LEGO Creator Winter Village Post Office $49 + Free Shipping (expired)

Quote from Corvin331 : I don't have the train, but from the pics it doesn't look all that impressive compared to the Winter Village line, especially factoring in the reseller price hike. The Winter Village line is beautiful. Highly recommended.

You're right about the train, at $200-600! But, for reference, the original MSRP was $89.99.
http://www.bricktrains-sets.com/sp-10173.html

I have one and though it's not substantial as a train, it had lots of festive holiday-themed stuff. I actually got one when it was announced and was surprised that it did not sell out right away -- I think it was available for a year or more.

Also there are a lot of Lego fans, and train fans, so combine those, and therefore, any "Lego train" item tends to live on and have a lot of popularity and long-term collectability.

Merry Christmas son... go build a post office out of plastic.

Somebody's a billionaire because of that.

Seriously. I swear Amazon is trolling me. I bought this when it showed up on my quick picks last week for $57. $3 off of retail is quite a bit cheaper than Lego.com or Toys R Us with no tax and shipping fee.

The very next day, they have it up for $54. So I call them to see if they'll retroactively price match. He says no but I'm welcome to return the first one for a refund and order a second one at the lower price. So I do. Now they mark it down even further? I think I'm glad I missed the deal yesterday.