Nah, this isn't a bust. This set lived and is living in the era of limits. That's why it's taking a while. Previous winter sets had no limits.

Nah, this isn't a bust. This set lived and is living in the era of limits. That's why it's taking a while. Previous winter sets had no limits.

Santa had very strict limits.  Much stricter than this set.  

So... about this trick to check Amazon stock levels... I'm clueless here. 

 

Never mind. I just stumbled across the not-so-secret.

Edited January 27, 201510 yr by biking_tiger

220 falling waters

2 exo suits

1000+ T1 campers

So... about this trick to check Amazon stock levels... I'm clueless here.

Never mind. I just stumbled across the not-so-secret.

?For the new folks: add item to cart , change quantity to 999 and voila. It has been so long , others are bound to ask.

220 falling waters

2 exo suits

1000+ T1 campers

5989 exo suits

5989 exo suits

 

That seems crazy.  I can't believe they have that many stock piled.

2562 WVM left on Amazon. 4 sold in the last hour. Looks like these will be around for a while.

Edited January 27, 201510 yr by Legodog

5989 exo suits

i had a feeling 2 exo suits wasnt correct.  so weird that it came up with that number for me.

If you investors think a stock count or other investors stocking 50 or a few hundred of a set is going to make it a bust, I suggest you move on from Lego investing. A few thousand is nothing. How many of any of these exclusives do people think lego produces to be the #1 toy company in the world?

If you investors think a stock count or other investors stocking 50 or a few hundred of a set is going to make it a bust, I suggest you move on from Lego investing. A few thousand is nothing. How many of any of these exclusives do people think lego produces to be the #1 toy company in the world?

I would like to believe that the only sets Lego produced are the ones in my possession

If you investors think a stock count or other investors stocking 50 or a few hundred of a set is going to make it a bust, I suggest you move on from Lego investing. A few thousand is nothing. How many of any of these exclusives do people think lego produces to be the #1 toy company in the world?

 

When one guy has the supply for an entire year's worth of US eBay sales, and the set is still widely available at retail, I think it's clear the set might be over hoarded.  The set will make money long term.  But it's not going to be like the other winter sets.  I think lego has problems with production right now, and how many of these sets are sitting on the docks in California waiting to be delivered still?  Who knows.  

Santa had very strict limits.  Much stricter than this set.

Santa did come after WVM but he is "King" and that set is in a league of its own!

Just re-arrange the letters, to quote Dana from SNL, and Santa is someone entirely else:

 

 

S A T A ******.

 

 

Invest at your own peril my friends. Is it worth dooming your collection?

In France, one retailer ( not amazon) has also a huge amount of it while others don't have.

 

It is strange.

If you investors think a stock count or other investors stocking 50 or a few hundred of a set is going to make it a bust, I suggest you move on from Lego investing. A few thousand is nothing. How many of any of these exclusives do people think lego produces to be the #1 toy company in the world?

Shameless plug - I did two blog articles trying to tackle this very question a year and a half ago. Enjoy:

http://blog.brickpicker.com/community-lego-blogs/ever-wonder-how-many-lego-sets-tlc-makes-in-a-year/

http://blog.brickpicker.com/community-lego-blogs/how-many-lego-sets-part-2/

Shameless plug - I did two blog articles trying to tackle this very question a year and a half ago. Enjoy:

http://blog.brickpicker.com/community-lego-blogs/ever-wonder-how-many-lego-sets-tlc-makes-in-a-year/

http://blog.brickpicker.com/community-lego-blogs/how-many-lego-sets-part-2/

This affirms my statement above.  When a company is making billions in revenue, 1 thousand millions in 1 billion, the impact of the folks on this site is brought into perspective.

back to 'call to check' on LEGO Shop at Home but no way to place an order............. coz the east coast is having blizzards...

An interesting analysis.  But I have never seen a WVM in any other B&M store other than a Lego store.  And I go to numerous Targets, Walmarts, Kmarts, & Toys R Us's in So cal.  

 

Shameless plug - I did two blog articles trying to tackle this very question a year and a half ago. Enjoy:

http://blog.brickpicker.com/community-lego-blogs/ever-wonder-how-many-lego-sets-tlc-makes-in-a-year/

http://blog.brickpicker.com/community-lego-blogs/how-many-lego-sets-part-2/

The fact that is it is sitting on amazon at RRP is not in itself a concern.  The only people really buying this at the moment are investors, and since the set has near zero B&M exposure at the moment, demand is pretty low.  Other exclusives have the same problem, but WV is particularly seasonal, and few people browse amazon and LEGO Shop at Home for legos.  Once a new WV set is sitting on store shelves, with this no where to be found demand will pick up.

 

the reason WV and UCS sets do so well is that new collectors are constantly finding new sets on the shelves.  Once you have one, the desire to collect more drives the huge demand.  Most currently WV collectors already have WVM, but thousands of new collectors are discovering the series every year.  

The fact that is it is sitting on amazon at RRP is not in itself a concern.  The only people really buying this at the moment are investors, and since the set has near zero B&M exposure at the moment, demand is pretty low.  Other exclusives have the same problem, but WV is particularly seasonal, and few people browse amazon and LEGO Shop at Home for legos.  Once a new WV set is sitting on store shelves, with this no where to be found demand will pick up.

 

the reason WV and UCS sets do so well is that new collectors are constantly finding new sets on the shelves.  Once you have one, the desire to collect more drives the huge demand.  Most currently WV collectors already have WVM, but thousands of new collectors are discovering the series every year.  

My thinking as well. And living in Canada, a winter/X-mas village setup of some kind is standard in almost every second home it seems. Why not do it in Lego? More and more people are willing to start.

I bought my first ones this week, it might not be santa, but these winter sets are almost guaranteed to make decent return

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does anyone know how many amazon has left now??

^ I'm also curious and not sure how to check amazon for those numbers like others have figured out.  

^ I'm also curious and not sure how to check amazon for those numbers like others have figured out.  

 

I think Amazon fixed the glitch/loophole which used to allow it.