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Welp since I work day shift now and won't be up for the midnight release let me answer some questions that will inevitably be asked. Yes we know of the s@h website is bogged down. You might not get an order confirmation email, it doesn't mean your order wasn't placed. If it happens to sell out don't worry it will be available for many months you won't miss out. No it isn't a UCS set. Yes it will be a solid investment down the road. Yes the Heath Ledger joker minifig will be sought after. Yes it will probably at your local Lego stores for sale to anybody. Yes I will have one tomorrow and it will be displayed on my desk at work by Tuesday. Did I miss anything? Apologies if I did.

It's retired!

page is back in lego with "RETIRED" tag http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Super-Star-Destroyer-10221

My son wanted a haunted house for his birthday last year. So I started my first MOC. I got the ideas from the LEGO PLAY book. There is a fantastic section under the name "when things go bump in the night". In the end we had a haunted village and used mostly this sets: 30200 zombie car 850487 Halloween minifig set 79005 lord of the rings 79001 hobbit spider set I also used as well bricks from the master builder adventure set. As I did not have enough grey/black bricks I ordered two castle sets without mini figures from ebay.

It's funny...I had an old CL ad to sell the 10221 for $600 and have had no replies for two months. Today, I got one. He tried talking me down. You guys have convinced me to hold my stock.

For those that have not followed this thread from the beginning, here's a summary: Wada wada blah blah wada wada blah blah.. memes.. jokes.. pictures.. videos.. insults.. SW quotes... advice... Holleman67: its retired! Wada blah blah.. thanks... wada.. BTW this is one of the most educational and fun topic here, for me at least.

Alright then, go get 'em! I'll take 4 1/3 GE's or 5 1/2 Camper Vans over an SSD any day of the week.

Thank you...My source was right again. Watch the prices explode!

Ssd is retired all! Let the prices inflate!

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.

I just hope S@H brings them back at 50% off again. One more time!

Maybe you should post this trade in the Brick Trader. I'm sure someone will want to trade a SSD for some HP sets.

it was two week run 19R4/20R4 So, 20R4 would be the last known US "run" (or whatever that thing is)

Please add SSD to the list. yay!

a new SSD would suck plot wise... we need DEMAND new ships

You can solve the issue in 2 simple steps. Step 1: throw iPhone in garbage. Step 2: buy an android.

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

I just shipped a bunch of Lego to my long lost cousin in Nairobi. I didn't even know I had family in Africa! I just sent him my bank account so he can wire the money for them and my part of my long lost uncle's inheritance. I hope he uses his portion to bone up on his English skills because they suck.

You kept repeating that 50% deal as if you were trying to convince yourself that ever happened. On related note, I saw SSD on sale for 20% off once.

from when he said so?

TLG did not move stock from Europe. All backorder fulfilments at LEGO Shop at Home came with 19R4 codes. European SSDs have codes with "S"

Yeah about that......that's called collusion and it's illegal.

If you've got SSD's, you probably shouldn't sell them yet. If you don't though, this advice to ****** them up at $650ish seems odd. The set doesn't exist in a vacuum. You can still pick up 10188 (basically EOL, unless you believe the mystery man who says it will be around for another year and a half), 10211 and 10220 at retail, for example, and for the money/space you are likely to do much better over the next year with a set like that (basically at EOL, but still periodically available at retail). It would be like picking up SSD at retail a couple months ago. If you buy SSD at $650, you are hoping for at least an eBay price of $800 + shipping (and even then you probably only net around $60 after fees). You are also taking a huge risk that lego releases something directly competitive to coincide with the movie, like another UCS SD. 10221 was a great investment at up to retail or slightly above, not at $650.

Wait...so did I miss the boat?

While i get those topics may have a bearing on the future value of the SSD, can we refrain from posting spoilers in non spoiler threads? This could really ruin the movie for some folks if this type of info continues.

That would probably call for release of updated version. Since it would need different Han minifig

You forgot the: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8lDYrvTILc

Then I could theoretically buy whatever I want. With two little children the service desk is closed for quite a while.

It's easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission. I buy first and then deal with the scowls later when UPS shows up with a pile of boxes.

I am torn on this theme, I haven't gotten anything at less than 50% off, and a couple of the sets are really languishing on shelves (Colby City, Silver Mine specifically) - But the thing that strikes me is I think the sets are really GOOD. They are well designed, they look fun for kids, they are of course a rarity being a western theme... The flood of the sets still being out there hurts, but I think this will be surprisingly good performers in the long haul. I also am doubtful another Western theme will be coming out any time soon. This Christmas season will be very telling. I almost wonder the sets would be more popular if they weren't tied into TLR specifically, and were just a more generic western theme.

I got 8 sets at the Dufferin Mall TRU on Friday for those Canadians hoping to see them at their local stores. They said they didn't have any more and I haven't seen any anywhere else in the GTA so far but I may do some scouting later this week to see if that changes.

the AS exclusion is hard coded in their pos

Besides the amount of attention all this theft is bringing to Lego

That`s a solid haul, nice work!

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

Yeah I have had to call them a lot too. It pisses me off Ebay doesn't have an email form. can't complain because most companies would rather die than have you call them. But some things are easier over email.

Oh you apple fan boys bless your hearts.

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.

Cassini lowers you in search if you have an unresolved open case (and it's a fairly significant strike on your dashboard, too). So, answer the buyer within the case (so that you are on record as having the last response on the case and it shows "waiting for buyer's response/action") and wait out the 7 (I think it's still 7) days for the case to close on its own; or, if you are absolutely sure eBay will find in your favor, call CS and ask them to escalate and close the case on your behalf.

I just bought a bulk lot with the Cafe corner, Market Street and Green Grocer so I will have my block completed in a matter of weeks! - Keep going, you'll get there!

walmart only puts cameras up if the employees in the store are talking about unionizing

Be patient and you can find the cafe, fire brigade, and market for a good price on ebay. I bought an incomplete cafe corner and counting the parts I ordered and the original cost, I paid $150 for it after I sold some additional sets in the lot. Same for the market street.

That's a good start. The first three are too rich for my blood. What I'm wondering is when they are going to announce the next modular. Seems like it should be soon.

ROI is ROI

Sold my last Catwoman today...have one built and son playing with it already so didn't mind letting this final sealed box go. $35 after fees and shipping costs. Still relatively new to this hobby - bittersweet to see some of the sets I purchased for investing when I started disappearing for good from my closet. Make way for new sets/opportunities. I would like to take this opportunity to say thank-you to Catwoman, Hulk, Cap Am, Two Face, Wolverine, Kingdom Chess set, 41999, TC-14, etc. for helping me with ROI the past 6-10months. My inventory is 'small' but hope to see Superman vs Lex, Spiderman Cycle, Rovers, Uruk Army, and Grand Emporiums bring in some steady ROI the next 6-12months Maybe Funhouse and Arctic Batman will be a surprise with nice margins before 2016 too.

And an update of the frequency graph showing numbers retired by month:

(3) 76000 from Walmart for $15.

Naf, I hate picking on grammars, but shouldn't the text read "Why you fail, that is" ? ;)

For all us old farts out there... this is what came to my mind. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7_uwFcI8JE Not quite HH, but that one creepy house on a nice suburban street.