Did some demographic studies tonight.
I asked my four year old, seven year old and eight year old daughters what sets they would like to build tonight. Unanimously.........ELVES!
My ten year old son LOVES the Lego City Volcano series.
I am toiling with my Porsche 911 but still smiling.
P

My 6 year ok daughter and her 8 year old friend built the water dragon tonight. My 4 year old son built a creator car, but can't wait to get a chance to play with the dragon. Add them to your study.

I should have used an emoji.  A $5 poly just sold for $200.

Do we know it's a $5 poly? Could be a $19.99 poly or gift with $200 purchase.

Or a $3.49 poly...

13 minutes ago, donbee said:

My 6 year ok daughter and her 8 year old friend built the water dragon tonight. My 4 year old son built a creator car, but can't wait to get a chance to play with the dragon. Add them to your study.

Interesting.

Our observations do not seem to correlate with the demand for these sets?

16 minutes ago, donbee said:

Do we know it's a $5 poly? Could be a $19.99 poly or gift with $200 purchase.

Or a $3.49 poly...

I would bet that you should be able to get one for less than $200

Interesting.
Our observations do not seem to correlate with the demand for these sets?

First wave elves did not include dragons, and many are still on shelves for retail or less. We won't know how wave 2 elves/dragon elves do until we see some retire. But there are many on here who have done quite well with minidoll sets, especially when they are readily available at 50% discounts.

1 minute ago, Sfcommando14 said:

First wave elves did not include dragons, and many are still on shelves for retail or less. We won't know how wave 2 elves/dragon elves do until we see some retire. But there are many on here who have done quite well with minidoll sets, especially when they are readily available at 50% discounts.

Thank you for the historical perspective. There is no doubt that my daughters love the new sets. Which of course means I now have to go out and buy duplicates of all the ones that they have built and hope for similarly discounted pricing.

Not a deal but Trevi fountain is available at BAM

Also at BNN

Edited January 8, 20178 yr by Summit

56 minutes ago, Summit said:

Thank you for the historical perspective. There is no doubt that my daughters love the new sets. Which of course means I now have to go out and buy duplicates of all the ones that they have built and hope for similarly discounted pricing.

I'll chime in that my two daughters (5 & 7) absolutely love the Elves sets and the Youtube movies when I let them watch them. We've built the entire first wave and have built 3/4 of the second wave (Dragon Sanctuary was tonight) and they are pretty nice sets. Bright colors, lots of play features, and far less pink/girly/shopping themed then most of the pink crap out there. If you swapped out LOTR elves for the mini dolls and few darker pieces, these would be pretty kick ass for boys too. It's a great line, and since it's woefully unpopular, I think I've manged to get everything out there for ~50% off MSRP. Maybe not great for you investors/re sellers out there, but great for a parent who wants to share their love of LEGO with their kids and not break the bank.

2 hours ago, GhostDad said:

Nonsense.  The only reasonable explanation here is that buyers literally prefer 30611 to 10225, even for the same price.  You heard it here first.

 

1 hour ago, AmazingBrix said:

How is that a reasonable explanation? What you're saying is like buying a mini Millennium Falcon for $500 because lego 10179 Millennium Falcon went for the same price, according to your reasoning.

 

2 hours ago, AmazingBrix said:

How is that a reasonable explanation? What you're saying is like buying a mini Millennium Falcon for $500 because lego 10179 Millennium Falcon went for the same price, according to your reasoning.

 

Found this from a seller on offer up for $30. Seems a little shady to me but she is verified through TruYou.

Found this from a seller on offer up for $30. Seems a little shady to me but she is verified through TruYou. The set is sealed and in new condition according to her.

TRU has a free Krypto Saves The Day polybag with any $30 Lego purchase in store.

The link below takes you to toysrus.com, new Lego and on sale Lego (159 results total, ...maybe half? of them "on sale"). Not all great prices but of note:

Some first series Speed Champions $12.99 - $14.99

42041 Tech Race Truck $44.99

75912 Porsche 911 Finish Line $29.99 (40% off, Sold Out at SAH)

75913 big Ferrari Truck $79.99 (20% off, Sold Out at SAH)

60096 Deep Sea Base $59.99 (40% off original RRP, marked down to $79.99 and sold out at SAH)

http://www.toysrus.com/search/index.jsp?s=A-UnitRank&kw=010817lego&keywords=010817lego&origkw=010817lego&sr=1&ppg=96&ab=Tru_homepage_aspot:2:get-the-latest-LEGO-Over-100

...disclaimer - I don't think I'm buying any of this... unless you guys convince me otherwise...

1 hour ago, Kenxxx said:

The link below takes you to toysrus.com, new Lego and on sale Lego (159 results total, ...maybe half? of them "on sale"). Not all great prices but of note:

Some first series Speed Champions $12.99 - $14.99

42041 Tech Race Truck $44.99

75912 Porsche 911 Finish Line $29.99 (40% off, Sold Out at SAH)

75913 big Ferrari Truck $79.99 (20% off, Sold Out at SAH)

60096 Deep Sea Base $59.99 (40% off original RRP, marked down to $79.99 and sold out at SAH)

http://www.toysrus.com/search/index.jsp?s=A-UnitRank&kw=010817lego&keywords=010817lego&origkw=010817lego&sr=1&ppg=96&ab=Tru_homepage_aspot:2:get-the-latest-LEGO-Over-100

...disclaimer - I don't think I'm buying any of this... unless you guys convince me otherwise...

