16 minutes ago, lego rules said:

Does anyone have any opinions on this set as investment?  My gut says to stay away.  The last time I had that feeling was with the Sopwith Camel which I ignored unfortunately.

Well I just ordered a dozen or so... so I hope it's ok?  

question: if I put order on TRU's ebay store for this set, will I still need to pay tax?

Just now, bigreen said:

question: if I put order on TRU's ebay store for this set, will I still need to pay tax?

Yup, I ordered one to build, cost a total of $329.60. Gotta love that 13% tax rate.  

I am only tempted to buy one at 37%off plus tax (which I can do with an additional 10% off), but I don't even know if I can flip it at that, even with the exchange.  I really don't want to hold on to one and I'm not a comic book fan.

1 hour ago, lego rules said:

Does anyone have any opinions on this set as investment?  My gut says to stay away.  The last time I had that feeling was with the Sopwith Camel which I ignored unfortunately.

I'm only in for one to build and so that makes my decision easy.  

I think the fact that is still not sold out half a day in at 30% off is telling enough about overall demand, but that's just me.  

2 hours ago, lego rules said:

Does anyone have any opinions on this set as investment?  My gut says to stay away.  The last time I had that feeling was with the Sopwith Camel which I ignored unfortunately.

i only buy sets that i would "LOVE" to build, or with crazy discounts... for me, this one does not fit the bill. Doesn't mean that it won't have success!

7 hours ago, vroom34 said:

It says cards are only good for US. Confirm you used on Canadian TRU? 

Used it for Canada. Got 134.20 out of 85USD today.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Get-a-100-Toys-R-Us-Gift-Card-for-only-85-Email-delivery-/252641121894?_trkparms=%26rpp_cid%3D56291b6ce4b067783cdf4786%26rpp_icid%3D57278565e4b0bf476032ffe3&rmvSB=true&ul_ref=http%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F711-53200-19255-0%2F1%3Ftype%3D4%26campid%3D5335823041%26toolid%3D10001%26customid%3D%26mpre%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.com%252Fitm%252FGet-a-100-Toys-R-Us-Gift-Card-for-only-85-Email-delivery-%252F252641121894%253F_trkparms%253D%252526rpp_cid%25253D56291b6ce4b067783cdf4786%252526rpp_icid%25253D57278565e4b0bf476032ffe3%26srcrot%3D711-53200-19255-0%26rvr_id%3D1127281565128

Go get some GCs and clean those carriers. So basically another 15% off.

4 hours ago, fastermaser said:

Is there a trick to getting the gift cards? Its telling me the item doesn't but I can see that the # of sales has gone up since I last tried this morning :/

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Yes, modify your paypal to a US address temporarily.

3 hours ago, ph4tb0i said:

Well I just ordered a dozen or so... so I hope it's ok?  

You will be ok because I also ordered a dozen.

5 minutes ago, ChristopherJB said:

Yes, modify your paypal to a US address temporarily.

 

6 minutes ago, ChristopherJB said:

Used it for Canada. Got 134.20 out of 85USD today.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Get-a-100-Toys-R-Us-Gift-Card-for-only-85-Email-delivery-/252641121894?_trkparms=%26rpp_cid%3D56291b6ce4b067783cdf4786%26rpp_icid%3D57278565e4b0bf476032ffe3&rmvSB=true&ul_ref=http%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F711-53200-19255-0%2F1%3Ftype%3D4%26campid%3D5335823041%26toolid%3D10001%26customid%3D%26mpre%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.com%252Fitm%252FGet-a-100-Toys-R-Us-Gift-Card-for-only-85-Email-delivery-%252F252641121894%253F_trkparms%253D%252526rpp_cid%25253D56291b6ce4b067783cdf4786%252526rpp_icid%25253D57278565e4b0bf476032ffe3%26srcrot%3D711-53200-19255-0%26rvr_id%3D1127281565128

Go get some GCs and clean those carriers. So basically another 15% off.

