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> AFAIK this set is "not available in any store". People who have theirs
> already ordered them from Lego Direct... you do not get a sequence number at
> time of purchase. Except for the first 5 numbers which are reserved by LEGO,
> the numbers are handed out randomly as near as we can tell, as you do not
> seem to get adjacent numbers if you order at the same time.
Larry, I believe that the Santa Fe trains might be coming to the Lego
stores, so keep your eyes peeled...
Scott Lyttle
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> >
> > AFAIK this set is "not available in any store". People who have theirs
> > already ordered them from Lego Direct... you do not get a sequence number at
> > time of purchase. Except for the first 5 numbers which are reserved by LEGO,
> > the numbers are handed out randomly as near as we can tell, as you do not
> > seem to get adjacent numbers if you order at the same time.
>
> Larry, I believe that the Santa Fe trains might be coming to the Lego
> stores, so keep your eyes peeled...
That fits the TLC definition of "not available in any store"... they don't
count their own retail (outlets, imagination centers, park stores)... So
this isn't news, really. Guarded Inn is "not available in any store" either.
(note my use of quotes)
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| Just Conjecture but...
Brad Justus at BricksWest indicated that the first 10,000 units of the set
10020 were "limited edition" sets with the numbers specific for each set, the
subject of the registry now going on. He indicated that the Super Chief set
would continue beyond this as a set without the designation "limited edition."
Don't quote me on this, but that was my understanding. He also indicated that
they would be available in the Lego Outlets and stores eventually.
I am assuming this and basing this on nothing other than complete conjecture,
but it seems reasonable that there will be regular sets available at the stores
but not necessarily the "limited edition" sets. Call me crazy but I think by
the time this set gets into Lego Retail Outlets, the 10,000 "limited edition"
units will be gone.
Does anyone have any idea what the typical production run of a LEGO Set is? I
believe that it must exceed 10,000 by a fairly large margin. After all, if you
place one set in every Target, K-Mart, KB Toys, Toys-R-Us, Wal-Mart, etc. will
you not have at least 10,000 there?
The conjecture is mine.
Todd
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| Todd Thuma wrote:
> Just Conjecture but...
>
> Brad Justus at BricksWest indicated that the first 10,000 units of the set
> 10020 were "limited edition" sets with the numbers specific for each set, the
> subject of the registry now going on. He indicated that the Super Chief set
> would continue beyond this as a set without the designation "limited edition."
> Don't quote me on this, but that was my understanding. He also indicated that
> they would be available in the Lego Outlets and stores eventually.
My understanding as well.
> I am assuming this and basing this on nothing other than complete conjecture,
> but it seems reasonable that there will be regular sets available at the stores
> but not necessarily the "limited edition" sets. Call me crazy but I think by
> the time this set gets into Lego Retail Outlets, the 10,000 "limited edition"
> units will be gone.
I'll tell you what's crazy-- they are limiting customers to 3 per household. The
first 10,000 will probably be gone by the end of next week!
> Does anyone have any idea what the typical production run of a LEGO Set is? I
> believe that it must exceed 10,000 by a fairly large margin.
For retail, I'd say most sets of a typical theme are produced in the 1,000,000s.
LD produces a lot shorter runs, on the scale of what we're seeing here.
-John
> After all, if you
> place one set in every Target, K-Mart, KB Toys, Toys-R-Us, Wal-Mart, etc. will
> you not have at least 10,000 there?
>
> The conjecture is mine.
>
> Todd
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