One buyer is not getting all our crawlers. I've sold 2 for ~$450, to buyers in the states.

 

MARKS CARPETING IS GLOBAL!!!

I thought we weren't mentioning him anymore?

 

I sold 2 to HK, 2 to NJ, and 4 went to CA.  And the bulk went to he who will not be named/mentioned.  I am a buyer at $300 and down.  Grabbed a couple off ebay for $280 shipped each, and 3 on craigslist Boston for $300 each.

I sold one to CA as well on the first go around.  A majority of 41999 buyers are opening them IMO, just like any other Lego set sold. 

I thought we weren't mentioning him anymore?

 

  And the bulk went to he who will not be named/mentioned.

You sold some to Voldemort?

You sold some to Voldemort?

Ssshhh..  Unless you have a thunderbolt shaped scar on your forehead, please do not mention him by name.. you'll doom us all...

I am little bit confused so help me out.

 

I purchased one 41999 during the initial launch due to LEGO's "exclusive limited 20,000 production run" promo.

 

Fast forward couple of months, during my casual conversation with a local LEGO employee, I was informed that due to launch success, LEGO is producing more units beyond the initial 20,000.

 

If true, shouldn't that depress the market price from a collector's perspective? 

 

Why are people paying so much premium for this?  As a LEGO / Technic / Mindstorm fan, I am sorry but this truck is fugly.

I am little bit confused so help me out.

 

I purchased one 41999 during the initial launch due to LEGO's "exclusive limited 20,000 production run" promo.

 

Fast forward couple of months, during my casual conversation with a local LEGO employee, I was informed that due to launch success, LEGO is producing more units beyond the initial 20,000.

 

If true, shouldn't that depress the market price from a collector's perspective? 

 

Why are people paying so much premium for this?  As a LEGO / Technic / Mindstorm fan, I am sorry but this truck is fugly.

 

 

How many times must we address this? Lego won't create more of this specifically called out limited edition set. That WON'T happen. Why do you ask? Well it's doubtful a multi billion dollar company will risk incredibly bad press and a class action lawsuit over an extremely small amount of money. The Lego store employees know almost nothing as has been seen time and time again. What does seem to be happening is Lego is releasing these in batches.

I am little bit confused so help me out.

 

I purchased one 41999 during the initial launch due to LEGO's "exclusive limited 20,000 production run" promo.

 

Fast forward couple of months, during my casual conversation with a local LEGO employee, I was informed that due to launch success, LEGO is producing more units beyond the initial 20,000.

 

If true, shouldn't that depress the market price from a collector's perspective? 

 

Why are people paying so much premium for this?  As a LEGO / Technic / Mindstorm fan, I am sorry but this truck is fugly.

There is one thing I know, is not to trust a Lego employee. Most of the time they lie to you, but 1% of the time they are actually right. I am hoping that they are wrong.

I am little bit confused so help me out.

 

I purchased one 41999 during the initial launch due to LEGO's "exclusive limited 20,000 production run" promo.

 

Fast forward couple of months, during my casual conversation with a local LEGO employee, I was informed that due to launch success, LEGO is producing more units beyond the initial 20,000.

 

If true, shouldn't that depress the market price from a collector's perspective? 

 

Why are people paying so much premium for this?  As a LEGO / Technic / Mindstorm fan, I am sorry but this truck is fugly.

 

Any official statement from TLG to substantiate this ? The concensus around here is LEGO employees are not the most reliable source of information.

 

Unless this line is offcially changed by TLG, all we know is there are only 20,000 copies of this set.  Moreover, it looks like TLG has not distributed all 20,000 copies to the open market, most likely they have learned from the Minecraft debacle last year.

 

Per the S@H page: (http://shop.lego.com/en-US/4x4-Crawler-Exclusive-Edition-41999)

Yeh the license can afterall use letters

TLC is producing 9398 - the original 4x4 Crawler - above and beyond the 41999 LE Crawler. 

