30 minutes ago, Lego Benito said:

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

No bad, but I'm reluctant to use Argos as these boxes are very thin and easily damaged by poor handling and sticker removal. I've been buying via SaH and paying RRP knowing that I'll get factory cartons when ordering the max. A mint box more than makes up the £5 difference, thus:

I've not placed the order yet, but will likely order 20 of each separately to get as many promos as possible ?

Edited January 28, 20196 yr by TabbyBoy

The Argos item number stickers come off easily enough. Already got a stack of the fiestas from Amazon at 50%, will have some more at £7.50. Normal boxes are ok, selling as mint is asking for problems imo

45 minutes ago, roxio said:

The Argos item number stickers come off easily enough. Already got a stack of the fiestas from Amazon at 50%, will have some more at £7.50. Normal boxes are ok, selling as mint is asking for problems imo

On eBay I state, "may have some shelf wear" which gets rid of most idiots. As for my toy shop and emporium contacts, they have to be MISB. But, at least it's a face-to-face transaction with no risk of shipping damage. If anybody on eBay asks about the condition of the box and seals, even when already stated, I rarely reply or ask for £100 to get the box officially graded.

How did you get a stack from Amazon? Isn't the limit 3 at most?

Edited January 28, 20196 yr by TabbyBoy

12 minutes ago, TabbyBoy said:

On eBay I state, "may have some shelf wear" which gets rid of most idiots. As for my toy shop and emporium contacts, they have to be MISB. But, at least it's a face-to-face transaction with no risk of shipping damage. If anybody on eBay asks about the condition of the box and seals, even when already stated, I rarely reply or ask for £100 to get the box officially graded.

How did you get a stack from Amazon? Isn't the limit 3 at most?

There was no limits on some sets on 5 August for a couple of hours. They ran their 342 but didn't adjust sales prices first. So eg. the fiesta was £9.44 and JW T-rex junior £32.69 before another 1/3 off. Didn't last long before they pulled everything and they haven't had a 342 since 

4 hours ago, TabbyBoy said:

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" ?

Strange, I copied the entire link!

It's for the speed champion fiestas at 2 4 £15. I believe also a creator 3 in 1 is on the same deal at Argos. ?

Disney castles still sat at £34 / 50%, come on Tesco, I want 75% ?

7 minutes ago, roxio said:

Disney castles still sat at £34 / 50%, come on Tesco, I want 75% ?

yep, I've been staking my local Tesco for the price drop too.

12 minutes ago, roxio said:

Disney castles still sat at £34 / 50%, come on Tesco, I want 75% ?

 

5 minutes ago, richiej1979 said:

yep, I've been staking my local Tesco for the price drop too.

Not shifting at 50% off could be an indication of poor post EOL performance? I agree, 75% off or they stay on the shelf.

7 minutes ago, TabbyBoy said:

Not shifting at 50% off could be an indication of poor post EOL performance? I agree, 75% off or they stay on the shelf.

In one store with more footfall they were gone very quickly but the other store with less footfall still has them, I think it's always going to be hard to judge. Not sure a £50 Lego set is exactly what people might be thinking of buying when they're picking up their weekly shop.

Either that or the shop with more footfall has more Lego resellers/investors sniffing around it.

7 hours ago, roxio said:

Disney castles still sat at £34 / 50%, come on Tesco, I want 75% ?

same here.....still waiting.  Have been checking every Mon & Thurs.
Got some rapunzels castle last thursday at 50% off.  Also cleared Auroras Castle when they went 50% last thursday.
The disney one is a bit more of a risk with the higher price and not retired.

8 hours ago, roxio said:

Disney castles still sat at £34 / 50%, come on Tesco, I want 75% ?

Store I'm watching still showing 6 of these, 6 Jedi Fighters, 5 Porgs and 4 Dieselnauts in stock, highly doubt they exist but fingers crossed. I'm not sure if these will even go 75 now, it's been a long time. Might see yellow stickers before then.

Edited January 30, 20196 yr by Rog

10 hours ago, Rog said:

Store I'm watching still showing 6 of these, 6 Jedi Fighters, 5 Porgs and 4 Dieselnauts in stock, highly doubt they exist but fingers crossed. I'm not sure if these will even go 75 now, it's been a long time. Might see yellow stickers before then.

Still 50% at my local.

7 minutes ago, richiej1979 said:

Still 50% at my local.

Something still on the shelf at 50% off tells me to ignore it ?

49 minutes ago, TabbyBoy said:

Something still on the shelf at 50% off tells me to ignore it ?

Best time to buy, when nobody else is buying ??

Santa Brickhead on sale at Lego sah not for long.

16 minutes ago, grabbitfast said:

Santa Brickhead on sale at Lego sah not for long.

Thank you!

26 minutes ago, grabbitfast said:

Santa Brickhead on sale at Lego sah not for long.

Has been for over a month. Wait it out for the 50%, which can´t be far off.

3 minutes ago, Val-E said:

Has been for over a month. Wait it out for the 50%, which can´t be far off.

Will it make it to 50% doubt it.

1 minute ago, grabbitfast said:

Will it make it to 50% doubt it.

Advertising it won´t help the case.

20 minutes ago, Val-E said:

Has been for over a month. Wait it out for the 50%, which can´t be far off.

Judging by the sales last Xmas, it's still a good buy now. I shifted a lot then for £25 cash each. 50% off for something half-decent is quite rare these days, the last "gem" I saw at 50% off was the Elves Secret Marketplace where I really loaded up with multiple accounts.

The Friends Catamaran has been on offer for ages and is still not at 50% off.

Friends Rollercoaster and Treehouse were also good value at 50% off.

52 minutes ago, TabbyBoy said:

Judging by the sales last Xmas, it's still a good buy now. I shifted a lot then for £25 cash each. 50% off for something half-decent is quite rare these days, the last "gem" I saw at 50% off was the Elves Secret Marketplace where I really loaded up with multiple accounts.

The Friends Catamaran has been on offer for ages and is still not at 50% off.

I bought a couple of those catamarans for about £36 from Asda because I had thought that they would do well. Given how long they have been on LEGO Shop at Home, I no longer think that.

35 minutes ago, Captain_chaos said:

I bought a couple of those catamarans for about £36 from Asda because I had thought that they would do well. Given how long they have been on LEGO Shop at Home, I no longer think that.

I'd break even on them asap if I were you, or can you return them?. I only bought the Dolphin Cruisers when they were £45 and 3-for-2 at Argos (before they got bad), but still struggled to clear RRP on them.... and IMHO, it's a much nicer looking set than the catamaran.

New boat coming this summer and all....

10 minutes ago, Val-E said:

New boat coming this summer and all....

Does it come complete with an iceberg and string quartet?