timslegos Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 I would agree that 150$ would be better, but i dont think it will be that cheap. I think 175$ would be a fair price. tim Quote
davidmull Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 I doubt we will see the crawler for €149 in Ireland,I'd say it will be at least €169. Quote
Ape Fight Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 Great stuff DLuders. The site that you found that 9393 Tractor Review on has posted their estimations today too. A bit cheaper than your table - so I hope they're right! I think that Helicopter could be the best set for the price if it's under £100. Do you think Lego read Eurobricks?! http://thelegocarblog.wordpress.com/2012/03/10/2012-technic-prices/ Quote
DLuders Posted March 10, 2012 Author Posted March 10, 2012 (edited) The Lego Car Blog's predictions for prices look not as favorable to the customer: "9393 Tractor: £34.99 – £39.99 [equivalent to USD $55.21-$63.10 or €41,86-€47,84] 9396 Helicopter: £79.99 – £89.99 [equivalent to USD $126.22-$142.00 or €95,69-€107,65] 9398 Rock Crawler: £149.99 – £159.99 [equivalent to USD $236.68-$252.46 or €179,42-€191,34] Edited March 10, 2012 by DLuders Quote
Ape Fight Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 The Lego Car Blog's predictions for prices look not as favorable to the customer: "9393 Tractor: £34.99 – £39.99 [equivalent to USD $55.21-$63.10 or €41,86-€47,84] 9396 Helicopter: £79.99 – £89.99 [equivalent to USD $126.22-$142.00 or €95,69-€107,65] 9398 Rock Crawler: £149.99 – £159.99 [equivalent to USD $236.68-$252.46 or €179,42-€191,34] If converted to $ they do look pricey but then in the UK I think we pay the same in £ as the US does in $, so our prices are actually quite a bit higher. E.g. the Rock Crawler might be £150, it'll probably be about $150 dollars too. Maybe we should buy our Lego from the states and ship it to Europe... Quote
Dutch_EE Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 That will probably mean that in the Netherlands the helicopter will be around € 110,-. At that price I will not be sure if I still want to buy that. It looks very steep for a set with around 1000 parts and no PF-elements. Maybe we should buy our Lego from the states and ship it to Europe... You are forgetting the transport costs and the import taxes. Quote
tduby Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 I really hope the helicoper comes out at or bellow $100 US my plan is to purchase that and flatbed truck when toys r us has a buy 1 get one free sale :) Quote
davidmull Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 Guys to save bumping the crawler tread is there any updates as its been weeks. Quote
JunkstyleGio Posted March 12, 2012 Posted March 12, 2012 Colludo.dehas some interresting prices.. 9396 Helicopter: Regular price €89.98 €72.00 9398 Crawler: Regular price €169.97€139.99 Quote
DLuders Posted April 26, 2012 Author Posted April 26, 2012 This Swiss store has posted its price for the upcoming (Aug 2012) Lego Technic 9398 4x4 Crawler set -- 249.00 Swiss Francs (equivalent to 207.28 Euros or 273.43 U.S. Dollars. There are no pictures of the box yet. Quote
Saberwing40k Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 just found this one 9398 ekiddies.nl luckily, 149.99 euros works out to $198 usd. thankfully. still not sure if the crawler is worth it. i mean, the unimog cost $200 dollars, and it's got nearly twice the number of pieces. what's more, it was licensed. i hope that even this figure is wrong, as $198 is a lot of money. Quote
dhc6twinotter Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 (edited) luckily, 149.99 euros works out to $198 usd. thankfully. still not sure if the crawler is worth it. i mean, the unimog cost $200 dollars, and it's got nearly twice the number of pieces. what's more, it was licensed. i hope that even this figure is wrong, as $198 is a lot of money. I wouldn't pay $200 for the Crawler. I'd pay $150, or maybe $175....maybe... Edited April 28, 2012 by dhc6twinotter Quote
Crtlego Posted April 29, 2012 Posted April 29, 2012 At max, I would pay $120 for the Crawler. If it is anything more than that, which I am sure it will be, I would rather wait until lego released the motors online to get them.. There's nothing else worth getting from that set at such a high price. I still wish I could have gotten the Unimog, but the price was and still is too high. Quote
allanp Posted April 29, 2012 Posted April 29, 2012 It all depends on the motors for me. The crawler itself looks cool easthetically but very simple mechanicly, like the PF bulldozer it seems to be only a way of releasing new PF parts. So we'll see, if the servo has propper proportional control so that I can accurately operate pneumatic valves via remote, and if the L-motor has a very high output speed, then i'll be willing to pay a higher price. Quote
