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I'm going to say this, directed at all of you that are hoarding this sets, expecting this to be completely sold out, and never coming back. If these come back, you better damn well not return these piles and piles of sets. You think retailers are cracking down on us resellers now? PIles and piles of returns will just make it even harder on the rest of us. Don't do the crime if you can't do the time. You take your lumps. It's all part of the risk of this game. If you get stuck with lots of stock because it has come back, oh well. I'm not going to cry for you. That's the risk you too. Great reward comes with great risk. Your reward, if this never comes back, is some really good bank. But if it comes back...well, that's the risk you took.

Boom!

It's like someone just came in here and dropped the mic on us.

I was tempted to report this post! Congratulations! Nice find!

These are not as hard to come by as some are making it out to be. If you want for long term then go for it but for people expecting to make on all right now it is not happening at retail. RE is the only one selling at a small profit on both Amazon and ebay. Trex is at 99 at amazon and right at retail on ebay. Same with indominus being high on amazon and retail on ebay. Have found 25+ trex with very little effort. (Of which i bought 0) , 12 more RE of which i did buy. Raptor rampage only found 6 and indominous about 4 at tru. RE is definitely the hottest seller with some profit. Sold over 30 in 3 days and about 50 total the last 2 weeks But again only 5-10 profit per. As hot as RE and JW have been they dont even come close to what hulkbuster did in its prime.

http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/402-what-lego-set-did-you-buy-today/?do=findComment&comment=474249

That mindset has been alive and well around here for at least as long as I've been a member, things will really get crazy when Ed sells a set.

I fully believe what you are being told is what you are being told. Here is what I find interesting. My memory may be faulty but ... Red Five was on backorder for several months. You could backorder it and let it sit. I forget how long my backorders sat and I know some on here were on backorder longer than me. Sure place backorder orders all the time for a few months that is great. Along comes the DS, it runs out. It runs out everywhere. Even if resellers bought up all remaining stock everywhere which I do not believe the secondary market increased it from 400 to 600 in less than a week. I think there is end user sales in that at a minimum. So anyways it goes from available to call to check to sold out in less than a week. But hey we have a large shipment due in the end of July. Lets go ahead and mark it sold out and not take backorders even though a EEE of them is on the way and will be here at any time. Also there will be plenty for the Christmas season. So many we cannot see straight. But lets let it stay sold out for now. I do imagine some sort of refill is coming and it could be full strength but I tend to think something else is going on...

Where are you, we've got some work to do

sold 5 this week at $999,99 ea. so i am down to 30% of my original purchase.

No. Where are you located?

Build this beast today. I bought it last year in a bulk lot for 60 euro. Finally got the time to build it today and guess what... it is 100% complete! That does not happen so often.

2x 10218 Pet Shop @Target B&M, $104.98/ea. I assume they were online returns. Boxes and seals are minty fresh.

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Finished up the Sea Cow today - looks amazing!!! Really like the steam punk related details.

sort of meh start to this stock but I'm a believer so I snagged 200 shares at $40.02. usually i avoid IPOs because of the hype. I think in this case, the hype is being offset by EBAY stock holders offloading their free share so maybe we have oversupply. either way its below their IPO price target. This seems like a good chance paypal will be bought by VISA or MASTERCARD. something else to talk about besides RAPTOR ESCAPE.

Nope. Me too. I'll hold the clipboard. You can fill the cups with Gatorade.

Bought my first DS for $349 US.

Gandalf eating a Filet 'o Fish is the best. I actually met the girl (the Padme or Beru, whoever) and the guy in the Obi-Wan robe behind her in line at Star Wars Celebration III. Triumph Nerds!!!

