BLDP series 8 pre-orders have begun

Aaaaaand it's not working! (As expected) - Now my order got through...

Coconut Cape x1 and Dustmark Keep x2 secured...got two of the latter as I saw an image of them creating a larger build on Reddit and was too tempted.

Anyone got direct links that will add sets to cart at LEGO.com?

This article jumped the gun somewhat when it first appeared! Gave me quite the shock, thinking the pre-order had started early!

Managed to order the sets I was after straight away, with no issues other than a short delay in the items appearing in the Lego.com basket.

I've gone for two locomotives (and I'm going to build a B-Unit to go with them), a hot air balloon, and a Coconut Cape.

I love Dustmark Keep, but I already have more castles than display space, and the same goes for the wonderful University - nowhere to put it...

Dustmark Keep already funded. Wow, that's fast.

However, it'll be the first BLDP castle that I'll be skipping. I hope others will enjoy theirs once it arrives.

Dustmark Keep:
https://www.lego.com/cart?product=910064

Coconut Cape:
https://www.lego.com/cart?product=910065

Brick Railroad Locomotive:
https://www.lego.com/cart?product=910066

Hot Air Balloon:
https://www.lego.com/cart?product=910067

University of Science:
https://www.lego.com/cart?product=910068

@ToysFromTheAttic said:
"Dustmark Keep already funded. Wow, that's fast."

Yep, it took about five minutes...
Which makes me fearfull for the future. Apparently a lot of people agree with TLG that it was reasonably priced, thus giving them the green light to go ahead with this pricing strategy.

@vzarmo I feel very sorry for You! I wonder if there was anything in the long run we could do to help the situation. Normally one can of course buy sets later from BrickLinks or other secondary market (for example if I buy from Germany, its very affordable in comparison), but with these BLDP sets that option unfortunately does not work so well. And for Switzerland, You still would have to pay customs etc. when buying from a secondary market inside the EU, is it not so? Maybe that is also reflected on those whopping direct sale prices?

Went straight to my basket which was empty! Now In a queue

@YanVanLan said:
"I'm still on the fence on some of these, but overall they just feel too expensive to justify a purchase right now. Curious to see how well these will do, though."

Agree with you there but with regards to the University Set I couldn’t help but notice the insane price of Disney Main Street, University Set is more bang for your buck. My opinion of course

Accidentally ordered two University Sets, will talk with Lego CS to correct that later, don’t want to mess it up myself

Sets have been live for 20 minutes and all except the hot air balloon have a tag that says "funded" on their pages.

Edit: Balloon is funded now. That was quick! I wonder how long until the sets sell out.

All funded within 25 minutes :)

Hot Air Balloon ordered. The only one affordable to me and one I really liked!

Just placed two separate orders for Coconut Cape and the Hot Air Balloon. No problems in the ordering process, it all went very smoothly.

@YanVanLan said:
" @ToysFromTheAttic said:
"Dustmark Keep already funded. Wow, that's fast."

Yep, it took about five minutes...
Which makes me fearfull for the future. Apparently a lot of people agree with TLG that it was reasonably priced, thus giving them the green light to go ahead with this pricing strategy.

"

Well, compared to many other LEGO sets they actually are 'reasonably' priced, but they're still super expensive to most people.

Dustmark Keep is a fine addition to the line up, and it does change things up a bit from previous entries, but it doesn't really fit my castle 'needs'. It also doesn't help that with this many castles in a row, I don't really get exited about them anymore. Two years ago I likely would've bought Dustmark Keep and Coconut Cape in a heartbeat, but now I'm like: 'Meh.'

First time ordering BDP - is this normal?

My card has been charged, but on the Lego website it still says "Just Placed" and I cannot manage order. I've only had the "We’ve got your order and will be in touch to confirm it soon." But no actual confirmation?

I ordered 16:03 still no update as of 16:47

@samsz3 said:
"First time ordering BDP - is this normal?

My card has been charged, but on the Lego website it still says "Just Placed" and I cannot manage order. I've only had the "We’ve got your order and will be in touch to confirm it soon." But no actual confirmation?

I ordered 16:03 still no update as of 16:47"

That's normal, the charge will disappear and you won't actually be charged until it ships. At some point you'll get an email saying it's out of stock and the order status should change to waiting for stock until they ship which for these should be in November-ish

@ToysFromTheAttic said:
" Well, compared to many other LEGO sets they actually are 'reasonably' priced, but they're still super expensive to most people.

Dustmark Keep is a fine addition to the line up, and it does change things up a bit from previous entries, but it doesn't really fit my castle 'needs'. It also doesn't help that with this many castles in a row, I don't really get exited about them anymore. Two years ago I likely would've bought Dustmark Keep and Coconut Cape in a heartbeat, but now I'm like: 'Meh.'"

