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Back in the early Fall, Ed and I were approached by Krause Publishing to develop a LEGO Collecting and Price Guide book. Not sure how many of you have ever been involved with putting a book together, but it is quite a task. For months Ed worked to the early morning hours putting the content together while I have taken thousands of photos and organized data. At this point, a lot of what we needed to submit has been handed over and the full production of the book is in progress. Now you all can understand why I have been running that other thread looking for some photos for some sets. If you have a little time, please look at that list and contact me if you have the boxes or even better have it built. I will be able to send you a photo release and of course you get credit in the book. I know a few of you have had eagle eyes and found the current Amazon preorder online. The book is slated to be released mid November, just in time for all of you to ask for one for the holidays. We really hope that those of you that do decide to pick up a copy enjoy what we have put together. As I have said, it has been a lot of work and there is still a bit more to accomplish, but it will be exciting to walk into a book store one day and see your work sitting there. It may also clear up a bunch of times that Ed and I have said, we were quite busy working on some things, well at least now you know and hopefully now we can get back to doing more content for the site itself and other things. If you would like to preorder the book, just click on the photos or Amazon widget. We look forward to the time that we can get feedback on whether you like the book or not. Maybe later Ed can chime in to give more details on the content itself.

​The idea that TLG would make decisions on what sets to release and how to design them solely -- or even partly -- to disrupt the secondary market and resellers is ludicrous. TLG is a business and a very successful one...they are making decisions on what to release based on what will make them the most money. In all likelihood, a new Death Star set would be designed to tie in with the upcoming rebel movie in which it is alleged to be a central feature. They could keep the current DS on the market, but it wouldn't fit well into the marketing plans for the upcoming movie tie-ins.

I think the head and hair makes a great Old Man from Pawn Stars MOC. Maybe 2016 will yield a Chumlee Wookie.

​hey that's a lego version of my favorite toy my parents sold for pennies at a garage sale in the 90's - thanks mom and dad.

Just picked up a dozen exo suits & several Ecto's half price... from a bookstore of all places.

​there is still a .0000001 chance it doesn't happen though. That's good enough for me

TRUTH 2 x 75055 - Imperial Star Destroyer --> $139.99 - 20% - 10% + tax - $20 (Babies R' Us discounted gift card) = $86.84 each - 8% rewards 2 x 75021 - Republic Gunship --> $129.98 - 20% - 10% + tax - $20 (Babies R' Us discounted gift card) = $79.20 each - 8% rewards 1 x 75060 - Slave 1 (online purchase) --> $199.99 - $70 rewards + tax - 10% discounted gift card = $125.18 - 8% rewards

That's awesome! Congrats on the hard work paying off, it'll be really rewarding to see the finished product I'm sure. I'll take a signed copy please!

First - awesome. Second - so many of us have asked how we can pay you for some of the features on this site - well, here's a great way. Support the Macks by buying this book. I'll be preordering.

Any resale value on the book? Possible EOL??? congrats :)

If it´s marked down by over 30% then count me in as a buyer!

On BL it is the opposite as the number keeps on growing but min prices in euros there are also nudging 450 euros. By Xmas 2016 it should be at where GG prices are now if the modular series remains popular and stock has thinned out.

Maybe wait to post until you can?

​Sounds like you will be in perfect position to snag these one day for ~$50 when they clear them out.

​First, my participation to this forum exceeds far and wide the discussion on this thread, second, just2good is not my pal. I appreciate his tips and I respect his consistency and manner of communication. Concerning the "number of forum posts" elitism, it is by no means any measure of post quality. I stated at more then one instance that I am very long in the game of collecting and though I am new in investment waters, I have a very good knowledge of SW line evolution and its parameters. I would be interested in reading an opposing argument from someone of my level of SW experience in say other Lego lines... Back to the topic, it is precisely in the pure interest of people making investment decisions that I do state, loud and clear, that 10188 can be a wonderful bulk of Light Bluish Grey a year from now hoping it would stop a NOVICE investor from splurging 400+ whatever for something that may very well go to Bricklink parts sale in mentioned period. You guys are veterans and if you lose few 100s bucks because of the poor risk analysis, you can absorb it. A newbie who decides to splash his pocket money hoping for some profit on this set may be put off the game permanently (ok, less competition, but that's not truly the intent of this forum, is it? ) As for the j2g successful predictions, forum is Eurobricks and Google is your friend...

