Technic lego

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BaronVonVaderham

2,316 posts

146 months

Sunday 21st October 2018
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Also in depending on price.

Would be amazing if it was sub £200 but as that’s a huge discount I won’t hold my breath as am sure the wholesale price probably leaves very little margin.

valiant

10,068 posts

159 months

Sunday 21st October 2018
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As with the others, would be interested depending on price.

pc.iow

1,879 posts

202 months

Sunday 21st October 2018
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And me.

CRA1G

6,500 posts

194 months

Sunday 21st October 2018
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Other than Ebay is there anywhere that specialisis in the deposol of multiple sets of both Technic and creater etc inc ltd editions some retired some new but mainly all built once but all boxed and as new,over 80+ sets so I'm thinkng somthing like a specilist fair.....? Any ideas much appreciated......

Starfighter

4,908 posts

177 months

Sunday 21st October 2018
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I am also interested in the Chiron, subject to approval by the fun police.

SydneyBridge

8,500 posts

157 months

Sunday 21st October 2018
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CRA1G said:
Other than Ebay is there anywhere that specialisis in the deposol of multiple sets of both Technic and creater etc inc ltd editions some retired some new but mainly all built once but all boxed and as new,over 80+ sets so I'm thinkng somthing like a specilist fair.....? Any ideas much appreciated......
This is near where i live, a general toy fair though so not sure how Lego would sell

http://www.barrypotterfairs.com/fairs.php?fair=13

You could get a stall here, various people sell new/used lego

https://bricklive.co.uk

Unfortunately ebay is probably the best way to get max money by selling individually


russy01

4,693 posts

180 months

Monday 22nd October 2018
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Ok I’ll have a look at this tomorrow and pop an email out.

Wife is 40wks pregnant today, so not had chance 👍🏻

bmwdriver86

67 posts

147 months

Monday 22nd October 2018
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I'm also interested if the price is right.

virtualm

98 posts

107 months

Monday 22nd October 2018
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I'm up for a Chiron GB if the price is good!

I've just bought the 911 GT3RS and it's brilliant, so much better than I thought.

I needed something to get me off my computer at night and to relax me a bit (work stress), and boy is it working. I've finished build 1 already. Just need to slow down a bit. I might even disassemble and do it again! Took a bit of getting used to at first but now I'm in full swing. When I'm done with this I'm sending it to my old man to get his brain working, think he'll love it.

Anyway £150 from Argos absolute bargain for the amount of design & work involved from Lego.

The Brummie

9,371 posts

186 months

Monday 22nd October 2018
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I am about to splunk £150.00 on the 911.

Might hold off if the Chiron is affordable.

virtualm

98 posts

107 months

Tuesday 23rd October 2018
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The Brummie said:
I am about to splunk £150.00 on the 911.

Might hold off if the Chiron is affordable.
No - do it! The price will go up again soon. You'll want to do both once you get into it trust me!

flight147z

960 posts

128 months

Tuesday 23rd October 2018
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I've just bought the Porsche. Managed to avoid it for a couple of years which I think is an achievement! Probably won't build it for a while but at £150 I don't think it's bad value given the RRP

russy01

4,693 posts

180 months

Tuesday 23rd October 2018
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£150 is great value and actually less than we buy from LEGO! It takes the piss... dont expect it to go much cheaper as its being retired soon.

Dont expect Chiron to be anywhere near that mind, the RRP is nearly £100 more to begin with. Ill have a look shortly and pop an email out to my PH Group Buy Contact list.

If you are not sure whether or not you are on the list then sign up here - http://eepurl.com/dK-Wl-/


Luke.

10,946 posts

249 months

Tuesday 23rd October 2018
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russy01 said:
If you are not sure whether or not you are on the list then sign up here - http://eepurl.com/dK-Wl-/
Just added myself. Thanks Russ.

blueg33

35,578 posts

223 months

Tuesday 23rd October 2018
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I have added myself

Chuffedmonkey

907 posts

105 months

Tuesday 23rd October 2018
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Just Purchased the Porsche Lego set. After what Russ said above about the price and it being phased out I had to buy it.

I have not built a Technic set in a couple of years and that was the Le Mans car. Recently I started to build the Lego Creator sets like the Ferrari, Mini, Caterham sets. So this is going to be step up and some, in difficulty but im looking forward to it.

Anyone shed some light on the gearbox fault that I have just read?

virtualm

98 posts

107 months

Tuesday 23rd October 2018
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I've just finished box 2 and hit the gearbox problem. I found this guy on youtube who fixed the problem (I can't help but think he sounds like Private Leonard off FMJ! )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-ovaaGGAVU (skip to 3 minutes).

The manual is wrong! This is really bad considering it's been out over 2 years. Don't know why Lego didn't provide an amendment, very lazy considering the price.

Anyway, sore fingers now need a rest!!!

flight147z

960 posts

128 months

Tuesday 23rd October 2018
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Any way of knowing when a set is getting phased out?

The Chiron is nice, but to me the Porsche is much more iconic as a set so unless the Chiron ever hits £150 I doubt I'll ever get it

The last big technic set I bought was the Arocs. Hoping that the Porsche is at least as good

raceboy

13,082 posts

279 months

Tuesday 23rd October 2018
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flight147z said:
The Chiron is nice, but to me the Porsche is much more iconic as a set so unless the Chiron ever hits £150 I doubt I'll ever get it
Can't really see the Chiron ever hitting that price, based on the price history of the Porsche which had an RRP of £260 but can now be found at £150 the chances of the £330 Bugatti dropping to less than half is slim, I'd say £200 is it's absolute minimum in about a years time..... scratchchin

russy01

4,693 posts

180 months

Tuesday 23rd October 2018
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Unlikely the public will find out about exit dates - but account holders get an idea as it’s detailed in range catalogues.

Porsche started off life at £250 rrp and stayed at >£230 until Black Friday ish when it dropped to £199 and never recovered. After price changes a few mont s after launch the rrp was revised to £260, but the market price never changed. It now sits around that price with the odd retailer whacking it down like Argos are now.

Chiron has a while in it yet. JL whacked it down 25% in the summer whilst they had it exclusively, I imagine the 25% off (£250ish) will be a common price for it throughout the end of November. I’d also bet on a large retailer to then get cold feet with a large stockholding (or want some attention) and drop it even lower, maybe £225.
Hopefully £200 isn’t on the cards for a long time, this represents 40% off and the Porsche has only got there now with this one off Argos deal.

Whilst it’s great for the punters who actually get the cheap deals, the volatility and extreme range of the promotions on these high end technic sets is very damaging to the brand and makes it really hard for smaller retailers to make purchasing decisions. I suppose it has the same affect to half of you, why pay £330 when JL knock off 25% within a few weeks??

Just a few years ago, (think unimog, crawler, crane, Volvo loader) prices rarely dipped 20% below RRP even in big promotions. We now find the likes of Amazon discounting new launches by 25% on launch day!!!

Personally I’d suggest that anything around £250 is a good deal. Also if you are purchasing for Christmas don’t get greedy and hold out too long for a better deal. You can soon miss the boat - as soon as hero products like this go out of stock it only takes a matter of days for the price to jump back up to RRP or above.