27R3 on my latest Target order of 10240 Red Five. All of my seal codes look good, as it are all 6+ months old.

Most important thing you have said in this thread and most likely to be ignored

Maybe so.  

Just about the only thing I am going to guarantee around here is that the majority WILL ignore that little snippet of wisdom... 

 

 

Too bad there is no blog about "reseller etiquette and advice for the new investor" to cover such topics as:

 

 

the BAN Hammer and Lego's stance on reselling

Ordering limits in general, and other options to accumulate stock

How to handle coupon confusion with grace and patience

0 feedback buyers - innocent or not?

How to spot scam / counterfeit listings and avoid supporting their sellers

TRU parking lots

Useful, anti-inflammatory phrasing of questions and opinions on this site

and so on...

 

 

As for Red 5, I believe it was a very poor seller for many of the reasons that have not been mentioned these last few pages, and I believe it flew LOW in the trench avoiding EOL radar for far "too long" (given the horde's recent acuity and ferocity) due to all the other recent Sold Outs, holiday disruption, surplus stock nearly everywhere, and other factors. I believe it has not been produced in quite some time... and probably wasn't intended to be made again. I would be quite thrilled, however, to see it come back in force for a while longer. If we were ever to find out that the horde triggered such a thing, that would make this a seriously fun business!

If LEGO has decided to move on I'm not sure a short-term spike in sales near the end is going to prolong it's shelf life.  They have a limited number of resources to allocate for production and with new exclusives rolling out all year including the new UCS TIE Fighter they will have to pull the plug before too long.  Obviously there are exceptions to the rule, but the reseller horde sure didn't seem to prolong the life of the SSD, TH, HH, or AA last year.

Edited February 9, 201510 yr by zskid00

Most important thing you have said in this thread and most likely to be ignored

 

If LEGO has decided to move on I'm not sure a short-term spike in sales near the end is going to prolong it's shelf life.  They have a limited number of resources to allocate for production and with new exclusives rolling out all year including the new UCS TIE Fighter they will have to pull the plug before too long.  Obviously there are exceptions to the rule, but the reseller horde sure didn't seem to prolong the life of the SSD, TH, HH, or AA last year.

 

^Yes. Us member of this forum like to think more highly of ourselves than we should. A few hundred people buying a few thousand sets is not going to change the production plans of a multi-billion dollar company.

^Yes. Us member of this forum like to think more highly of ourselves than we should. A few hundred people buying a few thousand sets is not going to change the production plans of a multi-billion dollar company.

 

 

I agree with this.

 

I think Red Five will be back some places for a little while.  Then it will be gone.

I still predict it is gone before Episode VII.

We did it with T1!

...and many more.

Called my store today looking for slave 1 since they get their shipments on Tuesday. I know my store sold out red 5s Saturday and are normally pretty good with having them in stock for the past few weeks. For what it's worth they never got any new red 5s today and the employee said they probably wasn't getting any more.

I hope Red 5 stick around for Double VIP pts next month.  Would like to grab a couple.  It said "end of march" for shipping, now it says "will ship in 30 days".  So because they still expect to ship, that at least if we order, hopefully they fill the orders.  

Red 5 has gone from out of stock to available now in Europe.  It looks like a new wave is en route.  As an aside, Lego does sometimes reallocate stock also.  I can remember in the past buying 10193's from LEGO Shop at Home that had 'S' seal codes (rather than 'R'), indicating they were shipped from Europe.  One way or another, I predict at least one more big restocking of this set in the States as well.

B&M near me today had 11 Red 5s on the shelves.  This has NOT been available like this ever before at this B&M.  Feels like a clear-out.  The dearth of minifigures makes the set seem light on material. Looks cool otherwise.

I've looking on my 3 R5 Boxes, bought in November 2014

 

14S3

42S3

 

and ... 40S4

Red 5 has gone from out of stock to available now in Europe.  It looks like a new wave is en route.  As an aside, Lego does sometimes reallocate stock also.  I can remember in the past buying 10193's from LEGO Shop at Home that had 'S' seal codes (rather than 'R'), indicating they were shipped from Europe.  One way or another, I predict at least one more big restocking of this set in the States as well.

That's fine. I think most of us have more shelf space to fill anyways.

I'm surprised that I've not seen the R5 discounted as much like the SSD was even before LEGO went "no discount on exclusives".  However, I'm a big SW fan and hope they survive until 2xVIP. I only have the one I bought unboxed on so far that I'm going to build.  BTW... Is it the same size box as the B-Wing, SSD, R2?

That's fine. I think most of us have more shelf space to fill anyways.

 

Exactly! We do, don't we? It's just our women that don't get it.

  BTW... Is it the same size box as the B-Wing, SSD, R2?

 

 

None of those are the same size boxes.

Especially not the SSD. 

 

SSD>>>>>Bwing>R2>Xwing 

I'm surprised that I've not seen the R5 discounted as much like the SSD was even before LEGO went "no discount on exclusives". However, I'm a big SW fan and hope they survive until 2xVIP. I only have the one I bought unboxed on so far that I'm going to build. BTW... Is it the same size box as the B-Wing, SSD, R2?

Box sizes are listed in the pricing guide.

None of those are the same size boxes.

Especially not the SSD. 

 

SSD>>>>>Bwing>R2>Xwing 

 

Thanks, I have more space for them than I thought. The SSD box is huge and I'm sure it weighs more then the 10179 MF I had years ago (which I sold too cheap after building it).

That's fine. I think most of us have more shelf space to fill anyways.

 

I have the space, but my budget for that set is spent. Go away soon my Red 5 friend.

B&M Hamburg: 51S4

Exactly! We do, don't we? It's just our women that don't get it.

Well sometimes we have a husband that doesn't get it.  =)   Probably doesn't help that I keep all the Lego sets in his "man cave." 

Well sometimes we have a husband that doesn't get it.  =)   Probably doesn't help that I keep all the Lego sets in his "man cave." 

there are a lot of us on here that dream about wives like you.

there are a lot of us on here that dream about wives like you.

 

Yet we can only pray that this never actually happens. We would basically get the sensation of living in a B&M. Guests wouldn't sleep in the guest room, they would be in storage room #6. If you have to go to the toilet, you wouldn't go to the bathroom, you would either go to storage room #3 or #4 (and at least make sure it's one of those two).

The Lone Ranger boxes have a very good laxative effect but some people can

Here is newbiecollect's prize from the contenst of a Red Five T Shirt and Microfighter X Wing ready to roll.

The t shirt looks actually better in person than on the website.

 

Congratulations again!