This is how you know when we're into full chaos: Leading up to it people will be buying their "tools" so that they can become part of the "Awakened Force". For those sitting outside Chinese theater for 2 weeks you could sell a few DS and Bwings to keep them occupied. I remember the lines for LOTR as well as the SW prequels. I can't think of many activities better suited to keeping you entertained while camping in line for 2 weeks than building a UCS set or MOCing Yoda

This movie has Han Solo and the Millennium Falcon in it...Nuff said....LOL. I guarantee you that this film will top JW. I have done a lot of research on the movie and people who have worked on it and have seen the rough edits say it's fantastic...a true homage to the Original Trilogy. It's already starting isn't it?

Ahhh, that was nice, and now we know why Little Timmy loves you.

Maybe TLG actively monitors BP and figured out it could save storage cost by having us store/hoard the sets for them. Then they'll "leak" via a Target/Walmart/Etc manager memo that a flood of JW sets are coming, which will then prompt a wave of returns and stores will then be properly stocked for the holiday rush.

Keep in mind that almost anyone that is under the age of 15 has never really seen a Star Wars movie on the bigscreen (they'd have been 4 when E3 came out). Since then, Star Wars has popular TV shows, tons of clothes (how many Star Wars T-shirts did you see 15 years ago? Probably none -- today you honestly can't go out in public and NOT see one), tons of new toy lines, them park attractions, etc. Star Wars is exponentially more popular today than it was when the Pre-quels were released. Kids weren't as amped to see Star Wars back in 2000...well at least not like today. I imagine every ticket will be sold on opening weekend...so that's what the movie will gross.

Wouldn't your company flag this behavior should this happen with greater frequency and bigger amount of inventory ? Once it is flagged, wouldn't your clients (Walmart, Target, etc) act upon an uptick on this behavior ? Policy abuses lead to more restrictions (cf Target)

I don't think too many people are planning on stocking up heavily on E7 TFA sets for Christmas flipping. Certainly I will be keeping my eye on them in case there are seasonal shortages on specific sets that could lead to flipping opportunities. There are short windows for that every year. What I'm hoping for is increased demand for some already retired Star Wars sets that I can capitalize on in November and December. Specifically I'm looking at my stock of Jabba's Palace, Rancor Pit, Desert Skiff, Sail Barge, Y-wing, A-wing, Microfighters wave 1, Republic Gunship, Jedi Cruiser, Umbaran MHC, Alliance Tank, Spider Droid, Duel on Geonosis, AT-TE, Red 5 (hopefully), and some others. I don't expect them all to take off and the prequel sets may not get much of a bump from the movie, but I hope to have all of these queued up and ready to go by October. On topic though, I have some Raptor Escapes and I'm picking up a couple of Indominus Rex and T-Rex this week just in case they're out of stock for a while. I wouldn't bet on any of them heading to retirement this year, but I better cover my bases just in case.

I think the steamroller was a Black Friday left over in the cargo strikes... So, they would want to dump them since they got them so long after the promotion...

Since you can't reliably predict the action of fools, the future has become a great unknown.

I gauge The LEGO Groups's interest and commitment to any theme by the amount and the quality of the sets produced for it. Six middle of the road sets and a few poly bags that were basically knockoffs of the Dino theme are hardly convincing to me as a theme that LEGO made a huge investment in. These sets might also be more costly to make because of the Dinosaur maxifigures, so one has to wonder if this shortage is from popularity or from lack of adequate stock because of production issues or a combination of both. Although JW took the movie world by storm, as LEGO sets, they are obviously a minor theme and will be extinct sooner than many other themes.

They do, but people who abuse return policies are the ones who make it harder for people with legitimate reasons for a return. Return policies are not in place so people can hedge their bets on a quick flip. You've been around long enough, you're aware of the arguments so stir the pot if you'd like. Muck is muck no matter what. Cheers!

I was just pondering that. Perhaps a new day, sun shining everywhere, the clouds open, the choir is singing and Brother Ed is joining wait for it not the QFLL brethren but the SQFLL. Miracles can happen!

