Just now, fuzzy_bricks said:

Doubtful, they could barely keep other companies from straight copying their designs.

Is there anything to keep them from making more than 5,000?

Hopefully not. I could see them doing something like "Due to overwhelming demand", but we should know in time to cancel.  

Still available in the USA I grabbed 2 more on my secondary account.

Castle 5K units > MBS 10K units

Seeing this overwhelming demand for castles, I don't know why lego refuses to bring a full line back. 

can we cancel these like any regular lego order? or are there any special no cancel provisios

4 minutes ago, fuzzy_bricks said:

Is there anything to keep them from making more than 5,000?

Besides their words on the website, no.

"Each designer set is a limited edition, and the quantity produced will be up to 5,000."

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1 minute ago, Pseudoty said:

Hopefully not. I could see them doing something like "Due to overwhelming demand", but we should know in time to cancel. 

Exactly, or maybe they'll just leap frog this thing into the Ideas line.  There are already some salty comments on Bricklink.

poof

castle gone!!

I still have two of the Castle sets from the first time Bricklink did this sealed in the shipping box.

5000 sets sold out in 37 minutes!

Well that was quick!  Got 1 just in time, almost missed because of a work meeting.

funny how the high sales velocity of the castle increased the sales velocity of the castle.  Also Crazy to think that I have 1/1000th of the total production amount headed my way.

Be interesting to see how BrickOwl react to these.

Got mine in just in time, almost forgot about this.

No love for the rest, still on the fence for the fishing boat. Was looking forward to the Observatory.

Literally missed this by minutes. Was getting my son ready for camp. Oh well. Congrats to those who got a castle or five! 

1 minute ago, oneknightr said:

Literally missed this by minutes. Was getting my son ready for camp. Oh well. Congrats to those who got a castle or five! 

might not be too late. probably wlil be cancellations etc.

13 minutes ago, House Schubert said:

funny how the high sales velocity of the castle increased the sales velocity of the castle. 

6 minutes ago, Bricklectic said:

might not be too late. probably wlil be cancellations etc.

I don't see that. I'm on the Bricklink page and I only see the Sold Out button greyed out. I also went to LEGO Shop at Home and clicked the Shop Now button for the set and it brings me to the same Sold Out Bricklink page.

I bought 5 x 

Castle

Fishing Boat

Pursuit of Flight

Im not worries since I think we can cancel until shipped so we should be able to see how htings shake out. However there are 3 distinct negatives relative to last bricklinks offerings:

1) 5k produced vs 3k

2) No printed Instructions / possible inferior box presentation

3) For the castle - admittedly I am not a castle aficionado, but im concerned ppl already scratched their castle itch with lowenstein castle. (which to me looks better anyways) 

2 minutes ago, oneknightr said:

I don't see that. I'm on the Bricklink page and I only see the Sold Out button greyed out. I also went to LEGO Shop at Home and clicked the Shop Now button for the set and it brings me to the same Sold Out Bricklink page.

Must be because it was already in my cart. I tried readding and see the same as you. Sorry.

Boat is now fully funded (just passed 3000 orders). The colors remind me of the Maersk sets. Might be good thing?

Edited July 1, 20214 yr by oneknightr

8 minutes ago, oneknightr said:

I don't see that. I'm on the Bricklink page and I only see the Sold Out button greyed out. I also went to LEGO Shop at Home and clicked the Shop Now button for the set and it brings me to the same Sold Out Bricklink page.

try this link but change the en-au to usa? 

https://www.lego.com/en-au/cart?product=910001

try this link

https://www.lego.com/en-us/cart?product=910001

 

methinks 2PM sellout. Once we hit 4k FOMO will kick all those fence sitters on over to buy. zero risk anyways with this long preorder period

elsewhere it says november.  so either july, november or january

For those trying to get in on the Castle Backorders.

 

https://www.lego.com/en-us/cart?product=910001

 

10 minutes ago, BricksBrotha said:

try this link but change the en-au to usa? 

https://www.lego.com/en-au/cart?product=910001

try this link

https://www.lego.com/en-us/cart?product=910001

 

That somehow worked! I don't understand why, but thank you!