to be reduced by 50% by Lego and is still around 1 month after the original sale is a complete turd in my book. Great for personal build, right enough. The lowest offer of this set on Marktplaats is €49,95. I'd wager that offering one set at €35 (cash in hand and pick up at the door) there I would sell it pretty quickly. But that would be hardly worth it. I'll keep them for a while, till they're truly gone and officially Retired, and then check again on Marktplaats. Quote
Val-E Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 Lego protecting resellers from themselves. Quote
Furious_george Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 4 minutes ago, Val-E said: That might be a blessing in disguise in this case. Did you write to them to ask why they are discriminating against your country on a repeated basis? Yeh right. Quote
Val-E Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 Just now, Haay said: The lowest offer of this set on Marktplaats is €49,95. I'd wager that offering one set at €35 (cash in hand and pick up at the door) there I would sell it pretty quickly. But that would be hardly worth it. I'll keep them for a while, till they're truly gone and officially Retired, and then check again on Marktplaats. Especially when you factor in SAH shipping! Nice to do all the leg work for the buyer, though. 1 minute ago, Furious_george said: Yeh right. If you really want one, I am sure some kind BPer will help you out. Problem will be the shipping. Quote
c_rpg Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 18 minutes ago, Val-E said: Yeah and one day you might even be able to sell it for as much as you paid for it! Anything that has to be reduced by 50% by Lego and is still around 1 month after the original sale is a complete turd in my book. Great for personal build, right enough. Exactly. I hate the fact that the bluecoats in this set are "incomplete", but Pirates chess is still a great army builder for Pirates fans. 50% off is only 1.4€/minifigure. Plus you get a bunch of extra tiles and bricks. 1 Quote
Furious_george Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 14 minutes ago, Val-E said: Especially when you factor in SAH shipping! Nice to do all the leg work for the buyer, though. If you really want one, I am sure some kind BPer will help you out. Problem will be the shipping. Nah don't even want one. Just out of interest, what are the free shipping minimums in other countries? What's Spains mate? Quote
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