I agree with your sentiment and I think a mayor factor for me in not seeing enough value in Dustmark Keep, is that while the idea and design of the castle is interesting, the final execution doesn't speak to me. The faction they used doesn't really fit, if you ask me and I would have preferred a true desert castle instead of this strange greyish hybrid.

This is all very personal, of course, but it makes me not being able to justify the pricepoint.
Also a mayor factor: I'm not used to paying full price for sets. I bought 10305 for €320,- and that felt way more reasonable for a set that size.

And so it begins... (again)

@zagrammen said:
" @vzarmo I feel very sorry for You! I wonder if there was anything in the long run we could do to help the situation. Normally one can of course buy sets later from BrickLinks or other secondary market (for example if I buy from Germany, its very affordable in comparison), but with these BLDP sets that option unfortunately does not work so well. And for Switzerland, You still would have to pay customs etc. when buying from a secondary market inside the EU, is it not so? Maybe that is also reflected on those whopping direct sale prices?"

My solution is to buy less. :D this is how I vote. Luckily we don’t have to pay customs, if we buy from Lego directly. If I would buy a bigger package from bricklink, that is different story…

I started my order process about 40 minutes after it opened and ordered the 2 sets I wanted on separate tickets with zero problems. I'm in California, fwiw.

@YanVanLan said:
" @ToysFromTheAttic said:
" Well, compared to many other LEGO sets they actually are 'reasonably' priced, but they're still super expensive to most people.

Dustmark Keep is a fine addition to the line up, and it does change things up a bit from previous entries, but it doesn't really fit my castle 'needs'. It also doesn't help that with this many castles in a row, I don't really get exited about them anymore. Two years ago I likely would've bought Dustmark Keep and Coconut Cape in a heartbeat, but now I'm like: 'Meh.'"

I agree with your sentiment and I think a mayor factor for me in not seeing enough value in Dustmark Keep, is that while the idea and design of the castle is interesting, the final execution doesn't speak to me. The faction they used doesn't really fit, if you ask me and I would have preferred a true desert castle instead of this strange greyish hybrid.

This is all very personal, of course, but it makes me not being able to justify the pricepoint.
Also a mayor factor: I'm not used to paying full price for sets. I bought 10305 for €320,- and that felt way more reasonable for a set that size.
"

I also got 10305 for bit of a discount, but not because I don't think it's not worth the original retail price. All LEGO sets are somewhat overpriced, while most go on sale eventually (in my region), and especially with big(ger) sets that can save you a few hundred bucks per year. I'm never in a rush to get these things anyway. I still have so many sets unbuilt.

BLDP is a different beast, though, entirely built on FOMO of grown-ups with plenty of disposable income to spend on luxury items. Admittedly, I appear to be one of those, having bought all previous BLDP castles, as well as a few other sets. Yes, they are expensive, but, for the most part, I also think you get a fair value. Definitely not a bargain, but fairly priced for a LEGO set of that size -- and they also happen to be somewhat 'exclusive'.

I agree with you on your critique on Dustmark Keep: on the one hand it wants to be a stereotypical medieval grey castle, while also placing it in a desert setting, where castles historically looked quite different in terms of colour and shape. Along with the cartoony minifigure designs that places this set squarely in the fantasy realm for me -- and that's where I tend to lose interest.

And yes, I'm fully aware no LEGO castle is truly historically accurate, but a highly stylized representation in a medium originally intended for kids to play with. But I have to draw the line somewhere when it comes to collecting these huge expensive things. On the other hand, Coconut Cape does look quite realistic, but I simply don't like the boring grey base structure. It also has a lot of interior space that you can barely access, and I think that could've been used a lot better. Different terrain and a little sail ship would've elevated this design, I think.

I'm not a train guy usually, but something about this one was tempting. And seeing the B model on instagram made me interested in TWO...crazy times to be alive. I have no money for other sets, but sure let's splurge on these MOCs.

This is my first time placing a bdp order. That it shows all of them as Funded right now, does that mean they're all going to be produced?

@HibiscusDrive said:
"This is my first time placing a bdp order. That it shows all of them as Funded right now, does that mean they're all going to be produced?
"

Yes

@samsz3 said:
"First time ordering BDP - is this normal?

My card has been charged, but on the Lego website it still says "Just Placed" and I cannot manage order. I've only had the "We’ve got your order and will be in touch to confirm it soon." But no actual confirmation?

