BrickLink Designer Program Series 5 sets now available for pre-order

I finally got through! Ordered Mushroom Village, Antique Shop, and Popcorn Wagon. I'm still thinking about Adventure in Transylvania, I'm going to wait and see how fast that sells.

@gyperemi said:
"500 Internal Server Error
So, why they force the limited number? Any reason to do this?
"
Seems more server instances just loaded in 3-5 minutes.
I still do not get why they feed e-bay sharks with the limited amount and "sold out in 1 hour" thing.
Castle: 29% sold in 13 minutes.

Placed my order for Tortuga also

Went pretty smooth here. Got one Internal Server Error, but refreshed once and then the purchase was done in one min. Adventures, Antique Shop and Popcorn Wagon in the bag.

No problems, though it seemed to take forever on Tortuga, but Transylvania, Popcorn wagon, and Tortuga secured and pay in three PayPal.

Funny enough, the links from Bricklink didn't work for me. I then loaded up Brickset and was able to get in from here! Got the Antique House!

Order in. Fairly smooth from my point of view. Minor issue with all but 910053 not wanting to add to the cart the first time I clicked on them. Reload the page and it worked just fine. Nothing like the issues I've seen in some other BLD series.

Took a while to get through, but got myself a Tortuga!

I can't even log in to Lego.com.

All except the Antique Shop are already funded. And that set is very close, so if we give it a minute it will also be funded.

Transylvania & Tortuga ordered without any issues for me. Already received confirmation emails.

Absolutely sailed through ordering 5 minutes before it went live, using the direct links. Everything's showing as having reached the Funded level now.

It seemed to break for me at every step but refreshing brought it back. Got my order confirmed for Tortuga, Transylvania and Popcorn (a lost disco act, surely!)

@Toa_of_Pi said:
"I finally got through! Ordered Mushroom Village, Antique Shop, and Popcorn Wagon. I'm still thinking about Adventure in Transylvania, I'm going to wait and see how fast that sells."

Don't wait too long, all are funded now, Transylvania and Tortuga taking the lead. I'm thinking about Transylvania too but I'll probably pass, already ordered Antique and Mushroom Village.

19 minutes passed:
Castle: 35%
Tortuga: 31.5%
(html tag name: "bdp-progress__progress", if you want to see percentage by numbers)

What an adrenaline rush to get a set for myself.

@MrBedhead said:
"13 mins in and all models are funded. Economic crisis, anyone?"

A lot of the orders are resellers. These people are all over facebook in my city. I've seen Bricklink sellers with three of the same set so they cheat the system too.

Antique Shop and Popcorn Wagon secured; I’ll be back for wave 6: Offroad Adventure and Sequoia Tree Trail!

Tortuga and Transylvania sets ordered without issues. Still thinking about Popcorn Vendor.

Got in and managed to get Tortuga, I ordered that on it's own first as I knew that it and Transylvania would be the popular ones.
I then returned and ordered Antique shop and Popcorn Wagon together in one order. It's funny that the Popcorn Wagon is 1p below free delivery too XD!

Happy with the 3 sets I got, hope everyone else manages to get what they want but you need to be quick on Transylvania and Tortuga it seems.

Placed my order! I got The thieves of Tortuga and the popcorn wagon, happy with that. Last one was a impulse buy tho, haha. No issues with any of the sites btw, well done.

@oldtodd33 said:
" @MrBedhead said:
"13 mins in and all models are funded. Economic crisis, anyone?"

A lot of the orders are resellers. These people are all over facebook in my city. I've seen Bricklink sellers with three of the same set so they cheat the system too. "

So irritating. This is why we have to set reminders to order when it opens. I've only gotten BLDP sets I actually want to build and keep.

Mushroom Village secured with minimal frustration (secure checkout error on first attempt). Overall, best experience yet with BDP transaction.

I think I got my order placed. Got a fraud alert and am hoping that they aren't making me re-processs

944 dollars later…
On the plus side, shipping 6 months later gives me time to save up (if I remember).

Tortuga and Transylvania sets ordered without issues. YEAH

@yellowcastle said:
"You must have a popcorn wagon in your city. You can't have 1 Mushroom house but skip the next one. Look, this cute little house has a front and a back. Don't miss out on the next SleeplessNight masterpiece. How can you call yourself a Pirates lover and then pass on Tortuga.

