Stud-Flipper Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 (edited) I dropped it. It broke in half. ??? It's a long story that started with me not wanting to be tackled at an airport. And ended with 1 missing structural piece that caused the whole thing to break apart as I was holding it. I'm beside myself at the moment. The only major sets I have are this and the UCS Slave . Anyways, so long story short, I originally picked up the Saturn when I was visiting my then long-distance girlfriend 1,000 miles away for a couple weeks about a year ago, and I built it there. It had just come out and I hadn't been able to find it in store anywhere and then I bought it on impulse when we went to a ToysRUs and they had it. Cut to me preparing to fly back home and I have this 3 foot rocket projectile looking thing. So I decide to be on the safe side and not take it on board, fearing I'll be tackled down, them thinking I have a bomb. And if not, it'll be destroyed when they search my bag and dismantle it. But maybe I was being paranoid. So I left it in the car of a family member that lived nearby that drove me to the airport. Planned on them mailing it to me later. Well, needless to say, I got busy with life and my sister's mother-in-law didn't get around to sending it till now. But it had spent a year rolling around the back of her SUV. And of course she put no bubble wrap or anything and just tossed it in a large flat rate box with tons of room to spare. So I get it and a couple hundred pieces are loose, mostly the exterior. About a dozen or so pieces got knocked off at some point too and were totally missing. Again mostly exterior. Mostly Anywho so I spend a couple hours rebuilding it, and had to totally take apart one section as a piece had got lodged inside and was clanging around. But finally got it back together save for a few outside pieces I planned to order off Ebay. Except for 1 of the 8 small red clips that connected the sections halfway through. I hadn't thought it'd make that much of a difference as I had 7 of the 8 arranged in the circle, and planned to order it on Ebay later too. Well it did make a difference. I had stood it up vertically and picked it up horizontally to admire the size of it again and I guess it caused a weak spot, and either that weak corner of it was at the top or bottom of it as a held it, and in a split second the whole thing split apart into the floor, leaving me holding half of it. I picked up the pieces and they've been sitting in a container over a week now, I'm too depressed to try rebuilding it a third time. I'm ironically reminded how one tiny seemingly insignificant faulty part caused the demise of the Challenger and Columbia shuttle disasters too. Edited August 25, 2018 by Stud-Flipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrickdad Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 9 hours ago, Stud-Flipper said: I dropped it. It broke in half. ??? I feel your pain.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboy61 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Down to $104 on Amazon right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cladner Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 131 amazon sellers and it's not retired even. This ones gonna be a slog if and when it goes Stupid hoopla. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 1 hour ago, cladner said: 131 amazon sellers and it's not retired even. This ones gonna be a slog if and when it goes Stupid hoopla. ? Ecto V..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crayxlp Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Val-E said: Ecto V..... Hasnt TB ordered like a 100+ on a palet or so..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizeur Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, cladner said: 131 amazon sellers and it's not retired even. This ones gonna be a slog if and when it goes Stupid hoopla. ? More than 40 sellers have at least 5 available. More than 10 sellers have at least 10. 6 US sellers have at least 25. 2 US sellers have at least 50. 1 has more than 100. That's before the pre-EOL buying run and post-EOL listings. ETA: although some might be dropshippers without product in hand. Edited September 29, 2018 by mizeur 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landphieran Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Something people should consider is we are currently in another space boom. With blue origin, space x, and a few others trying to commercialize satellite launches and low orbit refueling/delivery systems. I suspect space is going to be a hot subject in the next 10-20 years. That being said this is definitely a "no brainier" and plenty of people will have them. This won't win investment of the year but I don't think it will disappoint in 3-5 years and further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 We should see how WoN does first, I guess. 56 minutes ago, crayxlp said: Hasnt TB ordered like a 100+ on a palet or so..? I think it was 100 pallets. Some schools are going to get some nice donations soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted September 29, 2018 Author Share Posted September 29, 2018 25 minutes ago, Val-E said: We should see how WoN does first, I guess. I think it was 100 pallets. Some schools are going to get some nice donations soon. The market sucks, 100 pallets will do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TabbyBoy Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 (edited) On 9/29/2018 at 10:11 PM, Val-E said: I think it was 100 pallets. Some schools are going to get some nice donations soon. On 9/29/2018 at 9:15 PM, crayxlp said: Hasnt TB ordered like a 100+ on a palet or so..? Not quite 100 pallets, but my total amount does run into 3 digits. I had some very good discounts so even RRP will bring in a half decent return. I recall how long the Delorean was available for and how very widespread it was. Back then Argos' 3-for-2 came in very handy! That was before they started opening boxes, drop-kicking them around the warehouse and re-selling unchecked returns. As soon as EOL is confirmed, I can see the S5 disappearing from shelves very quickly. Edited October 1, 2018 by TabbyBoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crayxlp Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 On 9/29/2018 at 10:48 PM, landphieran said: Something people should consider is we are currently in another space boom. With blue origin, space x, and a few others trying to commercialize satellite launches and low orbit refueling/delivery systems. I suspect space is going to be a hot subject in the next 10-20 years. That being said this is definitely a "no brainier" and plenty of people will have them. This won't win investment of the year but I don't think it will disappoint in 3-5 years and further. then tell me why Musk still hasnt baked some "merchandise" deal with LEGO.. everybody does.. last November - Renault 40 and 100 limited Formula 1 boxes.. Hilton Paris two years back - exclusive aka architecture set sold on their hotel receptions and the list could go on and on.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Musk seems to have been busy "cooking up" other stuff recently. Either that or he has been poisoned by the content of his car's batteries. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migration Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 On 9/29/2018 at 4:27 PM, mizeur said: More than 40 sellers have at least 5 available. More than 10 sellers have at least 10. 6 US sellers have at least 25. 2 US sellers have at least 50. 1 has more than 100. That's before the pre-EOL buying run and post-EOL listings. ETA: although some might be dropshippers without product in hand. Some haven't sent any into FBA yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizeur Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Migration said: Some haven't sent any into FBA yet. That's what the EOL caveat meant. True for FBM, too. Edited October 2, 2018 by mizeur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrymc4677 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 All of this gloom & doom talk makes me glad that I only bought 50 of these! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenb99 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 2 hours ago, terrymc4677 said: All of this gloom & doom talk makes me glad that I only bought 50 of these! I keep checking prices of sets retired last few years and I think it's better than 3 years ago. I guess I'm looking at the wrong info as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickLegacy Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Yep, pays to wait. Edit: oops, that's lot of 8. Carry on 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exracer327 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 7 hours ago, Val-E said: Musk seems to have been busy "cooking up" other stuff recently. Either that or he has been poisoned by the content of his car's batteries. Yeah, like paying $20 mil for tweeting about what he's "cooking up". lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TabbyBoy Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 9 hours ago, Val-E said: Musk seems to have been busy "cooking up" other stuff recently. Either that or he has been poisoned by the content of his car's batteries. Shame he wasn't interviewed in Thailand as he'd have been executed for what he did during "that" interview. He's a genius and a total knob at the same time, a bit like some of us ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 4 hours ago, TabbyBoy said: He's a genius and a total knob at the same time, a bit like some of us ? Tribute to Nikolas Tesla? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zskid00 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 I have two. Is that enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenb99 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 24 minutes ago, zskid00 said: I have two. Is that enough? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 1 hour ago, zskid00 said: I have two. Is that enough? Yeah, two pallets should do it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lego_Monsters Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Any idea when is this set retiring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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