I ordered 16:03 still no update as of 16:47"

Not my first time, but I always recieved a confirmation email short after. Now my order got in at 16.52 Dutch time and a confirmation email was sent at 19.46.

University is the only one that interests me, but it's not really in the cards right now. I've already got way too much of a backlog. Hope everyone enjoys their sets though!

@mark1991t said:
" @samsz3 said:
"First time ordering BDP - is this normal?

My card has been charged, but on the Lego website it still says "Just Placed" and I cannot manage order. I've only had the "We’ve got your order and will be in touch to confirm it soon." But no actual confirmation?

I ordered 16:03 still no update as of 16:47"

Not my first time, but I always recieved a confirmation email short after. Now my order got in at 16.52 Dutch time and a confirmation email was sent at 19.46. "

I got my confirmation email then the out of stock one only a few minutes later.

Dustmark Keep! Got two - also want to combine them.

I love BDP Day. :o)

Dustmark ordered as it just had too much awesomeness going for it. What a lineup of minifigs!

I'm going to use Pool rules for this round and wait 30 minutes before entering the pool after ordering. I really kinda want them all.

I desperately need to know how they're all doing. I could envision a world where each of these is pacing so well that LEGO will struggle to mod the caps.

@amok - thinking of you... :o)

@yellowcastle said:
"I love BDP Day. :o)

Dustmark ordered as it just had too much awesomeness going for it. What a lineup of minifigs!

I'm going to use Pool rules for this round and wait 30 minutes before entering the pool after ordering. I really kinda want them all.

Where's our ticker folks?! I desperately need to know how they're all doing. I could envision a world where each of these is pacing so well that LEGO will struggle to mod the caps."

I only ordered Dustmark Keep this round because that's all I wanted but series 9 will be VERY expensive for me.

@oldtodd33 said:
" @yellowcastle said:
"I love BDP Day. :o)

Dustmark ordered as it just had too much awesomeness going for it. What a lineup of minifigs!

I'm going to use Pool rules for this round and wait 30 minutes before entering the pool after ordering. I really kinda want them all.

Where's our ticker folks?! I desperately need to know how they're all doing. I could envision a world where each of these is pacing so well that LEGO will struggle to mod the caps."

I only ordered Dustmark Keep this round because that's all I wanted but series 9 will be VERY expensive for me. "

Every series doesn't always speak to me but Series 9 is definitely strong. I'm on the fence for Series 10. In all honesty, I think I want most of Series 8 before everything in 9 and 10 except for the Fisherman's Village.

If you consider the old 10k benchmark, they would all be close to selling out, confirming the fact that this time purchases are running pretty much even. Other series went a lot faster though: I remember the Castle related sets selling out after just a couple of hours. And maybe for the Keep it could have happened this time around, too, at 10k sellout.
BTW, thank you Amok for the numbers, keep them coming!

Just ordered a Dustmark, Coconut Cape, University, and 2x Train Locos with no issues. Still on the fence about the Balloon.

I bought the locomotive.

@zagrammen said:
"Living in Finland, these cost even more! For example the University of Science costs €399 and the Hot Air Balloon €99! This changing pricing per country is both unfair and against the principles of the EU's single market. "

In Sweden, the Hot air balloon is slightly cheaper, while the University costs more than in Finland.

I got a Dustmark Keep, but I wish I had the money to get a Coconut Cape as well... Hard choice...

@yellowcastle said:
" @eliminator said:
"Just ordered a Dustmark, Coconut Cape, University, and 2x Train Locos with no issues. Still on the fence about the Balloon. "

At this point, why not go all in?"

Yes, go all in for Science! The Hot Air Balloon can be launched by the University to observe the Trains and then a sudden wind carries it into the Land of Oz where it flies over Coconut Cape and Dustmark Keep!

@vzarmo said:
" @zagrammen said:
"Living in Finland, these cost even more! For example the University of Science costs €399 and the Hot Air Balloon €99! This changing pricing per country is both unfair and against the principles of the EU's single market. "

Well, talking about fair pricing. Here in Switzerland it’s 400 CHF which is around $507 / €436."

Same situation with the Norwegian prices. Compared to the US and Canada the prices there are 70 % of what we pay for the same products in Norway. This is the first time the pricetags are keeping me from purchasing all the items I primarly wanted.

@amok said:
" @yellowcastle said:
"I desperately need to know how they're all doing. I could envision a world where each of these is pacing so well that LEGO will struggle to mod the caps.

@amok - thinking of you... :o)"

Haha!

