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 Author: popsicle View Messages Posted By popsicle
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 Author: jennnifer View Messages Posted By jennnifer
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In Retail, popsicle writes:
  Hard to believe (if you're inclined to believe such) that the ridiculously
retail priced, new Lego/Pokemon set, is advertising as sold out On the only
toy site that might claim more reach than TLG itself. Now, understand that you
should take this as any such indicator, as simply a bit of the total information
that informs your investment portfolio in these marketplaces.


-popsicle

The largest of the 3 Pokemon sets was sold out within 3 days of being listed
there. I expect they just have low stock on hand. Pokemon Center is a notoriously
poor and unreliable site for sales. Although, if you can get your order in, they
ship wicked fast. Our plushies tend to arrive next day.

Anyway, I would guess posting the link here is a no-no now that they sell Lego??



~Jen
 Author: 1001bricks View Messages Posted By 1001bricks
 Posted: Jan 25, 2026 00:18
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In Retail, jennnifer writes:
  In Retail, popsicle writes:
  Hard to believe (if you're inclined to believe such) that the ridiculously
retail priced, new Lego/Pokemon set, is advertising as sold out On the only
toy site that might claim more reach than TLG itself. Now, understand that you
should take this as any such indicator, as simply a bit of the total information
that informs your investment portfolio in these marketplaces.


-popsicle

The largest of the 3 Pokemon sets was sold out within 3 days of being listed
there. I expect they just have low stock on hand. Pokemon Center is a notoriously
poor and unreliable site for sales. Although, if you can get your order in, they
ship wicked fast. Our plushies tend to arrive next day.

Anyway, I would guess posting the link here is a no-no now that they sell Lego??



 
 Author: popsicle View Messages Posted By popsicle
 Posted: Jan 25, 2026 00:22
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In Retail, jennnifer writes:
  In Retail, popsicle writes:
  Hard to believe (if you're inclined to believe such) that the ridiculously
retail priced, new Lego/Pokemon set, is advertising as sold out On the only
toy site that might claim more reach than TLG itself. Now, understand that you
should take this as any such indicator, as simply a bit of the total information
that informs your investment portfolio in these marketplaces.
-popsicle

The largest of the 3 Pokemon sets was sold out within 3 days of being listed
there. I expect they just have low stock on hand. Pokemon Center is a notoriously
poor and unreliable site for sales.

  Although, if you can get your order in, they ship wicked fast. Our plushies tend to arrive next day.

Yeah, they really can't give away their plushies or other non-TCG products,
fast enough

  
Anyway, I would guess posting the link here is a no-no now that they sell Lego??

Surprisingly few members read and/or bother to stay current with the TOS post
the TLG acquisition, who really could blame them

Thanks Jennifer, but read the Topic Charter I posted this under "Discussion
about retail sources where LEGO products can be purchased - S@H, PaB, etc."

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 Author: popsicle View Messages Posted By popsicle
 Posted: Jan 25, 2026 00:24
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In Retail, popsicle writes:
  In Retail, jennnifer writes:
  In Retail, popsicle writes:
  Hard to believe (if you're inclined to believe such) that the ridiculously
retail priced, new Lego/Pokemon set, is advertising as sold out On the only
toy site that might claim more reach than TLG itself. Now, understand that you
should take this as any such indicator, as simply a bit of the total information
that informs your investment portfolio in these marketplaces.
-popsicle

The largest of the 3 Pokemon sets was sold out within 3 days of being listed
there. I expect they just have low stock on hand. Pokemon Center is a notoriously
poor and unreliable site for sales.

  Although, if you can get your order in, they ship wicked fast. Our plushies tend to arrive next day.

Yeah, they really can't give away their plushies or other non-TCG products,
fast enough

The exception to this would be alignment with a marketing giant such as LEGO

  
  
Anyway, I would guess posting the link here is a no-no now that they sell Lego??

Surprisingly few members read and/or bother to stay current with the TOS post
the TLG acquisition, who really could blame them

Thanks Jennifer, but read the Topic Charter I posted this under "Discussion
about retail sources where LEGO products can be purchased - S@H, PaB, etc."

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 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
 Posted: Jan 25, 2026 04:40
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In Retail, popsicle writes:
  […]
  Anyway, I would guess posting the link here is a no-no now that they sell Lego??

Surprisingly few members read and/or bother to stay current with the TOS post
the TLG acquisition, who really could blame them

Except that that part of the ToS didn’t change after the acquisition.
Links to competitors were always forbidden.


  Thanks Jennifer, but read the Topic Charter I posted this under "Discussion
about retail sources where LEGO products can be purchased - S@H, PaB, etc."

https://www.bricklink.com/messageList.asp?ID=71

You already tried that argument and it still doesn’t hold water: one can discuss
retail sources without posting direct links to competitors.


And before you start crying again about my being a bad moderator, I am not the
one who cancelled (or even reported) your post (but I do agree with the cancellation).
 Author: popsicle View Messages Posted By popsicle
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In Retail, SylvainLS writes:
  In Retail, popsicle writes:
  […]
  Anyway, I would guess posting the link here is a no-no now that they sell Lego??

Surprisingly few members read and/or bother to stay current with the TOS post
the TLG acquisition, who really could blame them

Except that that part of the ToS didn’t change after the acquisition.
Links to competitors were always forbidden.

The wording did in fact, change. Tightening the guidelines to what once was
a sensible rule into making it at times, nonsensical.

  
  Thanks Jennifer, but read the Topic Charter I posted this under "Discussion
about retail sources where LEGO products can be purchased - S@H, PaB, etc."

https://www.bricklink.com/messageList.asp?ID=71

You already tried that argument and it still doesn’t hold water: one can discuss
retail sources without posting direct links to competitors.

In regards to the term "competitors" Pokemon (Nintendo) has joined LEGO
(TLG) in marketing this line of Pokemon/LEGO together. It is a joint venture
or partnership of sorts, not just another retailer. Not competition, in other
words.

  
And before you start crying again about my being a bad moderator, I am not the
one who cancelled (or even reported) your post (but I do agree with the cancellation).

Hey, if the gig gives purpose to your life, I'm good with it. Meaning is
something that we could always use more of, all of us. BTW, don't really
care which individuals are involved with censoring here, just that it's done
far too often.

Enjoy your Sunday evening, Sylvain. And if I don't respond to your last words
(certain to come), please don't take it as personal too. Just not around
that much nowadays.

-popsicle