​UCS Falcon was $500

​Many of the recent remakes have shown that this is just not true.

More pictures here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/titanscreations/sets/72157652011179380

I will never ever offer partial refund again. Too many scammers. Have a solid return policy, and hold them too it. I am still at 100% but care if I drop below that. I get threatened usually about once a month. My policy is NO returns if opened at all, they can do a SNID case. If used/open lego or loose minifigures, they pay shipping, and 20% restock fee. Posted in my store policies and all my listings. Protects me from giving a buck or two or getting extorted. Even if they seem like a super nice guy, send it back at their cost and then they have the 20% fee, they usually end up keeping it

​First of all I mostly collect, I rarely sold any sets. Only did that when there was free money on the shelves (Rovers....). I personally don't care if LEGO does a new release or not. If they do I will buy it. And yes, LEGO should punish people to a degree from a business logic point of view. And saying that they don't get a single penny is probably not true. By inducing fear in people that they will miss a set like they did with the Falcon then they won't postpone purchases. More money is spent in the end. Also I did not say that they should not re-release any sets. What I said is that it is good that they have a very coveted set as an example. The collectible market works like this, limited time purchases drive it. For the people coming out of Dark Ages: just look at the current offerings. For an ordinary consumer they are more than enough to choose from. We are the crazy fanatics and collectors on this site. Vocal minority. Most people don't buy so many exclusives that the present offerings are exhausted. They are perfectly happy with buying a TIE.

​LEGO doesn't gain anything by having a set retired that can only be acquired in the secondary market. They don't gain a single penny. It would make more sense if they did release a larger version in some capacity. And you have to take into consideration about people in the dark ages. Why would you think that LEGO wants to punish these people who outgrew Lego for many years, only to come back and not have an opportunity to buy a set at retail. That's pretty vindictive if you ask me, if you believe that Lego purposely does this. I was in my dark ages from 2003-2013. 10 years seems to be a fairly normal amount of time to be in the dark ages. I've missed out on a lot of great sets from then. I think it's great that Lego appears to start this trend of remaking/re-releasing UCS sets. I hope they continue this trend honestly. I know you investors hate it, but I think it's great for people like me, who've missed out on a set to get a chance to get a similar version for retail without having to pay sometimes exorbitant secondary prices. Granted I think this works only if they keep a decent enough time span in between UCS sets like the X-wing.

By the way by not releasing an UCS falcon LEGO can surely achieve one thing. It's the "I did not buy it when it was being produced and now it is so expensive" argument. It's the set you can always point at when you want to sell your product. The living example for people to buy sets before they are retired. By now almost everybody and their dog knows about the giant expensive LEGO Falcon. As long as LEGO can induce the regret in people for missing these sets the firm is sitting on a gold mine. If there is a set they should keep forever retired for this reason then it is the Falcon.

​ I believe you are correct. To me that is what matters. In reality there is no one person or dictionary who holds the definition of what is right one way or the other.

I guess I better stop buying sets for investment. Once this hits the NY times bestseller list, everyone and the their mother will be investing in Lego.

​Sometimes I'll find a store or two that will put out the whole box. The same goes for Mixels.

​They do but not a lot. They don't put out a whole box. They hang several blind bags on one peg. Good luck! They were priced a little above retail, $4.49, but I'm willing to pay that for the desirable ones.

​Not really a list. Keep an eye on the buy thread and the Daily Deals. Members have been lucky at a few Walgreens and various other regional stores.

LEGO sent me a poster without the figure. I called them yesterday and they are sending me a replacement. The CS rep indicated that they had these leftover so I'm betting they will be back in a future promo if there are enough available. It would be a nice combo with another minifigure somewhere down the road.