An analysis of current sales (ongoing):

Amount Sold / Maximum Available / Set Name

13,985 / 30,000 / Dustmark Keep
9,817 / 30,000 / Coconut Cape
9,180 / 30,000 / University of Science
8,964 / 30,000 / Brick Railroad Locomotive
7,962 / 30,000 / Hot Air Balloon

The numbers are very low (compared to previous ones) and the distribution is fairly even, for the first 5 hours at least."

How so the maximum? Isn't it a total production capacity now per some article previously posted?

The part counts on Bricklink are different.

@yellowcastle said:
"Dustmark ordered as it just had too much awesomeness going for it. What a lineup of minifigs!"

Really? The selection of minifigs is kinda what was most off putting for me. It's basically a dozen more or less identical soldiers of a torso design I'm not particularly fond of, a couple generic figs mixed in (which is ok btw) and the rest of the bunch I already have from other sets (and/or will probably be heavily featured in upcoming, maybe more appealing sets).

@amok said:
" @yellowcastle said:
"I desperately need to know how they're all doing. I could envision a world where each of these is pacing so well that LEGO will struggle to mod the caps.

@amok - thinking of you... :o)"

Haha!

An analysis of current sales (ongoing):

Amount Sold / Maximum Available / Set Name

13,985 / 30,000 / Dustmark Keep
9,817 / 30,000 / Coconut Cape
9,180 / 30,000 / University of Science
8,964 / 30,000 / Brick Railroad Locomotive
7,962 / 30,000 / Hot Air Balloon

The numbers are very low (compared to previous ones) and the distribution is fairly even, for the first 5 hours at least."

A few things that are factoring into the relatively low early sales numbers (especially for Dustmark).

1. June 1st wave of summer sets
2. Minas Tirith. I think many already ordered that and it is satisfying the medieval itch (plus those minifigs!).

@StyleCounselor said:
" @amok said:
" @yellowcastle said:
"I desperately need to know how they're all doing. I could envision a world where each of these is pacing so well that LEGO will struggle to mod the caps.

@amok - thinking of you... :o)"

Haha!

An analysis of current sales (ongoing):

Amount Sold / Maximum Available / Set Name

13,985 / 30,000 / Dustmark Keep
9,817 / 30,000 / Coconut Cape
9,180 / 30,000 / University of Science
8,964 / 30,000 / Brick Railroad Locomotive
7,962 / 30,000 / Hot Air Balloon

The numbers are very low (compared to previous ones) and the distribution is fairly even, for the first 5 hours at least."

This is the first time in many years that I've only placed one order for May 4. This is the first time that I haven't placed a BLDP order on Day 1. I'm struggling with continued Lego enthusiasm.

The pricing strategies, the decline of Lego SW, the overwhelming amount of marquee sets, the decline of Lego quality, the outrageous cheerleading cronyism of the LAN, and now the exposure of BAM's cultish corruption and sharp business practices (to put it mildly).

All of these factors are putting me off Lego and the related community. The Lego community used to be an intelligent, cosmopolitan diversion from society. Now, it seems to embody some of the the worst of society.

Other than my fellow BS commentors, the entire Lego community is suffering from bloat and crap."

I've enjoyed the online discourse with other fellow Bricklink Designer Entrants over on the small BDProgram subreddit and the bricklink forum. But the Brickset comment section does seem to be the only place where I want to go for opinions on LEGO right now.

Anyone got some number updates....

Reading through a few comments, I agree with the fact that the massive June wave, and seemingly large August wave coming has had an impact, and generally I think the amount of sets being released is getting a tad over-whelming.

From a personal point of view, I did find some of the sets this time a bit "samey", i.e. they are very similar to what has gone before.
I got Art Factory, so thought about the university, but the price was too much for me. And I do love the hot air balloon, but not enough and again not for that price.

So, its a pass from me this time. I did order three sets in the last wave, and thats kind of the thing with BLDP. With so few sets, they won't all appeal to everyone all the time. And you would like to think the ones chosen were based in part on peoples votes, so someone wanted them !!

@YanVanLan said:
" @yellowcastle said:
"Dustmark ordered as it just had too much awesomeness going for it. What a lineup of minifigs!"

Really? The selection of minifigs is kinda what was most off putting for me. It's basically a dozen more or less identical soldiers of a torso design I'm not particularly fond of, a couple generic figs mixed in (which is ok btw) and the rest of the bunch I already have from other sets (and/or will probably be heavily featured in upcoming, maybe more appealing sets)."

BDP sets are limited to the available palette, including minifig parts. I recently designed my own modular building, sticking to the latest BDP palette just for the sake of it, and found it impossible to create a good selection of figures for it. I could make a half-decent set of figs, but not a full line that I was actually happy with. It's really impressive that these sets are as cohesive as they are, because the selection is ridiculously limited if you also have to stay in one particular setting or theme.

