I'm sorry if you just happen to live where its cheaper/higher.. That's just the way it is, You can start a petition for TLG to try to LOWER the price of other countries sets, but every dollar you spend, Helps TLG keep their high quality parts and sets you see today.. Sure if TLG lowered their price, they'd sell more.. Now I wasn't saying "Suck it up, buy it!" I was saying "Suck it up and buy it if you think its worth it.. If not, Just don't buy it.." No one should pay more for something then others, but they do.. Like this idiot who bought a FAKE flintlock pistol, and thought it was real.. He lost hundreds their! They told him it was real to.. Talk to TLG about this problem though, they would be a lot more help with this issue.. But remember, Your paying for high quality parts and pieces, if they go out of business 'cause everyone not liking their prices so much, we'd be stuck with junk like Megabloks and Best lock.. If you have the money, Buy it IF YOU REALLY WANT IT If you have the money and don't like the price, Forget it and wait for a cheaper one to blow your way..

I'm with the Finns here ('boy, never thought I would say that ), the price high and then we should complain about it.

I know, it's boring to listen to price rant. But it's even more boring to listen to people who complaining about price rants.

People says that if you don't like the price you shouldn't buy the set. Well, isn't that a little bit harsh you think? I like the 10210 really much and I will buy it for sure. But the price here in the Nordic countries (Sweden is just a little bit cheaper than Finland and Norway is the highest at S@H with 299USD) is an insult for sure. I want TLG to know that I don't like that and therefore I tell them. How would TLG know that I find the price to high if I just refuse to buy it? My reaction will be much more visible to TLG if I either contact them or post a comment on a widely known LEGO community.

Now, I don't think we should start fill this forum with complaints about the prices but if a quite new member as Killerrabbit start a topic where he states his confusion about the price issue I see no problem with that. And I definitely don't see a reason for why people should get so upset about him complaining about a price that them self never have to worry about.

Here in Holland it will be around 145-170 euro i think..... Still alot of money but i will buy one!

You don't have to pay 61% more because you happen to live in a specific country.

Well, it might help if someone in the US tried to imagine how he would feel if in his specific state prices were artificially set higher than everywhere else by TLG for pure marketing reasons, AND the customs/import taxes made it impossible to save money by buying it in another state. Just a mind experiment, but perhaps a bit more solidarity from fellow AFOLs overseas might give us comfort

It's a salvation to us Finnish AFOLs that online shopping is possible nowadays, but there are still lots of people who aren't accustomed to use those services, and thus unknowingly pay more than is fair.

Do you refer to the 2nd-hand market, or have you tried to buy new sets from abroad?

In the latter case I'm curious to know: doesn't the customs office impose you a bill if the item comes from the US? I know that if you buy e.g. from Amazon.uk/.fr/.de you have to pay the VAT difference, but that is not very high. But if you buy from Amazon.com, doesn't the (higher) VAT difference + import tax make it once again unconvenient? If you buy a MISB set from eBay or another private person (but not an online shop), does the custom office require you to pay the same taxes?

I've never done these kind of purchases in fear of a bad surprise, like first paying a convenient price online and then have the item stuck at the import customs where they ask you to pay so much in tax that you end up paying more than if you had bought it from S@H

Yes, Finland might be one of the economically richest countries in the world, but that doesn't mean we're all millionaires here. Our salaries are higher than average, but all of our prices are even higher because we have such a low population.

Well... I am not so sure we're so rich Blue collar work an public office work are perfectly decent here, but if you're middle class (e.g. engineer, designer, lawyer, doctor, researcher...) you make MUCH more in the US than in Finland.

Sometimes I think prices are higher here because Finnish people don't value money and property as much as others, and are not afraid to spend their money, so companies can overcharge without losing much in terms of sales.

Well, it might help if someone in the US tried to imagine how he would feel if in his specific state prices were artificially set higher than everywhere else by TLG for pure marketing reasons, AND the customs/import taxes made it impossible to save money by buying it in another state. Just a mind experiment, but perhaps a bit more solidarity from fellow AFOLs overseas might give us comfort

Alright, I agree that you have a point. I guess I just get tired of hearing people complaining about Lego when they are making great sets but, I can understand if you don't like the rising prices. I wonder if it might be some kind of tax that is making the prices of the sets go higher. As I heard it there were only two countries with Lego prices that high Finland and Iraland. Maby there is some kind of import tax or other charge that is making the prices go up. Look into where the Legos are manufactured and where they are coming from. That information shouldn't be to hard to get. Than you might be able to figure out why the prices are so high.

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In the latter case I'm curious to know: doesn't the customs office impose you a bill if the item comes from the US? I know that if you buy e.g. from Amazon.uk/.fr/.de you have to pay the VAT difference, but that is not very high. But if you buy from Amazon.com, doesn't the (higher) VAT difference + import tax make it once again unconvenient? If you buy a MISB set from eBay or another private person (but not an online shop), does the custom office require you to pay the same taxes?

I've never done these kind of purchases in fear of a bad surprise, like first paying a convenient price online and then have the item stuck at the import customs where they ask you to pay so much in tax that you end up paying more than if you had bought it from S@H

All packages must have a price tag on them, if the value of the package is higher than ~45-50 USD, you will get VAT on the full sum of the price = if you get a package worth 40 USD, you get it without VAT, but if you get something worth 50 USD you pay 50 USD + 22% tax. = 61 USD if I remeber right now. Anyway I think correct value limits are found on vero.fi

What you can do, is to have the shipper tag the package as less value than it is / mark it as second hand & "gift".

