Start your holiday shopping/long term investing/speculating early(ish) with this deal: 10252 Volkswagen Beetle is on sale for 25% off, down to $74.95 from MSRP of $99.99.
LOTS of azure blue goodness.
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Found out about this via Facebook a bit late, but seller legi6862 listed a new, as-of-yet unannounced LEGO Creator Expert set 10271 Fiat 500 on eBay. The listing closed due to the following reason: “This listing was ended by the seller because the item is no longer available.” So either they sold it offline and cancelled the listing or LEGO really didn’t like that a product leaked ahead of any official announcement or on-sale date. I’m leaning towards the latter theory on this one.
What’s interesting is that the listing is on eBay’s UK site but the packaging is the v39 version, meaning bound for the North American market because of the piece count printed on the front of the box. Curious indeed! Makes me wonder if these were lifted from a shipment bound for the colonies. The seller also has 0 feedback, no doubt to protect their identity. I’m wondering if the seller did this to get some eBay messages and do private sales offline.
Or it could be an elaborate fake but given the timing and how authentic the box looks, I’d be surprised if it was a fake. LEGO is due up to add a new vehicle to this unofficial subtheme: 10252 Volkswagen Beetle was released in 2016, 10258 London Bus in 2017, 10262 James Bond Aston Martin DB5 in 2018, and both 10265 Ford Mustang and 10269 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy in 2019. The Fiat 500 would be the 2020 release.
But yeah, I doubt it’s a fake and probably is the real deal. LEGO doesn’t like stuff leaking out early. Also, I can’t think of an uglier car that they could make into a set.
Both Amazon and Walmart are listing azure-bluetastic 10252 Volkswagen Beetle for $69.99, a 30% drop from its $99.99 MSRP. A great discount for a great set. I figured most LEGO sets are on sale for 20% off on a regular basis, but once things hit 25 or more, it’s a bit more noteworthy. Sometimes these creator sets don’t go on sale at all, so this one is definitely worth mentioning.
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Walmart is discounting a couple of sets by 30% that are worth mentioning.
First up is 10252 Volkswagen Beetle, down to $69.99 from $99.99 MSRP. Amazon is matching this price if you care to shop from there.
Next up is the Winter Holiday Train, set #10254. It is also down to $69.99 from $99.99 MSRP. Amazon has yet to match it, but it might just be a matter of time.
Need a holiday-themed train station to go with the train? 10259 Winter Village Station is still available from Amazon with a modest 5% discount, down to $76.31 down from $79.99 MSRP. Get both to wrap around the base of your Christmas tree.
Look at all that azure blue. This sexy little ’60s-style Volkswagen Beetle takes after the Volkswagen T1 Camper Van in both style, details, and price! While the Camper Van’s price strangely sits at $119.99, the Beetle is only $99.99. It’s a surfer themed car and as such comes with a surfboard and a cooler filled various beverages. They look to be built around the same scale making it a better match for the Camper Van than the 10187 model ever could be. 10252 Volkswagen Beetle will be available for sale on August 1, 2016. There may or may not be early bird VIP access for this set in July. Headed to Comic Con though? If I were a betting man, I’d be a whole dollar that this set will be there available for purchase at the retail section of LEGO’s booth. Otherwise, August 1 will be here soon enough.