Retiring Soon - open speculation

[Will 4]

2 hours ago, Phil B said:

Don't agree with that sentiment. It is a cool set, something different. So what that it will only have had a short run, and might not have been a "classic" from the get-go. Ideas is where fun ideas come to life. Maze is much better than something like Exo-Suit - heavily horded by resellers dreaming of mountains of gold, with only display value and even then quite meh.

There are so many more options though. Now I am not moaning about early retirement its just it feel a waste when there was other sets with greater potential which would be around longer than a year.

[jeff_14]

1 hour ago, Phil B said:

I'm still looking for a Bakery and a Post Office  ..... so yes, people want these to complete their collection.

I bought a Post Office last week brand new box for $200 CDN. He still had 2 more.

Edited November 14, 2016 by jeff_14

[Phil B]

12 minutes ago, jeff_14 said:

I bought a Post Office last week brand new box for $200 CDN. He still had 2 more.

Toronto? Need to plan my next visit there then (I used to go back to Toronto every New Year's, but friends we stayed at moved to BC so that tradition stopped ...)

[jeff_14]

1 minute ago, Phil B said:

Toronto? Need to plan my next visit there then (I used to go back to Toronto every New Year's, but friends we stayed at moved to BC so that tradition stopped ...)

They're listed on Kijiji in Toronto. Dude's out by York University.

[ositosoto]

18 minutes ago, jeff_14 said:

They're listed on Kijiji in Toronto. Dude's out by York University.

mmm.. interesting .  I still need one of those. Do you have some contact info from him? Thank you.

[jeff_14]

7 minutes ago, ositosoto said:

mmm.. interesting .  I still need one of those. Do you have some contact info from him? Thank you.

I deleted the text exchange with him unfortunately, but if you search for the set on Kijiji in Toronto he's the only one with them listed

[Sharkbait]

1 hour ago, Phil B said:

I'm still looking for a Bakery and a Post Office  ..... so yes, people want these to complete their collection.

I too am looking for the Post Office, so I agree. 

[Val-E]

10 hours ago, Haay said:

From the list of Retiring Soon, sorted by price (High to Low) and ignoring Duplo or Junior, sets that are now TOOS, Backorders Accepted (BA) or C2C:

• Pet Shop (TOOS)
• Fairground Mixer (BA)
• Deep Sea Exploration Vessel (BA)
• Ninjago City of Stiix (BA)
• City Police Station (BA)
• Technic Arctic Truck (C2C)
• Friends Emma's House (BA)
• City Demolition Site (C2C)
• Technic Race Truck (C2C)
• Naboo Starfighter (C2C)
• Large Creative Box (BA)
• Raptor Rampage (C2C)
• Ninjago Titan Mech Battle (BA)
• Technic Fireplane (BA)
• City Deep Sea Helicopter (BA)
• Anakin’s Custom Jedi Starfighter (BA)
• Haunted Lighthouse (C2C)
• Heartlake Food Market (C2C)
• Dilophosaurus Ambush (C2C)
• The Mystery Machine (C2C)

The Retiring Soon tag is starting to take its toll!  

Add creator ideal house, City garbage truck  and medical plane. PS now available again.

Edited November 14, 2016 by Val-E

[BearCrash]

6 minutes ago, Sharkbait said:

I too am looking for the Post Office, so I agree. 

Rats, that's one of the first sets I bought when I started investing and I sold them waaaaaay too early. I had four of them and that was "a lot" for me three years ago.

[HandyHand]

12 minutes ago, Val-E said:

Add creator ideal house, City garbage truck  and medical plane. PS now available again.

Creator Changing Seasons you mean, right? It's a great set that invites people to rebuild it with the changing seasons. It's the only LEGO set my wife is happy with having on display in our living room. Now it's at the Autumn setting (the least interesting setting, I think) but come December we'll rebuild it to the Winter setting.   I think this set will do well.

Oh, and FYI, that was not the hidden gem I mentioned earlier.  

[Val-E]

9 minutes ago, Haay said:

Creator Changing Seasons you mean, right? It's a great set that invites people to rebuild it with the changing seasons. It's the only LEGO set my wife is happy with having on display in our living room. Now it's at the Autumn setting (the least interesting setting, I think) but come December we'll rebuild it to the Winter setting.   I think this set will do well.

Oh, and FYI, that was not the hidden gem I mentioned earlier.  

Yeah, bad translation. City of Stiix it is then.

[GhostDad]

1 hour ago, Val-E said:

PS now available again.

Sweet.  I was afraid I'd totally missed that one.

[Ciglione]

1 minute ago, GhostDad said:

Sweet.  I was afraid I'd totally missed that one.

 

[Val-E]

41063 Ariel´s palace c2c too.

[BearCrash]

Pet Shop back in stock, not even in backorder anymore.

[lorantchik]

City of Stiix is the only one tagged "retiring soon" only available at RPP in French LEGO Shop at Home...and it was before the tag...we can get most of sets tagged with 15/20% discount at AUCHAN (our 2nd biggest  french "Walmart store" after CARREFOUR). I think the hidden gem is 60092 submarine by the way. Great set for me.

Edited November 14, 2016 by lorantchik

[lorantchik]

In fact, I don't understand why you guys are still buying pet shop...for those who are still buying (and keep it alive)...it's obvious that you won't make money at RPP buying...am I wrong ?

Edited November 14, 2016 by lorantchik

[exciter1]

6 minutes ago, lorantchik said:

In fact, I don't understand why you guys are still buying pet shop...for those who are still buying (and keep it alive)...it's obvious that you won't make money at RPP buying...am I wrong ?

[lorantchik]

OK ? it's your opinion...

[Voltron]

Everybody has been bad mouthing pet shop for last few years which means more actual buyers have been buying instead of investors, so it might be a good thing to invest, who knows anymore 

[lorantchik]

Bad mouthing ? All of reviews or opinions I read was it's a great set (and I can imagine the not afol people buying this set for their children). For those who could buy it at 30% or more discount  (so lucky in the us ^^) it's OK.  But please, stop buying !

Edited November 14, 2016 by lorantchik

[Sfcommando14]

Everybody has been bad mouthing pet shop for last few years which means more actual buyers have been buying instead of investors, so it might be a good thing to invest, who knows anymore 

Even if that's true, there is still the problem if the investors who bought them for the first 2 years of the run...

[lorantchik]

As almost people said, it's harder to make money now : I don't  know if I have to quick flip, hoard, keep for 2 or more years etc. Next summer, I must move in another country because of my job, so I need to sell most of my brickfolio.  If it's UK, I can keep most of my sets, if it's overseas, I'll have to sell as soon as possible...

Sorry I'm irrelevant...

Edited November 15, 2016 by lorantchik

[terrymc4677]

1 hour ago, lorantchik said:

Bad mouthing ? All of reviews or opinions I read was it's a great set (and I can imagine the not afol people buying this set for their children). For those who could buy it at 30% or more discount  (so lucky in the us ^^) it's OK.  But please, stop buying !

In for ten more!

[Bold-Arrow]

Is trivia retiring soon ?  I think not