Considering that the next (second) wave of "Speedorz" is coming out around March, this may be a good enough time as any to discuss the investment possiblities of the first wave before they are completely sold out or at the least become very difficult to find.

The first starter set, 70113 "Chi Battles", was sold out at Wal-Mart and I only saw one left on the rack at Target.

And both retailers had just a few left of set 70100 "Ring of Fire" with Razar.

For anyone that followed NINJAGO, doesn't this sound awful familiar?

You won't get anything on current value for these now if you look them up in the price guide, and I think if you wait around to, it will be too late. Yes, many of you have already stated your distaste for the theme itself. However, whether you like these or not, there could be some serious money to be made if you are in this game just for that.

I'm just saying, look at how things went with NINJAGO. CHIMA can easily go the same way and it may be a good idea to start on the ground floor so to speak. If history repeats itself, and it usually & continually does, then you could probably buy the first or second starter set for $20, wait til Christmas or maybe even earlier than that, and possibly sell it for twice as much!

No, I do not have any hard facts or inside information or some magic eightball.

I am just going by what has happened to predict what may happen.

Questions? Comments? Insults?

Is that a challenge? Ha ha. I thought those were some pretty cool builds, and I'm in the same league of not seeing much for MOC potential....yet.  The part holding the wheel is limited to say the least but that cover piece holds some interesting applications in my mind.

Not to mention....the gears are pretty stout...and begging for a small dc motor and 9v.  I am working on it already..just can't "lego" the motor to the gears to stay in mesh under load----as a speedor anyways--too tight.

Is ninjago coming out with a new season?  I thought I read that somewhere.....but can't find it.  My son loves both....and I am buying both.

Sometime by the beginning of next year as rumors go.

I think that the point with Chima is the target audience loves animals and will love these even more when the series is every week.

 

Adult Fans and older boys love Ninjas more than animals, not true of the four to nine year old kids. The Cub Scouts I lead love Chima just as much as Ninjago and have commented that their sisters love Chima (animals) just as much! Their sisters have watched the three released episodes and play with the Chima Legos.

 

Part of the huge price increase in Ninjagos is because of older kids and adults loving Ninjas, not the younger target audience demand. I expect Chima prices to go up, especially because it seems to appeal to more girls than Ninjago, but, I don't expect them to go up as much as Ninjagos because my guess is that Ninjagos' fan audience, not their target audience, is larger.

I think that the point with Chima is the target audience loves animals and will love these even more when the series is every week.

 

Adult Fans and older boys love Ninjas more than animals, not true of the four to nine year old kids. The Cub Scouts I lead love Chima just as much as Ninjago and have commented that their sisters love Chima (animals) just as much! Their sisters have watched the three released episodes and play with the Chima Legos.

 

Part of the huge price increase in Ninjagos is because of older kids and adults loving Ninjas, not the younger target audience demand. I expect Chima prices to go up, especially because it seems to appeal to more girls than Ninjago, but, I don't expect them to go up as much as Ninjagos because my guess is that Ninjagos' fan audience, not their target audience, is larger.

Hit it right on the button. Ninjago fans are growing up, and so Lego is tailoring the new sets and storylines to fit their increasing age (evil robots). Chima is still growing its fans, but they are almost all young fans.

Lego should have just kept plugging along, releasing the Chima characters on the "Spinnerzs" at the $10 price point. The $15 speedorz will probably prove to ultimately be a marketing misstep.

Got 6 boxes delivered from S&**** over the past 2 days and I'm (strangely) happy to say NONE of them came with a free Chi Battle! So either they are done

giving them away, or 22 is the limit.

I think some Chima sets have great potential. Not so much the speedorz as Craggers Command Ship..

Great time to revisit this topic - I may start another thread to refresh. Bottom line is, if you predicted Speedorz are winners you are correct! If you think Chima and/or Speedorz are duds, well. . .you're not quite as right. Not at all, really.

There was a thread earlier this year discussing the investment potential of Speedorz, with mixed feelings. Given that the first wave of Speedorz are on clearance right now and most probably EOL, I think it's worth revisiting.

 

Of the 16 Speedorz-related sets (70100-70115), so far 9 are showing positive CAGR already. Keep in mind many of these are still available on Amazon and from Lego.com and Lego stores with clearance prices, but they still have positive returns if you bought them at retail. If you are loading up at the $7-$8 clearance prices, you will not be disappointed 6-12 months from now.

 

I think a highlight is the CHI Battles set (70113) that Lego was literally giving away last summer (they were throwing them in shop @ home boxes at any rate). December sales data isn't in yet, but these were going for full retail ($19.99) or higher on Amazon at Christmas and as supplies dwindle I am sure the eBay price will move up, too.

 

Bottom line is, Chima has proven to be a hit and that makes Speedorz desirable from a collector's standpoint. And as we all know, if a collector has got to have *that* set to complete his/her collection it will appreciate. So I highly recommend loading up on these while they are still on discount.

 

Would be interested in others' thoughts on this as I am still quite new, but I really can't see these being investment losers!

Wrote an upcoming blog about this but - If you see Eagle Castle for 50% off, buy it. Will be a nice little gainer. 1 year shelf life and the best of the Speedorz sets.

Hope I didn't infringe on your title at all!

 

Eagle Castle is a really fun set. My children love the wings mechanism that gets triggered when you hit the target.