jnd2k3 Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Save either the x-wing or Slave I for last. The Tie is repetitive, so I would do it first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jersey Crewmax Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Rule of diminishing returns, Save the most rewarding for last? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Junior Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 My son is thinking of buying one of the Tie Fighters . We teach him to buy toys that you love, but also buy the ones that will make money for you later. We are expecting this one to do well when it retires years and years from now right? He already has the x-wing , millenium falcon and R2D2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adewar Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 My son is thinking of buying one of the Tie Fighters . We teach him to buy toys that you love, but also buy the ones that will make money for you later. We are expecting this one to do well when it retires years and years from now right? He already has the x-wing , millenium falcon and R2D2."Dad can I get the CHIMA phoenix temple? The mini figs are so cool!""Come on Son! I've taught you better than that. The CAGR of that CHIMA set is pathetic! You're getting a Parisian Restaurant and that's final! And if those instructions get ripped, you're grounded!" 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 "Dad can I get the CHIMA phoenix temple? The mini figs are so cool!""Come on Son! I've taught you better than that. The CAGR of that CHIMA set is pathetic! You're getting a Parisian Restaurant and that's final! And if those instructions get ripped, you're grounded!" I just built the Flying Phoenix Fire Temple for the book pictures and it is quite an impressive set. Minifigures are very cool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekragle Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 My son is thinking of buying one of the Tie Fighters . We teach him to buy toys that you love, but also buy the ones that will make money for you later. We are expecting this one to do well when it retires years and years from now right? He already has the x-wing , millenium falcon and R2D2.I would not link 'toys you love' with ones that would "make you money" because there is a good chance the money part won't happen. (and/or even if the set appreciates he won't want to sell it anyways do to sentimental value)If you want to go this route I would buy 2 of each...one to love and the other to speculate. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISO8T0 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I just built the Flying Phoenix Fire Temple for the book pictures and it is quite an impressive set. Minifigures are very cool.I still think that Chima sets have some of the best designed minifigures. The sets are getting more and more detail and the new addition of translucent pieces to their sets is just icing on the cake.If only the general population would agree and bump up sales accordingly..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Raichu Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I just built the Flying Phoenix Fire Temple for the book pictures and it is quite an impressive set. Minifigures are very cool. I call Fire Temple set Technic Junior just because of the technic parts and techiques involved in the build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Junior Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 I would not link 'toys you love' with ones that would "make you money" because there is a good chance the money part won't happen. (and/or even if the set appreciates he won't want to sell it anyways do to sentimental value)If you want to go this route I would buy 2 of each...one to love and the other to speculate.He Likes the UCS sets because they are made to be display pieces and usually have a base, and don't attract as much dust. He knows that they may or may not do well, and he has a track record of being willing to part with the ones that will make money for him, that he doesn't love anymore, and also with the ones that will not go up in value much. One boy can only keep so much lego in his room , before he has too much , and has to sell something. So it teaches him to make decisions about what he likes the most , as well as what to let go of. He is making a tidy profit, and gets the lego he loves. I am not interested in the tie fighter - he is. But thanks for the advice above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 DRAMA! TooS at EU Shop. This is a curveball as there were loads in stock according to last data. New new box, problem with loose head, early EOL???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hannibal Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 some of you guys need to cool down! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcell Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 DRAMA! TooS at EU Shop. This is a curveball as there were loads in stock according to last data. New new box, problem with loose head, early EOL????Yes. You should liquidate everything you own and buy all the Tie Fighters you can find and do so TODAY! This is clearly going to be the biggest curveball that TLG has ever thrown at resellers because what multi-billion dollar company doesn't spend millions of dollars of its production, distribution, and advertising dollars on a flagship product only to kill it within months of release. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Your irony is bigger than mine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biniou Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 (edited) DRAMA! TooS at EU Shop. This is a curveball as there were loads in stock according to last data. New new box, problem with loose head, early EOL????I would bet that tons of SW sets from LEGO Shop at Home stocks have been dispatched to Lego stores for obvious reasons. Edited October 22, 2015 by biniou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandyHand Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I would bet that tons of SW sets from LEGO Shop at Home stocks have been dispatched to Lego stores for obvious reasons.Which sucks because The Netherlands doesn't have any official Lego stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locutus001 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Which sucks because The Netherlands doesn't have any official Lego stores.One good reason more to visit your neighbours ;-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legone3 Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 "Dad can I get the CHIMA phoenix temple? The mini figs are so cool!""Come on Son! I've taught you better than that. The CAGR of that CHIMA set is pathetic! You're getting a Parisian Restaurant and that's final! And if those instructions get ripped, you're grounded!"...And by the way, son, when I said "we'll get it" I meant we'd buy it and display the whole glorious sealed package on the shelf in our closet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anomander Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Is the UCS Tie Fighter on the shelves in Europe or America apart from LEGO stores? Here in Ireland I don't see them in any of our main toy retailers, and we have no LEGO store in this country. The only place I see it is on the LEGO Shop at Home website. However, UCS Slave I is stocked here. Why not the Tie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGallows Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 7 minutes ago, Anomander said: Is the UCS Tie Fighter on the shelves in Europe or America apart from LEGO stores? Here in Ireland I don't see them in any of our main toy retailers, and we have no LEGO store in this country. The only place I see it is on the LEGO Shop at Home website. However, UCS Slave I is stocked here. Why not the Tie? Its at TRU in the UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anomander Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 21 minutes ago, TheGallows said: Its at TRU in the UK Thanks. We've two TRU in here and it's not on their websites, unhappily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zayden99 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Hey just wondering how many of you guys bought the tie fighter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluminadings Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Maybe it's just for flipping after EOL... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRIX23 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 UCS Tie Fighter 75095. Any guess how this will do in the long run for investment? There just doesn't seem to be a following for it as there are for others like MF, Slave I, Tumbler, and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redghostx Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 UCS Tie Fighter 75095. Any guess how this will do in the long run for investment? There just doesn't seem to be a following for it as there are for others like MF, Slave I, Tumbler, and so on. I guess that it will make money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citymorgue Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 7 hours ago, rshafer23 said: UCS Tie Fighter 75095. Any guess how this will do in the long run for investment? There just doesn't seem to be a following for it as there are for others like MF, Slave I, Tumbler, and so on. I believe the Tie Fighter will do just fine in the long run. Yes, it's true, that it's a short repetitive build, but what do you expect with two identical wings and a tiny cockpit? But the finished model is absolutely beautiful. I'll have to take a picture of it next to a X-Wing. The problem here though is that the Tie Fighter hasn't even been out for a year. If I had to take a wild guess as to when this set might go, it might not be until near the holiday season of 2017. It's still a pup compared to the other UCS sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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