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Please tell me you pull up the 10179 completed auctions every day and email it to her.

So more than a couple of times Ed Mack, site owner and Lego extraordinaire, has mentioned that he thinks the movies with renew and revitalize Star Wars and cause old and current sets to skyrocket, etc. While this is an opinion held by a lot of people, I certainly think that there has been some skepticism as well because of all the re-releases, the possibility of the new movies being less than desirable, and the overproduction that seems to be staring Star Wars Lego in the face (over 40 sets every year). I honestly have been a skeptic. In the Lego beginnings (I wasn't a part of it), Star Wars sets were all great investments. Lately, that hasn't been the case, even for what looked like pure winners like the 7964 Republic Frigate or the Tie Defender 8087, or the Wompa Cave 8089. But star wars may be back guys. Maybe I am the only skeptic - feel free to pronouce how many of these sets coming up you thought were winners - but I didn't and have none or very few of them. Honestly, none of these sets are better than these above, but they are winners either way. 9490 Droid Escape This may be the most confusing one to me. This set has C3po who hasn't been in a lot of sets, but is still not a premier char. IMO. It has a few exclusive figs, but really what else? The set is nothing... except that while it was deeply discounted and I passed a lot on clearance, its on its way doubling. 9492 Tie Fighter This might be less surprising - but its still a thrice remade set and one that was everywhere forever and maybe a bit overpriced. I am sad to say I have none of these. 9494 Anakin's Jedi Interceptor IMO an awful ship and one that has been remade over and over for no reason. Evidently that doesn't stop it from jumping up to almost doubling shortly after retirement. Still scratching my head. Malevolence 9515 This one is just recently retired and starting to really grow. Its an awesome set and I actually thought this one might be a sleeper. I include it because it was stupidly-available everywhere at Walmarts for 60$. I should have bought many many more. Never would have thought this was a 200$ set - not even from any of the movies - but that seems to be where its headed. 7879 Hoth Echo Base I compared this set several times to Mon Calimari. Its just not that impressive to me. But it has certainly done alright even with the TRU lingering effect. The are many more that are starting to look good. Pre Vizsla, Battle of Hoth, Republic Striker, and several others are just now starting to be gone and are already back to up to their MSRP. What does this mean? I am just dumb? (yes, but besides the point) Random blip? Just increased Lego popularity? Too much ignoring by resellers? Well these gains by themselves aren't amazing by any means compared to some other themes. However, I really am starting to believe these sets are doing better because of the renewed interest. To me, this means that once the Star Wars fever hits again, the next couple of years of sets are more are going to tip towards the "Star wars sets are always good investments" thought that used to exist. While I have largely ignored Star Wars sets that weren't UCS since I have been investing, I certainly can't do that again. And I wouldn't advise others to do the same either. Better and better games may be right around the corner. The emperor is back, and he certainly has a new groove.

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found these old lego in the attic after we cleared my grandparents house. have found out it is from 1958 has 109 pcs .Thats all ! Hoping some lego clever person can give me a hint as to what it is worth and if the loose bricks & windows are also sellable. am not thinking of keeping them as they do not fit well onto modern lego because they are tubeless. thankyou flamelilych

There is a nice cure for this issue, dont use iphone:)

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It does for the actual set. It is yet another new redesign of an old piece Lego did for some reason in this case was just introduced for 2014. Use this older piece instead or even this odd version. I don't know why there are so many variants of the same part.

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words i never ever thought i'd hear, "darth santa could be a money maker"

Thanks again guys, my son and I put ours together this morning. It's actually going on my desk at work.

This is a wonderful find. Honestly, it's worth what someone is willing to pay. Data on such an old set is scarce. If a particular collector really enjoys collecting these old sets, it could be worth hundreds....maybe even thousands to them. I would list it on eBay as an auction with a starting point of a couple of hundred dollars...it's worth at least that, then see what develops. Post the eBay auction here so others members can bid on it.

supraboy made it to the big screen? sweeeet

This really is an awesome model. I have 6 total, the one you are looking at and 5 x NISB. [emoji106] [emoji106] [emoji56]

For a set not retired yet its doing very good,when Lego finally puts Retired on there Site then the price will go higher pretty fast.

got 24 of 40032 from TRU that was part of that crazy 90%+ off sale.. they rang up as $0.

As many as I can buy without having my wife kick me out of the house. She told me years ago not to buy 2 10179s for $400 each(last of Amazons inventory) and I have regretted that moment eve since. Sent from my iPad using Brickpicker

"Supraboy" High above the mucky-muck, North of the border sat he, There sits Supraboy, sitting oh so proudly. Not much to say when you're high above the mucky-muck. Yeah, yeah. Supraboy, what is the secret of your power? Supraboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck man? [spoken] Now it's time for me to tell you about Christopher, archrival and nemesis of Supraboy, with powers comparable to Supraboy. What powers you ask? I dunno how 'bout the power of crossing the border with no fees on merchandise? That do anything for ya? That's 500% profit, holmes. How 'bout the power to sell goods in a TRU parking lot for 9x retail... and always know what sets are junk! That's telekinesis, yo. How 'bout the power to sell you Chima at 3 times retail? [sung] History of Supraboy and Young Christopher, Riggah-goo-goo, riggah-goo-goo. A secret to be told, a gold lego hoarde to behold, And blasting forth with 500 RIs and exo suits, yeow! Supraboy, what is the secret of your power? Supraboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck man? [spoken] Well, Supraboy and Young Christopher joined forces; they formed a reselling partnership the likes of which have never been seen, and they called themselves Christopher JB. That's right, [sung] Supra! And JB! [JB (spoken):] That's me. [sung] We're now Tenacious SupraChristopher JB! Come fly with me, fly! Supraboy, what is the secret of your power? Supbraboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck man, Oh! [spoken] Take my hand! Young Christopher, and we'll fly! Bring out your RI. There's the exo suit at TRU. A granny has one. Slice her throat! And a child another grab his scroat. You take the high border, I'll take the low. No exports will be paid, The B-wing is junk and mass profits to be made!

