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So I'm in Asda ( our Walmart for you Americans) just picking up some odds and ends tonight, anyway in this random corner I spotted like several cases of series 13 minifigures, which looked untouched, and seeing as how they just cleared all the Simpsons series 2 down to £1, I figured I'd grab one and price check, long story short they were £1 each, so I ended up with 3 full boxes. Good random score.

Yes it did. It lost hundreds of dollars in value over the course of the last few years or so. It used to sell for $1,200 or more. It has been sitting at $900.00 for months. The situation with remakes or reissues is serious one with the STAR WARS theme. The news of a new movie was great news for the theme, but the news of these "retro" STAR WARS movies will make the theme highly volatile, affecting some severely...either in a positive or negative way. With each possible remake though, people will be less apt to spend big money on the retired sets. They will say..."Hey, why bother buying an old set? I can wait for the remake!" When this happens, all Hell will break loose. It won't matter if you are in it for the long term or short term or whether you are an investor or flipper, because the perceived value of this theme will be reduced. Long term, these sets will never reach the levels of current sets and short term, who will pay premium prices for a short term fix when they know there is no back end benefit? Set will appreciate slower after retirement and to lower levels. What is ironic about this whole thing is that the often maligned "Prequel Trilogy" STAR WARS movies might become the most valuable LEGO sets because these sets might never be remade to any large degree. Sure, there will be some sets never remade and they will benefit, but on the whole, the appreciation of the sets in the UCS will be stunted or reduced.

I'm putting my money into frozen concentrated orange juice

Well it was a Longshot that you'd get one anyway. (couldn't resist)

It's two fold - some refuse to sell until they're squeezing that last penny out of it and some just have no plans to sell. Apologies to those who hoard rather than sell (sorry Ed and Jeff) but that's the risk you take in any investment. Buy low, sell high - I'm no financial expert (someone else does that for me) but in general isn't that how investment portfolios are managed? It's not "buy low, never sell" or "buy low, wait until growth has stagnated and then wait some more just to see if I can get an extra 10% by selling in 6 months." (PS I know it's not so simple, but the general principle seems to be pretty accurate to me.) What I buy to collect I don't worry about value. What I've bought for investment I buy to sell for a decent profit. I only have 2 SSD left because I sold the others locally for 2x my buy in (no shipping hassle or fees, why the heck not). It means the two I have left (mine and one more to sell) are "paid for" along with other items in my inventory. I'm good with that. I'll also be good with a UCS Snowspeeder remake because I want one but can't justify the cost. That's my selfish side talking.

Whatever you do, DO NOT let this guy transport the papers

LEGO said: "We are currently making more, just for Valenciaeric so please check back soon for availability"

Now we know.

My overall message prior was not that this set is bad, I think it is gold. My point was greed and fear and how quickly people can be swayed to go all in and clean out every last one or return, cancel or not invest in any. Group think coupled with those emotions is what makes investing a losing business for many. Changes are in the wind and people better pay attention.

People better be careful about what they wish for or the whole UCS theme will become worthless as an investment.

Last few days have sold these to stock up on newer better sets (in my opinion) BTF x1, Spidy chase x11, helms deep x1, friends van news x3, riddles of ring x1, lr mine x1, mine craft micros x3, ultra build batman x1, lr stage coach x1, sw dessert skiff x1, cargo train x1, ninjago golden dragon x1, crazy sci and monster x1, galaxy squad titan x1, batcave x2, chi temple x1, kings castle x1, lr train x1, ninjago sonic raider x1, and some other stuff. Was trying to clear out the hodge podge to make room for sales and bigger sets I want to focus on.

Wouldn't it be awesome if they reissued the haunted house?

Which ad drives you nuts? You know the one - it's been there for months, it's priced way too high, and it's constantly renewed so it shows up at the top every time you search for lego. For me it's this create-a-puzzle. I do not like you, puzzle that's marginally related to lego

Saw a flat of Lego at my TRU today and looks like the Bricktober sets are similar to last year's. Sorry if this is already posted, couldn't find anything on my phone.

