Chapters Cyber Sale: Series 7 MF b2g2

[cupishalfempty]

Okay I'll bite. I Ordered 20.

[harry99]

Mine finally shipped... took a while. They must have millions of them in-stock. Probably over-ordered quite significantly!

[Congruence]

Still waiting for mine to be shipped, ordered them on Wednesday morning.

Does anyone know if they've done similar sale's on the previous series? Much cheaper way to pick them up than buying them when they first hit the market.

[gumby]

Still waiting for mine to be shipped, ordered them on Wednesday morning.

Does anyone know if they've done similar sale's on the previous series? Much cheaper way to pick them up than buying them when they first hit the market.

This is the biggest sale I've seen for these Collector minifigs. It's essentially 50% off, but you need to buy 2.

I remember buying a pack of 4 Series 5 figs for $11.20 (regular price of ~$14 - 20% off), before tax. Nothing special, since Chapters has 20% off LEGO a few times per year.

[harry99]

Looks like the sale is done with...

[Congruence]

Got my 20 series this week, here's what I got. Identified all of them by feeling packages / matching bump codes.

If there is anyone in the West GTA (Georgetown, Brampton, North Mississauga) that wants to meet up some day for a trade, would love to be able to complete the set. (or at least get the Computer programmer.)

1 x Aztec Warrior
2 x Bagpiper
2 x Bride
1 x Bunny Suit Guy
3 x Daredevil
0 x Evil Knight
0 x Computer Programmer
0 x Hippie
1 x Ocean King
1 x Grandma Visitor
1 x Rocker Girl
4 x Galaxy Patrol
0 x Swimming Champion
2 x Jungle Boy
1 x Tennis Ace
1 x Viking Woman

[darbee]

Congruence, too bad I'm on the west coast, I got 2 computer programmers, lol

[dr_spock]

My order finally arrived. I got the following:

1 x Aztec Warrior
0 x Bagpiper
3 x Bride
0 x Bunny Suit Guy
3 x Daredevil
2 x Evil Knight
0 x Computer Programmer
0 x Hippie
1 x Ocean King
1 x Grandma Visitor
3 x Rocker Girl
1 x Galaxy Patrol
1 x Swimming Champion
2 x Jungle Boy
1 x Tennis Ace
1 x Viking Woman

[davedude]

darn I missed this....

[Anton]

Didn't get the computer programmer too. Anyone willing to trade? Identified some by feeling packages.

Well here is what I got:
2 x Aztec Warrior
2 x Bagpiper
1 x Bride
0 x Bunny Suit Guy
3 x Daredevil
2 x Evil Knight
0 x Computer Programmer
1 x Hippie
0 x Ocean King
1 x Grandma Visitor
1 x Rocker Girl
2 x Galaxy Patrol
1 x Swimming Champion
1 x Jungle Boy
2 x Tennis Ace
2 x Viking Woman

[brickbrick]

Didn't know 50% off old series figures would be so popular! :)

It is not the old series that is, it is the 50% off that attracts so many people. Here is a good joke, sale on mini figures is GOOD, 50% off mini figures is GREAT, expressions from people when they get 5 to 10 of the same figure is PRICELESS.

Bought 12 to fill out an order of books to qualify for coupons.

2x Ocean King
1x Viking Woman
1x Tennis Ace
2x Galaxy Patrol
1x Daredevil
1x Aztec Warrior
4x Jungle Boy

0x Bride
0x Hippie
0x Rocker Girl
0x Bagpiper
0x Swimming Champion
0x Evil Knight
0x Computer Programmer
0x Grandma Visitor
0x Bunny Suit Guy

[sneaky07]

Finally got around to checking my order of 40.

2 x Aztec Warrior
2 x Bagpiper
2 x Bride
4 x Bunny Suit Guy
3 x Daredevil
1 x Evil Knight
3 x Computer Programmer
3 x Hippie
3 x Ocean King
3 x Grandma Visitor
0 x Rocker Girl
3 x Galaxy Patrol
2 x Swimming Champion
7 x Jungle Boy
1 x Tennis Ace
1 x Viking Woman

Geez, thought I'd be guaranteed a full set by ordering 40. Just missing the Rocker Girl. But 7 Jungle Boys?! Really?!

[dulait]

Finally got around to checking my order of 40.

2 x Aztec Warrior
2 x Bagpiper
2 x Bride
4 x Bunny Suit Guy
3 x Daredevil
1 x Evil Knight
3 x Computer Programmer
3 x Hippie
3 x Ocean King
3 x Grandma Visitor
0 x Rocker Girl
3 x Galaxy Patrol
2 x Swimming Champion
7 x Jungle Boy
1 x Tennis Ace
1 x Viking Woman

Geez, thought I'd be guaranteed a full set by ordering 40. Just missing the Rocker Girl. But 7 Jungle Boys?! Really?!

They are not as random as we might think, since I remember I got like 6-7 Minotaurs when I ordered 20 from them a while back when they have series 6 on sale.

[cupishalfempty]

I had three rocker girls in the 20 I bought. I'd say that's pretty random.

[Brick75T]

Finally got around to checking my order of 40.

Geez, thought I'd be guaranteed a full set by ordering 40. Just missing the Rocker Girl.

Probability is hard and oftern counter-intuitive. I screwed up with that a lot back in uni. Hopefully I got it right for this particular one:

If there are 16 different minifigs and they each have the same probability of appearing, then taking one specific one, you have a 15/16 chance each time of it NOT showing up. To see how big the chance is of it not showing up after x times, you [15/16]^x. For 40 tries, that works out as 0.076. When you started opening them, your chance of NOT getting a Rocker Girl (or any other *specific* minifig), was 7.6%, so fairly small, but not that small.

I couldnt quickly figure out what the chances are of getting 7 identical minifigs, uni was too long ago :)

[cornbread]

Finally got around to checking my order of 40.

Geez, thought I'd be guaranteed a full set by ordering 40. Just missing the Rocker Girl.

Probability is hard and oftern counter-intuitive. I screwed up with that a lot back in uni. Hopefully I got it right for this particular one:

If there are 16 different minifigs and they each have the same probability of appearing, then taking one specific one, you have a 15/16 chance each time of it NOT showing up. To see how big the chance is of it not showing up after x times, you [15/16]^x. For 40 tries, that works out as 0.076. When you started opening them, your chance of NOT getting a Rocker Girl (or any other *specific* minifig), was 7.6%, so fairly small, but not that small.

I couldnt quickly figure out what the chances are of getting 7 identical minifigs, uni was too long ago :)

You're assuming equal probability which is not actually true. Firstly, in a sealed box you are guaranteed a certain number of full sets and second, you have no idea how they selected and packed minis for these orders.

[dulait]

Finally got around to checking my order of 40.

Geez, thought I'd be guaranteed a full set by ordering 40. Just missing the Rocker Girl.

Probability is hard and oftern counter-intuitive. I screwed up with that a lot back in uni. Hopefully I got it right for this particular one:

If there are 16 different minifigs and they each have the same probability of appearing, then taking one specific one, you have a 15/16 chance each time of it NOT showing up. To see how big the chance is of it not showing up after x times, you [15/16]^x. For 40 tries, that works out as 0.076. When you started opening them, your chance of NOT getting a Rocker Girl (or any other *specific* minifig), was 7.6%, so fairly small, but not that small.

I couldnt quickly figure out what the chances are of getting 7 identical minifigs, uni was too long ago :)

You're assuming equal probability which is not actually true. Firstly, in a sealed box you are guaranteed a certain number of full sets and second, you have no idea how they selected and packed minis for these orders.

Agree, yet mathematicians are cool, like Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man.