LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 3 discussion

[damian]

hi, do you know what other shops in UK usually have minifigures in offer?

I know that John Lewis and Hamleys have but I am not sure about other shops. Thanks.

[escortmad79]

hi, do you know what other shops in UK usually have minifigures in offer?

I know that John Lewis and Hamleys have but I am not sure about other shops. Thanks.

Loads, including:

Toys-R-Us

Toymaster

WH Smith

Argos

Game

Game Station

Tesco (Spotted Series 2 in one Tesco store)

Asda (Spotted Series 1 in one Asda store)

Edited December 7, 2010 by escortmad79

[Delta 38]

Just a quick question...

Brickset has a guide to identifying series 3, but does anyone know what the coloured and uncoloured dots mean?

I'm almost sure I know what they mean, but I want to be sure so I can prepare to get them next year.

[AmperZand]

Loads, including:

Toys-R-Us

Toymaster

WH Smith

Argos

Game

Game Station

Tesco (Spotted Series 2 in one Tesco store)

Asda (Spotted Series 1 in one Asda store)

When Series 2 came out, the nearest Argos to my office informed me there was a maximum of four minifigs per customer. I didn't get any at Argos. Instead, I went round the corner to WH Smith, spent a small fortune, and got all the minis I wanted.

I don't know if the Argos policy was limited to that branch or was nationwide. But when Series 3 hits, I'll either go to Smith or to the LEGO shop.

Amps

Edited December 7, 2010 by AmperZand

[Zeya]

Brickset has a guide to identifying series 3

Can you link to the guide you're talking about?

[Darth Jar Jar]

Can you link to the guide you're talking about?

Here you go link

Edited December 7, 2010 by Darth Jar Jar

[exon_from_youtube]

went to TRU today to buy a box and they said no, only five per person..... I then asked if I could just walk out and come back in like 20 time and again he said no.... WTF?!

thats total BS in my world, Money talks not ethics of some non lego person buying a lego product for his kid because it cost next to nothing.... leave that box to people that want to buy them for a reason... to collect them all....

I had enuff to buy the whole box and even slammed it on the counter with even a bribe and nothing... what is this world coming to?

[prateek]

thats total BS in my world, Money talks not ethics of some non lego person buying a lego product for his kid because it cost next to nothing.... leave that box to people that want to buy them for a reason... to collect them all....

I had enuff to buy the whole box and even slammed it on the counter with even a bribe and nothing... what is this world coming to?

What kind of rules do you live by? No offence, but they do that so everyone has a fair chance before some greedy people come and snap up everything in stock.

[damian]

I bought 4 minifigures serie 2 in shop today and I notice the same dots system on package - if system on series 3 looks the same - this will be really hard to find what is inside...

[Ralph]

Well I found 8 of these at my Toys R Us in Colorado Springs, CO... Sadly once again they were put out just a few hours earlier and basic sold out in a couple of hours.

Ralph

[rakky]

Exon Seriously dude, as much as you love lego other people, including children deserve to get hold of them as well, buying a box is fairly selfish if it means others won't get a chance to even get 1 full set. Be glad you got 5, they are not even out in the rest of the world yet and won't be for another month.

Edited December 7, 2010 by rakky

[exon_from_youtube]

Exon Seriously dude, as much as you love lego other people, including children deserve to get hold of them as well, buying a box is fairly selfish if it means others won't get a chance to even get 1 full set. Be glad you got 5, they are not even out in the rest of the world yet and won't be for another month.

hey I had the cash and I had the want.....

if you cant put the cash on the roulette table, dont spin the wheel.... I just needed body parts my self... but the rares are a nice plus.

dont get me wrong, if it was only one box on the counter I would have just got a handful. There was three boxes and well, it was on in my book....

when I picked them up the last time I took only 2 bags.... Because they only had 8 left....

But I do not hold respect for clueless parents that have no clue what they are buying. I know what I want and go there with a plan to get it. Take today for instance, in the lego area of TRU and having to watch parents looking at boxes of legos and megablocks and betterblocks (yes some had them all in the same cart as well....Ick!) and trying to figure out what they should get from box art alone....

At the same time I wish every one played with legos, but parents should listen better to their kids and buy the set that fits the bill for the child.

Needless to say I popped out the credit card today and ordered a box finally...Shipping was a killer but Ebay will cure the over head on that one later when I sell off a buch of the commons in 4 months when they are hard to find.. Ya I may be greedy, but ethics only hold ya back and being that you only live once, Take advantage of the time and options you have in front of you... (live this way makes you a happy person in the end... But live the kind and giving way and you will just count your losses in the end and be unhappy)

[escortmad79]

When Series 2 came out, the nearest Argos to my office informed me there was a maximum of four minifigs per customer. I didn't get any at Argos. Instead, I went round the corner to WH Smith, spent a small fortune, and got all the minis I wanted.

