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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.

https://www.promobricks.de/lego-star-wars-2020-bilder-infos/89029 In years to come, even experts will struggle to establish what year these sets are from there have been so many rehashes.

He says 5 mins before it sells out. Bets ? I'm going with 1 min 30 sec.

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

Wind Farm Parts. I mean I see these all the time on the road.

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.

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

Don't call me Shirley, I'm a collector and Lego OWES me. They owe me retiring tags on all the sets that are retiring. They owe it to me to retire sets in the order they released. They owe it to me to retire sets and never bring them back even with a different number and a slightly different piece count. I am a collector and I demand such things.

Last year they gave us prior notice of sets on offer on a particular day. Sets were limited to max of 3 purchased.

They were definitely aware and acknowledged it was their promo code and they were fixing it, so yeah I think they just messed up. I do think the whole "its via email, but not via eBay messages" is part of the delivery problem too.

FYI if you are having a problem with the code, its on eBay. I found an item that qualified but the code wouldn't work. CS told me they have messed up and are currently trying to fix code. Some have worked, some haven't

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.

It will likely be a lightning deal though, with a limit of one. This increases the chances significantly.

At $500 this set will still be gone in seconds. A PM from other sites will be the only shot for many to get one. I have a feeling if it's only AMZ, I'll be out in the rain along with many others. I was hoping for $600 or $640, a 20/25% discount would last longer. I'd rather have a good shot at 25% than a prayer at 40%

I don't think LEGO made a lot of those carousels. I made a purchase the first day they were available but my order went backorder by morning. By the time I received my order the carousel was missing. I called CS who sent me a nutcracker and a couple of polybags as compensation. NOT the same, but what can you do? Also doesn't say much for the nutcracker, which I thought was a pretty decent set for people who love nutcrackers, but apparently they still have those sitting around.

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.

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

The Christmas Carousel from last year is selling for $50+ on Amazon. I just sold 2 this weekend. I don't remember the buy-in to get that, but it sure seems like a reasonable price for a GWP from just last year.

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.

That looks more like a holiday gate since they aren't accepting applications. It should lift after the new year.

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.

That time of year. Did these while watching a movie with my wife this morning. On the mantle around the Charlie Brown tree. Will do the train next weekend and run it around the (real) tree. Like to get it up before the family arrives for Thanksgiving.

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!

Imagine giving LEGO to an infant.

Nerd Fight!

THE BRICK FAN just released this article: have received a list of LEGO sets that will be retiring at the end of the 2019 so you have about two months to pick them up if you have not yet done so. This very extensive list comes from a very reliable source and I am confident that this is the final list for 2019. Architecture United States Capitol Building (21030) Great Wall of China (21041) City Police Station (60141) Mountain Arrest (60173) Pickup & Caravan (60182) Arctic Mobile Exploration Base (60195) Capital City (60200) People Pack: Outdoor Adventures (60202) LEGO City Hospital (60204) Sky Police Diamond Heist (60209) Harvester Transport (60223) 2019 LEGO City Advent Calendar (60235) Creator Parisian Restaurant (10243) Carousel (10257) Mythical Creatures (31073) Rocket Rally Car (31074) Sunshine Surfer Van (31079) Pirate Roller Coaster (31084) Classic Bricks and Gears (10712) DC Comics Aquaman: Black Manta Strike (76095) App-Controlled Batmobile (76112) Batman: Batsub and the Underwater Clash (76116) Batman Mech vs. Poison Ivy Mech (76117) Knightmare Batman Acc. Set 2018 (853744) Disney Ariel’s Royal Celebration Boat (41153) Cinderella’s Dream Castle (41154) Ariel’s Seaside Castle (41160) Ariel, Aurora, and Tiana’s Royal Celebration (41162) Friends Mia’s Camper Van (41339) Friendship House (41340) Heartlake City Pet Center (41345) Friendship Box (41346) Heartlake City Resort (41347) Mia’s Forest Adventure (41363) Emma’s Art Studio (41365) Andrea’s Talent Show (41368) LEGO Friends Ceramic Mug (853891) Gear LEGO Creative Stationery Set (853917) Harry Potter Aragog’s Lair (75950) Grindelwald’s Escape (75951) Newt’s Case of Magical Creatures (75952) 2019 LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar (75964) Ideas LEGO NASA Apollo Saturn V (21309) Voltron (21311) Ship in a Bottle (21313) TRON: Legacy (21314) Pop-Up Book (21315) Marvel Spider-Man and the Museum Break In (40343) The Hulkbuster Smash-Up (76104) The Hulkbuster: Ultron Edition (76105) Spider-Man: Doc Ock Diamond Heist (76134) Minecraft The Crafting Box 2.0 (21135) The Polar Igloo (21142) The Bedrock Adventures (21147) Steve BigFig with Parrot (21148) Alex BigFig with Chicken (21149) Skeleton BigFig with Magma Cube (21150) LEGO Minecraft Skin Pack 1 (853609) LEGO Minecraft Skin Pack 2 (853610) Ninjago Ninjago City (70620) Ninjago City Docks (70657) Cole’s Earth Driller (70669) LEGO NINJAGO Accessory Set (853544) NINJAGO Acc. Set 2019 (853866) Overwatch Tracer vs. Widowmaker (75970) Hanzo vs. Genji (75971) Dorado Showdown (75972) Seasonal Dragon Boat Race (80103) Speed Champions 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback (75884) Ford Fiesta M-Sport WRC (75885) Ferrari 488 GT3 “Scuderia Corsa” (75886) Porsche 911 RSR and 911 Turbo 3.0 (75888) Ferrari Ultimate Garage (75889) Star Wars Y-Wing Starfighter (75181) Moloch’s Landspeeder (75210) Sandcrawler (75220) Betrayal at Cloud City (75222) Elite Praetorian Guard Battle Pack (75225) Inferno Squad Battle Pack (75226) Escape Pod vs Dewback Microfighter (75228) Death Star Escape (75229) Porg (75230) Droid Gunship (75233) 2019 LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar (75245) Rebel A-Wing Starfighter (75247) Snowspeeder – 20th Anniversary Edition (75259) Clone Scout Walker – 20th Anniversary Edition (75261) Imperial Dropship – 20th Anniversary Edition (75262) Technic LEGO Power Functions Motor Set (8293) 6×6 All Terrain Tow Truck (42070) WHACK! (42072) BASH! (42073) Racing Yacht (42074) First Responder (42075) Mack Anthem (42078) Heavy Duty Forklift (42079) Forest Machine (42080) Power Boat (42089) Tracked Loader (42094) The LEGO Movie 2 LEGO Movie Make (70820) Emmet’s Thricycle (70823) Introducing Queen Watevra Wa’nabi (70824) Queen Watevra’s Build Whatever Box (70825) Pop-Up Party Bus (70828) Emmet and Lucy’s Escape Buggy (70829) Rex’s Rexplorer (70835) Shimmer & Shine Sparkle Spa (70837) Queen Watevra’s ‘So-Not-Evil’ Space Palace (70838) Welcome to Apocalypseburg! (70840) TLM2 Accessory Set 2019 (853865)

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