10247 - Ferris Wheel

[Alpinemaps]

  On 7/20/2016 at 5:38 PM, Deanfjr said:

I know the Friends line is a let down, perhaps we can pick a brick... change their color scheme... and rebuild our own moc.

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That's your opinion.    Since we've got a love for Amusement Park stuff in my house, as soon as my wife and kids saw the Friends line, they demanded Day 1 purchasing.

[Deanfjr]

  On 7/20/2016 at 6:10 PM, Alpinemaps said:

That's your opinion.    Since we've got a love for Amusement Park stuff in my house, as soon as my wife and kids saw the Friends line, they demanded Day 1 purchasing.

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don't get me wrong, I was excited, until they produced them and the color schemes killed me. I have clung to the hope of we can tailor it to our likings. I still wish it was made in creator or city so we could have had a more neutral color scheme.  

Edited July 20, 2016 by Deanfjr

[king156]

slow sellers? whos stockpiling these thinking at least another 18 months before possible signs of EOL

[justapilgrim]

everything is at least 18 months to retire at this point

[binary_storm]

I bought one of these ages ago and stuck it in the loft, hoping to sell it after retirement and make a little profit.

Built the new carousel (10257) this week and just had to build the Ferris Wheel as well, so out of the loft it came! I have no willpower!

Both of these fantastic sets complement each other superbly. I'm looking forward to the next release in the "theme", hopefully it will be some sort of roller coaster.

[HandyHand]

  On 6/1/2017 at 9:20 PM, binary_storm said:

I'm looking forward to the next release in the "theme", hopefully it will be some sort of roller coaster.

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Well, looks like your hope is becoming reality, with the imminent release of the 10261 Coaster set.  

Saw the 10247 Ferris Wheel on Amazon.de for €139 which is cheaper than I've seen it before, so I ordered one for myself as well. Especially with rumours floating around that this set will retire by end of 2018...

[binary_storm]

  On 4/19/2018 at 12:14 PM, Haay said:

Well, looks like your hope is becoming reality, with the imminent release of the 10261 Coaster set.  

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Just had a look. That's awesome!

[amrandazz]

Any speculation as to when this will retire with the release of the roller coaster? Need to pick it up. How long after Carousel was FM gone?

[TargetZero]

  On 4/28/2018 at 1:53 PM, amrandazz said:

Any speculation as to when this will retire with the release of the roller coaster? Need to pick it up. How long after Carousel was FM gone?

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this end of year imo

[vasp]

Looks like its going away

[Dlambert2004]

  On 6/27/2018 at 6:19 PM, vasp said:

Looks like its going away

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What makes you say that?

[brickvoyeur]

46R8 in the Arundel Mills store. Shelf full with a stack in the back says an employee when I mentioned "needing to wait until I get paid next week". He didn't bat an eye when I rolled out with a bag full of Easter Bunny brickheadz that had been clearance heavily.

Manager says they expect at least one more delivery before year end, and that he believes the late surge earned it another year. But take that with a grain of salt.

 

[jaylay]

How much you paid for the bunnies?

[Ed Mack]

  On 12/17/2018 at 9:35 PM, brickvoyeur said:

46R8 in the Arundel Mills store. Shelf full with a stack in the back says an employee when I mentioned "needing to wait until I get paid next week". He didn't bat an eye when I rolled out with a bag full of Easter Bunny brickheadz that had been clearance heavily.

Manager says they expect at least one more delivery before year end, and that he believes the late surge earned it another year. But take that with a grain of salt.

 

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Rule #8 of LEGO investing and reselling...Never listen to LEGO store managers.

[Val-E]

Rule 9: Become a Lego store manager to get staff discount and access to retirement data. Plus you get to give false info to other reseller scum.

[Ciglione]

  On 12/17/2018 at 10:36 PM, Val-E said:

Rule 9: Become a Lego store manager to get staff discount and access to retirement data. Plus you get to give false info to other reseller scum.

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reseller scum: an endangered, vulnerable and threatened species

 

source: WWF Species List 2018

[Guest TabbyBoy]

FWIW... I've been told the the FW will hang on until Easter.