@RTS013:

Yes, I know and I understand why this is the case; TLG is not willing to make custom minifigs for BLDP sets. There is some wisdom in that, I'd reckon. In this specific case, the decision to bump up the number of figs (and therefore also the price) made me want the set less, simply because I'm not willing to pay extra for minifigs that don't interest me.

@YanVanLan said:
" @RTS013 :

Yes, I know and I understand why this is the case; TLG is not willing to make custom minifigs for BLDP sets. There is some wisdom in that, I'd reckon. In this specific case, the decision to bump up the number of figs (and therefore also the price) made me want the set less, simply because I'm not willing to pay extra for minifigs that don't interest me."

Fair enough. I wasn't trying to sell the set, merely make sense of why things are the way they are. I'm not a minifig guy myself, so I feel the same a lot of the time, figs add way too much to the price sometimes.

@zegel0802 said:
"Updated numbers based on the Comments section or my own attempt at data-mining. @amok can confirm.

Dustmark - 27,422 of 35,000 (updated allocation)
Brick Railroad Locomotive - 17,920
Coconut Cape - 19,108
University of Science - 17,230
Hot Air Balloon - 15,538

Seems like the pre-order rush syndrome has finally gone away and people realize they can safely pre-order almost at any time during the week."

I think those are collectively very solid for Day 2.

@StyleCounselor said:
" @amok said:
" @yellowcastle said:
"I desperately need to know how they're all doing. I could envision a world where each of these is pacing so well that LEGO will struggle to mod the caps.

@amok - thinking of you... :o)"

Haha!

An analysis of current sales (ongoing):

Amount Sold / Maximum Available / Set Name

13,985 / 30,000 / Dustmark Keep
9,817 / 30,000 / Coconut Cape
9,180 / 30,000 / University of Science
8,964 / 30,000 / Brick Railroad Locomotive
7,962 / 30,000 / Hot Air Balloon

The numbers are very low (compared to previous ones) and the distribution is fairly even, for the first 5 hours at least."

This is the first time in many years that I've only placed one order for May 4. This is the first time that I haven't placed a BLDP order on Day 1. I'm struggling with continued Lego enthusiasm.

The pricing strategies, the decline of Lego SW, the overwhelming amount of marquee sets, the decline of Lego quality, the outrageous cheerleading cronyism of the LAN, and now the exposure of BAM's cultish corruption and sharp business practices (to put it mildly).

All of these factors are putting me off Lego and the related community. The Lego community used to be an intelligent, cosmopolitan diversion from society. Now, it seems to embody some of the the worst of society.

Other than my fellow BS commentors, the entire Lego community is suffering from bloat and crap."

BAM's cultish corruption?
There is not so little fault on that youtuber.
Rather, quite a lot.

@ShivaMT said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @amok said:
" @yellowcastle said:
"I desperately need to know how they're all doing. I could envision a world where each of these is pacing so well that LEGO will struggle to mod the caps.

@amok - thinking of you... :o)"

Haha!

An analysis of current sales (ongoing):

Amount Sold / Maximum Available / Set Name

13,985 / 30,000 / Dustmark Keep
9,817 / 30,000 / Coconut Cape
9,180 / 30,000 / University of Science
8,964 / 30,000 / Brick Railroad Locomotive
7,962 / 30,000 / Hot Air Balloon

The numbers are very low (compared to previous ones) and the distribution is fairly even, for the first 5 hours at least."

This is the first time in many years that I've only placed one order for May 4. This is the first time that I haven't placed a BLDP order on Day 1. I'm struggling with continued Lego enthusiasm.

The pricing strategies, the decline of Lego SW, the overwhelming amount of marquee sets, the decline of Lego quality, the outrageous cheerleading cronyism of the LAN, and now the exposure of BAM's cultish corruption and sharp business practices (to put it mildly).

All of these factors are putting me off Lego and the related community. The Lego community used to be an intelligent, cosmopolitan diversion from society. Now, it seems to embody some of the the worst of society.

Other than my fellow BS commentors, the entire Lego community is suffering from bloat and crap."

BAM's cultish corruption?
There is not so little fault on that youtuber.
Rather, quite a lot."

What a fascinating story. I had had no idea.

It could be interesting to see the value of BLDP sets from all previous rounds.

I wonder whether we are experiencing Lego fatigue, or the new rules with slushing the manufacturing slots has made a dent in the perceived resale value of the sets.

And just like that, my previous bricklink order has gone from 'Waiting for stock,' to 'In Process. '

Great timing as always.

