Amzn getting more army's on July 17. Canceled order.

so im taking it your betting it will have a slightly bigger discount then?

Grabbed two more. Have 6 now.

Thread should probably be changed to "First wave LOTR grabs", if only to lower the number of Orc Forge threads by one.

Amazon.de still has this listed at 43.48 euros but says it has a 1-3 month waiting on it.
It reminds me of loading up on the Winter Post Office, only to be told they never had any in

 

They may have put them in the back for clearance later. I hear Walmart does that sometimes.

If so wouldn't they still show in their inventory so you could check online?

If so wouldn't they still show in their inventory so you could check online?

Yes and no.

 

Sometimes you can check the stock, and they'll show, but sometimes that number reflects how many never sold and were reclaimed by the company.

 

A Walmart near me still shows 7 boxed of Black Phantoms in stock for $13.00 a pop, which I would have sprinted to buy. But three separate visits, talking to multiple managers on duty and none could be found. So frustrating.

That's Walmart and we're talking target. So far Target seems much better at keeping better track of inventory. But I didn't realize a hole in my thinking because pretty much all the other LOTR (first wave) sets are listed as "not sold in store" by now so...

Was hoping the army would be ended with the rest of the first wave..since it is already discounted and clearanced...but if amzn is still getting more in...guess not.

Well....they aren't sold in stores anymore....they are clearanced in stores..and not being reordered for stock per their fall fall planagram.

Yeah, I'm comfortable at 7 Orc Forges. I'll let you guys pick up the last ones. 

That's Walmart and we're talking target. So far Target seems much better at keeping better track of inventory. But I didn't realize a hole in my thinking because pretty much all the other LOTR (first wave) sets are listed as "not sold in store" by now so...

Ah my mistake. I saw Walmart and didn't realize the reference was Target.

 

So basically the premise isn't much different. Target will sometimes clear stock off the shelves to the backroom in preparation for a larger clearance later during a sales event. It will still show in stock until the product leaves the store, which usually only happens after stuff hasn't sold after being out on the floor for 50% off.

 

I'm sure stuff can be sent back to the company at any time during this process, however, but in any case, the store stock should reflect what they have. Target is much better than Walmart about this.

Target.com is out of stock now.

I have $10 down on that being the last time it would be available at retail online. 

Ah my mistake. I saw Walmart and didn't realize the reference was Target.

 

So basically the premise isn't much different. Target will sometimes clear stock off the shelves to the backroom in preparation for a larger clearance later during a sales event. It will still show in stock until the product leaves the store, which usually only happens after stuff hasn't sold after being out on the floor for 50% off.

 

I'm sure stuff can be sent back to the company at any time during this process, however, but in any case, the store stock should reflect what they have. Target is much better than Walmart about this.

I think we're pretty much talking about Target as this thread is about The Orc Forge which is a Target exclusive and Target also has a few LOTR (first wave) sets on clearance. I think the general thought people are having is this "Black Friday in July" is going to be dozens of first wave LOTR sets clearanced at 70% off on every endcap in the toy department. If that was true than that stock that was pulled to the back would show as "instock" for stores on Target.com rather than a general "not sold in stores." Of course there could be a few random returns but Helms Deep shows "not sold in stores" and I haven't seen a single one in my local Targets.

I have $10 down on that being the last time it would be available at retail online. 

I agree! It could come back for a few hours but with the brickpicker effect...

what day is "Black Friday in July" in Target?  

I think we're pretty much talking about Target as this thread is about The Orc Forge which is a Target exclusive and Target also has a few LOTR (first wave) sets on clearance. I think the general thought people are having is this "Black Friday in July" is going to be dozens of first wave LOTR sets clearanced at 70% off on every endcap in the toy department. If that was true than that stock that was pulled to the back would show as "instock" for stores on Target.com rather than a general "not sold in stores." Of course there could be a few random returns but Helms Deep shows "not sold in stores" and I haven't seen a single one in my local Targets.

I'm not really sure what you're saying here in regards to my response about your original question about the stock showing up still if they take things to the backroom.

 

Did I not answer it very well? I didn't say anything about this being Black Friday or about not sold in stores items like Helm's Deep..

 

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Bagged 6 of these at the end of my journey

Let me guess... was this at 9841 Waterstone Blvd?

what day is "Black Friday in July" in Target?  

 

Same day as Christmas in July

 

Friday

I have been able to get 7 total...I believe this set will be a very good investment, especially considering how the LOTR theme seems to be really catching fire.... And on Dan the line when the tower goes EOL, you will see an even more demand since more collectors/investors will be looking to pair those two up....and the more forges the better with that type of display ......just my two and a half cents.... Lol

Let me guess... was this at 9841 Waterstone Blvd?

hahaha it was! how did you guess that?

 

 

 

Back in stock at Target.com for the moment. Limit 5! GO GO GO!

 http://www.target.com/p/lego-lord-of-the-rings-the-orc-forge-9476/-/A-14018146#prodSlot=medium_1_1&term=orc+forge

Thanks for the heads up, bought 5 sets last night. Was going to buy 5 more today if they were still in stock, sure enough they werent, as i expected.

 

 

This sets only been retired for a week and is already doing well imo.

 

Brick link = $50 + shipping

Amazon = $56

Ebay = $60-65

 

Just wait until the late investors jump on the wagon, will drive the prices even higher in the next few weeks.

Figured it would be back... Hopefully it will sell out fast.

It sold out sometime during the middle of the night, as predicted it didnt last very long.

This thread is now closed. We have 2 different threads talking about the same thing, so from now on direct all the OF talk to:

http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/4004-lotr-orc-forge-retiring/page-12#entry132054

hahaha it was! how did you guess that?

 

 

 

Thanks for the heads up, bought 5 sets last night. Was going to buy 5 more today if they were still in stock, sure enough they werent, as i expected.

 

 

This sets only been retired for a week and is already doing well imo.

 

Brick link = $50 + shipping

Amazon = $56

Ebay = $60-65

 

Just wait until the late investors jump on the wagon, will drive the prices even higher in the next few weeks.

I think if you look at the right stats you'll see it's actually held a value above retail for almost the entire retail life of the set.

I think if you look at the right stats you'll see it's actually held a value above retail for almost the entire retail life of the set.

 

exactly.  sealed sets have always sold for a premium over retail on ebay.   hence , the brickfolio value.