Watch the line grow, feed your FOMO, where will it stop?"

Pass on popcorn, have the OG mushroom house but not this one. Don't need the antiques (a good chunk of my Lego collection probably is at this point), but did get Transylvania for the architecture of it. I'm a pirates fan and passing on Tortuga (and Ominous).

This is where my FOMO stops.

I have started to wait until 15-20 minutes go by, and then the site is usually working great, and less frustration. Plus they don't sell out in 1 minute, so need to mash clicks at the opening seconds. So I got Tortuga, Transylvania, and popcorn cart and it was fast and smooth. Still debating the mushroom house...

@RTS013 said:
"At 350 USD/EUR I would have bought my first BDP set, I really like that Transylvania castle. But again the prices here are not equal. It's €424 / $484, and that puts it above the reasonable limit for me."

Ouch, that's rough. Hard to justify for sure. I would have passed at those prices. Sorry :(

First time BDP buyer. I got the Transylvania castle and it pains me to think about how much money I burned on it.

@dimc said:
" @RTS013 said:
"At 350 USD/EUR I would have bought my first BDP set, I really like that Transylvania castle. But again the prices here are not equal. It's €424 / $484, and that puts it above the reasonable limit for me."

Ouch, that's rough. Hard to justify for sure. I would have passed at those prices. Sorry :("

You do realise the situation for Switzerland is the same, no? Transylvania is 349 EUR in Germany while it is 399 CHF for some reason for CH. 399 CHF = 424 EUR

@MrBedhead said:
" @dimc said:
" @RTS013 said:
"At 350 USD/EUR I would have bought my first BDP set, I really like that Transylvania castle. But again the prices here are not equal. It's €424 / $484, and that puts it above the reasonable limit for me."

Ouch, that's rough. Hard to justify for sure. I would have passed at those prices. Sorry :("

You do realise the situation for Switzerland is the same, no? Transylvania is 349 EUR in Germany while it is 399 CHF for some reason for CH. 399 CHF = 424 EUR"

I'm not actually in Switzerland, but my computer is. ;)

@dimc said:
" @MrBedhead said:
" @dimc said:
" @RTS013 said:
"At 350 USD/EUR I would have bought my first BDP set, I really like that Transylvania castle. But again the prices here are not equal. It's €424 / $484, and that puts it above the reasonable limit for me."

Ouch, that's rough. Hard to justify for sure. I would have passed at those prices. Sorry :("

You do realise the situation for Switzerland is the same, no? Transylvania is 349 EUR in Germany while it is 399 CHF for some reason for CH. 399 CHF = 424 EUR"

I'm not actually in Switzerland, but my computer is. ;)"

Or your VPN is ;)

I just realised the situation for CH is even worse, since VAT here is 8% compared to the 20ish in Germany.

Do employee discounts apply towards BrickLink preorders?

@CoreySinny said:
"Do employee discounts apply towards BrickLink preorders?"

As the head of FunD LeGo Inc., I only have one employee, and I'm NOT giving that $%^* any discounts!

(I really need to go back to bed)

@yellowcastle said:
"LEGO and Bricklink are proud to present their newest innovation: SECRET MAX.

Watch the line grow, feed your FOMO, where will it stop?

You must have a popcorn wagon in your city. You can't have 1 Mushroom house but skip the next one. Look, this cute little house has a front and a back. Don't miss out on the next SleeplessNight masterpiece. How can you call yourself a Pirates lover and then pass on Tortuga.

Watch the line grow, feed your FOMO, where will it stop?

The prescious."

Just saw the Mushroom designer video. The UCS Mushroomator is coming next!

Spoiler Alert: the exclusive GWP is still patches. :(

Worked fine for me, iOS mobile, NZ middle of night, PayPal.

Just had the usual out of stock email - and a still items left in your basket email, when there isn't - still find the former disconcerting, even after all these series.

@Vladtheb said:
"How have they not figured this out yet?"

The same people run the equipment that scales the color-matching.

