I translated this into a language we could all understand:

 

TLG: "Resellers can go !@#& themselves"

exactly!

Or...

TLG: "We would like to thank the 20,000 buyers who purchased our LIMITED EDITION 41999. Unfortunately, we will only be making 20,000 of them. But we would like to remind everyone that we have a 9398 Crawler that is still being sold. It is the exact same thing, but isn't LIMITED EDITION."

that means time to invest in 9398 too???

Anyhow, as i know 1st edition always the winner..even with diff. Color will be second 4x4 limited edition crawler.

Or why not make another 20,000 in a different color? That's what I would do if I were LEGO. Release them just in time for Black Friday. Maybe even a Green one and a Red one. That would be another 40,000.

Now I could see this happening, and that wouldn't bother me either.

Good vs evil.....TLG vs resellers..no winners.

I didn't get ANY, but not for lack of trying. If they come around again I will, if not, oh well.

Same here Josh...I was at a Lego store on the 1st...two were in front of me...left them there.  In hindsight it would've been nice to flip them for double+ just 2 weeks later...but I'm not sweatin' it too hard.

Now I could see this happening, and that wouldn't bother me either.

if anything that could strengthen this set as a collector would want all the colors. Especially if they keep the box design and change the color

he bought 5 from me for a grand total of.... $2302.88

 

It seems far fetch, maybe he obtain a 2015 Lego Price Almanac inside the BTTF set.

update: the last 4 sets sold on ebay have gone for $500!!!!

update: the last 4 sets sold on ebay have gone for $500!!!!

 

Wonderful. When will the growth stop?

 

They have been out for half a month almost and seen 150% growth. Wanna know what the CAGR for that is?

 

3600% CAGR!

 

If it keeps this up, it will be worth $12,093,235,200 in August of 2018!!!

 

Wonderful. When will the growth stop?

 

They have been out for half a month almost and seen 150% growth. Wanna know what the CAGR for that is?

 

3600% CAGR!

 

If it keeps this up, it will be worth $12,093,235,200 in August of 2018!!!

 

That is the highest CAGR I have seen for a set. But I do not think that it will reach that price by August 2018.

Just received a shipping notification for my replacement set from Lego S@H.

 

Also, I've seen several reports folks have received shipping notifications from Toys R Us, but mine are still backordered.

That is the highest CAGR I have seen for a set. But I do not think that it will reach that price by August 2018.

Yes, it will reach it by the end of the year... 

I joined in the fun and ordered one. My box looks quite bad because of the hotdog cart. I contacted Lego. I did not make up any story. I simply said it is a limited edition and the box was damaged because of the hotdog cart.

 

They offered me either 20% off or a replacement. But reminded me the set is on back order.

 

Weird, Lego S&**** just said they'd expedite a replacement to me for mine that was punctured.  I'm not shipping it back until I receive the replacement.

 

If they really sent you a replacement, will you ship back the original? or let them charge you an extra $199 and keep the damaged set because it is now hard to find? I am not sure how Lego does exchange. But with amazon, there is a time window, the original order has to be shipped back or amazon will charge you for the price.

Yes, it will reach it by the end of the year... 

Great some people might me millionaires because of Lego sets. I'm sure that would be in the news.

Most of the time you have to send the damaged set back and after they receive it they will send you another one. In special cases they will mail a replacement out before they get the damaged one, in which case you have 30 days to return it before your card is charged.

Most of the time you have to send the damaged set back and after they receive it they will send you another one. In special cases they will mail a replacement out before they get the damaged one, in which case you have 30 days to return it before your card is charged.

If they send the replacement first. I would keep both and let the my card be charged. I would keep the damaged one to build and the other one to resell.

Every time I look at this thread title I think:

 

"There's a snake in my boot!"

 

This is my life.

Can you imagine Lego having us in a black list and going "Is he a Brickpicker? Take that, Hot Dog Stand tightly packed with your b-e-a-utiful 41999!"

A story in the news is all this needs to take off even further. Should be close to the "hot Christmas toys" stories coming on the news soon, how do we make sure this gets mentioned? Ed, Jeff, give USA Today a call!

.....or Mr. Bezos from Washington Post...lol

Back on S@H but says sold out.

Back on LEGO Shop at Home but says sold out.

I just saw this. I wonder why they would put it back online when the probably have sold all or almost 20,000 sets.

I just saw this. I wonder why they would put it back online when the probably have sold all or almost 20,000 sets.

 

The woman told me today they hadn't - but they were all going straight to stores. By the way - they reserved one for me there when they come in since I didn't get my order before.

This set may just top the Falcon in a few years.

They're not going to make more of this set, period.

They're now looking to make another "limted edition" of something else.

However, the next "limited edition" may be 50,000.