Just now, t12ung said:

It's just a misprint...

About to say that's a very small set for the price..

39 minutes ago, t12ung said:

It's just a misprint...

Since it's out of stock, I just hope that the customers respond to this misleading and deliberate "error" and return everything. At least Tesco sometimes make mistakes in our favour and will honour it more often than not.BTW... I was joking about the John Lewis price match ? 

Yeah, I realised it was an error but it's been done on purpose and I have seen Very do this a few times now. Also, on another note... Never buy from these clowns. Only joined for a credit account as it was £30 off your first £60 spend. So I got 6 monster trucks when they had them at £11.99. They just ship Lego in bags with a tiny bit of bubble wrap. One of the sets had been opened and was taped up. But I decided to build that with my son. The others were OK. They then sent me an email to ask for a review. I wrote a very polite review saying that they need to take care when sending lego and suggested that they should send boxed... I then received an email to say that my review was inappropriate. Never again.. Jokers 

10 hours ago, Mrlakey123 said:

Meanwhile Very have an awesome deal.... 

Ordered 10 for Ebay or did I 

54 minutes ago, grabbitfast said:

Ordered 10 for Ebay or did I 

Might break even after a ten year hold...

2 hours ago, Mrlakey123 said:

Yeah, I realised it was an error but it's been done on purpose and I have seen Very do this a few times now. Also, on another note... Never buy from these clowns. Only joined for a credit account as it was £30 off your first £60 spend. So I got 6 monster trucks when they had them at £11.99. They just ship Lego in bags with a tiny bit of bubble wrap. One of the sets had been opened and was taped up. But I decided to build that with my son. The others were OK. They then sent me an email to ask for a review. I wrote a very polite review saying that they need to take care when sending lego and suggested that they should send boxed... I then received an email to say that my review was inappropriate. Never again.. Jokers 

I ordered the technic red Crane when it was lowest discounted price with the credit offer so ended up getting it for 110. Lego came in outer box so nothing to complain about. Although i had to send order back because it had a puncture (likely caused during transit). Got redelivered and all okay.

It's possible that they opt for bubble wrap and bags for cheaper sets?

I picked up some Hermione Granger Brickheadz for a fiver each from Tesco. I'm not convinced the set is going to do that well as there's been loads left on the shelves since Christmas but it's going for ~15 on Ebay so there's some profit in it.

 

What's the best plan for packaging these? Not really sure a jiffy bag and additional bubble wrap is enough...

4 minutes ago, Tarka said:

I picked up some Hermione Granger Brickheadz for a fiver each from Tesco. I'm not convinced the set is going to do that well as there's been loads left on the shelves since Christmas but it's going for ~15 on Ebay so there's some profit in it.

 

What's the best plan for packaging these? Not really sure a jiffy bag and additional bubble wrap is enough...

I never use bubble wrap when posting lego.  Always box unless its a blind bag minifigure.

Tesco had more lego on 50% off yesterday as well as other toys at 75%.   Seen HG at every tesco i was at.  

 

Edited January 25, 20196 yr by MoHu

7 minutes ago, Tarka said:

I picked up some Hermione Granger Brickheadz for a fiver each from Tesco. I'm not convinced the set is going to do that well as there's been loads left on the shelves since Christmas but it's going for ~15 on Ebay so there's some profit in it.

 

What's the best plan for packaging these? Not really sure a jiffy bag and additional bubble wrap is enough...

Don't jiffy bag, I just received one off ebay and was buublewrapped & outer envelope and box destroyed, always a box.

loads of HG in my local Asda and Tesco stores will pass unless it hits £2.50 mark.

2 hours ago, cocobay71 said:

Don't jiffy bag, I just received one off ebay and was buublewrapped & outer envelope and box destroyed, always a box.

I agree, I don't even have any padded envelopes, only new boxes.

My local Sainsburys has just re-stocked on several clearance sets, including:

76099 Black Panther Rhino Face Off @ £10 (50% off)
70606 Ninjago Movie Spinjitzu Training @ £4.50 (50% off)
7885 Ford Fiesta @ 2 for £15 (42% off)
75926 Pteranodon Chase @ £14.40 (30% off)

Plus quite a few of the small Friends ones @ 50% off, so it might be worth a look - I assume prices are National.

Does anyone know if Jurassic World will be retired soon?  There doesn't seem to be much stock around, in local stores.

33 minutes ago, Lobot said:

My local Sainsburys has just re-stocked on several clearance sets, including:

76099 Black Panther Rhino Face Off @ £10 (50% off)

 

This was the same price in Tesco.