​the problem is, unlike revan, the figure is pretty bland and insignificant. there is decent demand at the moment because it received a lot of attention. once this attention dries up how many buyers will be out looking for this? I suspect this is one of those times where its best to ride the wave. I can see this being rare, but a year from now will there be any market to jack the price up?

​I've dropped a few for ~$23 on eBay. I (personally) don't see it going higher.

​I liked your other post better with the toe-stepping I bought a used, complete with box Guggenheim Museum - $25us. This allows me to sell my NIB one at some point.

​do share.....

​There's definitely a connection. I remember looking at the feedback on yesterday's seller and he only had one from a Chinese seller and coincidentally today's seller has only one feedback from the same Chinese seller.

​Hence Rule #1.

​Even if it is a play set, it will have different characters and rooms. With any $400 set, we are targeting affluent AFOLs, who probably are anal completists like myself and want to own all the important STAR WARS sets. A new Death Star is better than this one hanging around 5 more years.

Can we keep this thread for discussing updates on ALREADY RETIRED sets ? You are welcome to continue the discussion on future retirement on this thread: http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/4008-retiring-soon-open-speculation/?page=236

​Jais thanks for bringing this up. Somehow my following was disconnected and I missed that message. That is a great message that says a lot without saying anything at all.

​Well it's all speculation. Personally, I'd say TLG has had 7 years to work on the next DS. I'd be shocked if all they did was make the same set slightly bigger with a higher price tag. With new movies coming out that would seem to miss a great opportunity. IMO the new set would be done in such a way that anyone who already owns a DS would want to get the new one to replace it or at least in addition to it. After all, the primary market for a $499 DS would be the same people who already proved willing to drop $399 for a DS over the past years. If the two DSs aren't sufficiently different then you haven't refreshed your market and you'll limit sales. So it would seem logical to me their would be substantial differences. Just my guess.

I tend to agree, but of course we don't know (and will never know, because we all blew up) what question it answered.

​Lol Axis of Awesome forever destroyed my appreciation for that song

Maybe they already started on it.

How do they feel about one to build now and 20 to resell later? I'm still not sure about that one.

I fully expect a new Death Star next year, but I would be surprised if it's as large as or bigger than 10188. As for the Buy Now Near EOL vs. Buy Mid-life at a discount, I'm attaching some CAGR food for digestion. I modeled it after the SSD, which is not a perfect comparison but should be relatively close (shorter life, lower supply, but also lower demand). Anyway, if you buy 10188 now at MSRP, your CAGR if you sell in 1 year should be close to that if you bought at $280 a few years ago. Personally? I have some, but not a ton. I will probably buy a few more here or there, but agree money is probably better spent elsewhere.

​You have to figure that the vast majority of the sales for this set will have happened over a year before the introduction of the new set. Sure, you'll piss off a few, but that's going to keep Lego from releasing a new Death Star? Uhh no. If you're a hardcore collector, you'll buy the new one no questions asked. If you're a kid that actually played with the set, you probably don't care if the new set is better and stick to the old one, or you've probably outgrown Lego. In the end, all good things must come to an end. The new Death Star will probably have updates to its minifigures and building techniques but more importantly, Disney will have their logo emblazoned on the flagship SW Lego set. It has to happen, and happen fast. None of this, oh we may hurt somebody's feelings BS.

​FYI. there is a feature in eBay's Advanced Search where you can exclude listings from specified sellers.

Respectfully intended anyone who is disappointed: I find your lack of patience disturbing...

One last hurrah! 17 FW 30 Koala Builds 55 Keyhains

May the Fourth be with you 1x Millennium Falcon 1x Pet Shop 1x Palace Cinema

Please, invest in my village. I think that any investor who already invested more than $5,000 in different sets should have at least one ewok village (with 10% off at least). Just in case. As always, a diversified brickfolio is a good idea IMHO. But for a new coming investor who can afford to invest only $500, I couldn't say "ok, go buy two EV, that's great"... For example I think that a R5 (considering the new tie UCS) + any other exclusive set (two modulars for example) would be so much better... IMO the EV is a good way to diversify a brickfolio. Better than adding some more pet shops or R5 if you already have tons of them. But to focus on the EV and get a lot of them ? Thanks but no thanks.