tonysbricks Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Glad a lot of people got one. I bet a lot of people who missed this will be pissed haha Yep, I saw this and hit the link. 1 left, By the time I checked out it was already gone ... man this set is slippery. Thanks for sharing the deal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDarkness Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Finally managed to get one. Thanks Maxgc for the link. Now I just have to hope my friends whose address I just used is cool with receiving it! You got my hopes up thinking they'd ship them here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausleigh Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 You got my hopes up thinking they'd ship them here Sorry mate. I take it you are yet to get one of these? Mind you, I have no idea what the cost will be to ship it to me...will certainly eat into the difference between buy and current sell. But I am thinking that this is one I will hang on to anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 The greed makes me chuckle, then makes me sad. Nothing like a little gold minifig or a blue RC LEGO truck to bring out the best in people :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDarkness Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Sorry mate. I take it you are yet to get one of these? Mind you, I have no idea what the cost will be to ship it to me...will certainly eat into the difference between buy and current sell. But I am thinking that this is one I will hang on to anyway. Nah I got 2, but I don't know many people who would say no to another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausleigh Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 I'm just happy to say yes to one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylay Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 well, i just got confirmation of my paypal payment being refunded!! what the hell TRU!!!! dang nabit!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakinisvader Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-Technic-4-X-4-Crawler-Cocreation-41999-zTS-/360761048681 QUICK!! 2 quick points: 1 Shouldn't everyone be complaining that TRU "jacked up" the price $40 over retail? (oh wait, different thread) 2 TRU has done this before (relisted items that were sold out) and cancelled everyones order. I hope for everyones sake that got one that the order is not cancelled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesman888 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Me too... Both of them got cancelled.... What a way to start the day!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coneil21 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 For those of you whose orders get cancelled, just an fyi that when this happened to me a few weeks ago I left feed back reflecting my disappointment and they responded with an offer of 10% off my next purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoNotInsertIntoMouth Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Whats really funny is TRU is about to lose top rated seller status. lol. Feedback is going down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfnut Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Anyone get a shipment confirmation yet? How long does it usually take to get the confirmation if it hasn't been cancelled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Anyone get a shipment confirmation yet? How long does it usually take to get the confirmation if it hasn't been cancelled? They canceled two orders of mine after 45 days or so, waiting for a shipment notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfnut Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 They canceled two orders of mine after 45 days or so, waiting for a shipment notice. You mean your credit card got charged then they waited 45 days before they notified you that your order was cancelled?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diabolos80 Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 You mean your credit card got charged then they waited 45 days before they notified you that your order was cancelled?? I believe it. A while back I ordered on the tru website and paid via paypal balance. They cancelled the order the next day, but it took 2 weeks to get my paypal refund. God they suck at life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coneil21 Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 You mean your credit card got charged then they waited 45 days before they notified you that your order was cancelled?? I could be wrong,but I don't think they charge your credit card until the item ships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 They didn't charge my card, it was just backordered. They canceled it and then it keeps popping up as in stock from time-to-time. It's really irritating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausleigh Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I just got a confirmation e-mail of my 41999 having shipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfnut Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 SHIPPED!!! Woohoo!! Hope it still doesn't get cancelled though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boliramirez Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Both my crawlers Shipped !!!! Yeah !! about time !!! Picked up by UPS already !! I dont think they can be cancelled now !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odysea11 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Just got confirmation myself! Thanks again maxgc! Good little score, even at their inflated prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BricksR4kids Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Scoreeee!! Nice find maxgc!! That's 6 crawlers for the week woooohooo!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesman888 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Thats strange.... I got an email just now saying they are shipping out. But I got 2 emails saying they are refunding both. Oh well... dont know whats going on. Let see if it gets to my home safely. Thanks again for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcdb1984 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Thats strange.... I got an email just now saying they are shipping out. But I got 2 emails saying they are refunding both. Oh well... dont know whats going on. Let see if it gets to my home safely. Thanks again for the info. I had that happen with oakley sunglasses. They sent me the sunglasses and refunded me. kept my mouth shut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locutis Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I'm still quite confused about this set. I missed out in the initial offering from LEGO Shop at Home, and not having a Lego store anywhere near me, I was out of luck. In the weeks after initial release, I saw prices surge past $400 and wrote this set off my list (I wasn't willing to pay that much for one). Over the course of 6-8 weeks, people continued to be able to buy these up at retail, including local Lego stores, which irritated me (as I don't have that option). Through a very big blessing, I was able to receive the notification that Toys R Us (.ca) had some back in stock early in the morning several weeks back. I bought 1, then 2 more (for my son, and a friend), then realized I wasn't logged into any account when I ordered, and ordered several more within my account so I could properly track the order(s) in case some got cancelled. To my amazement TRU shipped my sets a few days later, and I got them. TRU.ca charged Canadian retail for the sets (249.95), plus 5% GST and 8% PST. That came out to $283 CDN. I have been trying to sell them on several sites, including Kijiji now for 3+ weeks at $350 and no dice. Not one inquiry or order. Where are all the real buyers of this set? I'm debating on returning some back to TRU as Technic isn't my usual forte (though I do collect these big motorized sets, I don't want an army), I collect Town and City and Creator sets. I have no problem keeping 3 Grand Emporiums (worst case I open and build them), but keeping several of these sets would upset me. Given the fact that the other sites have prices in the $400+ range, plus shipping to Canada ($50+) plus customs would charge 5%+8%, I can't see why I can't even sell ONE in a city of 800,000 for $350, which is only $67 over cost. In my opinion, the market on this set is extremely skewed towards the resellers/flippers. I've had experience reselling rare sets, and it's nothing like this. I've sold modular buildings after retirement, Emerald Night sets, Creator and Town houses, all for 50% over issue, to more than 5x issue, and there's always interest in these sets. I know everyone will say "hold them and after a few years it will be a good investment", however, I can't seem to see that. If the typical Technic builder/collector isn't buying these up like hotcakes at $350, how will more time make any difference? At least with my Green Grocers, my Emerald Nights, etc., there was supreme demand in the months following, and I still have demand every few months. I do have 16 years of marketing and pricing experience with another market that is similar to this one, (I am the Director of a corporation for a distributor of a collector's product), and analyzing the sales numbers on this set now after some time has passed provides a very disturbing outlook. At work I developed a proprietary system of analyzing sales and pricing data, over a period of time, and providing an analysis of sales forecast. I have applied this knowledge to my Lego investing, and have been pretty successful. I jumped the gun when I saw this set, without knowing what the real sales of it were. I believe in 18 months leading up to 2-3 years, no one will even care about this set. Just like flippers and mass resellers have started to ruin the market I'm involved with outside of Lego, so are some flippers ruining the Lego market, in my opinion. Why did I get involved in reselling? Because I was ripped off by a seller on Bricklink from Quebec, and decided to make back some of that loss ($600 of my son's saved up allowance, birthday, and Christmas money) by honestly reselling discontinued Lego sets locally so I can help others not get ripped off. I don't buy Lego to resell to make a ton of money, I buy what I like and what I think others will like at a moderate markup to help pay for my hobby. I own 4 Delorean sets, all of which will be built. I own 2 Pet Shops, both built. I own 4 Grand Emporium sets, 1 built, 3 sealed in boxes. If I decide not to sell them, I won't, and I'll just build them for my own Lego displays. If they become worth $300+ on the market, then so be it, someone can buy them from me. I hold nothing waiting for extreme profits, I sell in stages to help offset other costs. Why did I buy several Technic Crawlers? I don't even know now... Locutis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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