1 hour ago, tractorboy said:

A surprise would be any exclusive being retired without a retiring soon tag. I think Lego have looked at the money being spent on the secondary market and have just decided to encourage customers to buy from them first.

I don't think your average Lego purchaser is checking the site weekly looking for retiring soon tags so I'm not sure how much impact that has.  After all, some sets that were tagged in October/November are already climbing well.

59 minutes ago, kurnitb said:

Tax is included in the $380. Can even go lower with gift cards,  

So given an average 10% tax in the US, your $299 AUD equivalent is actually $439 AUD ...

3 minutes ago, Fenix_2k1 said:

I don't think your average Lego purchaser is checking the site weekly looking for retiring soon tags so I'm not sure how much impact that has.  After all, some sets that were tagged in October/November are already climbing well.

Anyone going to SAH to buy something will see them. And this info is spread all over the online Lego community, so all those people are more aware of sets retiring than in the past.

If a buyer has a set in mind they've been meaning to buy, and they see a retiring soon tag on it, they're more likely to buy it before it retires than if it hadn't had a tag on it IMHO. Presumably this is why Lego are doing it. It may not have much impact on us, but it will clearly have some impact if we're missing out on those kinds of buyers.

Now available at John Lewis, so now TRU and john lewis stock this in UK. Seems like almost all of the big exclusives are no stocked in 2 of the 3 big shops (TRU / smyths / john lewis).

94 in stock for reference:

https://m.johnlewis.com/lego-marvel-super-heroes-76042-the-shield-helecarrier/p/3259171

 

https://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Super-Heroes-Avengers-The-SHIELD-Helicarrier/42104278

got one, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

Picked up my ship-to-store Helicarriers from Walmart today. All 3 in great shape. Haven't seen it come back in stock yet at Walmart. Hopefully that's the end of it.

C2c at US SAH. The beginning of the end?

7 hours ago, Val-E said:

C2c at US SAH. The beginning of the end?

Very early stages. Other retailers in the USA have plenty of stock and the fad is over so may be a long wait.

Sold out at US SAH.

20 minutes ago, Val-E said:

Sold out at US SAH.

I still think it will go to TOOS shortly.

1 minute ago, Fenix_2k1 said:

I still think it will go to TOOS shortly.

Why? It´s followed the classic C2c-sold out pattern so far. Will probably come back a few more times and then be done for good.

1 hour ago, Val-E said:

Why? It´s followed the classic C2c-sold out pattern so far. Will probably come back a few more times and then be done for good.

Because quite a few times I've seen the c2c, sold out, then toos pattern. It's like it goes to Sold Out until they get estimated delivery for next shipment. Even 75192 went to Sold Out at one point on day of release.

This just moved to TOOS at EU shop, which is consistent with other recently retired sets. Expect a retired tag within the week.

50 minutes ago, Val-E said:

This just moved to TOOS at EU shop, which is consistent with other recently retired sets. Expect a retired tag within the week.

LOL - expect a relaunch as soon as it exceeds RRP after fees say, in 2027?

4 minutes ago, TabbyBoy said:

LOL - expect a relaunch as soon as it exceeds RRP after fees say, in 2027?

I think it will do ok. The main hold back for price rises on this one will be how long battered boxes show as available for collection at TRU.

For the record:

(in the LEGO Shop at Home EU store)

Backordered on SAH Canada site. 

£224 at Hamleys in the UK and they have 5 left as of now. Unfortunately it's now on HUKD so will be gone shortly.

Anyone had experience with the quality of packing and shipping from Hamleys?

I was wondering if anyone would be able to help me out with checking if an item is 100% complete. I received a Helicarrier a few weeks ago, but there's a huge gouge in the box. Pretty sure everything is there, but I thought I saw on here before that there is a way of checking if all bags are present. If anyone could help me out with that, I'd greatly appreciate it! 

Thanks,
Jamie

8 hours ago, jimmajenga said:

I was wondering if anyone would be able to help me out with checking if an item is 100% complete. I received a Helicarrier a few weeks ago, but there's a huge gouge in the box. Pretty sure everything is there, but I thought I saw on here before that there is a way of checking if all bags are present. If anyone could help me out with that, I'd greatly appreciate it! 

Thanks,
Jamie

Jamie,

I believe this video will inform you of the number of bags/content....It should all be in the first 45 seconds or so.

 

 

On ‎12‎/‎6‎/‎2017 at 7:14 AM, Kevink24 said:

Jamie,

I believe this video will inform you of the number of bags/content....It should all be in the first 45 seconds or so.

Thank you so much! You're a life savor!  

this is not mine listing.. anyways.. sold like 3 hrs ago on ebay.co.uk for this price. There WAS NO "best offer" available in the original listings. So its legit.. also that guy had 2 sets and first sold for the same price on January 7, 2018