33 minutes ago, supergman said:

Wow, $80 for that?  Crazy.

all the IDEAS sets are overpriced compared to comparable in house sets.  not sure how much the designers make but im sure they tack that on to the retail prices, plus you have all that IDEAS site infrastructure to pay for....

I mean you cant expect a multi billion dollar company to cover any of the community expense out of their own cut... 

Spend $20 more and get the Ferrari or the VW bug.
This set needs to go on sale for $45-$50 before I would even consider it.  

1 hour ago, jay4e said:

all the IDEAS sets are overpriced compared to comparable in house sets.  not sure how much the designers make but im sure they tack that on to the retail prices, plus you have all that IDEAS site infrastructure to pay for....

I mean you cant expect a multi billion dollar company to cover any of the community expense out of their own cut... 

%1 of net sales plus ten free sets.

1 hour ago, tjj1984 said:

%1 of net sales plus ten free sets.

Which is why you will never see any large IDEAS sets.

Which is why you will never see any large IDEAS sets.

I see large ideas sets under different categories. [emoji23]

3 minutes ago, Val-E said:

Which is why you will never see any large IDEAS sets.

Are those 1% of net sales plus 10 free sets really such a big deal for TLG? Ten sets isn't much compared to the thousands or even tens of thousand sets produced. And 1% will always be 1%, no matter if the set is small or big.

19 hours ago, Brian Briggs said:

Are those 1% of net sales plus 10 free sets really such a big deal for TLG? Ten sets isn't much compared to the thousands or even tens of thousand sets produced. And 1% will always be 1%, no matter if the set is small or big.

10 free sets for the original designer is peanuts for TLG. They hand out free sets to review-sites left and right, and just deduct that from their tax form as "Promotional Activities".

The set will always be priced such that TLG makes a nice profit off it, even if it runs at the same unchanged price for 7 years (*cough* 10188 *cough*). The 1% of net sales will be included in the projected price and sales estimates. If the set sells well it will be profitable enough to keep running it for years (ain't that right, 21108 ? ). Nice benefit for the original designer, and a nice steady contribution to the net profits of TLG.

Jangbricks review of the set:

 

On 19/9/2016 at 8:27 PM, Brian Briggs said:

Are those 1% of net sales plus 10 free sets really such a big deal for TLG? Ten sets isn't much compared to the thousands or even tens of thousand sets produced. And 1% will always be 1%, no matter if the set is small or big.

Not a big deal compared to licensing costs and they also save a little bit on development costs, although they still have to review and modify the original.

I meant more in relation to destabilising the IDEAS project and community as up till now, the winners will all have made modest amounts of money. Sets costing 200 euros or more would create more jealousy and there is the potential to coin some serious cash on those sales.

It would be interesting to know how much money the Ecto 1 designer has made so far - I am guessing it´s the set that has sold the most units.

Now available at LEGOLAND CA. 

However, it appears that LEGOLAND is essentially wiping out the passholder discount as the Caterham is $87.99 there. Winter train is $109.99. I didn't check enough to see if it's just new "exclusives" getting this treatment. 

Here is The New Elementary review. Lots of printed pieces with no sticker sheet in sight and so many useful parts in new colors!

The more I see the review, the more I like it.  Biggest let down was the steering though.

I still have not seen official pricing for Canada yet and it's not on TLG website yet.

Just found this at Barnes and Noble

9 hours ago, Sharkbait said:

Just found this at Barnes and Noble

15% off right off the bat! 

Now available at John Lewis online, £79.99, 773 in stock 

Looks to be a john lewis exclusive  (for now anyway), seems like the t1 van which was a john lewis exclusive is now available in TRU

https://m.johnlewis.com/lego-ideas-21307-caterham-seven-620r-sports-car/p/3033327

Edited September 28, 20169 yr by Mhd747

John Lewis Exclusive = we have 1 million units in the warehouse and another 2 on back order. If they don´t sell, we´ll do a deal with Tesco and palm em off to them.

Available at SAH so can be combined with EU10 and London Bus. 85 euros in many countries, though.

So what's with general availability of this set in the US? I can see it listed on all the major retailers (Amazon, Walmart, Target, B&N), EXCEPT TRU. But not showing on EBay yet via Target's Ebay outlet. Was hoping to pick one up using EBay Bucks during the next promo, or to scoop up a TRU/BRU discounted GC to buy this set with. Anyone any insights as to when a new non-exclusive set will typically appear through EBay outlets and why TRU does not have this set?

So what's with general availability of this set in the US? I can see it listed on all the major retailers (Amazon, Walmart, Target, B&N), EXCEPT TRU. But not showing on EBay yet via Target's Ebay outlet. Was hoping to pick one up using EBay Bucks during the next promo, or to scoop up a TRU/BRU discounted GC to buy this set with. Anyone any insights as to when a new non-exclusive set will typically appear through EBay outlets and why TRU does not have this set?

Saw Caterham in TRU brick and mortar today.

On September 19, 2016 at 11:31 AM, Miami Bomb Squad said:

Spend $20 more and get the Ferrari or the VW bug.
This set needs to go on sale for $45-$50 before I would even consider it.  

Perfect. Please. Don't buy this set so it'll retire sooner. Up to 12already

Edited October 14, 20169 yr by Dr. Brick

Backorderable at EU SAH. 2xvip and bus clearly doing their job.

I think Caterhams will be discounted at other retailers soon with no buying limits so, I'll waiit until that happens as effectively 10% ain't enough for greedy old me!

I have better fish to fry with the 2xVIP and London Bus, I mean something more exclusive, rarely discounted and not sold by every Thomas Richard & Harriet ;-)

28 minutes ago, TabbyBoy said:

I think Caterhams will be discounted at other retailers soon with no buying limits so, I'll waiit until that happens as effectively 10% ain't enough for greedy old me!

I have better fish to fry with the 2xVIP and London Bus, I mean something more exclusive, rarely discounted and not sold by every Thomas Richard & Harriet ;-)

Too late, it´s out for 30 days and I think it is done!

https://shop.lego.com/es-ES/Camion-de-Carreras-42041