What's worth a look today? Walmart's Early Black Friday Deals opened at 12:01 a.m. ET on November 12, with early access for Walmart+ members, and it covered most of the past day's activity. The headline is the $15 NeeDoh Sensory Sampler, which has sold for $300 to $520 on eBay before release and turned into a Walmart drawing at midnight. We also cover a $50 LEGO Harry Potter Book Nook our team bought, the overnight Xbox Series X25 restock watch, and a cancel-or-keep reminder for The Odyssey 4K gift set.
NeeDoh Sensory Sampler price: $15 at Walmart
Walmart lists the NeeDoh Sensory Sampler at $15.00 (marked "was $34.97"), with 8 squishies and 1 mystery feel out of 3 exclusive surprises. The NeeDoh Stack Pack and Stack Pack Variety are also $15.00 each (marked "was $24.97"). At midnight the listings switched to a drawing, one per person, and our team pinged members to enter.
On eBay (checked November 12), pre-release samplers sold for $300 to $520, with the newest sale the lowest at $300. One blue Stack Pack sold on a $375 best offer, and two orange Stack Packs sold at $175. Our team called the comps "unrealistically high" and expects them to settle. At $15, though, it's "an easy buy," and the sampler is the best of the three.
Walmart's drawing rules say you can't cancel an entry, and items bought through a drawing "may not be returnable." The full breakdown is in our dedicated post: NeeDoh Sensory Sampler Walmart price and eBay resale.
LEGO Harry Potter Book Nook price: $50 at Walmart
Our LEGO team bought into Walmart's first Black Friday deal drop at midnight. The one we could confirm on Walmart's site is LEGO Harry Potter Book Nook: Hogwarts Express (76450) at $50.00, marked down from a listed $79.95. The team also flagged a Harry Potter Hogwarts Express set at $50 and LEGO Santa and Gingerbread sets at $28 each as live. We couldn't match those three to a specific Walmart listing, so we're leaving out set numbers.
eBay check (November 12): new, sealed 76450 sets sold for about $46 to $75 from November 5 to 12, mostly $60 to $75. After eBay's roughly 13.6% fee and shipping, a quick flip at $50 leaves little or nothing. This one is a hold: buy at a deep discount and wait for the set to get harder to find.
Policy: Walmart gives 90 days to return most items. Our team noted that cancels and returns are available on these Walmart orders. That's the point of a first Black Friday run: learn what the team buys at what price, so you're ready when the main event pings.
Our take: hold. The team was clear that these are price targets, not flips. Walmart's main Black Friday event opens online at 12:01 a.m. ET on November 23 and in stores on November 27, so expect more LEGO pings then. Members get them in the LEGO group. For the long game, see how to invest in LEGO sets.
Xbox Series X25 restock: what our team said
Our team posted retailer links for the Xbox Series X25 Limited Edition ahead of a possible restock at 12 a.m. ET. They noted that eBay prices have come down from their highs but are still profitable at $1,500+, and that GameStop raised its retail price to $999.99. The pricing, contents and risks are in our earlier post: Xbox Series X25 console price and resale.
Our take: flip, if you get one at retail. Amazon's listing is invite-only, so request an invite if you haven't.
The Odyssey steelbook and gift set: keep or cancel?
The Odyssey 4K steelbook and Premium Gift Set release on November 17. Our team's update: steelbooks are going for about $100 and gift sets for $400+ on eBay. Both are still profitable, but the gift set is a little lower than the team hoped. The team doesn't plan to cancel gift set orders, because they can be returned, and thinks the set could age well. If you don't want them charging and shipping, this is your reminder to cancel. Don't cancel the regular steelbooks. Prices and details are in The Odyssey 4K steelbook price.
Our take: hold the steelbooks. For the gift set, keep it if you're fine with a smaller profit, and cancel if you need the cash.
How FNF members hear about these
Everything above came from our private lowkey flips Discord channel and our LEGO channel in the last day: drop times, direct retailer links, eBay comps and a clear take on each one, with pings the moment something goes live or turns into a drawing. More daily posts are in the Lowkey Flips category.
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