@Doctor_Hugh said:
"Although the castles in previous series have looked quite nice, none of them persuaded me to buy. Finally this series has tempted me to take the plunge and buy the Transylvania set. That is one of the best looking sets LEGO have ever released, and it isn't too unreasonably priced. My concern now is knowing the lack of printed instructions will frustrate me when I come to build it, perhaps so much that I don't enjoy building it."

It's different but not a bad different. You really just need a tablet / computer nearby. Phones are probably a bit too small.

There is like zero chance my son gets to build 910049 Adventures in Transylvania. I'm still not over letting him build 910029 Mountain Fortress. Every time I look at it, I ooh and aah.

Mushroom Village has been procured for my eldest daughter.

I don't need Tortuga. I don't need Tortuga. I don't need Tortuga.

@yellowcastle said:
"There is like zero chance my son gets to build 910049 Adventures in Transylvania. I'm still not over letting him build 910029 Mountain Fortress. Every time I look at it, I ooh and aah.

Mushroom Village has been procured for my eldest daughter.

I don't need Tortuga. I don't need Tortuga. I don't need Tortuga."

Dude on Brickfanatics called Tortuga the best Lego set of all time. Just sayin'.

@yellowcastle said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @yellowcastle said:
"There is like zero chance my son gets to build 910049 Adventures in Transylvania. I'm still not over letting him build 910029 Mountain Fortress. Every time I look at it, I ooh and aah.

Mushroom Village has been procured for my eldest daughter.

I don't need Tortuga. I don't need Tortuga. I don't need Tortuga."

Dude on Brickfanatics called Tortuga the best Lego set of all time. Just sayin'. "

You, sir, are the worst."

I've been called that before... by worse men than you. ;)

BTW, I hope you started a big fight with Mrs. YC, last night. The only way we survive this is to start a massive counterinsurgency now, before they find out. It's like burning the fuel before the forest fire.

I learned this and more from Andor. Plus, we need the stupid children to do stupid stuff on command. I think I got that covered.

Also, we need some cool outfits and vehicles... and art (maybe a fancy wall tiger).

@trav99ss said:
"Was able to get the castle - seems that whenever I can't checkout, switching to PayPal usually works."

Mon Paypal a mis du temps à passer aussi.

Commande passée ! Trop content !

@Mathieu_Duesy said:
" @trav99ss said:
"Was able to get the castle - seems that whenever I can't checkout, switching to PayPal usually works."

Mon Paypal a mis du temps à passer aussi."

Paypal Mafia = Musk + Thiel. They are still profiting off it.

Only received the first “we got your order” email with nothing else since. Hoping it’s not a future issue.

@spacemonkey48 said:
"Only received the first “we got your order” email with nothing else since. Hoping it’s not a future issue."

Me too. I also decided to add a Postcard to my Mushroom order so that I could get my "Vanishing Brick" poster. Nothing more fun than throwing new variables into an already complex problem. :o)

@Belboz said:
"Paypal Mafia??

Didn't we use that to make stuff in school? Yeah..I remember we covered a balloon in it and waited for it to dry...."

Yes. It's how you make a piñata or snowflake. ;)

Ordered Adventures in Transylvania, Antique Shop, and Popcorn Wagon with no issues at all, including receiving all the relevant emails.

@dimc said:
" @yellowcastle said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @yellowcastle said:
"There is like zero chance my son gets to build 910049 Adventures in Transylvania. I'm still not over letting him build 910029 Mountain Fortress. Every time I look at it, I ooh and aah.

Mushroom Village has been procured for my eldest daughter.

I don't need Tortuga. I don't need Tortuga. I don't need Tortuga."

Dude on Brickfanatics called Tortuga the best Lego set of all time. Just sayin'. "

You, sir, are the worst."

Transylvania is the best set of all time. Look, a dude on brickset just said it. "

The Dude abides.

Transylvania Castle ordered with no problems. Kind of a bummer that it's set to ship the day after Halloween though.

@Reg said:
"Worked fine for me, iOS mobile, NZ middle of night, PayPal."

Same here. Didn’t want to risk missing out on Transylvania, which if the higher 40K vs 30K production run estimate is correct, I would have done so, when I got up for work now….whew!

@trav99ss said:
"Was able to get the castle - seems that whenever I can't checkout, switching to PayPal usually works."

