$20 on joe vs dan Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 3 hours ago, LegoTriathlete said: No clue but where did you get it at discount? I’ve been wanting one but waiting to try and pick it up at discount often forgotten by us (US-centric folks) but this is an international site; I'm sure the discount won't offset the travel expense 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csingh Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 9 hours ago, LegoTriathlete said: No clue but where did you get it at discount? I’ve been wanting one but waiting to try and pick it up at discount In Australia, Amazon had it on sale. Only a few of them, perhaps clearing stock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csingh Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 10 hours ago, kurnitb said: Let's see whether the castle can outlast the almitey VW campervan 7 hours ago, elmaslıefendi said: The VW is done this year. Minimal stock left in Australia. Highly likely it won't be restocked if the retirement rumours are true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardwired Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 On 8/10/2020 at 1:55 PM, Darth_Raichu said: Disney is in financial problem due to the virus. Why would they want to stop collecting licensing $ from LEGO for sets like Disney Castle that are already paid for in term of design and promotion costs ? Disney is not hurting -- at all. The virus may impact ticket sales at the park but that is just a drop in the bucket to the movies and now Disney+. I'd like to think that the castle is on the home stretch to being out, but its a big ticket item that has at least one more holiday season in it, I'd bet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spener90 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 4 hours ago, Hardwired said: Disney is not hurting -- at all. The virus may impact ticket sales at the park but that is just a drop in the bucket to the movies and now Disney+. I'd like to think that the castle is on the home stretch to being out, but its a big ticket item that has at least one more holiday season in it, I'd bet. Somewhere around 37% of Disney’s revenue comes from parks and other customer experience avenues (cruises). Not sure I would call that a drop in the bucket. Now they are trying to grow other revenue streams, but that takes time to become profitable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miami Bomb Squad Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Disney is hurting. Who's going to the theme parks?, Who's going to the movies? Who's going on cruises? Whos watching sports on tv? (ESPN) Disney will take any form of sales right now. I'm just waiting for their stocks to go below $100 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serejai Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 All of their 2020 movies are delayed (Mulan, Black Widow, etc). They have Onward and Hamilton this year; that's it. ESPN has no sports to show. Most of the Disney+ shows are delayed. Parks are ghost towns. They just posted their first loss in like 20 years. Disney is absolutely in bad place financially at the moment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dx0520 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Disney’s revenues are down, but so are their costs. There’s no disagreement that they’re not making as much as they could, but they’re not exactly losing as much as you think they are. Streaming services don’t exactly require significant labor and overhead. The profit margins are simply astounding. The rest of the world is opening up, Moderna just signed a deal to provide 100 million doses of vaccines for the U.S., Russia just registered their own vaccine. Granted the stock market is representative of an investor’s emotions more than any practical indicator, but I wouldn’t bet against Disney going below $100 a share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miami Bomb Squad Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 (edited) I didn't want to open up a discussion on Disney's financials on the Retiring soon forum. The point is that they will take any stream of income due to the current circumstances, therefore I'm speculating that the Disney Theme Legos may last longer than expected. Edited August 12, 2020 by Miami Bomb Squad 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelian Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 EU retiring list has been updated, many as predicted on stonewars and promobricks. More to come. https://www.lego.com/en-ch/categories/retiring-soon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolan808 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 5 hours ago, coelian said: EU retiring list has been updated, many as predicted on stonewars and promobricks. More to come. https://www.lego.com/en-ch/categories/retiring-soon Is this quite early to be put on the Lego site or around the right time? Just feels a bit early to the norm but I'm probably wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landphieran Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Anyone have any inklings on 2019 minecraft retiree's? Is anyone else tempted to go all-in on harry potter castle? I feel like investing in harry potter castle is like showing up to a casino and always being dealt black jack. Hard to turn down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphoid Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 1 minute ago, landphieran said: Anyone have any inklings on 2019 minecraft retiree's? Is anyone else tempted to go all-in on harry potter castle? I feel like investing in harry potter castle is like showing up to a casino and always being dealt black jack. Hard to turn down. I'm still buying some HP sets, but I'm trying to figure out how much backlash and fallout there is around J.K. Rowlings remarks about the Trans community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 16 minutes ago, zaphoid said: I'm still buying some HP sets, but I'm trying to figure out how much backlash and fallout there is around J.K. Rowlings remarks about the Trans community. I just like to think anyone who cares about that stuff doesn't have time to read or build LEGO. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcandre Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 15 minutes ago, exciter1 said: I just like to think anyone who cares about that stuff doesn't have time to read or build LEGO. I care about that stuff. You have to remove the art from the artist. Otherwise there is not much to enjoy out there if you dig deep enough. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 4 minutes ago, marcandre said: I care about that stuff. You have to remove the art from the artist. Otherwise there is not much to enjoy out there if you dig deep enough. I care about things to a degree too, but you are right, we'd be left with nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$20 on joe vs dan Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 2 hours ago, zaphoid said: I'm still buying some HP sets, but I'm trying to figure out how much backlash and fallout there is around J.K. Rowlings remarks about the Trans community. this type of thing can have varied outcomes in terms of resell....but I don't see a downside. either it's not a big deal w/ no effects or it becomes a big deal, depresses supply and triples value Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 The beatles said they were bigger than Jesus, didn't affect there ideas set. Doubt any lego collectors will care about the JK controversy, end of the day they are great lego sets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantomas007 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 2 hours ago, zaphoid said: I'm still buying some HP sets, but I'm trying to figure out how much backlash and fallout there is around J.K. Rowlings remarks about the Trans community. Are you joking? She just said the truth, only idiots with brainwashed heads could have a problem with it, and only double idiots will decide not to buy HP sets due this - maybe 0.01 % of potential customers. 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serejai Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Oof 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 3 hours ago, zaphoid said: I'm still buying some HP sets, but I'm trying to figure out how much backlash and fallout there is around J.K. Rowlings remarks about the Trans community. Huh? The trans debate is nothing but identity politics. Those buying into the debate are stooges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponderingzissou Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 14 minutes ago, Mathew said: Huh? The trans debate is nothing but identity politics. Those buying into the debate are stooges. 32 minutes ago, fantomas007 said: Are you joking? She just said the truth, only idiots with brainwashed heads could have a problem with it, and only double idiots will decide not to buy HP sets due this - maybe 0.01 % of potential customers. Can we please stop with that? Avoid diving further into political opinions on this thread? General question asking if the backlash will affect investment potential of the Harry Potter sets doesn't bother me 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcell Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 3 hours ago, zaphoid said: I'm still buying some HP sets, but I'm trying to figure out how much backlash and fallout there is around J.K. Rowlings remarks about the Trans community. I wouldn't lose a wink of sleep over it from the perspective of Lego reseller. Every one of us is a complete a-hole in one way or another. The fact that she appears to be an a-hole of some variety when it comes to the trans community and was stupid enough to show that side of herself publicly does not, in any way, diminish the works that she produced...at least in my mind. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy_bricks Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 What's the point of F you money if you can't say whatever you want? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantomas007 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 3 minutes ago, ponderingzissou said: Can we please stop with that? Avoid diving further into political opinions on this thread? General question asking if the backlash will affect investment potential of the Harry Potter sets doesn't bother me Uff, the fact that women menstruate is now a political opinion:) The world is going crazy. Somebody asked whether the truth said by mrs. Rowlings can affect the sale of HP sets, i have just answered that normal person cannot be affected, so the investition is safe and 99.9% of the market will buy these sets, so we are within the topic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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