Dept 56 Chrysler building 123.00 amazon

Thanks for posting this. I've been eyeballing that Dept. 56 Chrysler Building for a while. Gotta have it to go along with my Dept. 56 Empire State Building. $123.50 seems like a good price for this item. Glad I'm a Prime member. All I had to add is tax ($10.65).

LOL! Chrysler Building!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM-0Ywc7wNY

I got one last week at this price when it was a lightning deal.  Along with the City Diner and a couple more that were at great prices.  Great prices for otherwise very expensive buildings.

Anybody know the dimensions??

Alan

GONE!!! I at one time collected Dept 56.....need to sell them all if the wife will allow....

I have been checking the lightning deals every morning.  I scroll through all of the items in order to find out what will be available at what time. They have been releasing a couple of dept 56 items each day. I am hoping for the Christmas story house soon.

Alan, it is slightly shorter than the Empire State Building and that is over 2 ft. This is a super buy. I believe that it will fit into you big city, Alan. This is a really nice rendition.

Forgot to add this photo:

gotta look a little funny near any O gauge building, right?

This is going to sound a bit strange, but... does the upper most part, i.e the stainless steel superstructure come off? 

Looks interesting..............

Is there any way to find items like this without scrolling through every single page?  I just checked Amazon's site and there are 111 pages of Lightning Deal items.  That seems like an awful lot of searching to do each day!

- Mike

I cannot find it under "Missed" I just see it for the $200+ price

At  0930 last night,  it was at 60% something full filled at the lightening price

by the time I placed the order, it had risen to 73 percent complete. That deal

is gone, for now !!!!!!!!!

as far as prototypes go, i like the chrysler building better than the empire state, but for these models, i think the empire state looks better in brian's photo because it is just a shade taller and is thicker on the lower portions of the building.  i would love to have either of these, but they sure would look odd next to a three story building.  

maybe i should get both and put them near to each other and as far away on the layout as i can.  

I am just gonna buy a nice poster.......

from PTC:

No, it does not. I hope this helps.

That you answered it does.  The answer, though, does not!

I will keep checking between now and new years.  If I see any christmas dept 56 stuff come up again, I will try to remember to post here about the items and when they will be available.

I am not sure.  I know you can filter based on category.  I think dept 56 is in home and kitchen.  You would still have to go through a lot of pages even with the filter for some categories.  I believe yesterday they had a christmas diner and a grinch item as well as some scenery and a horse drawn carriage at different times of the day.  The other day they had uncle edies RV from Christmas Vacation.  I almost got that item.

what is a "lightning deal" anyway?

Does Department 56 ever re-run retired buildings like the Empire State Building?  The prices those fetch on eBay are downright scary.  Hoping for another run.

I have watched Dept 56 over the years -- some years VERY closely, other years not so.  And I've never seen Dept 56 re-issue a retired building.  Back when I followed their offerings more closely than I do now, I recall the "collector mentality" was a very important part of the "brand" image.  Years ago, dealers couldn't even discount product much -- if at all -- off MSRP.  But I've seen that element relaxed more recently.

David

Years ago, when I was working at a Florist in Ohio we carried a large line of Dept.56.  The sales rep. for Dept.56 told us that once a building was re-tired the mold was destroyed so it could not be re-issued, which would cause the  building to be more collectable.  Some building were only made for a couple of years.   

hmmm and rats.

i would kinda like to get an empire state, but the scarcity is painfully obvious.

You will not see the retired version of the D56 Empire Stet Building issued again. Period. When it was issued, I had a complete collection of the Christmas in the City village and was fortunate to buy it (at a discount with my dealer).

The price sine has gone through the roof.

Back when the ESB was issued, I want to say 2001 or so, I purchased one at a discount from the local shop, and ended up taking it back because it was more like N or Z-scale and didn't fit in with our other Dept. 56 village items. Years later, I realized I could have used it for a forced-perspective background, and regretted that decision. I don't think they're worth the high prices on e-bay. Maybe someday I'll find one at a garage sale.

"Maybe someday I'll find one at a garage sale"

I hope so, but would not hold my breathe. I have a buddy that has been looking for one at a bargain price for 10 years. He still does not  have it.

He doesn't really want it much, one has to conclude. Or perhaps he likes the thrill of racing against his demise. 

In any case, generally speaking, it's not a great time of the year to be shopping for these buildings.

It is now $156.98.  Tempting.