I thought these were due out later in the year but they are both available now on Amazon UK.

 

Heartlake High is

I saw both of these at Toys R Us today.

Heartlake High is a decent price at amazon.de right now: 39.98 EURO, which is about

Not too bad if I lived in Europe.

Apologies if this is posted elsewhere, I could not find anything.

 

Does anyone think the Dolphin Cruiser will be hot again for Christmas 2014?  Or will the focus be on a newer item such as the Shopping Center.

 

Thoughts?

Apologies if this is posted elsewhere, I could not find anything.

 

Does anyone think the Dolphin Cruiser will be hot again for Christmas 2014?  Or will the focus be on a newer item such as the Shopping Center.

 

Thoughts?

 

I think this will be gold dust again.  I was selling them last year for

i haven't seen any discounts in my area. but im guessing it will be a good one to flip again.

It is still the only ship in Friends theme. It just wows the girls. If the stables and vet can double its MSRP after EOL, I don't know why the DC wouldn't. It is at least $150 after EOL.

Don't get too enamored with flipping it next years Christmas. It could just magically disappear and then you would wish you kept them. lol.

Don't get too enamored with flipping it next years Christmas. It could just magically disappear and then you would wish you kept them. lol.

I hope it retires at the end of this year. 

Don't get too enamored with flipping it next years Christmas. It could just magically disappear and then you would wish you kept them. lol.

 

I got one for my daughter for her birthday.  This thing is awesome.  It's a fantastic build.  Great playability.  My wife had a great time putting it together with the 6 year old.

 

This set is a real winner, and I agree.  Even if/when it gets replaced, this set should do fantastic after it hits EOL.

I flipped 1/3 last Xmas another 1/3 for next Xmas and 1/3 for the long haul.

I flipped all of mine last Christmas, so I'm in restocking mode.  I don't plan to restock too heavily until Summer, so I'll just pick up a few here and there when they go below $50.

I think the Cinderella romantic castle could be the Dolphin Cruiser of xmas 2014!

I think the Cinderella romantic castle could be the Dolphin Cruiser of xmas 2014!

 

I agree, I've been waiting to catch it during a sale.

I have been wondering about this myself. I sold all of mine during the holidays, and don't regret it one bit. There will be plenty of time to stock up again. My concern is will lego recognize the shortage they had this past holiday season and try to avoid a similar situation in 2014 by producing more friends sets to meet the holiday demand, especially the dolphin cruiser? No matter what, this set will be a big winner once eol, so I guess if the market is saturated during Christmas we will just have to hold them longer. It should be interesting to watch play out.

I have been wondering about this myself. I sold all of mine during the holidays, and don't regret it one bit. There will be plenty of time to stock up again. My concern is will lego recognize the shortage they had this past holiday season and try to avoid a similar situation in 2014 by producing more friends sets to meet the holiday demand, especially the dolphin cruiser? No matter what, this set will be a big winner once eol, so I guess if the market is saturated during Christmas we will just have to hold them longer. It should be interesting to watch play out.

 

Well, last year they were supposed to keep up better with demand for the Minecraft sets, but didn't.  Well, I guess they were only going for 100% above their MSRP, instead of over 300% above like the previous year and they did seem to be more readily available.  I'm not sure if that was because of good supply, or lesser demand?

Lego would rather underproduce than be stuck with sets they can't shift. Excess demand always gives the brand more value.

Well, last year they were supposed to keep up better with demand for the Minecraft sets, but didn't.  Well, I guess they were only going for 100% above their MSRP, instead of over 300% above like the previous year and they did seem to be more readily available.  I'm not sure if that was because of good supply, or lesser demand?

Good point. Either way I will be happy having more. I don't mind letting my stock "age" like fine wine if that turns out to be the case.

I have yet to see the princess line get discounted here but I did see empty shelf space with a clearance sticker where dolphin cruiser was

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Having built both the castle and the Dolphin Cruiser.....DC all the way! I sold all of mine as well last X-mas (except 1 from Santa).  Will restock under $50 as well. 

Hi,

 

I just weighed two of my dolphin cruisers coz they sounded funny when I shook the box (probably coz of the cruiser - I haven't opened any DC set for building yet so no idea what's inside the box). Anyway, both of them weigh 3.19 lb and 3.2 lb. BP and Brickset listed both these sets as 2.4 lb. Is it normal for the weight to be so off from what is listed? Thanks and appreciate any advice.

 

p.s. got them from kmart so thought to be more careful - didn't want to get any purple curtains or women's shoes.

It shouldn't be off that much. I have seen some sets off an ounce or so. I have a couple at home. If no one else responds before I get home this evening I will weigh them and report back on how much mine weigh.

I just weighed my dc I.got from diapers.com last week and it is at 3lbs 3oz

Hi,

 

I just weighed two of my dolphin cruisers coz they sounded funny when I shook the box (probably coz of the cruiser - I haven't opened any DC set for building yet so no idea what's inside the box). Anyway, both of them weigh 3.19 lb and 3.2 lb. BP and Brickset listed both these sets as 2.4 lb. Is it normal for the weight to be so off from what is listed? Thanks and appreciate any advice.

 

p.s. got them from kmart so thought to be more careful - didn't want to get any purple curtains or women's shoes.

I went onto bricklink.com and found the weight of the set, which is a little over 1400 grams, which converts to about 3.12 lbs.