This was just posted on the Brick Show yesterday. I know there have been rumors about it for awhile and this set is not yet confirmed, but it sounds promising!

The problem isn't with the set, or the LOTR theme - Way too many investors started pouring in, just as the general public interest in LEGO started to wane.

Add to that, that LEGO had finally become capable of supplying enough merchandise for a market that wasn't really there anymore (but they had already committed  to fulfilling that anticipated growth).

The perceived threats of re-releases, the fakes, and an overall sense of diminishing values also play a role.

On 9/4/2017 at 2:16 AM, thebluewizard said:

Wow that is some bad investing. How on earth did you manage that? I have a 75% profit on mine.

Yup, bad investment. Buying at MSRP was a terrible idea.

If someone wants to recover their money , I would buy a couple... I am down to my last one...

It was pretty obvious there was low demand for this theme. You had to time it right. Can't hold low demand sets for long after retirement otherwise you'll be waiting 5-10 years to get decent profit.

5 minutes ago, Brickson said:

Can't hold low demand sets for long after retirement otherwise you'll be waiting 5-10 years to get decent profit.

That's ok, I'll wait if I must - I don't plan on going anywhere.

Edited September 9, 20178 yr by KShine

1 hour ago, Lego_Monsters said:

Yup, bad investment. Buying at MSRP was a terrible idea.

I'm not mad at this set. I bought three, all at MSRP and directly from Lego SAH. I got some kind of freebie with each, but I can't remember what exactly. I sold two for $260 each, and each during an eBay promo where I only paid $5 in fees. After paypal and shipping I probably cleared about $60-70 total profit. Definitely nothing to get excited about but It means that the cost of my personal copy (that I really look forward to building some day) was about $140 before factoring in the VIP points and freebies I earned, and that's okay with me. #notgreedy