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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.

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At 50% off you should do well. I've sold quite a few MF I bought at 75% off and made a tidy profit already. I have a few complete sets I'm saving for Christmas.

Found three CMF unicorn girls in two different Walgreens. Hoping these will rise to chicken suit levels down the line. Hot dog guys are still pretty elusive around here. They're just too easy to identify so they're always scooped up quick.

​ Clearance/returns company. I catch a good deal from them, from time to time. These look like argos returns. Boxes are sometimes poor, but I part, so no issue for me.

​Yowza, you'd better lay off the Galaxy Squad.

Did my first run to TRU yesterday using the TRU card. 2 x 75055 Imperial Star Destroyer --> $139.99 - $10 TRU rewards - 10% + sales tax - $20 (Babies R' Us gift card at 20% off) = $83.55 each - 8% rewards 79005-1: The Wizard Battle (needed to use up the rest of my GC and saw a few of this old retired set). $ 16.63 minus 10% off plus sales tax

​I am pretty sure that ridiculous statements like this are the reason for any harsh responses.

​Available @ TRU eBay Also Kmart.com

​YES! Sold through all my 7965's but when checking for prices i get his bajillion other listings with nothing to do with 7965.

​Yeah, the username didn't look familiar to me either. Still looks dodgy. Member since March 24, made first purchase yesterday, now has a listing. The listing is better, but offering int'l shipping so cheap ($20) on an auction is also a scammer red flag. I repeat... Report, don't bid.

I sold the "Black 3" TIE Pilot minifigure from the new UCS TIE Fighter for $50 shipped. After selling him and the Yularen my net price for the TIE is ~$130. I plan on buying another one down the road which will probably be manned by this guy but I figure the first one will get a standard TIE pilot.

Personally I cannot imagine new death star... How would it looks like? Another DS I. with open interior, but bigger? No way, the price would be more than 500 usd, which would be really much - I think 10188 is the most expensive lego set ever, and cannot imagine breaking this record with another death star. I also cannot imagine another DS II - it would be just a remake. My dream was authentic DS I, but closed, not open like a Barbie house (10188). The problem is that it would be a simple building - just many plates... So I am sceptical with a new death star soon coming...

​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.

​FYI...this is still available at Boscovs at retail with free shipping if you buy 5.

​Huge props to you and anyone else who can see in shades of grey. The world is not black and white, folks. Investing is not black and white. Lego need not have a black or white stance on investors. There would be a lot less arguing, nonsense, and wasted effort in the world (and these forums) if people would just realize things tend to be a little more complicated and intertwined than is convenient for us to wrap our minds around with minimal effort.

Hilarious! Enjoy some british rock...

​+1. Join the club. I'm done giving partial refunds as well. If I get a hit on my feedback, so be it. I just had someone try to extort a partial refund. I said no, send it all back for a full refund. Never heard from him again. Good luck.

I have just aquired some vintage lego circa 1960 and in the process of finding values for them. I'm coming up strong on some but not so on others. One set that I can't seem to find much info or rough value on is a large 700/3 set. I have attached some photo's and hopefully someone can shed some light. Many Thanks, Marcus

I think they look to strike a balance. They like the idea of being able to sell a premium product and that the secondary market show strong residuals for retired items but the don´t like resellers playing with their supply side on current items and causing stock errors à la Exo Suit. Can you have your cake and eat it? Probably not, so they do some things to hurt resellers and some to that help them - whether intentionally, or not.

Thanks xeeeej. Our brains are wired to cherry pick information to reinforce our BS belief systems but numbers never lie. Always nice to get a reality check once in a while to help us on our journey to superior returns.

All I know is after reading the last 5 years worth of posts on this thread is I am not listening to anyone's rumors or speculation on it. Cause this thread is nothing but years and years and years of people being wrong. Period.

Hey y'all, I'll just adress some concerns. I do not plan on investing on any Death Star sets. Here's the the thing- I do not resell, or invest on LEGO. I'm just a collector. I joined this site many years ago to use the main site's function. I know majority of you are investors, which is okay. I just started postin here as a friend told me I was being name dropped over here. The person who told me this info is someone close to LEGO. That's all I can say, and he's been right many times before. I have no gain from telling people this information as far as I can see. It's for you all to make up your minds- however, I'm not sure you should invest as the distance between when this old one retires and this new one comes out will most likely be very short, and the new one will be the 2008 one but better (as far as I heard). It's okay to be skeptical, but keep in mind my rumors just like this have been right many times before. If you want, I can link to those times. I'm on mobile right now, so it will be later in the day. I'll be honest- I'm iffy about this rumor he told me about the Death Star, or at least I was at first, but I remember how many times this man has been accurate and resourceful before. I personally have no connections with LEGO, I'm just an average guy who knows some people who do. Cheers, feel free to ask any questions.

​There's a new Death Star next year. Also, we're getting LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures next year, most likely as the May release.

Legowalker, I think you should hold your SB sets. I think even the old sail barge will rise again in value... Think about it this way. When the new set was released, it basically hampered the secondary market on the old one. When a new buyer can purchase the new sail barge on the market for 119.99 or lower, and the other one was going for 300, most people are going to opt for the new one. Now that both are in the hands of the secondary market, both will probably be comparable in price again. I wouldn't doubt the old one goes back up into the 200 to 250 range quite quickly. It already looks like it is getting a steady rise upwards again, and once the march/april data is released on this site, I bet we see it swing up again. Also, it's getting more rare as a horded item as time goes on so it may go higher than that. Add in that there are going to be a lot of new SW fans flooding into this world come December 18th, and these two sets are going to have some old fashioned demand. There's no Jabba the Hutt currently in a set that isn't EOL, and so this one will be valued by some. Don't let that dip fool you.

I don't think Vader's TIE Advanced is the way to go next. A UCS MF remake really should come first, at least, for every reason imaginable. And please, anything but another AT-AT. I know the vehicle lacks the plaque treatment and all, but sheesh... we've had 4 large ones, with the latest still on the shelf. No thanks. Give it another 4 years and then I'd love it. Similar feelings with Jabba's Sail Barge... A-Wing just makes no sense to me, and I am a completionist like few others can claim. It's on the D-list right after the B-Wing. (C what I did there?) Luke's Landspeeder would be pretty cool if done right, but... I haven't figured out why no one else seems to want a UCS Speeder Bike!! C'mon who doesn't love that thing? (Complete with Stormtrooper AND Ewok minifigs - jk) I realize the design may be challenging at that scale but what do we pay these people for, right? I'm probably alone on this but I think a UCS Trade Federation blockade ship would be pretty sweet, too. Very unique design there. Obviously that one will never happen, though. And finally, it stupifies me that they have not produced a Darth Vader bust along the lines of Maul, Yoda, R2. Only Chewie and Boba would be missing from my Dream Team then.

My general philosophy is that any original trilogy-based Star Wars LEGO set with an MSRP over $100 that can be had at greater than 25% discount (e.***. bogo 50%), is a buy. This set which has some cool minifigures and is an iconic scene will do well once people can't have it and thus they want it. Come this time next year I expect this is getting to $170. This set's 2013 sibling, the republic gunship is already getting this on ebay. At the same time, with the new movies coming out, we might get lucky and interval between rehashing gets stretched out to accomodate the newer sets. For me this is a medium term hold - 1-2 years.

​Some guy named Han. He was really in character. Gave me a hell of time.