mightycaseyatbat Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Hey gang... I recently posted a listing on CL. Basically several of the sets I posted on here. Wanting to move some Star Wars sets (and even LotR) so that I could get some Haunted Houses before EOL since I don't have as much space for a bunch of smaller sets. Going big or going home. I got this trade offer last night (all NISB) My (1) 7879 Hoth Echo Base + (1) 9516 Jabba's Palace for his (1) 4184 Black Pearl or ~$150 + ~$150 = ~$250 I will note that the Echo Base was more like $130 when I posted the listing. Now as far as what I have in them... I bought both at retail direct from Lego. So I have like $89 and $119 in both sets. Just putting all the facts out there that I can. On another note... I received another offer, a used Black Pearl for my Hoth set. I'm going to take a look at the used Hoth set. Also, going to try to counter the first offer with something else. End game, I want to get 1 used and 1 NISB Black Pearls, but that is TBD. I wanted to get some opinions out there. Cheers and thanks BPers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie77 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Hey gang... I recently posted a listing on CL. Basically several of the sets I posted on here. Wanting to move some Star Wars sets (and even LotR) so that I could get some Haunted Houses before EOL since I don't have as much space for a bunch of smaller sets. Going big or going home. I got this trade offer last night (all NISB) My (1) 7879 Hoth Echo Base + (1) 9516 Jabba's Palace for his (1) 4184 Black Pearl or ~$150 + ~$150 = ~$250 I will note that the Echo Base was more like $130 when I posted the listing. Now as far as what I have in them... I bought both at retail direct from Lego. So I have like $89 and $119 in both sets. Just putting all the facts out there that I can. On another note... I received another offer, a used Black Pearl for my Hoth set. I'm going to take a look at the used Hoth set. Also, going to try to counter the first offer with something else. End game, I want to get 1 used and 1 NISB Black Pearls, but that is TBD. I wanted to get some opinions out there. Cheers and thanks BPers. not sure about where you are refrencing "the black pearl" price from. Lowest listed @ amazon is close to $300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightycaseyatbat Posted July 24, 2014 Author Share Posted July 24, 2014 I was referencing this: http://www.brickpicker.com/bpms/set.cfm?set=4184-1 I have no allegiance with the SW sets, but unfortunately both parties want the Hoth Echo set... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redghostx Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 The hoth for the used black pearl is a pretty good trade. As you stated that you only paid $90 for it and want a black pearl for your collection. Basically you can have your black pearl for $90. Even if you sell Hoth at Christmas, you will not have made sufficient money to buy a black pearl. The trade for the new black pearl seems iffy as a long term hold. Personally, I don't think that the growth of the BP, based on current values, will surpass the other 2 combined. Ex Astris, Scientia. Edited for autocorrect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightycaseyatbat Posted July 24, 2014 Author Share Posted July 24, 2014 Thanks redghostx. That's what I was thinking. I'm hoping I can convince the guy with the new one to do Jabba's Palace and something else. Plus, a lot of this will depend on the condition of the used Pearl. Going to look at it next week, and he only seems interested in Hoth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 7879 Hoth Echo Base + (1) 9516 Jabba's Palace should have room for growth / since they retired recently. BP retired nearly 2 years ago; most of retired growth is during the first 2 years unless it turns out to be a super duper set like 7888, 10176, 10181, etc... How much did you pay for the SW sets because essentially you are "trading" that amount for the sealed BP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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