That's a good thing I can try next time. I had to go back, scroll down, and try clicking 'checkout' again and again for 5min or so until it finally took me to the checkout page...

I managed to place my order within 5 minutes of release, but still no confirmation email for me. Getting very worried now... My order is showing as "Just Placed" on the website even though it was hours ago. I'm going to be devastated if I miss out due to some stupid technical error. Why can't things just go smoothly for once?!

Looks like Transylvania is down to the last 5k.

@yellowcastle said:
"It's different but not a bad different. You really just need a tablet / computer nearby. Phones are probably a bit too small."

Do they allow you to build on a proper computer with these? I opened a copy of 43221 with plans to build all the Pixar panels, only to find that it included instructions for just the main set of panels, and the _only_ way to access the rest of the instructions was by a mobile-only app.

@Nokturn said:
"I managed to place my order within 5 minutes of release, but still no confirmation email for me. Getting very worried now... My order is showing as "Just Placed" on the website even though it was hours ago. I'm going to be devastated if I miss out due to some stupid technical error. Why can't things just go smoothly for once?!"

I have the same issue but only for the Castle. Tortuga showed up as normal.

Of course now they’re all saying Unknown cause of maintenance. :facepalm

@Nokturn said:
"I managed to place my order within 5 minutes of release, but still no confirmation email for me. Getting very worried now... My order is showing as "Just Placed" on the website even though it was hours ago. I'm going to be devastated if I miss out due to some stupid technical error. Why can't things just go smoothly for once?!"

Check your VIP orders page. It should show up there even if the email hasn't gotten to you.

@Nokturn said:
"I managed to place my order within 5 minutes of release, but still no confirmation email for me. Getting very worried now... My order is showing as "Just Placed" on the website even though it was hours ago. I'm going to be devastated if I miss out due to some stupid technical error. Why can't things just go smoothly for once?!"

would it be because they do not have 30k at warehouse. I bet take longer than normal. Doubt it like a factory bee can just pick up and send to waiting in warehouse.
they might still need make them? errr put them together?

last time people mentioned about confirmation email order... maybe look at old articles? answer

you'll get it...
just timeing I really think will be longer?

@oldtodd33 said:
" @MrBedhead said:
"13 mins in and all models are funded. Economic crisis, anyone?"

A lot of the orders are resellers. These people are all over facebook in my city. I've seen Bricklink sellers with three of the same set so they cheat the system too. "
Ugh. That's unfair.

@missedoutagain said:
" @Nokturn said:
"I managed to place my order within 5 minutes of release, but still no confirmation email for me. Getting very worried now... My order is showing as "Just Placed" on the website even though it was hours ago. I'm going to be devastated if I miss out due to some stupid technical error. Why can't things just go smoothly for once?!"

would it be because they do not have 30k at warehouse. I bet take longer than normal. Doubt it like a factory bee can just pick up and send to waiting in warehouse.
they might still need make them? errr put them together?

you'll get it...
just timeing I really think will be longer?"

They don't have any at the warehouse. That's why it takes half a year for them to ship.

Ended up ordering the Antique Shop as the only one that really appealed to me. Probably because it feels like an updated version of Legoland buildings that I got in the 60s!

@gyperemi said:
"19 minutes passed:
Castle: 35%
Tortuga: 31.5%
(html tag name: "bdp-progress__progress", if you want to see percentage by numbers)

What an adrenaline rush to get a set for myself.
"

I'm confused by the above, anyone able to tell me what I need to type to see the % let's take the Popcorn Wagon for example.
Many thanks in advance

Ordered the Antique Shop, waiting in anticipation now

@CapnRex101 said:
" @Marc100 said:
" @gyperemi said:
"19 minutes passed:
Castle: 35%
Tortuga: 31.5%
(html tag name: "bdp-progress__progress", if you want to see percentage by numbers)

What an adrenaline rush to get a set for myself.
"

I'm confused by the above, anyone able to tell me what I need to type to see the % let's take the Popcorn Wagon for example.
Many thanks in advance"

If you right click anywhere on the page on BrickLink and select 'inspect', that will bring up a panel on the right side. You can then search 'bdp-progress_progress' using CTRL+f to view the five progress bar percentages.