I don't know if the Argos policy was limited to that branch or was nationwide. But when Series 3 hits, I'll either go to Smith or to the LEGO shop.

Amps

Sounds like it was limited to just that store, I went into a number of Argos stores & bought a number in each store I went in

[Mr. Elijah Timms]

but ethics only hold ya back and being that you only live once, Take advantage of the time and options you have in front of you... (live this way makes you a happy person in the end... But live the kind and giving way and you will just count your losses in the end and be unhappy)

Speak for yourself my friend... At the end of the day they're just little plastic toys. We're all capable of collecting without sacrificing our integrity.

[exon_from_youtube]

Speak for yourself my friend... At the end of the day they're just little plastic toys. We're all capable of collecting without sacrificing our integrity.

I disagree with you on that.... want and needs go along with happiness in the end.

Plastic toys? are you for real? more like the best thing ever created >.<

[Mirandir]

Has anyone else been getting a really strong smell of printing ink, or something like that, from the series 3 bags? Now I'm not talking about the smell from a fresh magazine or so but rather a slap-in-the-face smell that makes you go "Whoa!".

[Blondie-Wan]

Which month does series 3 come out in the U.S?

In many places, it already has. Best plan is to keep checking those stores in hopes of finding the figs. No idea how long they'll last this time around.

Yikes! I need to get cracking. I haven't seen any of them near me yet, but it can't be too long now.

At least they should be a lot easier to get starting with this series, now that TLG has ramped up production to better meet demand. Now I just need to find a way to afford them all...

[meyerc13]

Here you go link

I don't have any packaged Series 3 to check, but as I recall there were bumps and dents, innies and outties, however you want to describe them some were raised and some were indented. My guess is that this new chart is trying to reflect that, but since I don't have a package I can't tell you which is which... a key on the chart would be nice.

Edited December 8, 2010 by meyerc13

[Cinderbike]

Got back from the local TRU. They only had one box, but luckily I had my iPhone to consult the barcode/dot guide. Scored a space villain and a baseball player, but they didn't have the snowboard girl I wanted to get for my girlfriend.

EDIT: Oh, I paid $4.99 per minifigure. What is MSRP?

Edited December 8, 2010 by Cinderbike

[Masked Builder]

EDIT: Oh, I paid $4.99 per minifigure. What is MSRP?

$1.99 But ToysRus has been charging $3.99.

[Cinderbike]

$1.99 But ToysRus has been charging $3.99.

Are they allowed to charge $3 over MSRP? Sweet Jesus.

[Captain Blockbeard]

Has anyone else been getting a really strong smell of printing ink, or something like that, from the series 3 bags? Now I'm not talking about the smell from a fresh magazine or so but rather a slap-in-the-face smell that makes you go "Whoa!".

I didn't recognize the smell as being distinctly printing ink, but yes, I noticed a rather odd, strong smell from inside the Series 3 packages which I don't recall experiencing with Series 1 or 2.

[Cinderbike]

I forgot to mention; the TRU I was at had a limit of 5 per person. Apparently someone came in a few month back (during Series 2) and bought all of them - all 6 boxes they had. I can't see anyone other than an eBay scalper having a need for that many.

No wonder they're jacking up prices. :(

[Omicron]

thats total BS in my world, Money talks not ethics of some non lego person buying a lego product for his kid because it cost next to nothing.... leave that box to people that want to buy them for a reason... to collect them all....

Collecting them all and buying a whole case are two completely unrelated things. A box contains 60 figs, and you only need 16 to have a complete collection. That leaves 44 figs that you don't need, and for others to obtain. And if you are in serious need of pieces, there is Bricklink for that.

Of course I am guilty of buying a full box of collectibles, but I normally take what I need and give the rest away to friends or someone nearby.

-Omi

[fred67]

Collecting them all and buying a whole case are two completely unrelated things. A box contains 60 figs, and you only need 16 to have a complete collection. That leaves 44 figs that you don't need, and for others to obtain. And if you are in serious need of pieces, there is Bricklink for that.

Of course I am guilty of buying a full box of collectibles, but I normally take what I need and give the rest away to friends or someone nearby.

-Omi

I don't wholly agree with exon, but I really don't agree with this, either. If one could simply buy 16 and be done with it, that would be one thing - but it doesn't work that way, and it doesn't work that way by TLG's design. If you want to "blame" somebody, blame TLG, not people like exon.