jadedomg Posted April 29, 2012 Posted April 29, 2012 I honestly expect the crawler to be $250 in canada, which was the same price as 8043. Interestingly the 8110 is $250 from Lego S&H but only $229 at toys r us. Quote
Traktor Posted April 29, 2012 Posted April 29, 2012 (edited) In UK and other big countries the price at least follows the currency, but here in Norway they remain sky high anyway. The Unimog for example costs 1699 kr, which at the day of realease equalled to about 310 dollars. And in USA the prices remain at the same low level, even with the low value of the dollar. USA gets cheaper LEGO and the rest of the world has to pay more to compensate, especially Norway. Edited April 29, 2012 by Traktor Quote
jadedomg Posted April 29, 2012 Posted April 29, 2012 USA gets cheaper LEGO and the rest of the world has to pay more to compensate, A hour and a half drive and I go from Canada to USA and can save 20% or more on sets. It is frustrating. The lego I buy from S&H comes from the USA no less. I understand there is differences in the supply chain and countries have different tax rates and import fees. I generally wait until someplace has lego on sale for 20% off to buy it just because I know the sale will come and that at least makes it on par with the american prices. It is bad when you need a sale to be 'equal'. Quote
DLuders Posted July 5, 2012 Author Posted July 5, 2012 (edited) [bUMP] Since the new 2H2012 Lego Technic sets are now on sale at the German Shop.Lego.com website, there should be some "closure" to this topic. Recall this Feb 23, 2012 topic about POTENTIAL U.S. PRICING for 2nd Half 2012 (2H2012) Lego Technic sets. At the time, Mo_ predicted these prices for the 2H2012 sets (in US Dollars): 9398 4x4 Crawler: US $218.04 9396 Helicopter: US $105.26 9393 Tractor: US $37.59 The actual prices (in Euros, converted to US Dollars) are: 9398 4x4 Crawler: 169,99 € [equivalent to US $212.92] 9396 Helicopter: 89,99 € [equivalent to US $112.71] 9393 Tractor: 29,99 € [equivalent to US $37.56, only $0.03 off the prediction!] Mo_'s predictions were actually pretty close! Edited July 5, 2012 by DLuders Quote
Saberwing40k Posted July 5, 2012 Posted July 5, 2012 (edited) [bUMP] Since the new 2H2012 Lego Technic sets are now on sale at the German Shop.Lego.com website, there should be some "closure" to this topic. Recall this Feb 23, 2012 topic about POTENTIAL U.S. PRICING for 2nd Half 2012 (2H2012) Lego Technic sets. At the time, Mo_ predicted these prices for the 2H2012 sets (in US Dollars): 9398 4x4 Crawler: US $218.04 9396 Helicopter: US $105.26 9393 Tractor: US $37.59 The actual prices (in Euros, converted to US Dollars) are: 9398 4x4 Crawler: 169,99 € [equivalent to US $212.92] 9396 Helicopter: 89,99 € [equivalent to US $112.71] 9393 Tractor: 29,99 € [equivalent to US $37.56, only $0.03 off the prediction!] Mo_'s predictions were actually pretty close! Yeah, but close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. And N2/Atomic bombs, but when are you ever going to encounter those? (always wanted to say that. ) As a matter of fact, the Crawler is going to end up costing about $169.99 USD. My reasoning is supported by the fact that 8070 is 120 euros, but costs $120 dollars in the U.S. Just look at the site, and it's (mostly) proven. Anyway, that's not what I'm excited about. 9396 is only going to cost $89 USD. Boo-yeah, I'll be buying that, maybe even two of 'em, so I could build a big twin rotor helicopter. Edited July 5, 2012 by Saberwing40k Quote
mo_ Posted July 5, 2012 Posted July 5, 2012 Mo_'s predictions were actually pretty close! Thanks DLuders, Now that more information has entered the market I think our budgets won't be as woeful as I thought. Now I just have to see how over priced these will be here in Australia and then make a decision as to where to get them from... Quote
gmshades Posted July 6, 2012 Posted July 6, 2012 Stopped at the Lego store today. Models come out July 23rd. Here are the prices: 9398 4x4 Crawler: US $200.00 9396 Helicopter: US $120.00 Glenn Quote
gti180 Posted July 6, 2012 Posted July 6, 2012 pretty expensive then ! might give the helicopter a miss Quote
BrickPicker Posted July 6, 2012 Posted July 6, 2012 Stopped at the Lego store today. Models come out July 23rd. Here are the prices: 9398 4x4 Crawler: US $200.00 9396 Helicopter: US $120.00 Glenn Thanks for the info. Quote
z3_2drive Posted July 6, 2012 Posted July 6, 2012 WOO HOO! I guess I don't have to wait so long for the crawler, alyhough its a bit pricey Quote
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