The Brick Fan just uploaded this interesting tidbit earlier.

The short of it, a new Architecture set will be released sometime in July and consist of 1,210 all white parts, and the first ever building event for the theme will be held. (Check link and below for information.)

Place: Oceanside, California

Store: Barnes & Noble bookstore

Address: 2615 Vista Way, 92054

Date: Friday, July 26th, 2013

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Another B&N will be holding this event (thank you bheltzel for pointing it out).

Place: Atlanta, Georgia

Address: 2900 Peachtree Road, 30305

Date: Thursday, July 25th, 2013

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Quacs pointed out this one.

Place: Oak Brook, Illinois

Address: 297 Oakbrook Center, 60523

Date: Thursday, July 25th, 2013

Time: 4:00 p.m.

The event is free to the general public.

The Architecture Studio set itself will be available for purchase from July 25th to the 28th.

Price is believed to be around $150.

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>Architecture Studio (21050)

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

I bought a couple in all of the madness and I was hoping that it was retired.  It would mean a shorter time frame before I realized my gains (like maybe 2 weeks!)  When I found out that it is back in production (or at least appears to be) I was pretty bummed.  But the bottom line is that I think this is a good set, and for $149 will be a good set to hold now.  So just because people jumped on the opportunity to buy something with the idea of flipping, doesn't mean that they are necessarily short sighted, or they are going to "go away".  The chances are some of the "flippers" here have been doing this for many years. (I have flipped just about every toy under the sun at one point or another...made a ton on "Twilight Frodo".) 

I bought a couple in all of the madness and I was hoping that it was retired. It would mean a shorter time frame before I realized my gains (like maybe 2 weeks!) When I found out that it is back in production (or at least appears to be) I was pretty bummed. But the bottom line is that I think this is a good set, and for $149 will be a good set to hold now. So just because people jumped on the opportunity to buy something with the idea of flipping, doesn't mean that they are necessarily short sighted, or they are going to "go away". The chances are some of the "flippers" here have been doing this for many years. (I have flipped just about every toy under the sun at one point or another...made a ton on "Twilight Frodo".)

Haha I remember twilight frodo Good ole toybiz figs. I made a ton on glow in the dark Homer, die cast disney Cars Frank, living dead dolls, etc.

Demand must be there at the right price some guy has sold 4 BIN $246 with free shipping in 3 hours.

At that price, if you purchased it with red card and pay no tax then you still make ~50 dollars in profit per sale.

Ex astris, scientia.

And for those of you who need to "feed their family" off of Lego flipping, you better start stocking up on Top Ramen and Mac-N-Cheese, because at this rate, that's all you'll be able to afford.

Speaking of Macaroni & Cheese, has anyone else noticed how much each box costs now compared to some years ago? I can recall being able to purchase one for $0.50, now it's more like $1.25 I think. (That could be the 'organic' flavors as they are the highest priced of the bunch.) Course I read an article how sales for Kraft's cheap dish has risen by a decent percentage these past couple of years.

On another note, it seems despite his 'oh so busy schedule' that Vanilla Ice did a Kraft Macaroni & Cheese commercial due to them releasing a box filled with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shapes. I mean, who else comes to mind but Vanilla Ice when you talk about the turtles, huh? Go, ninja, go!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISlupo4tlpY

And here is the actual commercial.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-lT1oOU7b4

On another note, it seems despite his 'oh so busy schedule' that Vanilla Ice did a Kraft Macaroni & Cheese commercial due to them releasing a box filled with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shapes. I mean, who else comes to mind but Vanilla Ice when you talk about the turtles, huh? Go, ninja, go!

And he's still a sellout and giant dou...

And he's still a sellout and giant dou...

Well he didn't mean to make the commercial, he just happened to be stocking shelves at the supermarket that they filmed it at.

Totally Wrong!.......

I am not sharing my "infinite wisdom" (because there isn't a lot), and I'm definitely not "speaking Gospel". There are a lot of flippers who know what they're doing, I occasionally flip various items myself. But look around you.....there are a whole lot of new players who are making "interesting" decisions, which is changing the game.