I like the idea but I don't think this works with the new paypal interface.  It sets your nationality as Canadian and you can no longer add a US address (phoning them was no help either).
it works for you presumably because your account is US based to begin with.

 

One method that will work is if a Canadian has a US bank account (an actual one, not a US dollar Canadian account).

6 minutes ago, redghostx said:

 

I like the idea but I don't think this works with the new paypal interface.  It sets your nationality as Canadian and you can no longer add a US address (phoning them was no help either).
it works for you presumably because your account is US based to begin with.

 

One method that will work is if a Canadian has a US bank account (an actual one, not a US dollar Canadian account).

Yup, that's correct. That's why you want to be near a border, either in Niagara Falls, Vancouver, Lethbridge or Windsor.

This is a hell of a deal. Limit is 5, but there are ways around getting more. I spoiled myself by getting the Technic Porsche for a grand total of 255USD on TRU.ca.

44 minutes ago, ChristopherJB said:

Used it for Canada. Got 134.20 out of 85USD today.

Just to really confirm this before buying... you can actuallly use such a 100 USD gift card on toysrus.ca, the Canadian website? They just convert the amount using the current exchange rate?

I wouldn't want to be stuck with a bunch of toysrus US gift cards.

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7 hours ago, ph4tb0i said:

Well I just ordered a dozen or so... so I hope it's ok?  

The Helicarrier 76042 for 280 CAD seems a solid bet, but it's unfortunate that most of the minifigs are also present in various 30-40 CAD sets. This little detail really hurts part out resale value predictions.

I also hear a little voice saying that if I commit the funds to part out 6-12 of them, I'll regret them in a few days on Black Friday... Perhaps the price and stock on 76042 will last for a couple days more?

7 hours ago, ChristopherJB said:

Yes, modify your paypal to a US address temporarily.

paypal change didn't work, i think it was the ebay main address. Work kept me busy and didn't get a chance to try till now.... sadly sold out. 

thanks for the help!

The helicarrier lasted longer than I expected but is now out of stock.  I'm hoping for even better deals pre and on Black Friday.   

 

7 hours ago, Stragus said:

Just to really confirm this before buying... you can actuallly use such a 100 USD gift card on toysrus.ca, the Canadian website? They just convert the amount using the current exchange rate?

I wouldn't want to be stuck with a bunch of toysrus US gift cards.

Yes, I chop my you know what if it doesn't work.

22 minutes ago, kd123 said:

The helicarrier lasted longer than I expected but is now out of stock.  I'm hoping for even better deals pre and on Black Friday.   

 

That ship has sailed. Just try to recall what happened last year. Sea Cow and Tumblers were at blowout deals after black friday. Some were before.

With the helicarrier oos, your only hope is that they immediately restock, then blow them out in the second week of December.

7 hours ago, Stragus said:

Just to really confirm this before buying... you can actuallly use such a 100 USD gift card on toysrus.ca, the Canadian website? They just convert the amount using the current exchange rate?

I wouldn't want to be stuck with a bunch of toysrus US gift cards.

sorry for the late response. Hope you got the job done before it went oos.

For anyone who wanted this but missed it, Amazon.ca has it at the same reduced price...

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/offer-listing/B00NHQFMKM/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=new

2 hours ago, Shneebs said:

For anyone who wanted this but missed it, Amazon.ca has it at the same reduced price...

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/offer-listing/B00NHQFMKM/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=new

Not anymore.

Bought a couple more. Thx. 

9 minutes ago, ChristopherJB said:

Not anymore.

Wow - they didn't last long!

Damn! I don't have one yet and would love to add this to my personal collection for that price.

On 11/22/2016 at 6:43 PM, Stragus said:

[...] I also hear a little voice saying that if I commit the funds to part out 6-12 of them, I'll regret them in a few days on Black Friday... Perhaps the price and stock on 76042 will last for a couple days more?

Now that the list of LEGO Shop at Home deals for Black Friday has been posted, I regret not getting a bunch of these Helicarriers 76042.
http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/17332-lego-shophome-black-friday-2016-specials-usa/