8 minutes ago, jaxman said:

Is there any difference between the US and European versions of this set, or are the contents identical?

No, they're identical 

I consider these a lth each year 

 

Edited September 28, 20169 yr by ravenb99

Sold out LEGO Shop at Home (EU)

5 minutes ago, zekzek said:

Sold out LEGO Shop at Home (EU)

all 3 advent are sold out here in US

Still plenty of stock @ Amazon.com

Just went to Lego b&m store yesterday and they were stocked up like mad with Star Wars and Friends Advent calendars. They also had some City calendars but not as many as the others. Employee overheard me talking about them with my wife and he said they are usually sold out by this time of the year but they had more than usual this year.

I'm guessing most stores are like this while LEGO Shop at Home is out of stock. I would imagine maybe when with the combination of Black Friday, promotional ornament availability, and Rogue One releases, that the calendars will start running out quick.

On 11/12/2016 at 8:46 AM, saleanddeal said:

Still plenty of stock @ Amazon.com

Meant to post this earlier, went OOS on Amazon this morning.

This is good news! I didn't start moving any on Amazon last year until November 21st. We will see how the timeline works this year.

Anyone have an idea as to why there is no Buy Box on Amazon for this product?

33 minutes ago, speedpro50 said:

Anyone have an idea as to why there is no Buy Box on Amazon for this product?

Greedy reseller prices .. it is based on mrsp and i get to think item popularity 

8 minutes ago, Bold-Arrow said:

Greedy reseller prices .. it is based on mrsp and i get to think item popularity 

Is that something new? I don't recall that happening last year. 

7 minutes ago, speedpro50 said:

Is that something new? I don't recall that happening last year. 

Been over a year 

There is a store on eBay with 73000+ feedback score which has 150 for sale at $59.99.  Also, a certain BP'ers pal in Georgia has 35 for sale at $54.99

The sales of this can have incredible velocity at lower prices closer to MSRP, but this $59.99 seller might be one to watch to adjust your price accordingly if the Advent season approaches and you're still sitting on a stack.  That much availability, I find that eBay buyers tend to think that they have time to make their purchase and sales will slow until you get to that Almost Gone tag.

The first did have a similar number of the City Advent calendar for sale, but the listing has either expired or the price has been raised.  The Georgia seller has 75 of the City Advent at $49.99

In-stock at Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CVGV66W

In stock at Target.com

http://www.target.com/p/lego-star-wars-advent-calendar-75146/-/A-50580793

Unavailable near me it says.

I know this question may sound crazy my fellow  BrickPickers - has any one sold a Star Wars Advent Calendar 75146 yet?  I see them all over CL and none seem to be selling.  The asking prices are not ridiculously high either - $40 - $63.

I got rid of the 8 I had late last month and early this month. And it took a while.

I sold like 12 for $50 each on eBay the past week, luckily my buy in was $20 ea

I have seen quite a few of these still hanging around in the stores.

31 minutes ago, fossilrock said:

I have seen quite a few of these still hanging around in the stores.

The FRIENDS one soon went. I bought a few from Boots during their 3-for-2 plus -10% and another -10% making them £10.80 each. I sold the lot within a week for RRP £20 cash each. Star Wars not in such high demand for some reason but, it does have the white wookie.

I would appreciate any counsel my fellow BPers can give on this predicament:

I have a decent quantity of this SA Advent calendar in Amazon warehouses. I have sold a good bit of my inventory at a price lower than I had hoped already. This year has already been disappointing to say the least. For whatever reason, Amazon has declined to have a "Buy Box" on the product listing page this year which I am sure hurts sales a bit, but the bigger problem is that the price didn't get nearly as high as it has in recent years. 

Have you ever faced a similar situation, even the possibility of needing to take a loss on sales just so you aren't stuck with them?

Am I missing anything, any other options, or any more hopeful forecast?

Thanks in advance for your counsel.

the SW advent was a bust. Cash out and move on. match the lowest FBA price and you will sell out in minutes today 

1 minute ago, Bold-Arrow said:

the SW advent was a bust. Cash out and move on. match the lowest FBA price and you will sell out in minutes today 

Been a few products like that this year...