LibraryBoy Posted May 7, 2013 Posted May 7, 2013 (edited) I'm not surprised to see so much Series 9 backstock. After a brief appearance in stores around here (Rhode Island) when they were first released, they disappeared from shelves for months and only recently started showing up again at Five Below and Target. So as the Series 10s sell out here, I notice they're just as likely to be restocked with 9s as they are with more 10s. As a result, when the 10s started showing up a few weeks ago, I made sure to hunt down all the figures I knew I wanted in case they pulled a similar vanishing act. First priority was the librarian (it's not just a screen name, folks!), then after finding her I tracked down the baseball fielder, George Washington, Medusa, Warrior Woman, and the Roman soldier. I just need to find another Bumblebee since I gave the first one to my wife (she looked like the bee girl from Blind Melon's "No Rain" video when she was little), and maybe the paintball guy (his torso looks like it'd be good for a Ghostbuster custom, and I have a proton pack & gun on the way from BrickForge) and I think I'm good for this set for myself. My son, on the other hand, he's a different story. Edited May 7, 2013 by LibraryBoy Quote
Laservampire Posted May 8, 2013 Posted May 8, 2013 Finally found some series 10 in my local shop, picked up 8 of them for my girlfriend, including a Medusa. No Mr Gold in the box though! Quote
DarthPotato Posted May 8, 2013 Posted May 8, 2013 I finally was able to get my hands on Series 10! I picked up 6 total. Medusa's probably my favorite of the bunch and I didn't even expect her to be! Also, they brought out a new box for me but I wasn't able to find any Mr. Golds. Quote
Lance Posted May 8, 2013 Posted May 8, 2013 (edited) My wife talked to the Westfield Lego store manager on the phone on Monday about Mr Gold while we were making a purchase. He said that he couldn't find one for my son because they're so scarce, however he said he could feel out any other minifigure for us. He did the same thing for us in Series 8, so my son chose the Skydiver and the Roman Commander. I'll probably just make a Mr Gold for my son, can't be too difficult. Edited May 8, 2013 by Lance Quote
Calabar Posted May 9, 2013 Posted May 9, 2013 Does anyone knows about the content of a box? How many minifigures of each type? Quote
Basteq Posted May 9, 2013 Posted May 9, 2013 Does anyone knows about the content of a box? How many minifigures of each type? There is no such a thing. Each box has a different content. Quote
Rick Posted May 9, 2013 Posted May 9, 2013 Does anyone knows about the content of a box? How many minifigures of each type? Take a look at WhiteFang's review. There is no such a thing. Each box has a different content. They've been pretty consistent in the past and I haven't heard of any boxes having a distribution that's different from the one mentioned in WhiteFang's review. Quote
Basteq Posted May 9, 2013 Posted May 9, 2013 Take a look at WhiteFang's review. They've been pretty consistent in the past and I haven't heard of any boxes having a distribution that's different from the one mentioned in WhiteFang's review. Put it between fairytales. I checked myself over 20 boxes and each had a different content. Quote
Calabar Posted May 9, 2013 Posted May 9, 2013 Take a look at WhiteFang's review. Thanks! Sad news... not a good distribution this time, anyway! Only two complete series for a box again is a shame. Put it between fairytales. I checked myself over 20 boxes and each had a different content. All the box of the last series I bought has exactly the distribution of the other boxes. Quote
Basteq Posted May 9, 2013 Posted May 9, 2013 All the box of the last series I bought has exactly the distribution of the other boxes. You mean 9th series? Quote
KyleJohnson11 Posted May 9, 2013 Posted May 9, 2013 I've heard the hanging boxes found at Target that have 120 per box have a much different distribution than the standard 60 boxes. I'm guessing it is related to the Mr. Gold being put into boxes. I'm good with random distribution. Reminds me of baseball cards from when I was a kid Quote
Calabar Posted May 9, 2013 Posted May 9, 2013 You mean 9th series? If I remember correctly all the series from 5th to 9th. I was disappointed for the 9th series because there was not 3 complete series anymore, and it seems this happens with 10th series too. I've heard the hanging boxes found at Target that have 120 per box have a much different distribution than the standard 60 boxes. Interesting... any other information/link about this box? Quote
8BrickMario Posted May 10, 2013 Posted May 10, 2013 (edited) Lucky! I will be checking a Target on Saturday, so I will not be hopeful, but certainly happy is successful on finding him! EDIT: 6 found in Illinois? That doesn't make me happy! 3 more found makes the number smaller. Someone on Brickset calculated that there would be nine left when the count was 3, so 6 left is a less encouraging number. Edited May 10, 2013 by 8BrickMario Quote
8BrickMario Posted May 10, 2013 Posted May 10, 2013 (edited) 201. And that's only the registered ones. I wonder how many owners didn't know/didn't care to log the code on Lego.com? Edited May 10, 2013 by 8BrickMario Quote
CM4Sci Posted May 10, 2013 Author Posted May 10, 2013 201. And that's only the registered ones. I wonder how many owners didn't know/didn't care to log the code on Lego.com? Still one in Minnesota. Whew. -Sci Quote
8BrickMario Posted May 10, 2013 Posted May 10, 2013 You don't have to worry about decreasing numbers....yet. I hope that luck will be on my side on Saturday. Quote
DarthPotato Posted May 10, 2013 Posted May 10, 2013 I'm really impressed with what I've gotten from series 10 so far. I may even try to get the whole series, which I haven't been able to do for a while. Series 9 still might be my favorite though. Anyway, I made some pictures of some of the minifigures I got (I really like them all ). Quote
Basteq Posted May 10, 2013 Posted May 10, 2013 (edited) If I remember correctly all the series from 5th to 9th. It might have been true for previous series. In the first two sealed boxes (series 10) I searched I found 11 roman soldiers. Edited May 10, 2013 by Basteq Quote
Dunjohn Posted May 10, 2013 Posted May 10, 2013 I got my usual 16 random packs and was kinda disgusted when I only got 7 different ones, but of the duplicates the Roman was the most common. Got 3 spares of him. It's odd, since the roman series is usually the rarest, but welcome. Quote
The_Creator Posted May 10, 2013 Posted May 10, 2013 I lost the link for Mr. Golds found, could someone link me? Thanks. :) Quote
Itaria No Shintaku Posted May 10, 2013 Posted May 10, 2013 There is no such a thing. Each box has a different content. As many said before : each box has the same content. You may have just found boxes that where opened before in order to find Mr.Gold. Quote
Basteq Posted May 10, 2013 Posted May 10, 2013 As many said before : each box has the same content. You may have just found boxes that where opened before in order to find Mr.Gold. No. I opened them myself. Quote
Calabar Posted May 10, 2013 Posted May 10, 2013 @Basteq Maybe you didn't notice that someone has already opened it. Anyway in two boxes there are 12 Roman officers, you could have missed one. Look for example at this post. Dervish bought 3 boxes and all the boxes have the same content. Quote
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