The current percentages are:

The Thieves of Tortuga - 84%
Mushroom Village - 40%
Antique Shop - 32%
Adventure in Transylvania - 92%
Popcorn Wagon - 56%"

There should also be the info about the maximum number of sets available. Adventure in Transylvania should be 40,000, Popcorn Wagon should be 34,000 and the rest should be the usual 30,000 units.

I’m on mobile now and can’t see but if I recall correctly, these were the numbers. Can someone confirm?

That's fascinating if they bumped only Transylvania and Popcorn.

Antique shop ordered. Best wave yet I will say. Also, @yellowcastle you definitely should get Thieves of Tortuga…

For anyone wondering, Tortuga didn’t get increased, but Transylvania did, to 40,000. Popcorn wagon also did, 34k

Looks like they’ve just increased the maximum numbers again, right now. Can someone post the new updated numbers please?

They are changing the coding for the progress bars. They are altering the percentages for the 'Funded' milestone.
Current percentages are:
The Thieves of Tortuga 7.5%
Mushroom Village 10%
Antique Shop 10%
Adventure in Transylvania 6%
Popcorn Wagon 10%
As you lower the percentages it will increase the max available for a constant Funded level of 3000.

I think thieves of tortuga has just bumped up too

Greetings, my excellent friends.

Strange things are afoot at the Special K.

Turns out - this is not the first series to dish out more than 30k of each model.

For those that didn't receive the second confirmation email, I contacted Lego customer support and they said that there is an IT issue affecting all Bricklink orders today that is causing them not to show up. Give it a day or two and things will reflect accurately on our end. The orders will be fine (he asked if I had an order number).

@sipuss said:
"Yea, castle is 50k now. Tortuga is 40k, wagon is back to 30k."

Just curious, anyone have an idea what production runs for large regular sets are, like SW UCS or big Icons/Ideas?

@oldtodd33 said:
" @yellowcastle said:
"There is like zero chance my son gets to build 910049 Adventures in Transylvania. I'm still not over letting him build 910029 Mountain Fortress. Every time I look at it, I ooh and aah.

Mushroom Village has been procured for my eldest daughter.

I don't need Tortuga. I don't need Tortuga. I don't need Tortuga."

So build it with him. I did that with my kids, one person takes the directions and builds while the other pulls parts for the next step then you switch off and take turns. It's fun for both and cuts the build time in half. Plus you'll have the memory of building it together. "
Or he can go to his room and I get it all myself. Woo ha ha. ;o)

@StyleCounselor said:
"Greetings, my excellent friends.

Strange things are afoot at the Special K."

Yessiry Ted!

They need those progres bars to raise the FOMO. If the numbers turn out to be are unlimited and only time limited, I wonder how many sets ordered early on for resale will get cancelled. Or will LEGO close some to show there is a maximum to avoid this happening.

@tomahawker said:
" @sipuss said:
"Yea, castle is 50k now. Tortuga is 40k, wagon is back to 30k."

This is interesting. It's great that they can scale supply to meet demand, but I have to believe this is also an effort to dissuade resellers from trying to capitalize on scarcity. It's going to take a lot longer for any of these sets to see any significant appreciation in the aftermarket."

Plus the fact the only real difference between the BDP set and a BL'd copy would be the box. This is the one time where someone looking to save money can have almost the exact thing a person who bought it from BDP would have with the exception of the stickers but I've noticed some BL sellers breaking sets and selling the stickers so there's that too.

It is interesting that several of the sets are struggling this time around. I personally think the Mushroom Village is over priced, the Antique Shop is nice, but again, a little too much for what you get. Which I think has led people to the Popcorn set, but that is not a £50 set for me. The other two, whilst nice, don't thrill me enough to want to spend that money.
I will hold out for sushi restaurant in Series 7, and see what June 14th brings for Series 8.
Series 6 is pretty strong too, just personal preference!

@easter_house said:
"It is interesting that several of the sets are struggling this time around. I personally think the Mushroom Village is over priced, the Antique Shop is nice, but again, a little too much for what you get. Which I think has led people to the Popcorn set, but that is not a £50 set for me. The other two, whilst nice, don't thrill me enough to want to spend that money.
I will hold out for sushi restaurant in Series 7, and see what June 14th brings for Series 8.
Series 6 is pretty strong too, just personal preference!"