Kids: Drugs are bad, mmmmkay?

To report or not to report all these fleabay sellers advertising this as a UCS set......

Good thing about star wars sets is if you miss a particular set, just wait 2 years and get the remake

Oh yeah? Where are the praises for 9498 Saesee Tiin Jedi Starfighter or 7930 Bounty Hunter Gunship ? ;)

Always listen to Mr. Ed Mack!

It was selective. Some quality sets appreciated very well, but as a whole, the them under-performed. It appears that many older sets are starting to appreciate once again. I was having second thoughts for a long time on whether I should have sold many of my older SW sets when they plateaued, but the prospects of the new movies made my decision look like the correct one at the moment. I'm hoping the new growth continues.

I'm really surprised by the quick gains with the Tie Fighter. I wish I would have picked up the 50 I left behind for $24.50 each.

Prophet is a religious term Profit = $$$$$$$$

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I think that most of us that grew up with the OT need to realize that they will never be duplicated. I'm not a huge Star Wars geek so I'm not devastated by flashbacks and stuff that die hards are worried about, but it will be near impossible to bring back the magic that was Star Wars back in the late 70s and early 80s.

As i have 40 of these: The MSRP in 2011 was 189.99

Ah ah it's exactly the value in the price guide, it's certainly not a coincidence. This guide is very usefull to have an idea of the value of a set.

There is a scheme behind the biggest technic sets. They are available for one more season than the rest of the technic line (they disappear around christmas ( +/- 2 months)) the following year after the small sets are gone EOL. In Europe they are very popular but available for a long time after their EOL due to many retail stores having them in stock. Sometimes it takes one more christmas for them to vanish from all shelves, but then the growth in value starts and is consistently rising. I noticed that with the Unimog, the excavator 8043, truck 8258 and even smaller sets (around the 100

you have 48 of them zomg

Cool, i love good strong investmemt choices. Thanks emazers for the good advice a while back. He said by em up and don't look back.

women are people

I have great patience with lego sets... It's people and women that I don't. Come correct son.

How can you say cagr is low... I mean it is but the set has been retired for what 6 months.... Wait two or three years. Or if you are that worried sell them to me for what you paid for and I'll pay shipping. Patience my young grasshoppers

I havent built one yet, but i would def like to add that extra touch and probably do something similar with the engines

21113 - The Cave 21114 - The Farm

I am a believer in Karma and Kismet. I even named my dogs after it. It seems to have worked out well. I still would like to have those two extra 10179s though. Sent from my iPad using Brickpicker

I try to forget my moment of weakness. I had my finger on the complete transaction button and like a stupid husband...I asked her for her opinion. Sent from my iPad using Brickpicker

thank you so much for your work on putting an inventory list and instructions together! after searching high and low for better info, this was the holy grail!

$520 but doing local pickup Yeah I had them at $597 with local pickup it should save me around $40 in fees and shipping. I also did a trade locally for 10 more. I think they will go higher too even if they do another round and deffinetly in the long run. I found them on TRU when they first had them with no limit bought 50 then posted deal. I wanted to recover some of my out lay just not sure if I should have used this set to do it. Edit and using one of my many grey area techniques I only paid $160/10

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Just as an FYI - the Tumbler is not regarded as a UCS type set by Lego - I don't think this really matters to be honest - but as everybody is decribing it as a UCS - I thought we should get our facts correct. Thanks for getting in touch with us. I can understand that you are looking forward to get the new LEGO

"personal attraction" is fine. I would have been worried if you typed, "fatal attraction". I agree about the nostalgia. I still love the films and saying, "hello mcfly" while knocking on someone's head. The final Lego vehicle is just an ugly duckling. Too bad I'll never get Masash's off the record opinion about how he really feels about the final product. Sent from an iPhone using the Brickpicker app

I have nostalgia for pinball machines, myself. When my parents drug me to the bar (waaaayy too often), that was the way I entertained myself - pinball and Pac-Man. I've always wanted the original X-Files machine for myself. Some day I may get it in my home! I would love that 2015 Mustang machine, though, too.

Glad you guys like it. Well this may be a while but I think I have a pretty good idea what I want to tackle next....

As promised, I will post how I built the digital rendition of the San Diego Comic-Con Classic-TV Batmobile. First off is the part list which was taken straight from the generated HTML Building Guide LDD generates. I tried to keep the amount of bricks minimal as possible to make it easy to put together while still taking into consideration Lego

If people think the official model still doesn't give the world famous structure justice then perhaps this large scale intricately detailed MOC by TheBrickMan will.

The microworld sets are kind of cute and a nice blend of Lego with Minecraft but these larger scale builds (official or not) just feel like the same generic stuff you can find in those bland brick buckets filled with parts. Maybe on that notion these can make a more interesting 'brick bucket' as you can construct something a little more specific yet still go your own way. Still, there isn't anything here that catches my eye and at best I kind of like the Skeleton but unless there is some exclusive brick or I happen to need a bulk lot of bulky bricks, I won't buy these especially when considering everything else more impressive or at least slightly intriguing on the market.