Wasn't EK the initials of the designer? Assuming "EK" and "of 20,000" can't change, we have nothing to worry about. I believe there's 20,000 supplied with a few extra for warranty purposes. We are quids in I reckon.

How many times must we address this? Lego won't create more of this specifically called out limited edition set. That WON'T happen. Why do you ask? Well it's doubtful a multi billion dollar company will risk incredibly bad press and a class action lawsuit over an extremely small amount of money. The Lego store employees know almost nothing as has been seen time and time again. What does seem to be happening is Lego is releasing these in batches.

Don't be mean. Lol - He made the mistake we have all made - listening to a Lego employee.

 

And not everyone has read this thread despite its popularity

Wasn't EK the initials of the designer? Assuming "EK" and "of 20,000" can't change, we have nothing to worry about. I beleive there's 20,000 supplied with a few extra for warranty purposes. We are quids in I reckon.

 

Lol I had to use Google to understand what you meant

TLC is producing 9398 - the original 4x4 Crawler - above and beyond the 41999 LE Crawler. 

 

We are producing the rumor that the crawler will be produced more than TLG said they produced it in the first ones that were produced.

 

Also there is a 100% chance that they probably wont make any more.

How many times must we address this? Lego won't create more of this specifically called out limited edition set. That WON'T happen. Why do you ask? Well it's doubtful a multi billion dollar company will risk incredibly bad press and a class action lawsuit over an extremely small amount of money. The Lego store employees know almost nothing as has been seen time and time again. What does seem to be happening is Lego is releasing these in batches.

LOL....Class action lawsuit?  What are the damages?  Who was damaged?  Resellers?  Good luck with that one.  If LEGO decided to make 30,000 copies, you would never know or be able to prove it.  Nobody would care, except for a couple of flippers and the carpet guy.

If LEGO decided to make 30,000 copies, you would never know or be able to prove it. 

 

You would if two people happen to post pics of identical license plates. Of course, odds of that happening aren't that big, but theoretically, it could happen.

You would if two people happen to post pics of identical license plates. Of course, odds of that happening aren't that big, but theoretically, it could happen.

The odds are not that big, because some of these sets will be in the hands of investors and they will not be opened up for a while or at all.

We are producing the rumor that the crawler will be produced more than TLG said they produced it in the first ones that were produced.

 

Also there is a 100% chance that they probably wont make any more.

 

60% of the time it works 100% of the time?

You would if two people happen to post pics of identical license plates. Of course, odds of that happening aren't that big, but theoretically, it could happen.

Yes, that could happen.  But if LEGO originally decided to go the traditional route with US license plate numbers(3 letters and 3 #s)...or different versions for different countries, there would be no way to check.  I'm not saying they would or did make more than 20,000, all I'm saying they easily could and there would be very few, if any, repercussions for them.

60% of the time it works 100% of the time?

That is true.  

Yes, that could happen.  But if LEGO originally decided to go the traditional route with US license plate numbers(3 letters and 3 #s)...or different versions for different countries, there would be no way to check.  I'm not saying they would or did make more than 20,000, all I'm saying they easily could and there would be very few, if any, repercussions for them.

{conspiracy theory}

Perhaps they would do that specifically to mess with the investors / resellers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW7Op86ox9g

{/conspiracy theory}

60% of the time it works 100% of the time?

 

Exactly.

 

And I mean does 20,000 mean much?

 

What if I open mine and my license plate is 10,234.256?

 

Who said their license plates had to be whole numbers?

 

<Mind Blown>

Exactly.

 

And I mean does 20,000 mean much?

 

What if I open mine and my license plate is 10,234.256?

 

Who said their license plates had to be whole numbers?

 

<Mind Blown>

 

I would love to see how they could fit "EK 10234.256 of 20000" on a 2x4 tile

I would love to see how they could fit "EK 10234.256 of 20000" on a 2x4 tile

Probably could if the print size was small enough. All they have to do is make the 10234.256 of 20,000. You can barely see it.