The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Target Exclusive) [USA]

[Sigill]

The Hobbit Target exclusive. It comes with a exclusive Bilbo Baggins Lego figurine, it doesn't include the 3d version of the film.

Release date: March 19th 2013
Price: $24.99

Buy here or join the group buy hosted by Ricker

 

[herpderp]

this will be mine

 

[roverite]

Do Target ship to the UK? If not, I hope some runs a GB for this.

 

[Sigill]

Do Target ship to the UK? If not, I hope some runs a GB for this.

No they don't.

 

[roverite]

No they don't.

Bah, so annoying! Most UK sites ship worldwide, yet Target, Best Buy, Walmart and FS don't! They need to learn from the likes of Zavvi that shipping worldwide is good for business.

 

[Drum18]

They need to learn from the likes of Zavvi that shipping worldwide is good for business.

Mayne not the best exemple of customer service...

 

[roverite]

Mayne not the best exemple of customer service...

Haha, I was waiting for a comment like that

Still, these guys need to learn to ship outside of the US!

 

[CyberAthlete]

It's not that easy to ship outside of the US. You're forgetting soooo many things. The fact is that we're only thinking for ourselves. Shipping for 2 people is easy. That's doable.

But think of 1000's of orders
1) Customs
2) Import duty fees (you can't avoid it if the item purchased has a value over $50)
3) Lost packages
4) People refusing to pay customs fees for larger packages
5) Customer service issues with orders not cancelled on time or were cancelled after the order had shipped....
6) Margins on movies and games is pretty small

Bad business. Period.

too many probables that will just make it bad for business.

Amazon "ships" internationally because most of the item they're keeping the international stock locally. Also they have intentional presence in many countries all over the world.

My Titanic Limited Edition UK version was shipped from Ohio, USA. Go figure. Which means they shipped all the US orders from a local distribution center. And it's because they most likely had them stored in a US warehouse once they had determined the exact number of copies needed.

 

[roverite]

It's not that easy to ship outside of the US. You're forgetting soooo many things. The fact is that we're only thinking for ourselves. Shipping for 2 people is easy. That's doable.

But think of 1000's of orders
1) Customs
2) Import duty fees (you can't avoid it if the item purchased has a value over $50)
3) Lost packages
4) People refusing to pay customs fees for larger packages
5) Customer service issues with orders not cancelled on time or were cancelled after the order had shipped....
6) Margins on movies and games is pretty small

Bad business. Period.

too many probables that will just make it bad for business.

Amazon "ships" internationally because most of the item they're keeping the international stock locally. Also they have intentional presence in many countries all over the world.

My Titanic Limited Edition UK version was shipped from Ohio, USA. Go figure. Which means they shipped all the US orders from a local distribution center. And it's because they most likely had them stored in a US warehouse once they had determined the exact number of copies needed.

I understand all of that, trust me. I used to deal with a very big import/export network in my last job. But the main point you are missing is this; I want this item damnit!

 

[alvinhwang21]

this might be my choice out of the thousands of editions of the hobbit purely because this most unique

 

[Borgschlumpf]

really tempted to get this too. Love these Lego Special Figures

 

[Tbryson880]

I'll be grabbing this one. Man I'll be broke on these Hobbit releases.

 

[ghostwhowalks]

Is there no exclusive with the 3D version?

 

[Electromaniac]

i would love to order one in a group buy!!!

 

[ringmav]

I want to buy just one edition...which one to get??? i like this Target cover better than the rest...although the Walmart digi looks more LOTR-esque

 

[duckandrun]

Waiting for a GB!

 

[Sigill]

Is there no exclusive with the 3D version?

It doesn't look like it. The only editions that seem to include the 3d are the Steelbooks.

 

[billysheen]

any group buy on this?

 

[Ricker]

I will try to get my first one going. I have to eat supper first.

 

[Bluprint]

I wonder if the digibook inside is the same as Wal-Mart?