Just one question, why are all the Lego toys these days are so expensive?

I remembered when I was young, the most expensive set was around Rm200+ and that set was huge.

Now i went to Toy R Us planning to get a Lego set for my little cousin brother, some sets can reach to like Rm600+, even the smallest set are going for Rm50+.

There are many reasons:-
1) Oil price; lego is made from oil
2) Exchange rate with Denmark
3) No official Lego malaysia here, so there is a middleman to import the stuff
4) Tax on toys
6) For some unknown reason Star War sets are insanely expensive

.. among other reasons. But if you stick to those non-licensed sets like City, Creator etc the pricing is better.

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Added on February 22, 2010, 9:31 pmI managed to get this glass cabinet from Carrefour for about RM 159. My 8258 can barely fit into it, but it fits nonetheless.


This post has been edited by paanjang16: Feb 22 2010, 09:31 PM

did lego made a Gold Minifig before?i mean made of gold,not like the gold C-3PO

When I saw this picture, one thing ran through my mind.. IT'S AWESOME. And with that, I felt like rummaging in my storeroom to dig up all my Lego sets. I've done many MOC's but nowhere that big or impressive (not so many bricks to make something color-coded or nice enough..). Wanted to buy more LEGO but so expensive. I only buy impulse sets nowadays. Dah lah SPM year, no time to play or clean back up. And I found out that BrickSet removed their 'Top Reviewers of All Time' listing. My name: asianlego

I miss the days when Lego was much cheaper.

+ does anyone know when is the next warehouse sale?

Today's haul!

bro, i thought of buying that 8258 for my birthday this month. where can i find one and how much?

Hey all the lego fans here,

does anyone of you really good and have a great collections of Legos??

coz ill be organizing a Creative Week in college end of the March, so im finding all these creative ppl to join in the showcase.

there will be architecture showcase, origami, tattoo,videography, manga, soap sculpting etc... alot lot more other categories.

please let me know any of you here interested to join for this showcase 'Creative Week'. any groups,individual or club/ organizations may join, pm me for more details please.


Thanks..

hello fellow lego-ians,

quite interesting to see the lego mindstorm set. would like to know anyways selling their set?

8258 is very difficult to find nowadays and I have not seen it anywhere. Not sure if distro or brickboy will bring in any new sets.

End of March is a little rush for us.. anyway can you give us more info about it? I have also seen that you have posted a similar post on Bricksmal.

it is actually a college event, creative week to bring in more creative ppl and show the creativeness. we have bout 14 booths to showcase on different categories of art like henna art, origami, architecture, soap sculpting etc. and now im looking for the category of Lego if i cou;d get any.

it is a 2 days event. i know that legos can come out with many many design and that is apart of the creativity. therefore i would like to look for anyone that is interested to join in this activity. on that day, you may present some of the collections.

please let me know if anyone here is interested.

thanks

Hmm... I'm very interested (click my signature to see my LEGO creations) but need a few questions answered:



1) I assume for origami, the "expert" origamist needs to be there to show off his/her skills in folding ? For LEGO, do I need to be there to "play" LEGO in front of the visitors (which I'd say is a bit... awkward!)

2) If I am not required to be there, will the event staff/volunteers take their utmost care in ensuring my creations in safe/good condition ?

3) What is the allocated "booth" size for each participant? To avoid mishandling/itchy hands, LEGO creations needs to be displayed in a transparent display case too. Do we provided any?

Fellow LEGO-ians there. Maybe we can group together and put up one ultimate exhibition for them?

Great!! thanks for paying such a great interest in to it.


ill ask my event chairperson to contact is it alright?? she is the one who in charge in everything.

she will be able to answers all your ques.

and anyone who is interested in this event pls let me know tq.

im looking for the imperial flagship anyone know whr i can get it around kl area?
n aso those vintage pirates set pm me ya thx...

for lego technic fans, its worth looking at singapore ebay. if ur lucky enough, the items sold there are much cheaper than the retail price in singapore toy shops. just to share, i finally bought myself that 8258 truck for S$250 (RM$595). kinda hard to believe, but its brand new seal in the box and its the original lego. retail price in malaysia is around RM$989 if im not wrong. singapore still has alot of those truck selling at S$339, and if u are a member of simply toys, u can get discount for S$302. theres one selling at ebay for S$265, 2 days left. goods things must share for those who are still looking for that red truck

This post has been edited by unsangkarable: Mar 17 2010, 12:28 PM

Do you have any problem with the Customs?How much is the tax?

Anybody knows how much is the duty and tax imposed on Lego ,as I am interested to get it from Ebay.

the set is still in singapore, im not sure if i want to keep it there or bring it back here with me. all my lego technic sets are here in malaysia. the best way to bring it here is, like what i read from the previous comments, is to open it up and bring it here but i havent tried that yet. most likely the custom will ask i think...

from my previous encounter with the customs, i had to pay abit of tax eventhough my items were bought 4 years ago. sometimes, they let me go. it depends on their mood i guess.

Hi guys,

Just wanted to let everyone know I have a 1 month old LEGO NXT 2.0 for sale. Am moving on to new hobby . Please check the link below! Cheers!

Has the place been confirmed? Any updates? Location?

May want to swing by and see some of the Lowyat LEGO fan forumers

Eric

hmmm i can see some ppl talk about LEGO Mindstorms. If not mistake there are 2 company that sell LEGO Mindstorms in Malaysia right?

I only know one of the company call Sasbadi.

Plus some more there are alot user use LEGO Mindstorms to compete in robotic competition. I am on of robotic fan and really surprise LEGO Mindstorms also can be use.

One of the that I know call FIRST LEGO League. Any of you guys heard about it? I really hope this competition can be organize in Malaysia so we can gather all LEGO Mindstorms fan ^^v

Hi,
Let me clear up all the questions you have on Mindstorms. I am a big fan, but hard to locate others like me .

Yes Sasbadi is the SOLE distributor of LEGO Education here in Malaysia. They sell the Mindstorm NXT Education Set. They are the organiser of the FLL and NRC (National Robotics Competition). You can check my blog, as we just attended the FLL held just last week here at the National Science Center.

As for the Mindstorm NXT 2.0, it is brought in by the SOLE distributor for LEGO. If you walk in Toys R Us, Parkson, Jusco, you will see their on the shelf products. The company name is called ALJ.

If you are interested in any competition, please check out lego.sasbadi.com, as they organise both the FLL and NRC. Please note that FLL is open to all schools, while NRC is only opened to government school.

From the question you ask, I presume you dont go to government school

Please feel free to PM if you are looking to other Mindstorms users here in Malaysia.

Eric