I ordered two copies of the locomotive and a Hot Air Balloon. Still considering the University but not sure as I will have to extensively modify it to fit into my club's Multiverse City.

@yellowcastle said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @amok said:
" @yellowcastle said:
"I desperately need to know how they're all doing. I could envision a world where each of these is pacing so well that LEGO will struggle to mod the caps.

@amok - thinking of you... :o)"

Haha!

An analysis of current sales (ongoing):

Amount Sold / Maximum Available / Set Name

13,985 / 30,000 / Dustmark Keep
9,817 / 30,000 / Coconut Cape
9,180 / 30,000 / University of Science
8,964 / 30,000 / Brick Railroad Locomotive
7,962 / 30,000 / Hot Air Balloon

The numbers are very low (compared to previous ones) and the distribution is fairly even, for the first 5 hours at least."

This is the first time in many years that I've only placed one order for May 4. This is the first time that I haven't placed a BLDP order on Day 1. I'm struggling with continued Lego enthusiasm.

The pricing strategies, the decline of Lego SW, the overwhelming amount of marquee sets, the decline of Lego quality, the outrageous cheerleading cronyism of the LAN, and now the exposure of BAM's cultish corruption and sharp business practices (to put it mildly).

All of these factors are putting me off Lego and the related community. The Lego community used to be an intelligent, cosmopolitan diversion from society. Now, it seems to embody some of the the worst of society.

Other than my fellow BS commentors, the entire Lego community is suffering from bloat and crap."

I’m sorry when any of us are struggling with this wonderful hobby, especially any of my BS friends. I hope you find your way through things. I find my relationship with LEGO often parallels where I am in life so I try to keep it all in perspective.

I love BDP….its limited nature….the intricate designs….the sheer timeframe from start to finish. LEGO is my respite from the real world. Seeing the Sequoias in my city gives me a smile. I’d love to PAB an additional tree or two but the colors are unfortunately not all available.

If anything, I am worried that I’m MORE excited for each BDP series than most normal LEGO releases these days. My city is slowly being BORGed. :o)"

Thanks for the sympathy.

Lego is a lot of fun. I try to remind myself of that as I am inundated with unopened boxes.

I love the BLDP too. It's the theme I've probably spent the most on in the last few years. By the time the deadline approaches, I'll likely have agreed to get 4 more sets. We'll see.

I wonder if the numbers are running @amok ....:o)

From Bricklink comments (ToxicCurve):

Dustmark Keep: 28,733 of 35,000 Coconut Cape: 19,811 of 30,000 University of Science: 17,980 of 30,000 Brick Railroad Locomotive: 19,003 of 30,000 Hot Air Ballon: 16,305 of 30,000.

Based on previous numbers from @zegel0802 from BrickFanatics and with a week to go, Dustmark is currently 19 out of 40 sets with the other 4 sets not far behind on the list though far behind in quantities.

SERIES SET SALES TOTAL
5 910049 Adventure in Transylvania 49,084
6 910057 Outlaw Forest Den 45,036
7 910062 Alchemist’s Shop 41,000
7 910059 Privateer Frigate Fortuna 37,500
7 910060 Sushi Restaurant 37,500
3 910041 Camping Adventure 34,000
3 910043 Forest Stronghold 34,000
4 910047 Medieval Seaside Market 34,000
5 910053 The Thieves of Tortuga 33,127
4 910044 Wild West Train 32,636
2 910034 Brick Cross Train Station 32,000
2 910037 Mushroom House 32,000
3 910039 The Art of Chocolate 31,718
1 910030 Snack Shack 31,500
1 910033 Old Train Engine Shed 31,500
1 910029 Mountain Fortress 30,000
4 910045 Siege Encampment 30,000
3 910040 Harbormaster’s Office 29,550
5 910052 Popcorn Wagon 28,159
1 910031 General Store 24,964
2 910038 Ominous Isle 20,081
6 910054 The Art Factory 18,916
1 910032 Parisian Street 18,632
6 910055 Gold Mine Expedition 17,161
7 910063 W.A.L.T. 16,800
5 910051 Mushroom Village 15,959
7 910061 Antique Collection 14,700
6 910056 Off-road Adventure 13,980
5 910050 Antique Shop 13,890
2 910035 Logging Railway 11,778
2 910036 The Ocean House 10,689
4 910046 Merchant Boat 10,419
6 910058 Sequoia Tree Trail 10,288
4 910048 Riverside Scholars 10,152
3 910042 Lost City 8,167

Huh. Riverside Scholars is easily a top three BLDP set for me. Not that I get things from this line: They’re generally very expensive, all at once, and also the one time my partner absolutely fell in love with one we had trouble with the pre-order payment approval. But I’m sorry to see it so low on the list.

