Just went to my local Myer hoping to pick up a couple of Friends Shopping Malls, and end up hitting Jackpot! 1 TH & 3 GE later, I'm a happy man. Cleaned them out of the last of what they had. It was great considering LEGO fell under the BOGO 50% off 

Good score! There's still bits and pieces out there at Myer. TH and GE should perform very well down the track

Awesome find! Was the BOGO 50 on top of the already discounted price? If so I might got pick up a couple Parisian Restaurants tomorrow.

 

No they reverted back to their retail price, however at 50% for the second set its totally worth it.

has anyone gotten a R2D2 or AA recently from Target and looked at the seal codes? they seem to have tons in stock and wondering if it was the last shipment to Australia or if they still expect one more (in which case we will have wait even longer for price to start appreciating if they are both are retired).

on a separate note, not sure if this the right thread but would really appreciate any help sourcing suitable boxes for shipping out medium and large sets in Australia..i have looked everywhere and haven't found the equivalent of the uline 24X20X6 (inch) boxes that are so prevalent in the US. australia post only stocks small boxes, and officeworks and specialist box websites only stock large boxes that are really deep. any ideas??

has anyone gotten a R2D2 or AA recently from Target and looked at the seal codes? they seem to have tons in stock and wondering if it was the last shipment to Australia or if they still expect one more (in which case we will have wait even longer for price to start appreciating if they are both are retired).

  

I got R2 and a AA in the last two weeks from Target. Il check codes in the morning.

  

I got R2 and a AA in the last two weeks from Target. Il check codes in the morning.

 

thanks!

hello AU Lego-ers.

Any of you selling a Galactic Titan? I have a request to ship from US to New Caledonia. (ebay)

going to cost basically the items value to ship there. Around $165.usd (cost prohibitive)

pm me

thanks

14S4 for R2 which I picked up three weeks ago.

46S3 for AA that I got delivered last week

has anyone gotten a R2D2 or AA recently from Target and looked at the seal codes? they seem to have tons in stock and wondering if it was the last shipment to Australia or if they still expect one more (in which case we will have wait even longer for price to start appreciating if they are both are retired).

17S4 on my R2 that I got recently

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17S4 on my R2 that I got recently

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14S4 for R2 which I picked up three weeks ago.

46S3 for AA that I got delivered last week

 

 

thanks guys. so if this is typical than possibly Australia could have one more shipment of R2? as the Europeans (spain & UK) reported recent deliveries of 37S4.

 

also interesting that AA is from 2013 stock. was it known to be a slow seller in Oz?

I think it has more to do with being a "Target" exclusive in Australia. Once it was removed from shelves late last year/early last year (possibly due to not selling) it has only reappeared on the Target website on special promos alongside The Simpsons house.

Seriously thinking about a third, if Target can't sell them at $200 (20%off) I can't see them being a good long term investment in Oz compared to the U.S.

interesting..i would still bet on it achieving a good level of appreciation once stock clears and the star wars movie hits, but agree it may take much longer compared to US. what do u see being a better investment in Australia - R2D2 or AA?

interesting..i would still bet on it achieving a good level of appreciation once stock clears and the star wars movie hits, but agree it may take much longer compared to US. what do u see being a better investment in Australia - R2D2 or AA?

I personally think R2 will do better here however AA will still be a winner down the road. It not being a popular seller may actually work in our favour as not many people will have them hoarded and they may have not had much exposure. The Haunted House sat on shelves not moving for a while even when reduced to $189, look at it now! I regret only getting 5 of them!

interesting..i would still bet on it achieving a good level of appreciation once stock clears and the star wars movie hits, but agree it may take much longer compared to US. what do u see being a better investment in Australia - R2D2 or AA?

Sorry was referring to the AA, I wouldn't touch R2D2 as I'm cursed with anything Star Wars:/

interesting..i would still bet on it achieving a good level of appreciation once stock clears and the star wars movie hits, but agree it may take much longer compared to US. what do u see being a better investment in Australia - R2D2 or AA?

Sorry was referring to the AA, I wouldn't touch R2D2 as I'm cursed with anything Star Wars:/

i asked this yesterday but it was pretty late at night so may have not been seen..am looking for urgent advice on sourcing suitable boxes for shipping out medium and large sets in Australia..i have looked everywhere and haven't found the equivalent of the uline 24X20X6 (inch) boxes that are so prevalent in the US. australia post only stocks small boxes, and officeworks and specialist box websites only stock large boxes that are really deep. any ideas??

i asked this yesterday but it was pretty late at night so may have not been seen..am looking for urgent advice on sourcing suitable boxes for shipping out medium and large sets in Australia..i have looked everywhere and haven't found the equivalent of the uline 24X20X6 (inch) boxes that are so prevalent in the US. australia post only stocks small boxes, and officeworks and specialist box websites only stock large boxes that are really deep. any ideas??

Hi mate,

Short answer, there isn't.

If you want to know what I do, go have a look in the topic "Box materials in Australia" started by Jkaesler.

Hope that helps,

Josh

Shopforme has all the Minecraft sets available. I don't know if this is any indication of these hitting retailers shelves soon or not.

In any case I picked up 1 of each, hopefully they arrive early next week.

These things are still going crazy on EBay!

wceagles - unfortunately box options in Australia are extremely limited.

I've gone down the path of bubble wrap and brown wrapping paper from officeworks, seems to work well for both small and medium sized sets, I haven't used this method yet for larger sets.

Satchel for small sets, brown paper & bubble wrap for anything from medium to TH

Edited December 5, 201411 yr by Lucifersfury

Got two TH today from my Myer order last Wednesday. One of the boxes had popped seals. Checked everything inside and all bags are there. I'm wondering if they may have peeled from the heat? Anyone come across seals opening from heat before?

There are box cutting tools that size boxes to the size you need. I don't know if the Aussie market is different but here isn't the US, boxes are mandatory. Bubble wrap and paper isn't going to cut it. I just am an anti paper guy because I HATE when when things aren't perfect. Some people call it OCD.

There are box cutting tools that size boxes to the size you need. I don't know if the Aussie market is different but here isn't the US, boxes are mandatory. Bubble wrap and paper isn't going to cut it. I just am an anti paper guy because I HATE when when things aren't perfect. Some people call it OCD.

Agreed. I won't risk getting neg feedback on ebay for bad packaging. All items go in a box. You can easily crease sets no matter how much bubble wrap you throw on

So if you're only using boxes where do you get them from?

Got two TH today from my Myer order last Wednesday. One of the boxes had popped seals. Checked everything inside and all bags are there. I'm wondering if they may have peeled from the heat? Anyone come across seals opening from heat before?

Yes! Received 4 HH last summer and one box had its seals popped from the heat.