It seems fair to piece count but it doesn't look like there are that many pieces. I actually agree that it could be a bit cheaper.

I think people might be feeling tapped out on the expense of these sets. Nearly a full day later, none of them are sold out.

I placed 3 separate orders yesterday, the earliest about 5 minutes after the sets went live and the other 2 orders later in the day. I have now received an email for all 3 orders saying that they are "out of stock". Is this some kind of glitch or what is going on here? I could see maybe the second orders being affected by stock somehow, but the order from 5 minutes after the sets went live doesn't make sense. Has anyone else had this experience?

@Wallace_Brick_Designs said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
"Greetings, my excellent friends.

Strange things are afoot at the Special K."

Yessiry Ted!
"

Excellent Bill!

@sjr60 said:
" @paul888 said:
"I placed 3 separate orders yesterday, the earliest about 5 minutes after the sets went live and the other 2 orders later in the day. I have now received an email for all 3 orders saying that they are "out of stock". Is this some kind of glitch or what is going on here? I could see maybe the second orders being affected by stock somehow, but the order from 5 minutes after the sets went live doesn't make sense. Has anyone else had this experience?"
Just the standard notification, because they are 'currently out of stock' until the sets have been made (in a few months)"

Thank you! I have never ordered sets from the program before so wasn't aware of the process.

@WokePope said:
"I think people might be feeling tapped out on the expense of these sets. Nearly a full day later, none of them are sold out."

Transylvania sold about 41k copies so far, so still pretty successful I would say. Tortuga is almost at 30k, but the others are definitely "below expectations".

The only surprise for me so far (other than the mystery Max) is the slow progress so far on Mushroom. I had thought it possible that all 5 could reach 30,000 but it seems that’s no longer likely. It would be interesting to see how much movement the numbers make after the initial 24 hour rush. I wonder if the increased availability will put off the “exclusivity” folks.

@CCC said:
" @oldtodd33 said:
" @tomahawker said:
" @sipuss said:
"Yea, castle is 50k now. Tortuga is 40k, wagon is back to 30k."

This is interesting. It's great that they can scale supply to meet demand, but I have to believe this is also an effort to dissuade resellers from trying to capitalize on scarcity. It's going to take a lot longer for any of these sets to see any significant appreciation in the aftermarket."

Plus the fact the only real difference between the BDP set and a BL'd copy would be the box. This is the one time where someone looking to save money can have almost the exact thing a person who bought it from BDP would have with the exception of the stickers but I've noticed some BL sellers breaking sets and selling the stickers so there's that too. "

Another difference is getting the parts together. Collecting together a few thousand parts is not a trivial task, even with wants lists, and if you go down this route it is not necessarily cheaper. "

No, not an easy task but when some sets like castle prices get into the stratosphere it could be a viable option. The Mountain Fortress is higher up there in price, around $550 right now with some getting up to $750 on Ebay. So when it does get to over $1000 I'd say a good option. I've never BL'd a set but if I really wanted it I'd give it a shot.

je peux comprendre la lente progression de MUSHROOM .cet excellent set est si hors norme des autres sets de la série 5 que cela pousse les acheteurs vers d'autre sets.Pour ma part j'en ais acheter deux exemplaires en plus de deux tortues et deux transylvanie.Bonne journée a tous.

I like that they expand the quantities to allow everyone who wants a set to get one. Although it is weird that they put any caps in the first place.

@PurpleDave said:
" @KingLego:
You're never going to stop resellers, because there will always be those who are willing to play the long game. At some point, someone is going to join the hobby, or return to it after an absence, and some of those people will want to go back and collect stuff they missed.

@WokePope said:
"I think people might be feeling tapped out on the expense of these sets. Nearly a full day later, none of them are sold out."

Part of that is the simple fact that they can still choose between all five. If your first choice is sold out, you might move to your second choice. As more sets sell out, it drives people to scramble for the last few copies of the least desired set. If you paid attention during previous funding periods, there were always people towards the end who made impulsive purchases solely because they felt they needed to buy _something_. But when nothing is sold out, there's less pressure to buy _something_, and it's more down to deciding if the first choice is really worth the expense.

