Locutis Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 As reported first here: Reported I went and investigated, and sure enough, the 10197 Fire Brigade is not showing up in the Canada or USA online S@H store. If you change your country to UK or Australia, and load the item, it shows up, and then you can change the country to Canada or USA and it will say "Not available in your country (can not be found)": Fire Brigade at S@H I know this set is now 2 years old, but this is a strange way to show low stock or sold out. Usually these sets say "Call for product availability" or "SOLD OUT" when not available. Does anyone have any insight? Locutis
P4trickvH Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 I would like to know to, i'm planning to buy 2 for my collection and don't want to miss out on them.
Locutis Posted October 4, 2011 Author Posted October 4, 2011 I would like to know to, i'm planning to buy 2 for my collection and don't want to miss out on them. I would strongly suggest you buy them NOW. These are 2 years old already, and could be discontinued any day. Don't wait! Locutis
fyrmedhatt Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 Looks like it was a false scare for now, it's now back on the S@H website. Link: http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Fire-Brigade-10197?c=Hard-to-Find-Items-ByTheme As already said, I would get it now rather than later.
Locutis Posted October 5, 2011 Author Posted October 5, 2011 Lego's S@H database has a lot of quirks and bugs. From this item disappearing, to seeing "Backordered - will ship on null", I think they should have someone fix these things! Anyways, maybe it disappeared so that they could change it to "Limit 5 per customer", which is what it says now. It did not say that before In my opinion, this is indicative it is getting low in stock. If anyone is on the fence on this set, and waiting until the last minute, it appears that last minute may be now! Locutis
mostlytechnic Posted October 5, 2011 Posted October 5, 2011 I'd say it's near the end, considering walmart, target, and amazon are all out of stock on it. Think I need to get over to my lego store and get some (no shipping charge that way...)
slovakiasteph Posted October 7, 2011 Posted October 7, 2011 I'd say it's near the end, considering walmart, target, and amazon are all out of stock on it. Think I need to get over to my lego store and get some (no shipping charge that way...) That's what I did... plus double VIP points this month.
Yucca Patrol Posted October 8, 2011 Posted October 8, 2011 I bought mine yesterday and there were only three left at the local LEGO store when I arrived. A second one was bought while I was at the pick a brick wall. If you want one of these, better get one now before they are gone and the resellers jack up the prices.
Veeb0rg Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 (edited) I bought mine a week or so ago, the Lego store only had the 3 left on the shelf. If you plan on getting this set, I would act sooner rather then later. Edited October 12, 2011 by Veeb0rg
President of Brick Town Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Get it while you can, race against time!
dutchbb Posted October 22, 2011 Posted October 22, 2011 Hi guys, does anyone know when exactly they will discontinue this set? Will it be this year or next year? Thanks!
Locutis Posted October 22, 2011 Author Posted October 22, 2011 Hi guys, does anyone know when exactly they will discontinue this set? Will it be this year or next year? Thanks! No one knows for sure when Lego will discontinue a set. There is no set date, and they don't indicate that "on this date we will stop selling it". All the indications point to the current stock running out soon. Whether that means they will make more, and continue selling, or whether they will let the current supply be exhausted and sell out, that remains to be seen. Oh, and welcome to Eurobricks. You should post a 'hello' here. Locutis
kotaco Posted October 28, 2011 Posted October 28, 2011 There's a lot of these still for sale on BrickLink, most with good prices too.
Follows Closely Posted October 28, 2011 Posted October 28, 2011 There's a lot of these still for sale on BrickLink, most with good prices too. The set is also in the fall catalog. So take that as a sign that it should be around for a majority of this season.
eliminator Posted November 5, 2011 Posted November 5, 2011 (edited) Any more info on this set potentially selling out soon? I'm still waiting for my Grand Emporium to arrive and already thinking of my next modular building. Although the Fire Brigade is my least favourite of the modulars, I may as well pick it up for $150 while I still have a chance. Every city needs a fire station, and this one is a better deal (parts wise) than the current City fire station. Edited November 5, 2011 by eliminator
eliminator Posted November 5, 2011 Posted November 5, 2011 Any more info on this set potentially selling out soon? I'm still waiting for my Grand Emporium to arrive and already thinking of my next modular building. Although the Fire Brigade is my least favourite of the modulars, I may as well pick it up for $150 while I still have a chance. Every city needs a fire station, and this one is a better deal (parts wise) than the current City fire station. screw it, I just ordered it off Amazon. I was getting paranoid with it listed as out of stock online at Walmart, TRU, and Target. I was probably going to buy the city fire station soon anyways....
Follows Closely Posted November 5, 2011 Posted November 5, 2011 screw it, I just ordered it off Amazon. I was getting paranoid with it listed as out of stock online at Walmart, TRU, and Target. I was probably going to buy the city fire station soon anyways.... I think it will be around till spring, then it will be gone without notice. Either way, you did the right thing, as you do not want to miss out and pay double later.
eliminator Posted November 5, 2011 Posted November 5, 2011 (edited) I think it will be around till spring, then it will be gone without notice. Either way, you did the right thing, as you do not want to miss out and pay double later. Agreed, I think it will be around for abit longer, but I feel alot better about buying it now while still at MSRP. I missed out on the Green Grocer because i waited too long and will never pay the big bucks people are asking. I'm really hopeful of a GG re-release someday in the future. Edited November 5, 2011 by eliminator
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