11 hours ago, Mrlakey123 said:

Yeah, I realised it was an error but it's been done on purpose and I have seen Very do this a few times now. Also, on another note... Never buy from these clowns. Only joined for a credit account as it was £30 off your first £60 spend. So I got 6 monster trucks when they had them at £11.99. They just ship Lego in bags with a tiny bit of bubble wrap. One of the sets had been opened and was taped up. But I decided to build that with my son. The others were OK. They then sent me an email to ask for a review. I wrote a very polite review saying that they need to take care when sending lego and suggested that they should send boxed... I then received an email to say that my review was inappropriate. Never again.. Jokers 

I use Trustpilot for reviews and the vendor cannot remove them. I really slated TRU and JD Williams on there... and so have many others.

23 minutes ago, TabbyBoy said:

I use Trustpilot for reviews and the vendor cannot remove them. I really slated TRU and JD Williams on there... and so have many others.

I agree, I will get round to that. For the time being they won't ever have my custom. Any deal they have is quickly picked up by amazon and John Lewis anyway. Besides you can't beat a supermarket sweep these days! 

75188 is available as a Backorder from Shop at Home for £69.99 (30% off) - with an expected shipping date of 11th April.

I've just ordered one in the faint hope that it will include the new Finch Dallow minifigure - it might be worth a punt!

And if not, return!

10 hours ago, Lobot said:

75188 is available as a Backorder from Shop at Home for £69.99 (30% off) - with an expected shipping date of 11th April.

I've just ordered one in the faint hope that it will include the new Finch Dallow minifigure - it might be worth a punt!

Could be retailer returns, but I hope you get lucky. I see that Finch Dallow sells for a fraction in the US of what it does in the UK.

Why not order 20x (the limit) and return/keep as appropriate? I did it with the 10242 Mini as I wanted the ones with the new rear screen. I sent 7 back without a problem. However, that was before the current Ban Hammer threats!

Does the thrill ever wear off?!

I was out of this game for a couple of years while doing some other things.

Right back into buying in 2019.

Does the satisfaction of knowing you've just worked the system well ever go away, realising you have just paid such a low price for something you know will be worth lots more soon? (Or in today's case, is already worth nearly double what you just paid)

2 hours ago, davewager78 said:

Does the thrill ever wear off?!

I was out of this game for a couple of years while doing some other things.

Right back into buying in 2019.

Does the satisfaction of knowing you've just worked the system well ever go away, realising you have just paid such a low price for something you know will be worth lots more soon? (Or in today's case, is already worth nearly double what you just paid)

Yes, it did for me in 2017. It's a lot tougher these days and bargains are rare unless you like chasing wild geese. I now concentrate on smaller margins in bulk without packing or fees.

4 hours ago, davewager78 said:

Does the thrill ever wear off?!

I was out of this game for a couple of years while doing some other things.

Right back into buying in 2019.

Does the satisfaction of knowing you've just worked the system well ever go away, realising you have just paid such a low price for something you know will be worth lots more soon? (Or in today's case, is already worth nearly double what you just paid)

I've concluded my time is worth more than the profits these days. I almost groan when the eBay cash register notification sounds.

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8086239?utm_campaign=11553376&cmpid=COJUN&cjsurferid=877503923782558572%3AZENqExrZB.DT&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=Pepper+Deals+LTD&utm_source=CJ&cjevent=3c64468b22db11e9807603570a18050d&catalogId=10001&storeId=10151&_%24ja=tsid%3A11674|prd%3A1546795&utm_term=1453124&referredURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.argos.co.uk%2Fproduct%2F8086239&referrer=COJUN

2 4 £15, availability seems good even for delivery. Might be good for Xmas stock up.

32 minutes ago, cocobay71 said:

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8086239?utm_campaign=11553376&cmpid=COJUN&cjsurferid=877503923782558572%3AZENqExrZB.DT&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=Pepper+Deals+LTD&utm_source=CJ&cjevent=3c64468b22db11e9807603570a18050d&catalogId=10001&storeId=10151&_%24ja=tsid%3A11674|prd%3A1546795&utm_term=1453124&referredURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.argos.co.uk%2Fproduct%2F8086239&referrer=COJUN

2 4 £15, availability seems good even for delivery. Might be good for Xmas stock up.

Appears to be a dead link, what was this for? Thanks.

EDIT... It's OK, I found them. I noticed that "Great new price" is Argoslish for "You can buy a better unstickered box cheaper elsewhere" ?

Edited January 28, 20196 yr by TabbyBoy

Just now, TabbyBoy said:

Appears to be a dead link, what was this for? Thanks.

Mystical creatures. 

The Racers Fiesta is also in the 2 for 15. Picking up a couple at lunchtime. I like those sets.