My May 4 Shop@Home order is looking much more economical now that the bidding on my TC-14 minifig on Ebay is up over $30. I can't believe people are willing to pay so much for 3 pieces of crappy Chinese plastic depciting an extremely minor character. Can't complain though.

I'm still in shock that one sold for over $50 the other day.

I'm still in shock that one sold for over $50 the other day.

Yep even if mine closes at the $32 it's up to now in a couple of days it actually pushes my Dynamic Duo Funhouse Escape down to less than the US RRP along with the $22.50 in VIP points I had to spare.

For those interested and local, Morley Myer in WA had the new SW sets when I looked yesterday.

Haven't spotted any LOTR here yet, and I'd really like to pick up a Gandalf Arrives for my girlfriend. Anyone spotted them in WA yet?

On brickset it has been reported, with photographic proof, that Target has the R2-D2 set and it's 20% off until tomorrow. I guess this will be their exclusive for their toy sale.

Surprised its hitting retail so soon after it hit Shop @ Home (given most sets don't reach retail until 6-12 months after Shop @ Home debut)

Also I have a funny feeling that those sets wont stay on the shelves for much longer (and that a notice will be sent to all Target stores to remove the product from the shelves until the sale :)

Edited May 29, 201212 yr by jonwil

One day sale at Myer tomorrow with 20% off toys.

One day sale at Myer tomorrow with 20% off toys.

Too bad none of the WA stores have decided to stock the Helm's Deep set early :(

The new Star Wars sets are at Myer in the Brisbane CBD store now :-)

They had most except for Malevolence and Previzula.

Full price (ready for the 20% off tomorrow) and no LOTR yet.

Will the Myer sale also have an extra 10% off for Myer One?

And no R2-D2 at the CBD Target store either :-(

Cheers

Edited May 30, 201212 yr by greenpaw

The new Star Wars sets are at Myer in the Brisbane CBD store now :-)

They had most except for Malevolence and Previzula.

Full price (ready for the 20% off tomorrow) and no LOTR yet.

Will the Myer sale also have an extra 10% off for Myer One?

And no R2-D2 at the CBD Target store either :-(

Cheers

I doubt there'll be an extra 10% off at Myer tomorrow for Myer One card holders but I assume it will happen at the big toy sale for a couple days.

I doubt there'll be an extra 10% off at Myer tomorrow for Myer One card holders but I assume it will happen at the big toy sale for a couple days.

Do you have a link to the sale tomorrow?

I'm thinking the Jabbas Palace set might be worth picking up for 20% off.

Brings it down to $160 which isn't too bad compared to $120 US retail (certainly better than the M Falcon Myer are still trying to sell for $249)

Also do we have post where all the upcoming toy sales dates/deals are listed?

Cheers

Do you have a link to the sale tomorrow?

I'm thinking the Jabbas Palace set might be worth picking up for 20% off.

Brings it down to $160 which isn't too bad compared to $120 US retail (certainly better than the M Falcon Myer are still trying to sell for $249)

Also do we have post where all the upcoming toy sales dates/deals are listed?

Cheers

Link below:

Myer one day sale

Little bits about the upcoming sales are scattered throughout the last couple pages of this topic. From memory Myer will have the VW camper van and Tower Bridge again, Target the R2-D2 exclusive. Also it seems like many of the sales are starting earlier this year. Well for Myer and Target at least.

One day sale at Myer tomorrow with 20% off toys.

Trust Myers an hour ago not to tell me that, the tiger isn't impressed with TTP !

But I might just go and get one one of the new SW sets....there is only two I want this year.

Oh, by the way The Battle For Helms Deep 199.95 at TRU TTP ! (Sorry, no other LOTR)

$135ish isn't too bad for the Kombi Van, will probably pick it up with Jabba's Palace. Since it's never worth getting these bigger sets in the "Buy 3, get 1 free", I'm happy with 20% off with Myer One credit.

Checked out today's Target. No new SW sets, but they have a lot of the new Marvel/DC sets. Picked up the Avengers jet for $100.

TRU Innaloo has 1 helms deep plus new SW. no other lotr that I can see.

Well I dropped into Myers after work having misread the date at the top of the press release in the link as the date of the sale and was told the sale wasn't on till tomorrow, but the guy said as the signs had started to go up he would give me the 20% off anyway and save me a trip.

I got Jabba's Palace, the Skiff and the minimodel with the AtSt Driver in it (I want one to go with my Battle of Endor set).

No sign of any LOTOR yet though.