If they honor some of these prices in store, it might be a good way to pick up a Krypto as reported by @pete411

Just now, Phil B said:

... good way to pick up a Krypto as reported by @pete411

I saw plenty of Krypto at my local store also... just not what I'm looking for.

9 hours ago, Mr_Coat said:

I'll chime in that my two daughters (5 & 7) absolutely love the Elves sets and the Youtube movies when I let them watch them. We've built the entire first wave and have built 3/4 of the second wave (Dragon Sanctuary was tonight) and they are pretty nice sets. Bright colors, lots of play features, and far less pink/girly/shopping themed then most of the pink crap out there. If you swapped out LOTR elves for the mini dolls and few darker pieces, these would be pretty kick ass for boys too. It's a great line, and since it's woefully unpopular, I think I've manged to get everything out there for ~50% off MSRP. Maybe not great for you investors/re sellers out there, but great for a parent who wants to share their love of LEGO with their kids and not break the bank.

Great information!

The sets are appealing to my girls in many ways: Bright colours, Play features, Graphics on the boxes/Underlying themes etc etc... These are especially evident in the Ragan's Magic Castle set. But what really seems to attract their attention are the dragons. The water dragon, queen dragon rescue and fire dragon sets remind me of the JW sets in that each has a unique creature build in it.

You are likely correct that these sets may not be great for collectors/resellers but they are great for girls (sorry if that comes across as stereotypical). That said,for the dragon sets perhaps there is hope for EOL price increases?

P

Edited January 8, 20178 yr by Summit

I think 75912 is a steal at that price. I don't think it was ever lower, even during the crazy sales in December.

2 minutes ago, iahawks550 said:

I think 75912 is a steal at that price. I don't think it was ever lower, even during the crazy sales in December.

tell me about it - i just received all the ones i purchased with discounted gift cards and bogo sales from last month.  in for a bunch more.

finally got some of those $54 Resistance Fighters - Thanks Max Profit.  i have tried like 2 dozen times when this deal has been posted and always its poofed. (MP is the lego grandson of the monopoly guy)...

Edited January 8, 20178 yr by cladner

thanks. I grabbed some of the porches using some rewards from the supergirl xmas flipping

Lego LEGO Shop at Home has the Back to the Future Dimm level set for 50% off.

I think 75912 is a steal at that price. I don't think it was ever lower, even during the crazy sales in December.

thanks missed this when i first scanned the sales.

have 195 in rewards and needed to use some before i get stuck with a 200 cert.

Shopko $5 off $25/$10 off $50 coupon. Can be used in store and online (note: $75 minimum to get free shipping).

Couple of examples:

75148 Encounter on Jakku - $39.99 (already 33% off) - $34.99 if you buy two and use the coupon (42% off)

60102 Airport VIP Service - $34.99 (already 30% off) - $29.99 if you buy two with coupon and use a filler* (40% off)

60129 Police Patrol Boat - $34.99 (already 30% off) - $29.99 if you buy two with coupon and use a filler* (40% off)

41129 Friends Hotdog Van - $19.99 (already 33% off) - $17.49 if you buy four and use the coupon (42% off)

75147 SW StarScavenger - $34.99 (already 30% off) - $29.99 if you buy two with coupon and use a filler* (40% off)

In store only:

60104 - Airport Passenger Terminal - $69.99 (already 30% off) - $59.99 after coupon (40% off)

Two fillers of note: Dimensions Bad Cop Fun pack for $7.19 on clearance, and Dimensions Wonder Woman Fun pack for $7.19 on clearance.

 

 

10 hours ago, Mr_Coat said:

I'll chime in that my two daughters (5 & 7) absolutely love the Elves sets and the Youtube movies when I let them watch them. We've built the entire first wave and have built 3/4 of the second wave (Dragon Sanctuary was tonight) and they are pretty nice sets. Bright colors, lots of play features, and far less pink/girly/shopping themed then most of the pink crap out there. If you swapped out LOTR elves for the mini dolls and few darker pieces, these would be pretty kick ass for boys too. It's a great line, and since it's woefully unpopular, I think I've manged to get everything out there for ~50% off MSRP. Maybe not great for you investors/re sellers out there, but great for a parent who wants to share their love of LEGO with their kids and not break the bank.

And I'll add that Elves is also my niece's favorite theme- she'll choose it over Disney Princess and Friends sets almost every time. The dragons and castles are her favorites, and for her it is also the bright colors that are a big draw. In fact, she has decided that I have to be the one to place all gray and black bricks for her because she finds them "boring." (She's all of 7.) She also likes superheroes like Batman and Wonder Woman, but hasn't been too interested in the Lego Superheroes sets because they use lots of gray/black colors. I think she is going to love the new Superheroes Girls theme when I get around to picking some up for her.