If they'd kept the 30k cap, looking at the most recent numbers that were posted, Transylvania would have sold out very early, and over 10k might have shifted purchases to Tortuga, which would have also sold out. If the remaining buyers had all shifted to the Popcorn Wagon, it would have sold out a few hours ago with over 2000 buyers now trying to pick between the last two sets. Meanwhile, anyone who was waffling over those two would have been watching the other three sell out, and might be more likely to rush to get a purchase in before the choice was taken away from them."

I think this is spot on. Thanks, @PurpleDave.

@norco_kid said:
"Completely agree! Love the change and hope everyone gets the chance to buy what they want. Remember the times when people would just buy toys for their own enjoyment instead of worrying about its value!"

If those times existed, you wouldn’t be able to find mint carded Kenner SW action figures.

@PurpleDave said:
" @norco_kid said:
"Completely agree! Love the change and hope everyone gets the chance to buy what they want. Remember the times when people would just buy toys for their own enjoyment instead of worrying about its value!"

If those times existed, you wouldn’t be able to find mint carded Kenner SW action figures."

I don't care so much about the "mint carded" but the secondary market has been wonderful for my family....whether it be LEGO sets we missed, or replacement Gamecube controllers that don't break when you look at them, or even some G.I. Joe sets for my son as I try to relive my childhood through him. :o)

I always get torn when I love the first half of a comment but not so much the second, or vice versa. Do I like it or not. lol.

@PurpleDave said:
" @yellowcastle :
I'm merely saying that even before the minifig existed, people were buying toys with the intention of keeping them in factory condition. Some people even bought the Early Bird package, and rather than trading them in for action figures, they kept them sealed. Regardless of how you feel, the collector market has been around longer than many of the people who complain about it. Doesn't mean you have to like it or hate it, but it's certainly not going away after all these decades."
Most of my collection is MISB, so I hear you. And I can’t lie to myself and think exclusivity doesn’t play a role with some of my collecting…cough…cough…Blue Fiat…cough. :o)

@amok said:
"Exactly 24 hours in:

Amount Sold / Maximum Available / Set Name

42,096 / 50,000 / Adventure in Transylvania
27,730 / 40,000 / The Thieves of Tortuga
22,532 / 30,000 / Popcorn Wagon
13,260 / 30,000 / Mushroom Village
10,960 / 30,000 / Antique Shop"

Any updates? Cannot use the inspect function on my phone.

@RecenteRetro_Eek said:
" @amok said:
"Exactly 24 hours in:

Amount Sold / Maximum Available / Set Name

42,096 / 50,000 / Adventure in Transylvania
27,730 / 40,000 / The Thieves of Tortuga
22,532 / 30,000 / Popcorn Wagon
13,260 / 30,000 / Mushroom Village
10,960 / 30,000 / Antique Shop"

Any updates? Cannot use the inspect function on my phone. "

45,139 / 50,000 / Adventure in Transylvania
30,442 / 40,000 / The Thieves of Tortuga
24,582 / 30,000 / Popcorn Wagon
13,941 / 30,000 / Mushroom Village
11,712 / 30,000 / Antique Shop

With only 4'861 left and having sold about 3k copies in two days, Transylvania is the only one that might sell out (if BL does not slightly increase the limits again).

@MrBedhead said:
" @RecenteRetro_Eek said:
" @amok said:
"Exactly 24 hours in:

Amount Sold / Maximum Available / Set Name

42,096 / 50,000 / Adventure in Transylvania
27,730 / 40,000 / The Thieves of Tortuga
22,532 / 30,000 / Popcorn Wagon
13,260 / 30,000 / Mushroom Village
10,960 / 30,000 / Antique Shop"

Any updates? Cannot use the inspect function on my phone. "

45,139 / 50,000 / Adventure in Transylvania
30,442 / 40,000 / The Thieves of Tortuga
24,582 / 30,000 / Popcorn Wagon
13,941 / 30,000 / Mushroom Village
11,712 / 30,000 / Antique Shop

With only 4'861 left and having sold about 3k copies in two days, Transylvania is the only one that might sell out (if BL does not slightly increase the limits again).
"

Brickfanatics reports that Transylvania designer has now easily made over a million pounds (appox. $1.5 M) with his 3 BLDP sets.