I have no idea what your buy in was on PC or PS, but I'm assuming it was around retail since discounts on those sets are hard to come by. If that's the case, then why would you sell at a loss on sets you have probably only held for less than a year to speculate on a $40 walmart exclusive? PC and PS are going to do well. You just have to be patient. The raptor escape will need to skyrocket in value, which is no guarantee, in order to meet your expectations as well as cover the loss you will take by selling PC and PS right now. Buy some raptors, sure, but don't sell the modulars to do it.

Did you read through these threads yet. Lots of opinions on what people are doing. In the end it's up to you

All that set is going to do is put a dent on the exclusive big set that's sitting on it as it travels to your door.

I've been buying/selling Lego for over a decade, but I never knew it was a "thing". I'm getting ready to sell several sets again and I found this place while researching some sets. I wasn't sure which sets are worth selling or keeping, but this site has made it easy. THANK YOU!

I guess that means I am Lucas. Trying to get in, but probably won't. When I do finally get in the game, I'll drop the game winning pass from Charlie Sheen. Translation: I will try unsuccessfully to buy some, then, when I finally do I'll pay full RRP. Two weeks later they will show up for 50% off.

these will go well at christmas. for a all the poor little kiddies that dont get their Temple of Airjitzu.

yup. WM exclusive...

I'm having difficulty believing JW might be gone as a theme. I just don't see it. People are holding up other examples of licensed themes ending quickly, but those were all failures. By all accounts JW is selling well and the film is a blockbuster. IF JW is doing well, then i think it will keep its shelfspace and go well through Christmas. Remember that Red Clearance stickers do NOT guarantee retirement. Walmart does this every single clearance season. Stuff hits clearance, we think it's gone, and boom it comes back at full price. The Millennium Falcon did this several times. What do we know: No Retirement: Lego Shop at home has the the whole theme available minus the Walmart Exclusive set. All the smaller sets available right now, and the larger sets are all orderable, with future delivery dates posted. New sets, & some new dino molds cost a bunch up front to produce. It's likely they'd want to get their money's worth off that up front investment While Lego will need shelf space for Ep 7, why would that come at the cost of JW? Wouldn't it more likely come at the cost of old SW sets? Is the theme out of stock because its popular or because its going away? Occam's razor answers this for me For Retirement: Someone posted an internal memo (?) from Target Australia saying JW is not to be restocked.....very serious evidence if true. But maybe only true for Australia? Many folks have been told by shop clerks they don't plan on getting more in. (we have a whole thread where we laugh at these stories) I know that Lego frequently does what's not obvious. (retiring R2 before EP7, HH before Halloween, put the SSD in the catalog with the set sold out completely), but I don't think they're retiring this theme this quickly. Just my opin. That being said, the Raptor Escape is definitely the next zombies and i have 68 sets in cryo-stasis waiting to reap the riches.

Oddly, I've found a few T-Rex sets priced at $49. Same type clearance as the IR at $99

I'm not sure buyers at this level have many psychological barriers :)

Couldn't agree with you more Ed. For those of you that think $5 Million is a lot, that's less than 40,000 units of the I-Rex set. Or less than 15,000 units of a full set of the entire line. (Retail prices). Of course, there's all sorts of costs that have to be factored - these guys aren't at a pure profit at RRP, but the point is, it isn't a lot of units to sell before they've made back their licensing fee. I'm going with easiest explanation - production is in full force for Star Wars, and things are going to sell out if they're moving quick. These are moving quick. I expect them to come back in stock by the time the SW sets are in store.

true that. hulk buster a 29,99 set was being sold for $54,00 plus it was a lot smaller set to ship where as #75920 is a bulkier set.

This business starts to look more and more like the real stock market. When there are rumours or signs of a take-over or merge of companies prices spike! If this all turns out to be false alarm this person who sold for $600 is a real lego broker. Respect!

Does anybody think that Lego paid 5 million dollars or more for the JW License and retire the sets in a few months, even the Lone Ranger sets were out for about 8 months. and that 5 million is most likely on the light side, for these sets not being around for Christmas will be a shock to me and many others. Ed

This probably won't last long but hoth base lizard looks legit.... think they used the rubberized gallimimus from 30320