Edited May 30, 201212 yr by TeufelHund

I added a few pictures to my blog:

http://www.thebricklife.com/lego-star-wars-summer-2012-sets-in-australia/

It was so hard not to buy any of the sets, especially Jabba's Palace. I am so pleased there is a sale tomorrow - thanks for letting us know!

In other Myer stores was there the whole range of sets?

There were a few missing in Brisbane CBD but I am hoping they were just out the back.

Cheers

TRU Innaloo has 1 helms deep plus new SW. no other lotr that I can see.

Thanks jonwil I might try TRU up my end at Joondalup to see if there's anything floating round tomorrow...

Had a peek at Carousel Myer & Target today. Myer had the new SW sets, but also looked like they were in the process of unpacking some other stock as well such as new Friends, etc.

Target had the new SW sets, including R2D2, as well as new Spongebob.

Nothing new spotted at Target or K-Mart in Innaloo. MYER Perth CBD has new Star Wars (but that's already been mentioned AFAIK). Nothing new at either Target or David Jones in the CBD.

Only LOTR spotted so far in the west was the one Helms Deep at the TRU in Innaloo (not paying RRP for the thing, going to wait until I can get it for at least 20% off)

For once Australia seems to be getting the stock without waiting months after its already out elsewhere in the world.

Only thing I have to decide now is which 2nd-half sets I actually want (and which ones I can afford)

Link below:

Myer one day sale

Little bits about the upcoming sales are scattered throughout the last couple pages of this topic. From memory Myer will have the VW camper van and Tower Bridge again, Target the R2-D2 exclusive. Also it seems like many of the sales are starting earlier this year. Well for Myer and Target at least.

Thank you sooooo much for the one-day-sale info! I just went to Myer at Sydney CBD and picked up Helm's Deep and Weathertop at 20% off!

In case other Sydneysiders are interested: They had 6 Uruk-hai Army, 3 more Weathertop and 3 more Helm's Deep.

Price after discount was 71.95 for Weathertop and 158 for Helm's Deep.

Hello All

Just did a ring around Brisbane stores (e.g. City, Chermside, Carindale) and again no luck with LOTR sets...nothing on the shelf, nothing out the back (from what they tell me) and nothing in sight....!!!

Once again QLD Lego fanatics will just have to wait until we actually get it up here

Looks like the 21st June Catalogue will be our first bite of the cherry.

It is VERY frustrating that we seem to be missing out again....particularly given it looks like 20% off now is actually less than the June Catalogue price.

Myer, Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast QLD, had the new Star Wars, but was missing Cloud City Planet, Gungan Sub, Sith Fury Class Interceptor, and Malevolence, but everything else was there, and no LotR. The nice lady did say, that there were still 4 pallets of stock in the Brisbane Myer Distribution Centre, but were unlikely to arrive today. Also Big W Noosa had Yavin 4 Planet, Old Republic Fighter $74, and Saesee Tiin's Fighter $48. Note Saesee Tiin's Fighter is $59.99 at Myer and with 20% off comes to around $47, whereas Big W everyday price is $48.

At Myer Marion saw about 6 Helm's Deep sets...

Just bought SW Desert Skiff from Myer Bourke Street. The had a few of the new SW sets including Jabba's Palace, but no LOTR.

Thank you sooooo much for the one-day-sale info! I just went to Myer at Sydney CBD and picked up Helm's Deep and Weathertop at 20% off!

In case other Sydneysiders are interested: They had 6 Uruk-hai Army, 3 more Weathertop and 3 more Helm's Deep.

Thank you for your thank you! On the basis of your report I went along to Sydney CBD and picked up some discounted LOTR.

Sadly for me, I was a bit late and all the Helm's Deeps had gone and I just got the last Weathertop and two of the six Uruk-Hai Armies. I asked the cashier if there were any more sets in storage but he noncommittally said they only had what was on the shelves.

Speaking of shelves, they have a huge display of Architecture sets at that store - White House, Brandenberg Gate, Burj Dubai tower, Seattle Space Needle, Guggenheim Museum, Empire State Building, and the unmentionably bad opera house which may or may not be based on this city. So if you were waiting for a discount to get into this series...

Edited May 31, 201212 yr by dotmike

Myer Civic Canberra had some of the new LOTr sets today - Uruk Hai ($60) Weathertop ($90) and Helms Deep as well as the new SW line (Jabbas Palace for $200, the 3 series 2 'planet' sets and some of the Clone Ward fighters that I won't pretend to recognise). Also had a few of the red cargo trains and some tower bridges if people were still after one or the other.