Maverick2k1 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 The customer service representative already told me its back ordered until may 22nd. I'd rather wait another three weeks to get a new one then settle for a beat up box. No return shipping fees is nice but still would of preferred all of my b wings to come in decent shape. At least my other two that came had only minor flaws in the boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrmando Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Ugh, was gonna leave them all double sealed but now I want to know if I got Chima stuff =( dilemma.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick2k1 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 I got three of the chima sets, I don't foresee these selling for much due to the lack of interest already. Has anyone opened one of theirs yet and have thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Just a quick thought, I have been monitoring Amazon's stock of the b wing, they have averaged 7 sales a day for this set. Even at this slow rate, it is possible that they could exhaust their entire inventory in as little as 4 months. It helps by lower their prices. From May 3rd to 10th, the price dropped from $199 to $172. Not bad. I'm sure this is helping to move some inventory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redeemed763 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 My B Wings from TRU all arrived in Lego Boxes, arrived in perfect condition! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 My B Wings from TRU all arrived in Lego Boxes, arrived in perfect condition! Same here. Arrived yesterday. I haven't opened it yet to inspect the boxes inside the Lego shipping box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cflannagan Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Many others beat me out on this, but my B-Wings's status changed to "shipped" as of yesterday! Woo! :-D And this was only like 10 minutes after midnight when I placed order at LEGO shop.. you guys must have been fast on the trigger (unless LEGO is using some weird priority order of whose order to ship first and not actually using First In, First Out order) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redeemed763 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Seems like a lot of people here have still not gotten their orders yet, I sure hope the ebay prices don't drop even more when they do. It looks like things have bottomed out at $168 with free shipping. This means that unless we live in a state without sales tax, we would make a measly $15 off each sale at the moment. I am hoping this one hits the $400 mark in a few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cflannagan Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Seems like a lot of people here have still not gotten their orders yet, I sure hope the ebay prices don't drop even more when they do. It looks like things have bottomed out at $168 with free shipping. This means that unless we live in a state without sales tax, we would make a measly $15 off each sale at the moment. I am hoping this one hits the $400 mark in a few years. Yeah, I'm not even gonna flip this one until after BWing retires. It'll definitely be higher than whatever ebay is selling those at, at the moment (which we all know is short-term downswing due to huge 50% sale and tons of ppl got those) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakinisvader Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Only 700 more posts to go on this thread to catch up to the first place post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raypedro111 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Redemmed, How do you only fgure making only 15 per set. I am thinking 25 to 30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Redemmed, How do you only figure making only 15 per set. I am thinking 25 to 30. I just got my first B-Wing today and they included the Chima Starter set (70113) so here is my estimate if I sold it now (which I won't do). Sell for 167.00 (B-Wing, last three sales are $167-170, including shipping) Sell for 20.00 (Han Solo) current sales on ebay between $18 and $27 Sell for 14.00 (Chima 70113, last three sales are $14 to $20) Paid -99.98 (no shipping, no tax, sorry those of you who pay tax!) eBay fees -23.00 Shipping -35.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sflego86 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 The best thing about buying these along with the profits we'll turn later on, is the amount of VIP points :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fcbarcelona101 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 I would not consider the Chima set or the Han Solo figure in the B-Wing calculation. If we are talking about the prospective profit of the set alone right now, then that is all we should take into account, in my opinion. The rest will likely generate some profits as well, but just as I don't consider credit card points as a way to reduce the price of a set, I would not count those extras either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 I would not consider the Chima set or the Han Solo figure in the B-Wing calculation. If we are talking about the prospective profit of the set alone right now, then that is all we should take into account, in my opinion. The rest will likely generate some profits as well, but just as I don't consider credit card points as a way to reduce the price of a set, I would not count those extras either. I don't count promo items either, but I dont see a problem if someone decides to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fcbarcelona101 Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 I don't count promo items either, but I dont see a problem if someone decides to do it. Oh no, don't get me wrong people are free to do their own calculations! I just was expressing the way I do it ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 I don't count VIP point either like a lot of people do, I guess it makes people feel better about their purchases lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fcbarcelona101 Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 I don't count VIP point either like a lot of people do, I guess it makes people feel better about their purchases lol Same here. In fact, I only use them for my own personal collection purchases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcdb1984 Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 The best thing about buying these along with the profits we'll turn later on, is the amount of VIP points If only it was double VIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redeemed763 Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 I have found that a lot of people like to count their VIP points double to make them feel extra good about the purchase, they take the 5% off the initial purchase, then boast that they only paid x$ for the set they used the discount on. I don't count them for either myself, I still think of both purchases as the full retail amount, I still have the same amount of money in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sflego86 Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 I have found that a lot of people like to count their VIP points double to make them feel extra good about the purchase, they take the 5% off the initial purchase, then boast that they only paid x$ for the set they used the discount on. I don't count them for either myself, I still think of both purchases as the full retail amount, I still have the same amount of money in the end. Definitely wasn't my intention when I posted. But hey, it's there, it will likely give me a good discount on a good set (I have my eyes on the Haunted House), so i'm pretty excited since i ordered 9 B-Wings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 stephen_rockefeller - 10 May 2013 06:00 PM Fcbarcelona101 - 10 May 2013 05:56 PM I would not consider the Chima set or the Han Solo figure in the B-Wing calculation. If we are talking about the prospective profit of the set alone right now, then that is all we should take into account, in my opinion. The rest will likely generate some profits as well, but just as I don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 I have found that a lot of people like to count their VIP points double to make them feel extra good about the purchase, they take the 5% off the initial purchase, then boast that they only paid x$ for the set they used the discount on. I don't count them for either myself, I still think of both purchases as the full retail amount, I still have the same amount of money in the end. I'll count the full retail purchase price as the real cost. If I apply the VIP points later to another purchase, I'll take the discount off the purchase price of the item I used the VIP points on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sflego86 Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 I'll count the full retail purchase price as the real cost. If I apply the VIP points later to another purchase, I'll take the discount off the purchase price of the item I used the VIP points on. This; completely agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raypedro111 Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Redeemed, I think you are counting way too much for shipping. The star wars set will prob $15 to $20 tops with USPS Parcel Post. The 2 smaller sets will most like only be a couple $$. Also, for those who dont count VIP points as $$ thats just dumb. You could potentially buy yourself a set that you can get top dollar for. I also shop through discover card and am getting another 5% back on these purchases. I am not saying to go ahead and dump all the sets now. I personally did 10 orders and am getting 10 of each item. I will keep 1 B wing for myself. Will sell all the Han Solos. Probably sell a couple now. More at Christmas time and hang on to maybe 4 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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