I am new to the scene, so I missed any chance of grabbing 10217 discounted in the past.

I've been watching Amazon lately to see if they'll budge past their current 1% offer. I am starting to think that I should just place my order now rather than miss out.

It's the only set on LEGO Shop at Home HP that isn't on sale:

http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Harry-Potter-ByTheme

Buy from Amazon

I am hesitating. Any thoughts?

DA is up to $179 on Amazon now. I'm pretty sure it's bye-bye for the good ole MSRP. Luckily, I picked one up yesterday.

Great news! I have 3 out there somewhere on the way to my house right now.

These are available as of now on LEGO Shop at Home U.S. I have the option to change the quantity to 99, so maybe they found a bunch somewhere? Amazon is sold out, now down to private sellers. TRU also has them. Here's hoping two year's worth of storage pays off!

Don't make the mistake and sell too early. Let it peak first, then plateau, then consider selling. Lots of people make the mistake of selling where there is a quick $10-$20 profit. If you have been patient for this long, why not let it rise up a little more and then take $30-$50 profit. Typically, once all retailers dry up, then wait a couple of months, that should garner a few extra bucks for you. If you are looking to get max profit, then I'd personally hold off till next Christmas. Just something for people to consider.

"Call for Availability" on LEGO Shop at Home, only "Sold in Stores" on TRU...maybe this is really it! Time will tell.

Seems like it has been going back and forth all week on LEGO Shop at Home. But that is a good sign. It means the end is near.

Received my Diagon Alley set from Amazon today. The bottom of the box was folded, and you could tell that the seals had obviously been peeled back and stuck back down. I didn't even take the time to look to see if everything was there. Amazon tried to just refund my money, but I explained that $147 wouldn't buy this set anymore. After a little "friendly persuasion", they allowed me to order a $230 set from one of their third parties, and they credited my account the difference. They also gave me next day expedited shipping for free for the inconvenience. It was a disappointment at first, but it's nice to see a big seller pull through and make something right. Way to go Amazon!

Received my Diagon Alley set from Amazon today. The bottom of the box was folded, and you could tell that the seals had obviously been peeled back and stuck back down. I didn't even take the time to look to see if everything was there.

Amazon tried to just refund my money, but I explained that $147 wouldn't buy this set anymore. After a little "friendly persuasion", they allowed me to order a $230 set from one of their third parties, and they credited my account the difference. They also gave me next day expedited shipping for free for the inconvenience.

It was a disappointment at first, but it's nice to see a big seller pull through and make something right. Way to go Amazon!

I can't believe your "friendly persuation" is working so well for you!

Good job!

I received my set from LEGO Shop at Home today expecting the worst because it shipped from Mississippi and i'm in California. It ended up being great! No flaws or anything that i noticed. I've read about the box damage from others, so hopefully i will get lucky and not have to worry about that sort of thing.

Received my Diagon Alley set from Amazon today. The bottom of the box was folded, and you could tell that the seals had obviously been peeled back and stuck back down. I didn't even take the time to look to see if everything was there.

Amazon tried to just refund my money, but I explained that $147 wouldn't buy this set anymore. After a little "friendly persuasion", they allowed me to order a $230 set from one of their third parties, and they credited my account the difference. They also gave me next day expedited shipping for free for the inconvenience.

It was a disappointment at first, but it's nice to see a big seller pull through and make something right. Way to go Amazon!

I ordered 2 sets in late Dec. it took 3 exchanges / returns to finally good a good 1st set and 2 times for the 2nd set. Very poor packing on their part. Same with the Star Wars imperial shuttle (2 times due to poor packing)

People will be surprised what a little politeness will do over the phone...I am a pretty nice guy so its not hard for me to be nice to the people on the other end of the phone but some think that they are gonna get what they want by demanding this and that......let me know how that works out for you! Always be polite and most phone reps will bend over backwards for you. A great way to start off a call is to actually listen to their name when they answer and say hello (insert name) how are you doing today? Getting all huffy and puffy will get you nowhere faster than a minecraft set selling out on S@H!!

yesterday my 10217 arrived at my sister home in CA I've to say her to check the box

Lego store by me has 2 of these for 120 each

davelin where are you located? Just curious to which Lego store you are referring.

Lego store by me has 2 of these for 120 each

and you haven't bought them why???????

Lego store by me has 2 of these for 120 each

You need to do yourself a favor and go grab those ASAP

You need to do yourself a favor and go grab those ASAP

for real man..........if these sets are located within 200 miles of me, I will drive there and pick them up myself lol

People will be surprised what a little politeness will do over the phone...I am a pretty nice guy so its not hard for me to be nice to the people on the other end of the phone but some think that they are gonna get what they want by demanding this and that......let me know how that works out for you! Always be polite and most phone reps will bend over backwards for you. A great way to start off a call is to actually listen to their name when they answer and say hello (insert name) how are you doing today? Getting all huffy and puffy will get you nowhere faster than a minecraft set selling out on LEGO Shop at Home!!

You're most definitely right. I was on the phone with him for 40 minutes or so, and he went out of his way to make it work. At one point he stated that this was all that his "bureaucratic superiors would allow".

After he got me fixed up, I asked to speak to his "bureaucratic superior" and made sure to leave him some very positive feedback. They were quite appreciative stating that it's all too often that they only hear the negative feedback.

Once again, way to go Amazon!

You're most definitely right. I was on the phone with him for 40 minutes or so, and he went out of his way to make it work. At one point he stated that this was all that his "bureaucratic superiors would allow".

After he got me fixed up, I asked to speak to his "bureaucratic superior" and made sure to leave him some very positive feedback. They were quite appreciative stating that it's all too often that they only hear the negative feedback.

Once again, way to go Amazon!

That is definitely cool, since you don't hear about it too often.

You need to do yourself a favor and go grab those ASAP

for real man..........if these sets are located within 200 miles of me, I will drive there and pick them up myself lol

Lol these were in the Chicago downtown store. Thought long and hard but im a collector first and just dont see myself enjoying this set.

http://www.ebay.com/csc/i.html?_sacat=0&_nkw=diagon+alley+10217&LH_Complete=1&rt=nc Up, up, UP, UP!

For Aussie brickpickers Target online is selling this set for $179 or $100 off! They look to be clearing their inventory...

For Aussie brickpickers Target online is selling this set for $179 or $100 off! They look to be clearing their inventory...

After the price went back up, Target has now dropped it 20% to 223.20

Is this a good buy at 230? How much room to run?

I think it has plenty of room to go upwards, but it is a personal opinion. I'm holding onto mine waiting to see how much further they go but I expect them to be over $300 soon enough