emes001 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 9 hours ago, redcell said: Production is picking back up. I got a bunch of case packs today that were manufactured in Mexico last month so they're filling the pipeline back up. Ditto this sentiment. My roller coaster that arrived the other day was 23R0 (Mexico). I did however receive a tree house the next day (same day?) that was 12S0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcell Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Voltron86 said: Thanks for that, I think that's the kick up the rear end I need to just unload all of the sets that haven't shown potential. I knew it was the logical thing to do, but just kept on hoping some sets might break out. Even after all of these years, I'm still glad there's a community here who you can throw ideas / get tips off, every day a school day. You're welcome. I learned that lesson the hard way by holding on to 20 x 10188 for far longer than I should have. It kills me to think about how much better off I would be if I had kept that money rolling over the years that I held those sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjamin4172 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Prepare for in 2 Months when the second Wave from Hongkong hits again.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelovemachine Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, redcell said: You're welcome. I learned that lesson the hard way by holding on to 20 x 10188 for far longer than I should have. It kills me to think about how much better off I would be if I had kept that money rolling over the years that I held those sets. I agree with redcell.... you may hold it for longer than 5 years and still not sell at a profit. That particular set is a dump. It's as good as a Rey Constraction set. It is the hardest thing to do is sell at a loss, but the rationale is "it's part of the business" or "not all will be home runs... " Take the loss and move on. That set may not move that fast even for 50% off retail. Edited June 19, 2020 by thelovemachine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lego Lass Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 17 minutes ago, thelovemachine said: I agree with redcell.... you may hold it for longer than 5 years and still not sell at a profit. That particular set is a dump. It's as good as a Rey Constraction set. It is the hardest thing to do is sell at a loss, but the rationale is "it's part of the business" or "not all will be home runs... " Take the loss and move on. That set may not move that fast even for 50% off retail. I think I took a loss on the Rey constraction debacle even with only a $5-6 buy in. I finally sold the last of them with a lot of other constractions and vowed never to invest in an albatross like that again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joch29 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 2 hours ago, redcell said: You're welcome. I learned that lesson the hard way by holding on to 20 x 10188 for far longer than I should have. It kills me to think about how much better off I would be if I had kept that money rolling over the years that I held those sets. and better use of space.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Helmet Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 5 minutes ago, Lego Lass said: I think I took a loss on the Rey constraction debacle even with only a $5-6 buy in. I finally sold the last of them with a lot of other constractions and vowed never to invest in an albatross like that again. The Boba Fett has been the home run in the series. I wish I would have put the money I spent in the others just picking up him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelovemachine Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 (edited) and it's not Rey in LEGO.... it's rey in everything from action figures to statues and posters.... Luckily they didn't make Rose Tico sets Edited June 19, 2020 by thelovemachine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lego Lass Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 2 hours ago, thelovemachine said: and it's not Rey in LEGO.... it's rey in everything from action figures to statues and posters.... Luckily they didn't make Rose Tico sets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickLegacy Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 5 hours ago, redcell said: You're welcome. I learned that lesson the hard way by holding on to 20 x 10188 for far longer than I should have. It kills me to think about how much better off I would be if I had kept that money rolling over the years that I held those sets. @Bold-Arrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exracer327 Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, Lego Lass said: I think I took a loss on the Rey constraction debacle even with only a $5-6 buy in. I finally sold the last of them with a lot of other constractions and vowed never to invest in an albatross like that again. I remember seeing an entire bin full of Rey constraction sets (4 deep x 7 wide x 20 thick) at a TRU during bankruptcy selling for $5 each. It was a nearly square block of them. I pointed it out to my kids and they laughed. Sorry for your pain. You too will laugh... some day. Edited June 20, 2020 by exracer327 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil B Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Wasn't that Jyn Erso instead of Rey? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lego Lass Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 13 hours ago, Phil B said: Wasn't that Jyn Erso instead of Rey? I had to stick Jyn in a lot with K2SO to offload her without losing money. I definitely learned my lesson on constraction (and figured out how to bundle sets effectively!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exracer327 Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 14 hours ago, Phil B said: Wasn't that Jyn Erso instead of Rey? Might have been. They were both bad. I'm still seeing constraction sets at my local target... at full price too. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortbus311 Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Might have been. They were both bad. I'm still seeing constraction sets at my local target... at full price too. lolWalmart still has Jyn Erso available at clearance price hahahttp://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Constraction-Star-Wars-Sergeant-Jyn-Erso-75119/51720841 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold-Arrow Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 On 6/19/2020 at 1:38 PM, BrickLegacy said: @Bold-Arrow I traded most mine to a couple of suckers, but then again I still have some. One day . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBricks Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 23 hours ago, Shortbus311 said: Walmart still has Jyn Erso available at clearance price haha http://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Constraction-Star-Wars-Sergeant-Jyn-Erso-75119/51720841 It's been out so long, they aren't entirely sure who the character is anymore. 3 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegoWalker4 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 5 hours ago, BillyBricks said: It's been out so long, they aren't entirely sure who the character is anymore. In for 0! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortbus311 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 It's been out so long, they aren't entirely sure who the character is anymore. This might just make it official that this is the worst performing set of all time. How many other sets can we say have been on 65% clearance for over a year online and have not sold out? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmaslıefendi Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 28 minutes ago, Shortbus311 said: 8 hours ago, BillyBricks said: It's been out so long, they aren't entirely sure who the character is anymore. This might just make it official that this is the worst performing set of all time. How many other sets can we say have been on 65% clearance for over a year online and have not sold out? I wonder if Felicity Jones knows that her character is one of the top worst selling LEGO sets ever. I don't think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KShine Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 8 hours ago, elmaslıefendi said: I wonder if Felicity Jones knows that her character is one of the top worst selling LEGO sets ever. I don't think so. I think that this failure has very little to do with either Felicity Jones or Jyn Erso. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donbee Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 I give my Jyn and Rey and Chirru out as gifts to my kids’ friends... that I don’t care for much. “Oh it’s Timmy’s birthday? No, not that one. Give him this one.” 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLL Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 5 hours ago, donbee said: I give my Jyn and Rey and Chirru out as gifts to my kids’ friends... that I don’t care for much. “Oh it’s Timmy’s birthday? No, not that one. Give him this one.” well, did Timmy give that meh look when he sees them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$20 on joe vs dan Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 5 hours ago, donbee said: I give my Jyn and Rey and Chirru out as gifts to my kids’ friends... that I don’t care for much. “Oh it’s Timmy’s birthday? No, not that one. Give him this one.” I set aside some sets for bdays...but given current trends their value is now "too high to be appropriate"...just can't win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Raichu Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 11 minutes ago, $20 on joe vs dan said: I set aside some sets for bdays...but given current trends their value is now "too high to be appropriate"...just can't win That is why you stick with Jyn and/or Rey buildables. Their values are pandemic-proof 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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