August 1, 201311 yr just received this very weird email: Dear LEGO Fan, Thanks for shopping with us. As a security measure our Sales Support Team is verifying the payment information provided with your recent order. This verification process may cause a slight delay in the processing of your order. Please contact us at your earliest convenience on 00800 5346 1111* (Monday-Friday, 08.00-20.00 GMT). If you are calling from abroad, please call our UK landline at 0044 (0) 1753 495 000. If we do not hear from you within the next 7 days, your order will be cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and hope you can appreciate the important measures we take to protect our customers. We look forward to hearing from you soon. Sincerely, Your LEGO Shop at Home Team * Please note that this is a European freephone 00800 number and both initial zeros "00" are required. Calls to 00800 5346 1111 that are not made from a European landline may be subject to a charge. anyone else?
August 1, 201311 yr Probably ain't going to be able to get this set it seems :( Why? - just call and ask what went wrong. I had some credit card problems before and after calling eveything went fine.
August 1, 201311 yr Not to sound negative, but I doubt that LEGO will re-release this set over the next months. Just think about it - why in the world would they mass produce a set which is all but guaranteed to annihilate the the sales of the 9398 Crawler? Not to speak that at the current price levels the profit margins on 41999 must be significantly lower than on 9398 because of all the exclusive parts and hand-packaging. 41999 is a great marketing tool for Technic helping to stir up interest in the brand, but that's where the buck ends, I think. I guess if the demand is extremely high that it is possible to bring the set back out in non numbered versions and perhaps change the box to the cheaper kind...
August 1, 201311 yr People who buy as many sets as possible just to resell them for insane prices and earn money on other people's "needs", should be ashamed of themselves. But there's nothing we can do about it. If it hadn't been limited to 20.000 sets, TLG could have mass produced it and sold it cheaper so that all those who bought to resell at insane prices, also had to go down in price and didn't earn anything
August 1, 201311 yr But you do make a good point about the 9398 sets getting left in the dark... People who buy as many sets as possible just to resell them for insane prices and earn money on other people's "needs", should be ashamed of themselves. But there's nothing we can do about it. If it hadn't been limited to 20.000 sets, TLG could have mass produced it and sold it cheaper so that all those who bought to resell at insane prices, also had to go down in price and didn't earn anything It is inevitable that the set would have increased in value at some point in time just like every other flagship technic set that was widely avaialable... Someone in the U.S. just listed a 41999 set on Ebay for $294 USD with free shipping... After Ebay and Paypal fees they are going to lose about $40 and then still have to pay to ship it... Hardly even worth trying to make a buck on... And then another guy listed one using the first guy's pictures with the auction ONE CENT cheaper with free shipping.... I figure there will be 50 auctions by the end of the day... Edited August 1, 201311 yr by Paul Boratko
August 1, 201311 yr Am I paranoid to think even though I got my order in 5-10 minute after it went live on the US S@H site, that I won't get my 41999. Should I drive over to Glendale this morning and buy the set at the LEGO store and if I get the shipment, I can always return it. Hmmmm. It is inevitable that the set would have increased in value at some point in time just like every other flagship technic set that was widely avaialable... Someone in the U.S. just listed a 41999 set on Ebay for $294 USD with free shipping... After Ebay and Paypal fees they are going to lose about $40 and then still have to pay to ship it... Hardly even worth trying to make a buck on... And then another guy listed one using the first guy's pictures with the auction ONE CENT cheaper with free shipping.... I figure there will be 50 auctions by the end of the day... Well, here's the thing. Even if I buy 2 sets, with the intention of reselling, the shipping cost alone will turn me off. I just returned the 9398 the other day and the cheapest cost to ship it back to LEGO was using UPS Ground, which cost me $50. That's crazy! Unless I charge double the cost of the set, tax, and shipping, the effort is just not the trouble! Edited August 1, 201311 yr by FuzzyBallz
August 1, 201311 yr It was sold out in hours here in holland. Let hope that mine order placed at 00:01 was early enough!