@Hiratha said:
"Huh. Riverside Scholars is easily a top three BLDP set for me. Not that I get things from this line: They’re generally very expensive, all at once, and also the one time my partner absolutely fell in love with one we had trouble with the pre-order payment approval. But I’m sorry to see it so low on the list."

Sequoia Tree Trail was fantastic too. These are all very expensive and there's so much LEGO and so little money. Appreciate their low ranking as an increase in rarity. :o)

Consolidating things...

Rank SERIES SET Title Sales
1 5 910049 Adv in Transylvania 49,084
2 6 910057 Outlaw Forest Den 45,036
3 7 910062 Alchemist’s Shop 41,000
4 7 910059 Privateer Frigate 37,500
5 7 910060 Sushi Restaurant 37,500
6 3 910041 Camping Adventure 34,000
7 3 910043 Forest Stronghold 34,000
8 4 910047 Medieval Sea Market 34,000
9 5 910053 Thieves of Tortuga 33,127
10 4 910044 Wild West Train 32,636
11 2 910034 Brick Cross Station 32,000
12 2 910037 Mushroom House 32,000
13 3 910039 The Art of Chocolate 31,718
14 1 910030 Snack Shack 31,500
15 1 910033 Old Train Shed 31,500
16 1 910029 Mountain Fortress 30,000
17 4 910045 Siege Encampment 30,000
18 3 910040 Harbormaster 29,550
19 8 910064 Dustmark Keep 28,733 ---ACTIVE
20 5 910052 Popcorn Wagon 28,159
21 1 910031 General Store 24,964
22 2 910038 Ominous Isle 20,081
23 8 910065 Coconut Cape 19,811 ---ACTIVE
24 8 910066 Brick Rail Locomotive 19,003 ---ACTIVE
25 6 910054 The Art Factory 18,916
26 1 910032 Parisian Street 18,632
27 8 910068 University of Science 17,980 ---ACTIVE
28 6 910055 Gold Mine 17,161
29 7 910063 W.A.L.T. 16,800
30 8 910067 Hot Air Balloon 16,305 ---ACTIVE
31 5 910051 Mushroom Village 15,959
32 7 910061 Antique Collection 14,700
33 6 910056 Off-road Adventure 13,980
34 5 910050 Antique Shop 13,890
35 2 910035 Logging Railway 11,778
36 2 910036 The Ocean House 10,689
37 4 910046 Merchant Boat 10,419
38 6 910058 Sequoia Tree Trail 10,288
39 4 910048 Riverside Scholars 10,152
40 3 910042 Lost City 8,167

@yellowcastle said:
" @Hiratha said:
"Huh. Riverside Scholars is easily a top three BLDP set for me. Not that I get things from this line: They’re generally very expensive, all at once, and also the one time my partner absolutely fell in love with one we had trouble with the pre-order payment approval. But I’m sorry to see it so low on the list."

Sequoia Tree Trail was fantastic too. These are all very expensive and there's so much LEGO and so little money. Appreciate their low ranking as an increase in rarity. :o)"

Not something I care about much generally, and even less so when I don’t possess the thing i question. :) I like people enjoying and having access to the stuff I like. Especially me.

@Hiratha said:
" @yellowcastle said:
" @Hiratha said:
"Huh. Riverside Scholars is easily a top three BLDP set for me. Not that I get things from this line: They’re generally very expensive, all at once, and also the one time my partner absolutely fell in love with one we had trouble with the pre-order payment approval. But I’m sorry to see it so low on the list."

Sequoia Tree Trail was fantastic too. These are all very expensive and there's so much LEGO and so little money. Appreciate their low ranking as an increase in rarity. :o)"

Not something I care about much generally, and even less so when I don’t possess the thing i question. :) I like people enjoying and having access to the stuff I like. Especially me."

Just looking for a silver lining. Riverside Scholars didn't speak much to me but I'm certainly happy that more than 10,000 folks got an opportunity to pick it up. :o)

@yellowcastle said:
" @Hiratha said:
" @yellowcastle said:
" @Hiratha said:
"Huh. Riverside Scholars is easily a top three BLDP set for me. Not that I get things from this line: They’re generally very expensive, all at once, and also the one time my partner absolutely fell in love with one we had trouble with the pre-order payment approval. But I’m sorry to see it so low on the list."

Sequoia Tree Trail was fantastic too. These are all very expensive and there's so much LEGO and so little money. Appreciate their low ranking as an increase in rarity. :o)"

Not something I care about much generally, and even less so when I don’t possess the thing i question. :) I like people enjoying and having access to the stuff I like. Especially me."

