This will flop, and bring both of them crashing down.

Even to people like me who wanted Taj in my collection and are one of the

Part of it was owning a piece of history, one of the Mt. Rushmore of Lego sets. It wasn’t the repetitive build or the ho-hum details!

Sad...

just when I got to a point in my life when I could be a builder and collector....

Sad.

 

1 hour ago, Bold-Arrow said:

Lego is no longer a collectible , it is back to being a toy , great toy but that kinds sucks.. i'm glad they were able to add an extra piece. 

100% correct... if they take the collectible aspect of Lego then it can be any brand of bricks that it just dont matter....
Why dont we have Ferrari remaking old cars and need cheap prices??? The is demand i'm sure  but they need that if they want to be special they know that not everyone will be able to buy it... how can Lego be so stupid in smashing their one brand and becoming a simple toy and not a collectible item ??|?|

Would like to think that this decision is why the last ceo only lasted a year

With recent financial expectations not being met by Lego, I would have to assume that any cost cutting opportunities will be considered. Re-released Taj Majal is not lazy...disappointing sure, but not lazy. To call it "For the Fans" is just a PR spin to justify a release that didn't take much effort or cost to begin with. There are still many other newer, big sets that are being released but I wouldn't count out the possibility that remakes will increase in the coming years.

 

1 minute ago, MrToes16 said:

With recent financial expectations not being met by Lego, I would have to assume that any cost cutting opportunities will be considered. Re-released Taj Majal is not lazy...disappointing sure, but not lazy. To call it "For the Fans" is just a PR spin to justify a release that didn't take much effort or cost to begin with. There are still many other newer, big sets that are being released but I wouldn't count out the possibility that remakes will increase in the coming years.

 

Thats what some ppl told when a new DS as release and then when the MF was also release... and now Taj... what is next in line? If they started this path i dont see why they will go back.
In the future i expect allot more to be dumped in the market... as easy money, fast money but killing the brand in the long run

Thank god release date is soon so we don´t have 90 pages of hype to trawl through in the future before the money shots of cat related box damage and store rooms full of 100 copies.

Full marks for the sarcastic comment about the change of box in the video, though!

Edited October 30, 20178 yr by Val-E

2 minutes ago, MagicShop said:

killing the brand in the long run

THIS.

Pun intended.

1 hour ago, Bold-Arrow said:

Lego is no longer a collectible , it is back to being a toy , great toy but that kinds sucks.. i'm glad they were able to add an extra piece. 

I found that extra piece:

I’m looking forward to get one of them. I miss out on the first one. 

32 minutes ago, MagicShop said:

100% correct... if they take the collectible aspect of Lego then it can be any brand of bricks that it just dont matter....
Why dont we have Ferrari remaking old cars and need cheap prices??? The is demand i'm sure  but they need that if they want to be special they know that not everyone will be able to buy it... how can Lego be so stupid in smashing their one brand and becoming a simple toy and not a collectible item ??|?|

They are in the business of making money.  I don't think creating valuable items for you is high on their priority list.  The fans come first.

25 minutes ago, MagicShop said:

Thats what some ppl told when a new DS as release and then when the MF was also release... and now Taj... what is next in line? If they started this path i dont see why they will go back.
In the future i expect allot more to be dumped in the market... as easy money, fast money but killing the brand in the long run

Look, either they do it or the Chinese will for them. I know  they started with WTS before the knockoffs came on full stream but now they have no choice.

I'm disappointed in this rerelease as a collector, because it was a beautiful set to begin with and I had a certain loving and nostalgic way to think about this set.

High res pics already on Lego servers so expect the product listing up later today.

i have an old taj which i just finished taking apart and this looks cheese-slope identical which will be absolutely devastating to the old Taj's performance.

these remakes just prove that there is always a best time to sell.  holding indefinitely is never the right strategy. 

when new sealed in box taj's are going for 4 figures, its not a shock that TLG would want to cash in on the gravy. 