I don't need Tortuga. I don't need Tortuga. I don't need Tortuga.

@yellowcastle said:
"I don't need Tortuga. I don't need Tortuga. I don't need Tortuga."

Worst 5, standing by. S-foils locked in attack position.

"It’s hard to overstate it: actually putting this set together is an absolute joy."

"While the set looks fantastic at a macro level, taking a closer look reveals a variety of adorable and very entertaining little touches." 

"For those who can get their hands on it, 910053 The Thieves of Tortuga will be a crowning jewel in their LEGO Pirates collection."

@yellowcastle said:
"I don't need Tortuga. I don't need Tortuga. I don't need Tortuga."

I wanted to post that comment!

Now that Series 8 has just been revealed, I may not even be able to afford Totuga.

I do not need to cancel Series 4. I do not need to cancel Series 4.

Anyone hesitating about Transylvania, there are only 2'794 copies left.

@StyleCounselor said:
"Brickfanatics reports that Transylvania designer has now easily made over a million pounds (appox. $1.5 M) with his 3 BLDP sets."

The three sets may have, but the designer only gets a percentage of that. Still, that would be in the five figure range, I’m sure.

@PurpleDave said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
"Brickfanatics reports that Transylvania designer has now easily made over a million pounds (appox. $1.5 M) with his 3 BLDP sets."

The three sets may have, but the designer only gets a percentage of that. Still, that would be in the five figure range, I’m sure."

The $1.5M is his percentage take (5%) based upon the sales of his three designs. There may be some reduction for VAT.

@StyleCounselor said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
"Brickfanatics reports that Transylvania designer has now easily made over a million pounds (appox. $1.5 M) with his 3 BLDP sets."

The three sets may have, but the designer only gets a percentage of that. Still, that would be in the five figure range, I’m sure."

The $1.5M is his percentage take (5%) based upon the sales of his three designs. There may be some reduction for VAT."

$1.5M, divided by 10k, divided by three rounds, comes out to $50 per copy sold, which would require they retail at $1000. Were they capped at 30k copies instead? Also, I didn't realize they were making 5% of gross (thought it was more like 1-2%). But yeah, based on those numbers, Transylvania is going to pay out over $800,000 to the creator. No wonder they're cracking down on serial participants. You could make a really nice living just landing one BLDP slot per year, if it sells out.

@PurpleDave said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
"Brickfanatics reports that Transylvania designer has now easily made over a million pounds (appox. $1.5 M) with his 3 BLDP sets."

The three sets may have, but the designer only gets a percentage of that. Still, that would be in the five figure range, I’m sure."

The $1.5M is his percentage take (5%) based upon the sales of his three designs. There may be some reduction for VAT."

$1.5M, divided by 10k, divided by three rounds, comes out to $50 per copy sold, which would require they retail at $1000. Were they capped at 30k copies instead? Also, I didn't realize they were making 5% of gross (thought it was more like 1-2%). But yeah, based on those numbers, Transylvania is going to pay out over $800,000 to the creator. No wonder they're cracking down on serial participants. You could make a really nice living just landing one BLDP slot per year, if it sells out."

Yeah, no kidding. They make quite a bit more than the Ideas designers on a percentage basis.

It's not quite gross. Included Euro taxes and perhaps shipping costs are subtracted. The low estimate of $1.5M is based on that subtraction. The total is based upon the 30k cap which was met for the prior two sets, and is closer to $2M without the subtraction.

https://www.brickfanatics.com/bricklink-first-millionaire-lego-designer/

The max quantity for Thieves of Tortuga has been adjusted down to 37,000. Still over 4,000 available, though.

Three and a half hours left:

Amount Sold / Maximum Available / Set Name

48,936 / 50,000 / Adventure in Transylvania
32,935 / 37,000 / The Thieves of Tortuga
27,977 / 30,000 / Popcorn Wagon
15,859 / 30,000 / Mushroom Village
13,791 / 30,000 / Antique Shop

What kind of moron orders Tortuga with 30 seconds to go, after 2x points ends....

Asking for a friend.