S@H Fire Brigade 10197

[peanut]

I can't find the Fire Brigade on S@H and I get the Not available in your country (can not be found) message when using the direct link.

http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Fire-Brigade-10197

Fluke or gone?

[ncbarrett]

it most likely is the beginning of its end.

[locutis]

I was browsing Eurobricks, and was surprised to find a member reporting in an
unrelated message that the 10197 Fire Brigade appears to be unavailable, at least
in North America.

I went to S@H and indeed the item does not show up in the Canada or USA S@H store,
it skips to the Pet Shop if you enter the item number in the search.

However, if you load the UK or Australian store, and view the 10197, and then
change the store to Canada / USA, it reads "Not available in your country (can
not be found)". I don't know if this is a database error issue (I know there
are LOTS on S@H, I've been in contact with them about their problems for a month
now), or if this is becoming unavailable in North America.

It certainly is a strange way of marking an item as "sold out". Usually TLG
lists it as "Call for product availability" or "Sold out" not this strange message.

Does anyone have any insight? I know this set is 2 years old and close to retirement,
but the message just seems silly.

Locutis
Resistance is futile.

[SpaceViking]

At least for the US, the end of 10197 is almost here. walmart, tru, and amazon are all sold out, too. Target.com still has some in stock.

[ncbarrett]

merged topics.

[locutis]

Now shows as available, but for how long???

[wei11364]

When I go to target.com and search for 10197, it is showing OOS. HOWEVER, if you go to "GOOGLE SHOPPING" search for "LEGO 10197" then clicking the link to Target - it will show in stock online... 49 left right now.

[wei11364]

By the way, I was at a physical LEGO store yesterday, there was no sight of 10197.

[atmail35]

I concur that it probably will be discontinued in January, much like the Green Grocer was a few years ago. They have 3 modulars available now (FB, GE and pet shop) so they probably want to discontinue the FB so a new one can be introduced in 2012.

How cool would it be to get the FB on clearance in January? BUT if you really want it, I wouldn't wait!

I actually have and extra one that I was going to return to TRU. Is it worth keeping to try and sell after it is discontinued? I don't really want to do EBAY or deal with shipping such a huge/heavy set. I wonder if I would find a buyer locally through CL next year? Any ideas/thoughts?

[ncbarrett]

I actually have and extra one that I was going to return to TRU. Is it worth keeping to try and sell after it is discontinued? I don't really want to do EBAY or deal with shipping such a huge/heavy set. I wonder if I would find a buyer locally through CL next year? Any ideas/thoughts?

I'd say Keep it.

[wei11364]

Target.com only got 3 left...

[Ice]

Toys R Us in Canada still has them. Limit 1 per Customer.

http://www.pjtra.com/t/Sj9KREtHP0hHRUhDP0dJQkhJ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[peanut]

Now it's back up for North America S@H. Tricksy! That or I need to stop checking their site at 3:30am

[pumbaugh]

lol this thread prob contributed to the other sites selling out of their stock though!

[zztoy]

Don't be fooled into rushing to buy these sets in fear of them selling out. I have recently purchased from Shop @ Home and the set has a 2011 added to the copyright date. 2009, 2011 where the dates are printed on the box. There should be plenty out there for a while. Lego is not new to this and has reintroduced the Winter Toy Shop 10199 as an other example.

[slacker]

Based on previous sets, I will say that FB will be discountinued by xmas. We might see them on clearance the day after if they have any left. I'm still pissed off for not picking up cafe corner when I saw it. That was my inexperience coming out of the dark ages.

[ncbarrett]

Don't be fooled into rushing to buy these sets in fear of them selling out. I have recently purchased from Shop @ Home and the set has a 2011 added to the copyright date. 2009, 2011 where the dates are printed on the box. There should be plenty out there for a while. Lego is not new to this and has reintroduced the Winter Toy Shop 10199 as an other example.

That is a flawed conclusion.
My 7634 tractor i got when they clearanced them out, had a smaller box marked 2011. It came out in 2009.
I don't have any reason to believe they will be re-releasing it.
The winter toy shop is part of a new theme and can't be applied to the FB.

[zztoy]

Well, I looked at one I ordered in May and it has 2009 dated only. So I don't think this is too flawed. This is new stock.

[peanut]

It makes perfect sense that it's labelled with the year it was sold but 2011 is nearly over and so is that sets life cycle when held up against the others as comparison. I agree that just because I couldn't find it on S@H for a few hours doesn't mean it's gone forever though. I had a feeling it would pop back up.

[unclephn]

I was speaking to the manager of my local Lego Store, and he told me that they only had a few FB's left in stock, and doesn't foresee getting too many more. He believes that it may be on it's way out in the near future.

My advice (for us Canadians anyway) is that this month might be the best time to purchase it in order to get double VIP points from the Lego Store or S@H. They've got a 90 day return policy, so you could hold onto it in hopes of a Creator sale at TRU within that time frame.