TLG has looked on for years jealously at resellers margins on retired sets.  the recent actions reveal a plan to cash in on the collector market and also hurt the resellers .

in the end, TLG is in business to make money, not please afol or critics.  everyone who wanted a taj but didn't want to spend a few grand will now go out and buy this one and TLG will make money.

another nail in the coffin of big set investing.

 

Edited October 30, 20178 yr by cladner

https://shop.lego.com/en-US/Taj-Mahal-10256

370 usd

https://shop.lego.com/en-GB/TajMahal

300 pounds

https://shop.lego.com/en-FR/Taj-Mahal-10256

330 euros for most EU countries

https://shop.lego.com/en-NL/Taj-Mahal-10256

350 euros for Belgium and Holland

 

Edited October 30, 20178 yr by Val-E

When you re-release two of your iconic sets within a few weeks span , I don’t see how any set is safe ... bring on the Eiffel Tower . 

Eiffel Tower or Statue of Liberty. Bets on what’s first?

3 minutes ago, cladner said:

in the end, TLG is in business to make money, not please afol or critics.  everyone who wanted a taj but didn't want to spend a few grand will now go out and buy this one and TLG will make money.

another nail in the coffin of big set investing.

 

I do have to agree with your assessment.  Regardless, I am still very excited for this set and look forward to the day I have enough room to store it.

Personally, I've started to shift from large set-investing into smaller sets.  Granted, there are exceptions like 21309 Saturn Vs but I can't bring myself to hoard excessive large sets anymore.  Going all in on the Seasonals, baby!

2 minutes ago, Val-E said:

Look, either they do it or the Chinese will for them. I know  they started with WTS before the knockoffs came on full stream but now they have no choice.

LEGO are doing (and have done) unbelievable damage to their own value (way, way, way more than any perceived damage that the knockoffs could ever cause).

LEGO sets were worth more (and commanded a premium) because they were inevitably worth more than just a bunch of plastic toy pieces - now they are just overpriced plastic.

I am truly astounded at the level of their stupidity.

RIP Investing 

 

8 minutes ago, cladner said:

i have an old taj which i just finished taking apart and this looks cheese-slope identical which will be absolutely devastating to the old Taj's performance.

these remakes just prove that there is always a best time to sell.  holding indefinitely is never the right strategy. 

when new sealed in box taj's are going for 4 figures, its not a shock that TLG would want to cash in on the gravy. 

TLG has looked on for years jealously at resellers margins on retired sets.  the recent actions reveal a plan to cash in on the collector market and also hurt the resellers .

in the end, TLG is in business to make money, not please afol or critics.  everyone who wanted a taj but didn't want to spend a few grand will now go out and buy this one and TLG will make money.

another nail in the coffin of big set investing.

 

What is the problem of making a side company not stictly related with lego with the name logo etc, divert 10% of the stock before the EOL to the company and allow them to resell later for the profit, easy money.
 

3 minutes ago, Alpinemaps said:

 

Eiffel Tower or Statue of Liberty. Bets on what’s first?

ISD and Cloud City.

10 minutes ago, cladner said:

these remakes just prove that there is always a best time to sell.  holding indefinitely is never the right strategy. 

This is just going to make it harder for LEGO to stop the QFLL'ers. People will keep buying all the inventory of the next hot set just to flip. LEGO "seems" to hate it because of how it damages their reputation yet they do nothing to stop it. It's becoming the safer strategy. Women of NASA here we come!

 

4 minutes ago, Alpinemaps said:

 

Eiffel Tower or Statue of Liberty. Bets on what’s first?

 

Sydney Opera House.  I heard it was one of their best sellers

8 minutes ago, KShine said:

LEGO are doing (and have done) unbelievable damage to their own value (way, way, way more than any perceived damage that the knockoffs could ever cause).

LEGO sets were worth more (and commanded a premium) because they were inevitably worth more than just a bunch of plastic toy pieces - now they are just overpriced plastic.

I am truly astounded at the level of their stupidity.

Responding to demand isn't stupid.  Appeasing fans over some bitter collectors won't hurt them.