 

And speaking of re-evaluating my investment strategy.....thank you for bringing that up because I think many different investment strategies need to be flexible and willing to adjust. My personal strategies have definitely changed since I got into the game. It's just not quite like it was 5+ years ago.

 

As for the AS...has anyone seen them in the B&M Lego stores? I've heard the rumors, but haven't seen them yet.

Do we know for sure this set isn't retired? Did it come back in stock on Lego.com?

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You'll start seeing them in stores next week.

Totally Wrong! Lego making more of the set has lowered prices simple supply and demand. So stop bashing immoral and unethical "flippers" because the price of your investment has dropped some.These flippers are just Lego suppliers retail sellers not investors to each their own..It is a free market and people can price their items however they want making whatever profit they feel is sufficient. If I undercut you by 10 dollars and sell x more units I make more money.Some people can even sell some at items at a loss and still gain because market share loyalty and additional purchases. If you are holding long term what do you care about people selling the set cheaper on ebay now or the current ebay price. Have some patience!

In your infinite wisdom you are encouraging more people to buy and hold thus more competition for you later on. With your moral high ground of course while the people selling Lego now for what you consider meager profits are compromising the integrity and causing you to lose money.Let people sell their stock at smaller margins and as the sets get opened up yours become worth more. As always Research adjust adapt Lego released more units price comes down get a grip! Flippers and resellers are eating much better than you think and maybe you should reconsider some of your own strategies instead of preaching them like they are the gospel.

The abundance of long term holders or "investors" will hurt this job hobby much more than the quick flippers. AS studio should rise again when supply gets used up good for you and its done by the flippers and retailers selling their available stock for small profits.

Well said, I sold goblin king break even and the buyer bought four barrel escapes from me and I made $15 each. He turned around and also paid $80 for unexpected gathering and $25 for Shelob which cost me only $11.95. To rid myself of garbage, goblin king, I sold and made nothing but sold other products.

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Well said, I sold goblin king break even and the buyer bought four barrel escapes from me and I made $15 each. He turned around and also paid $80 for unexpected gathering and $25 for Shelob which cost me only $11.95. To rid myself of garbage, goblin king, I sold and made nothing but sold other products.

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This might get interesting when Goblin King hits $200.

This might get interesting when Goblin King hits $200.

Which is like never. I can't see every lego set a winner. There are too many cheerleaders on every set in this forum.

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Which is like never. I can't see every lego set a winner. There are too many cheerleaders on every set in this forum.

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You never know!!!

You never know!!!

agreed.

Anything can happen. Pigs can fly!

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I sold 3 AS last night for $240 each. Don't see the reason not to go ahead and flip them. Its obviously back.

agreed.

Anything can happen. Pigs can fly!

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Don't forget about that magical time of the year. Pigs do fly before christmas

I sold 3 AS last night for $240 each. Don't see the reason not to go ahead and flip them. Its obviously back.

 

Amazon or Ebay, Shipping?

I'm thankful I already have positive feedback from the buyer who bought 2 from me last week.

Hotcakes. That's all I can say. Kicking myself for not ordering 8. On to Kmart.

Target's AS arrived. All 5 boxes show varying degree of creasing, with one box having a corner completely squished... Sigh... Was hoping they would use original lego packaging, but I guess 5 is not a case count

Amazon or Ebay, Shipping?

 

Ebay. Shipping free - but not internationally. I sold them all internationally so I will make around $70 per. Not too shabby.

agreed

Anything can happen. Pigs can fly!

Of course they can.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-sk4yk73NM

I sold my AS as well, was only able to get one but made about the same as DNIIM, so I'm happy.  Made some quick money with minimal effort.  I received an email from Lego customer service that this thing is coming back big time in March, they said that they really ramped up production on this set due to the unexpected demand so they don't run out.  This was also confirmed by my local Lego Store manager.

 

Sell while the gettings good.  If you don't you'll be sitting on them a while until the stock dries up again.

I received my two AS from Target today. When I opened the box I noticed the AS were packaged individually in cardboard boxes directly from LEGO. Is that normal?