It is legitimate?

[JamesTheCat]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0050COGZI/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new - the last one, "Auction Liquidators", looks legitimate to me though the earlier feedback for them looks suspicious, with similarly-formatted names several times in a row. Could a few other pairs of eyes take a look? Thanks - James

[fyrmedhatt]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0050COGZI/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new - the last one, "Auction Liquidators", looks legitimate to me though the earlier feedback for them looks suspicious, with similarly-formatted names several times in a row. Could a few other pairs of eyes take a look? Thanks - James

They might be legitimate, as the Robie House has been available at very low prices from the get-go, with Amazon currently selling it at $160, the price you cite is only $12 less when you factor in shipping costs.

Is it worth it to take the risk? I personally don't think so, buying cheap in-production Lego from any third party source these days is a game of chance as the dropshipping scam has increased in popularity. Feedback really doesn't matter as most people never notice that the item they bought had a different billing address and price, so they'll leave great feedback based on getting the item cheap.

I recommend you use a large retailer for your purchase, even if it's $12 more, at least you'll know that you are not supporting organized crime.

[gedren_y]

Both Classic-Castle and Brickset have threads concerning this:

CC here

BS here

Fortunately it seems that TLG is not faulting any consumer that gets caught up in the scam if they are notified. If you think you've been used to scam TLG, save all contact info and report it to TLG and your local police. From what I can tell they like to use fake credit cards for the purchase with your name and address, so be aware you may have credit rating issues, or even be charged with recieving stolen property. If they have enough of your information, you may have an identity theft issue.

[1980-Something-Space-Guy]

Both Classic-Castle and Brickset have threads concerning this:

CC here

BS here

Fortunately it seems that TLG is not faulting any consumer that gets caught up in the scam if they are notified. If you think you've been used to scam TLG, save all contact info and report it to TLG and your local police. From what I can tell they like to use fake credit cards for the purchase with your name and address, so be aware you may have credit rating issues, or even be charged with recieving stolen property. If they have enough of your information, you may have an identity theft issue.

Sometimes I can't believe the things that you can go through just by buying Lego... Shameless scammers.

[Faefrost]

It's to the point hat if the item is still available from either Lego S@H or from the major retailers I will only buy direct from them. ( luckily I am a few miles from a Lego store so finding current stuff is easy for me). For out of production sets I am almost preferring used stuff. Used sets at least almost always seem to be direct person to person.

eBay is a horror show of scams. Bricklink has been hit, but perhaps the scariest one is Amazon. They made a huge mistake when they self branded their outside marketplace and tied it into their Amazon internal sales system. You need to be very careful there whether you are buying from Amazon or someone else.