do you mean $49.99 ....?

http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Jestro-s-Evil-Mobile-70316

It is USD$ 59.99

notice that some toyrus started to "SEAL" the whole edge of lego to prevent "thief" ..
and i bought one of the lego set yesterday =.=, not advisable to peel it off which will damage the box.

sad to know this coz i love to buy from toyrus due to the star member points which equivalent to 3% discount.

Tell me about it man. I damaged my ford mustang box.

This post has been edited by redman87: Mar 5 2016, 05:19 PM

Yes 59.99, not sure how come malaysia price suka hati one, probably base on popularity of the set. Lego malaysia also scalper lol

Just dont peel off the two cellophane tape off the sides and it will be ok

2nd pic spam of the day

Nice still haven't brick mine yet. Got a general question for everyone here, is the camaro set worth getting ?

You mean the Camaro Drag Race set? For me, yes

But not getting the Hot Rod set though... doesn't really look interesting...maybe that's just me

Just waiting the Porsche 919 Hybrid and 917K Pit Lane set to hit Msia... asked the BoB staff but unsure when they will receive the stock. He told me the Drag Race set only just arrived today it seems.

This post has been edited by alien2003: Mar 5 2016, 06:41 PM

Yes if u like car

Same with me, didnt buy hot rod.. At least not yet haha

in term of currency exchange rate we already lost. isn't Lego price is globalize, why ours are more expensive after conversion compare with other countries? who decide the price factor here, Lego International or our own Lego Store? Malaysian always at the losing end, sigh.

If I had to take a guess, I would say that the local distributor ALJ Sdn Bhd has either been upping the prices based on the currency exchange (then not dropping it when the currency drops just like every other local business in this country) and that the Lego Group subsidiary Lego Trading (M) Sdn Bhd is just bringing in the products.

I would also tend to believe that the prices in this country does not constantly match the currency exchange prices, or the prices stated on Lego.com (with allowances for shipping, currency exchange and whatever else). Once it goes up, it never goes down. We don't have sales like most Lego stores (because all we have are Lego Certified Stores) and until something is done with the way Lego is managed in this country you will continue to see LCS selling new products to their best friends in bulk, while the casual buyer who visits these outlets find nothing they want in newly released sets. And that they are just whacking the price for specific sets based on probability of popularity. They know that they way they run things, that the stock will always be sold out so whatever price doesn't really matter. They can raise it by 10%, 20% and still it'll be sold out in retail outlets. LLM is a good example, look at how they restock, and how the same people buy everything out in minutes and then sell it for hundreds more to idiots like us here. And we buy it, and even make orders with these people. Why would they stop? If I can sell something for 100-200 more each unit, and I can buy 8-10 units a day, that's a perfect job for me.

The local distributors use to stock the normal toy stores around, but they have now limited the stock and most everything only goes to the LCS now. And although LCS still charges retail (their padded version of it), the normal toy stores out there have started to change prices accordingly to stock availability, etc. So even if something is in print, the price goes up depending on how hard it is to find (when it could be easily available in any other country). Then you can think about the scalpers that are still operating (who are also some of the toy stores), and the stupid people who buy from them instead of being patient and waiting. Let people get away with crap, and things get worse. Malaysia BOLEH! Guess things are going to continue to run like this. No need to compare to other Asian countries and say it's more expensive there because everything in Asia runs like this, you see massive differences between first world and our world.

GBHQ was a good example, RM300+ more than what they were selling in the US and I can understand shipping. But put all the stock together shipped over, it's not going to cost that much even with shipping so that's something to ponder about. Another head scratcher is the Bat Cave, RM400 more than what it is in the US and again I don't think it's costing them even half of that being shipped over. Not when you take into account the amount of stock that comes in each shipment (bulk).

One good lesson I've learnt is when I visited the US a few weeks ago, several Lego Stores had most of what we seem to fight for over here. Nobody even cares because there's so many sets available over there. And if they don't have it, they know it'll be there the next restock. Prices are as per the Lego.com prices, and they even have sales for specific sets. During Christmas, etc I hear the sales are way higher, with all those seasonal sets being given free. All we get are the ridiculously crappy new year animals once a year. Not to mention the VIP scheme, you buy more, the price discounts you get are ridiculous. Saves you a lot of cash and the way most people in this thread buy Lego, you'd be saving thousands as you buy. But then there's the bad thing about that, Americans are now smarter. They know that we struggle to get stuff, so they buy from their Lego stores, put it up on Ebay for the same inflatable prices and we buy it happily. Everything free that they receive, the put up on ebay for $15-40 and we buy it! A shipment of Slave 1 (40 units) was restocked at one of the Lego stores I was at that week on Tuesday, by Thursday night it was down to 1 unit. 2/3 of that probably ended up on Bricklink/ebay for us to buy.

So yeah, blame LLM, blame LCS and blame LEGO, blame scalpers and definitely blame the LUGs (they also allow this to happen and do it themselves) and the sales threads out there. But also blame yourself. If we were smarter in our approach to obtain Lego, we wouldn't be in this mess.

Most of you say you're giving up the hobby? I'm just going to buy from the US whenever I go there and stay selective like I've been so far.

This post has been edited by refnulf: Mar 6 2016, 07:28 AM

RM1800

Licensed theme, all the while more expensive here la.

This post has been edited by ilfort: Mar 6 2016, 07:38 AM

some sets bought recently~
Civil War set Birthday present from parent~

Many of us are not lucky as you often go to US and easily buy what ever you need with a standard Lego price. I understand our Lego price was controlled by this ALJ cartel. We were being scalped left right and center. I do wanted to boycott buying Lego in Malaysia and enlisted one of my friend in Australia to buy it over there and ship it back. when i check the Australia shipping it was killing me with all those big and heavy set. So my initial plan crushed. Any idea what is the cheapest way to ship it back here? Thanks
I got friend in Singapore too last i checked for the Scooby-Doo sets it were not much different from here after conversion. So no point buying over there.

True, even if I don't go anymore I think I'm just going to try to avoid buying them at the inflated prices here. I just don't see the value of spending 300-500 more on each set (our retail prices) and then paying a hell of a lot more if they're hard to find, or if scalpers consistently buy out the LCS stock, and then to ridiculous prices once it's retired.

Still seeking a way to get them at a decent price.

Ordering from US and shipping here really didn't help to save any cost. Recently, I bought US$ 80 worth of Lego sets and ended up paying US$45 of shipping fee via forwarder. It was my first experience and it doesn't convince me that buying from US helps to save cost. In fact, I ended up paying the same amount if not slightly more than the MSRP here. To make matters worse, one of the boxes came in bad condition (crushed). The only positive note was I bought items that were already not in stock here and can only be bought via reseller.

Anyone has better suggestions of a cost effective forwarder are welcome here to share. Newbie in this.

Just got these 2 Lego sets over the weekend. Have to get the Batcycle/pod hence the purchase.


The Mighty Micros Batman vs Catwoman is the only set i purchased in that line. Planning to get the Flash set as well for its minifigures but i decided not to. The vehicles have nice representation for both characters and they are totally cute. But i think the vehicles are a bit on the flimsy side especially at the front area. Due to its design, i think they are somehow back heavy. And too bad there are no pull back action like the Shell Lego set, else it would be fun.


Both Batman and Catwoman is nice. Loved Batman torso as it reminded me of his older suit. But its a bummer that the leg part is not movable at all. Maybe i should find suitable leg part that will suit em.


This post has been edited by ravemaster: Mar 6 2016, 02:09 PM

Yeah box lovers is a no no if u r using forwarders or online just because u or they cant guaratee it

Finally I have it