Just looking for a silver lining. Riverside Scholars didn't speak much to me but I'm certainly happy that more than 10,000 folks got an opportunity to pick it up. :o)"

Better ten thousand than zero!

@yellowcastle said:
"Consolidating things...

Rank SERIES SET Title Sales
1 5 910049 Adv in Transylvania 49,084
2 6 910057 Outlaw Forest Den 45,036
3 7 910062 Alchemist’s Shop 41,000
4 7 910059 Privateer Frigate 37,500
5 7 910060 Sushi Restaurant 37,500
6 3 910041 Camping Adventure 34,000
7 3 910043 Forest Stronghold 34,000
8 4 910047 Medieval Sea Market 34,000
9 5 910053 Thieves of Tortuga 33,127
10 4 910044 Wild West Train 32,636
11 2 910034 Brick Cross Station 32,000
12 2 910037 Mushroom House 32,000
13 3 910039 The Art of Chocolate 31,718
14 1 910030 Snack Shack 31,500
15 1 910033 Old Train Shed 31,500
16 1 910029 Mountain Fortress 30,000
17 4 910045 Siege Encampment 30,000
18 3 910040 Harbormaster 29,550
19 8 910064 Dustmark Keep 28,733 ---ACTIVE
20 5 910052 Popcorn Wagon 28,159
21 1 910031 General Store 24,964
22 2 910038 Ominous Isle 20,081
23 8 910065 Coconut Cape 19,811 ---ACTIVE
24 8 910066 Brick Rail Locomotive 19,003 ---ACTIVE
25 6 910054 The Art Factory 18,916
26 1 910032 Parisian Street 18,632
27 8 910068 University of Science 17,980 ---ACTIVE
28 6 910055 Gold Mine 17,161
29 7 910063 W.A.L.T. 16,800
30 8 910067 Hot Air Balloon 16,305 ---ACTIVE
31 5 910051 Mushroom Village 15,959
32 7 910061 Antique Collection 14,700
33 6 910056 Off-road Adventure 13,980
34 5 910050 Antique Shop 13,890
35 2 910035 Logging Railway 11,778
36 2 910036 The Ocean House 10,689
37 4 910046 Merchant Boat 10,419
38 6 910058 Sequoia Tree Trail 10,288
39 4 910048 Riverside Scholars 10,152
40 3 910042 Lost City 8,167"

Thanks for putting this all in one place!

I think the reason Series 7 maxed out the 150k allotment and had 3 extremely successful sets in that round is because the other two (WALT and Antique Collection) didn’t seem to have wide apparel and weren’t minifigure based sets (which are rare for BDP). Plus the top three for that series were a boat, a modular and a medieval set (go figure).

@Hiratha said:
"Huh. Riverside Scholars is easily a top three BLDP set for me. Not that I get things from this line: They’re generally very expensive, all at once, and also the one time my partner absolutely fell in love with one we had trouble with the pre-order payment approval. But I’m sorry to see it so low on the list."

Agree: I love my copy. I also have the Lost City, which remains one of my favourites: I enjoyed the build far more than I did the Forest Stronghold. I actually really want @zegel0802’s Wizard Tower to make it through one day, as there is nothing aside from the balloon that interests me in this series or the next 2. The tower has been a favourite for quite a few series now.

I really want to get Dustmark Keep, but I literally just got Minas Tirith. I can't justify the price right now.

@knickvonbanas said:
"I really want to get Dustmark Keep, but I literally just got Minas Tirith. I can't justify the price right now. "

At the risk of sounding like a bad influence ;-)
Whilst the amount will flag on your account, it will only be for a day or three. You won’t actually pay for it for another 6 months approx, when it is finally produced and shipped :-)

@knickvonbanas said:
"I really want to get Dustmark Keep, but I literally just got Minas Tirith. I can't justify the price right now. "

We wants it, we needs it. Must have the precious. They stole it from us. Sneaky little Tirithitses. Wicked, tricksy, false

@Flyingfish2023 said:
" @Hiratha said:
"Huh. Riverside Scholars is easily a top three BLDP set for me. Not that I get things from this line: They’re generally very expensive, all at once, and also the one time my partner absolutely fell in love with one we had trouble with the pre-order payment approval. But I’m sorry to see it so low on the list."

Agree: I love my copy. I also have the Lost City, which remains one of my favourites: I enjoyed the build far more than I did the Forest Stronghold. I actually really want @zegel0802’s Wizard Tower to make it through one day, as there is nothing aside from the balloon that interests me in this series or the next 2. The tower has been a favourite for quite a few series now."

Thank you for the kind words about my Wizard's Tower.