August 1, 201311 yr ... If you are calling from abroad, please call our UK landline at 0044 (0) 1753 495 000... Thanks a lot for sharing this phone number! It helps you to get in touch with Customer Service when you don't have S@H in your country (just tested it to check why is my order still "Customer Service" status).
August 1, 201311 yr It was sold out in hours here in holland. Let hope that mine order placed at 00:01 was early enough! Did you get an order confirmation? I ordered around 08u00 or something and do have a confirmation.
August 1, 201311 yr And why is it? :) The lady on the phone asked me if this was my first order (it wasn't) later she checked it and there was nothing wrong with my order. She told me orders are being checked and processed and advised me to wait a bit, so it should be fine tonight or tomorrow morning.
August 1, 201311 yr Wow...Well all I wanted from this set was the wheels and maybe blue/chrome parts...hopefully some of those crazy resellers might sell individual parts on BL...
August 1, 201311 yr I have asked Customer Support about the shipping date and they replied that sets will be shipped in chronological order - as I was one of the first to place an order I will get my set within 9 business days
August 1, 201311 yr Did you get an order confirmation? I ordered around 08u00 or something and do have a confirmation. Yes paid an ready to be shipped.
August 1, 201311 yr Wow...Well all I wanted from this set was the wheels and maybe blue/chrome parts...hopefully some of those crazy resellers might sell individual parts on BL... For a price I'm sure they will...
August 1, 201311 yr I was just told from Lego shop at home that they may have taken in more orders than they had sets.
August 1, 201311 yr I am willing to bet 1/2 of the 41999 crawlers were bought by people who are not Technic fans and have no desire to build the model... I personally know 5 people who bought 2 of each of them with the sole purpose of reselling... I am in no way surprised that this sold out so quickly... Now thats just wrong. Greedy bastards. sorry for the language, but i dont like when people "buy the whole market" to be able to sell on for a HUGE profit. Sharing is caring, i only bought one set. i resisted the urge to make easy money and buying 2 sets.
August 1, 201311 yr I am willing to bet 1/2 of the 41999 crawlers were bought by people who are not Technic fans and have no desire to build the model... I personally know 5 people who bought 2 of each of them with the sole purpose of reselling... I am in no way surprised that this sold out so quickly... I would bet it's more than one-half. I have to admit, when I got up this morning, I wanted to get another one for a future investment, but they were sold out. People that are flipping them for a $25 profit right now on Ebay are stupid if you ask me.
August 1, 201311 yr Has anyone (besides gerkenz) gotten their order to shipped status yet? I guess that with "In Process" status, you've got an actual set reserved, but I won't be certain until I see "Shipped"...
August 1, 201311 yr I tried to order one this morning but alas out of stock :( I guess I will miss out on it, I will probably now try to just bricklink it and replace the blue with orange for a general lee type crawler. A few parts aren't in orange but I can figure that out.
August 1, 201311 yr I would bet it's more than one-half. I have to admit, when I got up this morning, I wanted to get another one for a future investment, but they were sold out. People that are flipping them for a $25 profit right now on Ebay are stupid if you ask me. I can't see profit getting higher in the future. What if Lego releases this set again with a regular box. No profit at all for resellers.
August 1, 201311 yr I tried to order one this morning but alas out of stock :( I guess I will miss out on it, I will probably now try to just bricklink it and replace the blue with orange for a general lee type crawler. A few parts aren't in orange but I can figure that out. It says out of stock but I think you can still add it to your shopping bag. My story: I planned on placing my order last midnight. But the website experienced some heavy problems and long delays (there was a red error message acknowledging it). It also charged me for shipping, and tripled my taxes when it shouldn't. So I said, screw that, I'm waiting for the morning. So this morning (7h30, Eastern time) I placed an order without a hitch. But a few hours later I got an email that said it was out of stock and would ship later than expected. (But my order wasn't under verification or anything of the sort that happens when Lego gets suspicious) Assuming everything is fair and it's first come first serve basis, what are the odds of me getting my set? Can someone please reassure me
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