Yeah... with the key chains and magnets...?
No more wor...

LOL... thank for the drawing.. it's cute
The X area now is where all the kids are playing, surrounded by Duplo sets, right?

Anyhow, for TRU Malaysia to sell this poly at RM39.90 dab smacks of daylight robbery. It's selling for USD4.99 in the States and free for certain promo (still dunno how to get the promo).

*sigh* I might go there tonight again to check it out... cheers!

This post has been edited by MaKiMo: Dec 17 2012, 11:58 AM

He's selling it... look in the Sales Thread in the Hobbies & Collectibles.
But even if he plans to assembly it, it will take him at least 20Hrs, I reckon

I understand that we all wanted cheaper pricing for our beloved hobby but the fact of the situation is yes, you can get RM165 for both sets BUT you did not factor in the shipping cost + tax (if any). I agree the local price for a USD19.99 set should not be RM150 but if you look at the other side of the Atlantic/Europe, the pricing for it is £19.99! USA is cheaper overall but because it's a highly competitive toys market there.

The rest of the world for the USD19.99 set, UK+Europe would be priced £19.99 and €29.99 respectively.

I can tell you guys... I'm trying to bring in all the new 2013 sets now, but the shipping is killing me. And it doesn't help that they charge us using volumetric weight! I have one parcel (with only one set!) only weighing 0.75kg but they charge me 2.5kg! I was like "WTF"?!?!?

So if you can bring in via whatever source you can, the might look good on the website, try until you check out their shipping cost....

AND the shipping quote they've given you is via International Airmail (with no tracking and take 7-18 days for delivery).
For tracking (via Priority mail) it's $21.97... and it's only available from 28 Jan 2013...

ALJ has high pricing due to the fact that they are in cohorts with TRU.

Even TRU in USA is being criticized for always basing their RRP higher than shop.lego.com!
So if you think you get a bargain by having 25% discount, but in actual fact they already markup a good 15-20%!

I think in this region, Singapore has the most reasonable pricing for Lego BECAUSE it's NOT controlled by ALJ/Li Fung Group.
But their pricing is still higher than USA. The worst has to be Australia! They have high tax and thus high pricing. The 10221 SSD is being sold at AUD699.99!!!! Talk about overpriced!

Already a lot of enthusiasts are boycotting them. But what to do? They will never discount saleable sets, only give points if you are TRU member. They have a monopoly what... Plus it doesn't help that it's the Xmas season... The amount of ppl I saw at TRU on the weekends was mad!

First off, good luck with finding these 2 discontinued sets. The ones in MISB will set you back at least $150 for the BP and $200 for the QAR.
Plus another $60-$80 for shipping... if you're lucky no tax... if not budget another $20-$40 as tax per set...

Mind you those are the worst case scenario, good luck

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Added on December 19, 2012, 7:52 pmHowever, I did see one MISB (Black Pearl) in one of the toy shops in KL.
But the owner insist on RM600+ for it...

This post has been edited by MaKiMo: Dec 19 2012, 07:52 PM

How to kena con? Just email the seller to get shipping quotation lar...

If it's to your liking then only purchase lah!
If not then walk away... simple and clean...

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Added on December 19, 2012, 7:57 pmHmmm... I have a killer deal for the 79003 Unexpected Gathering...
Should I pull the trigger? Not a fan yet of the whole Middle Earth yarn...

This post has been edited by MaKiMo: Dec 19 2012, 07:57 PM

Seems fair... although those sent thru ebay.com might attract taxes... just saying. Good deal though

Dun worry... If there is tax, the courier guy will collect from you, I think

Sorry for the late reply but already no more.
I wanted to pull the trigger but I wanted to checkout, already sold out!

It was going for USD49.99 with promo code.

Damn...

LOL.... I overspend this month for Lego liao...
Already spent RM5k.... already ready to eat grass and sand liao.

As much as I want to support local supplier, this Brick Bastion's RRP is still based on ALJ's pricing....
Damn too high!

Actually it depends on the USA retailer if they accept international credit card or Paypal.
I know for sure that shop.lego.com/en-US/ DO NOT accept international payment method.

This post has been edited by MaKiMo: Dec 20 2012, 05:22 PM

Hopshopgo charges 7% as a BuyForMe fee...
Kinda negates the reason he wants to buy it in the first place.
However if it's a rare set, then maybe it's the only logical and economical sense to get it from TLG.
Good luck!

Since they have the distribution rights in Malaysia, Indonesia, Phillipines and Cambodia, I'm sure that they have the channels to distribute all the goods. They won't order ngam-ngam one coz TLG would require them to order according to a certain ratio variation.
AlJ would not have the choice to take all on Star Wars only, they must also take in Cars and Toy Story too... Which is why we in this region is subsidizing all those buggers in the USA.

Funny you should say that... I have some sets coming 1st week of Jan 2013...

Yeah but pricing more than USD180 with Priority Shipping... sakitnya!

Yeah, it was stated that it is an experiment to see the Malaysian public's response to a standalone Lego store.
I bet you that they're half-empty now due to limitation of stocks and Christmas shopping.
Since they markup so high, I'm sure that if they can sell half of their stocks, they are able to sustain for his long...

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Added on December 27, 2012, 10:18 amBTW, damn... not only is my SSD stuck in Customs, they want to charge me duty of RM200+.... cialat...

This post has been edited by MaKiMo: Dec 27 2012, 10:18 AM