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It's what we all feared, but we have to realize the truth.

everyone knows you order the Macks in pairs.

Remember, for the most part, the "Retiring Soon" tag is a sales gimmick used to get customers to buy something - typically slow sellers/overstocked sets/sets they need to move because they want to be done with the line, whatever. Most sets retire without that tag. It's not like LEGO is under any sort of obligation to mark stuff a certain way. They do it to move product.

Well, these all look like junk

they do help resellers - to know NOT to buy the turds first with the retiring soon tag. sort of the inverse of last kid getting picked for x-ball team. i'm guessing they slapped the tag on PR - it started selling like hotcakes to clueless post petshop newbs thinking they have a chance making money with some VIP points or nonsenese discounts and TLG want to have enough stock on black friday/ cybermonday to be able to claim they offered it on sale. i wouldn't be surprised if we get a fake call 2 check coming up to really juice up demand and keep the small stash available for the grand holiday sales extravaganza.

There’s a documentary, I forget which one, where they talk about Lego’s low point and almost bankruptcy. The CEO held up a Jack Stone “fire truck” and said this is what they need to never do again, that a fire truck should look like a fire truck. Seems they have forgotten already. Now here we are with this garbage.

https://www.promobricks.de/lego-disney-princess-2020-bilder-und-infos-zu-den-ersten-sets/89267 Looks like they're taking a page out of the Polly Pocket book, literally. Reminds me of pop-up books and there are what I would call "microdolls"? Very interesting. If this Disney "book" idea catches on these could end up being highly collectible. All the books, all the microdolls, completionists dream.

If anyone is at the Rockefeller Lego store and is interested

Ninjago City is part of the $10 off $50 list again, so 20% off, confirmed taking $60 off at checkout, I got mine already from Target in Sept. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075333454 And a link to the whole $10 off $50 list for your convenience: https://www.amazon.com/gp/promotion/A2H0RBR8EKKLNW

LEGO Star Wars Solo: A Star Wars Story Han Solo’s Landspeeder 75209 Building Kit (345 Piece) https://amzn.to/2CUFGKt List Price: $29.99 Price: $14.56 You Save: $15.43 (51%)

I guarantee this will morph into Star Wars sets. That said, my girls are going to love this.

You mean like the Death Star or Taj Mahal or that frozen castle or that winter set or... Dude. Stop talking and read back through some of the forums. You might learn something.

You could easily modify Jason Allemann's build

https://brickset.com/article/47021/two-more-speed-champions-sets-announced!

Are you implying that they don't tag sets "retiring soon" to help resellers know what to buy? Surely you can't be serious...

The Bantha looks interesting....

I wish they’d come out with a truck that carriers more than a helicopter.[emoji53]

According to the Amazon Black Friday 2019 press release found here [aboutamazon.com], they will have the LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Millennium Falcon [amazon.com] on sale for 40% off. Their Black Friday sales will start this Friday, November 22 and run through November 29. It is unclear when the Falcon deal will go live, but it will surely not last long! - I feel like the fat kid in doge ball. My chances of success here are slim.

Sold my last 41172 Water Dragon for $85 . 4 x buy in and were available all day everyday at my local store. Great little investment set. Cheap to post , easy to store and returns were excellent. Wish I’d bought more than I did .

Not related to an order status but this kind of ties in with the Target ban / insta-cancel discussion and I found it funny. I received a letter in the mail today from Target stating that they raised my credit limit. Gee, that's great, but if you won't let me buy anything then what's the point?! In the mean time, I've been successfully placing orders with my wife's new account and everything has been going smoothly so far. The gift cards are accumulating quickly, and everything has been shipping with no questions asked.

I've been bundling the "losers" that I've purchased at 50-90% off RRP for 10-20% below RRP. For smaller sets I'll bundle 2-4 together and for larger sets I'll throw in a smaller set or polybag. Themed polybag bundles do well priced at $3-5 each. Staying in the $15-$60 range seems to be the sweet spot.

You speak the truth!

lady liberty back at SaH https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/lady-liberty-40367

Why did I ever become a LEGO man?

Love me a good Joel/MST3K meme...

It looks like it may be a new Lego element. Check out Legoleaks on Instagram for the full series.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.webalert&hl=en

Use a price changer app and have your Amazon buy now information up to date. You should be able to score one if your quick at responding to notifications.

now the tech savvy reseller w/ bots will get them all

They have to a micro build for New Hope right??? I mean.... my OCD won’t be able to deal with it if they don’t. (Wicked brick cases) Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Forum mobile app

The Golden Mech looks decent but the other sets look as if designed by high school kids for extra credit...so sad ?

Im really digging the safari set for parts. Also, the SUV doesnt look half bad. Also, is that a new motorcyle mold in 60243?

Looks like they just copied the GWP rocket ride from earlier this year and threw it in with the top set... wish they would have designed a different ride for it, maybe a horse or truck instead of another rocket. Also looks like the mythical creatures set is getting rehashed already.

they could also come up with this special rescue mastodon that we have over here.. its one of its kind

What are they fetching on Amazon right now? Unless those sellers bought in at $20 or less, which was never available, I don't see how they can be making anything worthwhile right now when that set is still widely available at below retail. Let them sell. Less to worry about later.

I like it. It checks off some boxes. Potter. Unique. Unlikely to be remade. Easy to store and ship. I was buying from Target at $40 with the $10 gift card deal last spring & summer. Walmart clearance at $30 they disappeared quick and didn’t linger, so that’s a good sign of its potential popularity. I still like it, but these recent online clearance sales will have an impact. Will probably be a mid-long range hold now.

Yes that would be nice, but its still 43% off and the lowest price it's been. It's good enough for me.

LOLz if Disney Train goes for 30% off. That would suggest the sets is doing terribly. I'd certainly buy one for a personal build to go with the Disney Castle. I'll take Cloud City at 30% off with double VIP points and double-dip GWP....strictly to use as a Christmas day build with my kids (+ OT marathon). I'm staying away from PR. Costco Canada has been blowing these out for months and still has stock.

Glad to hear your crystal ball is still properly calibrated. Any chance you’ll be gaining clarity on the other sets any time soon? I may need to bring the family to maximize purchasing power between train and batmobile.

They'll def hold higher with the higher buy in. The numbers so far aren't to high. Actually less than last few years.

Depends how many they make and how many times it comes back in the future. HP Diagonalley was a home run among many disappointing other promo sets.

They are hardly freebies with those minimum spends.

I am just now selling my OFS's and Detective Offices. Nice appreciation for one year hold. Will roll proceeds in to this year's deals.

Hi everyone! Just curious what happened to this thread? We used to get an amazon Deal ticker just like the USA version, but that seems to be gone now and has been for some time. It was very handy and I used it Often. It would be nice to have that back up and running, but not sure who to contact about this? Especially with Black Friday coming this would be a great time to have it.. who’s with me? Lol ?

Europe is wet, cold and gloomy this time of year. Stuck inside nothing to do. Definitely makes for grumpiness... thankfully they can’t own firearms!

Nerd Fight!

You can tell it´s been a quiet retirements season. MSRP = Make sets retire please RRP = Retire, Remake, Police Station

Spaceport $85. I know many are still holding out for $25 , but lowest online price I've seen so far. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WHZ5A3S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_f.OSwb70KHC98