It's maybe not entirely legal.... but some seller agrees to put less value on the package than it was bought for ;)

However, purchases inside EU is no problem though since there VAT is already paid, so only shipping costs needs to be considered then.

Anway - I will indeed buy this set, but I will not buy it via lego.com since its cheaper for me to buy it via USA+post costs, or maybe another EU country, still need to research how to get this item within reasonable price :)

I certainly feel for you Finish AFOLs. Having to pay such a disproportionately high price compared to the rest of Europe certainly seems unfair. I would be very curious as to why there is such a disparity between Finland and other EU members.

As for American pricing, perhaps LEGO should rethink its position on that issue and raise prices to match other nations on S@H exclusives. I hear a number of American consumers telling others to pay up or shut up, yet when a set like the Advant Calender (Pirate or Castle) isn't available in the US they cry foul just as quickly as the rest of us. Given that S@H exclusives are a low-volume product directed towards a smaller group of dedicated LEGO enthusiasts, it doesn't seem like a bad idea to boost the prices in countries like the US where LEGO is typically cheaper. It wouldn't upset the average Toys R Us consumer and many dedicated AFOLs would still pay for some of these exclusives even at a higher rate.

If paying for S@H exlcusives is a way to support better products in the future, maybe AFOLs in nations other than Finland should be paying a bit more to do their share.

I certainly feel for you Finish AFOLs. Having to pay such a disproportionately high price compared to the rest of Europe certainly seems unfair. I would be very curious as to why there is such a disparity between Finland and other EU members.

As for American pricing, perhaps LEGO should rethink its position on that issue and raise prices to match other nations on S@H exclusives. I hear a number of American consumers telling others to pay up or shut up, yet when a set like the Advant Calender (Pirate or Castle) isn't available in the US they cry foul just as quickly as the rest of us. Given that S@H exclusives are a low-volume product directed towards a smaller group of dedicated LEGO enthusiasts, it doesn't seem like a bad idea to boost the prices in countries like the US where LEGO is typically cheaper. It wouldn't upset the average Toys R Us consumer and many dedicated AFOLs would still pay for some of these exclusives even at a higher rate.

If paying for S@H exlcusives is a way to support better products in the future, maybe AFOLs in nations other than Finland should be paying a bit more to do their share.

Yes, and while there at it I would like them to increase the Canadian set prices so that we are all equal. :pir-skull: Alright, now that we have gotten done bashing each other I will say that there are only two Americans that have responded to this thread to my knowledge and one of them (Me) did say in my last post that I could see your point. I have heard so much complaining in the last few weeks (not necessarily on this forum) that it gets to me after a while. I would check to make sure that it IS Lego's fault for the high prices BEFORE bashing them. I do know that when the Canadian dollar was higher than the US dollar that the prices were pretty high in Victoria BC when I was there a few years ago. Good luck on lowering the pricing and in the mean time I would try to find an alternative way to get your ship.

I have been drooling over the Imperial Flagship for some time now, but according to Lego.com / european webshop the price is a whooping: 199,95 eur !!! (!!!)

According to brickset.com, its USD price is 179,99. if we again translate that to EUR, we get: ~ 124 EUR - a difference of 76 EUR (or ~110 USD)

And this is the same for almost everything on the lego homepage!

Am I missing a link in the picture here, or is the European lego made in pure gold?

Because its 61% more expensive than the USD price...

You guys just got shafted. I ordered one form S@H for $280 AUD, which although higher than the American price, is a lot more affordable than 200 Euro. Though being Europe, can't you order from neighbouring countries? Or simply just buy one over the border? I buy my lego interstate all the time and frequently carrying large Lego boxes on planes ("It's for a young nephew I swear!")

You guys just got shafted. I ordered one form S@H for $280 AUD, which although higher than the American price, is a lot more affordable than 200 Euro. Though being Europe, can't you order from neighbouring countries? Or simply just buy one over the border? I buy my lego interstate all the time and frequently carrying large Lego boxes on planes ("It's for a young nephew I swear!")

haha, yes... That spoiled rotten nephew of ours. I did the same on my USA visit.

Last time I bought a bigger suitecase for the trip home.

The money I saved on the Lego almost entirely paid for my flight.

Eacht year I allocate a Lego budget, so I decided to spend most of it in the USA while I was there.

Sure got some strange faces in the Lego store.

But for me the USA was discount paradise.

You guys just got shafted. I ordered one form S@H for $280 AUD, which although higher than the American price, is a lot more affordable than 200 Euro. Though being Europe, can't you order from neighbouring countries? Or simply just buy one over the border? I buy my lego interstate all the time and frequently carrying large Lego boxes on planes ("It's for a young nephew I swear!")

I did too! I ordered two @ $280AUD for $45 shipping. I worked out it's on par or slightly more ($10-$20) more than S@H USA, due to exchange, fees, and mail fwd'ing fees and shipping.

Yep Im definitely going to bring a larger suitcase when going to USA next time, will even fly on a bigger plan (pay slightly more for better comfort), this ensures that I get 2 x 32kg bags (Using Qantas). :D

Hi everyone, I'm from Singapore. I just received mine from U.S yesterday. After including the shipping fee and the flagship itself, it cost me Singapore dollar $342. I've check with my local store, they will only be bringing in this in April and should be pricing it at SGD$339.90.