City does not regurgitate same buildings and vehicles -- they are remade; modified, updated. The 'update' to Winter Toy Shop is nominal--proverbial lipstick on a pig.

perhaps this?

Sold out at LEGO Shop at Home again...

Hold on while I grab the popcorn . A heads up would have been nice you know .

2-3 years goes by quickly, then you have a big pile of gold. What's wrong with that? Patience, buy when you can, put them away, move on to the next thing.

Holding out for 2x VIP or free trian

Chima Trikes Store by cimddwc

Have built several sets in recent weeks, here are the latest two. I need to buy another shelving unit from Ikea now

Tomato Street by spacecolonel

10/1

I wonder if the T1 will get an unplanned retirement sooner than later with the uproar that VW has caused lately. Lego has been known to keep their distance from controversy...

I feel like I've stepped into a time machine and gone back to 2014...or 2013...or 2012...

I knew deep down it was all my fault. Wonder if they got my letter about reissuing 10179.

$9.04 for 10 after all cashback and coupons for 24x20x6. I prefer to get the taller x6 box and cut down to 5" for the modulars. This allows room for more packing material and protection than the x4 box for when the delivery driver uses the box as a step stool. Uline boxes are stronger than the 32 ect from staples but not by much so I go with staples for GE, FB etc and if I am shipping something more expensive (grand carousel, cafe corner etc) then I go custom heavy duty from a local supplier which is still cheaper than uline.

Ha. I noticed that as well. "He protected the modular!!" I thought.

Seems to me there are plenty who are not investing heavily in this one.

I'm a noob and I'm staying out. I'm sure there's money to be made but if Ed is saying there's better places I'll stay conservative and look for other things. My worry is the "new" 10249 will end up making this set stay around another couple of years.

Leadenhall Building

This is a great thread to measure investor sentiment and group think. I fear for newbies, i'm grabbing the popcorn.

More like it's that season, and they are bringing out the seasonal sets. [emoji38]

I've got three of those at the moment, one to keep and two for eBay a little closer to Christmas. I plan on getting a bit more than $120 though

I recovered a sunken QAR off ebay. Probably paid too much ($120), esp since I already have one, but it was x5 points and I was itching for a new project. I have a pretty good stash of ship parts from bulk deals so hopefully it comes together with minimal bricklinking. I enjoy doing sets like this much more than out of a sealed box anyways.

Return em. I could use a badly damaged AWD one for my personal build.

Wasn't it the Yanks who came up with "New Math"? What the heck is that? Might explain the following: American capitalism - You have two cows. You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank, then execute a debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows. The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman Island company secretly owned by the majority shareholder who sells the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company. The annual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on one more. You sell one cow to buy a new president of the United States, leaving you with nine cows. No balance sheet provided with the release. The public buys your bull

Falling Water, I think.

Sungnyemun

Lucky's Diner by Rob Bender

I can genuinely say the price on my eBay listing is cheaper than Walmart WOOHOOO!!!

My used Ewok Village sans minifigs arrived last week. Sorted the pieces over the course of the week then built up the village on Friday night. It lasted less than 24 hours where I dismantled it and put the purchase to it's real purpose. Saw this in the MOCs thread a couple months back and fell in love with it, had to have one. I present my personal edition of the 10236 UCS Lord of the Rings Ent!

Totally agree. I see posts in other threads about sets staying around for years because they got a new box design, but I see no evidence to back it up.

Sold my last NISB R2D2 for $365 shipped. Made a 50% profit after fees & shipping on that one. In total, I made a profit of $342 with my four NISB R2D2's, which I all sold this year, after acquiring them at retail last year. This was a good set to buy and resell within a year just like GE and AA. Sitting on sets for more than a year makes me very unconfortable unless I have no choice with slow growers like EEE and HE for example. Oh well, goodbye R2D2 and hello to newer sets with the goal to make a decent gain in 2016.

Orc Forge is starting to get some love on Amazon, sold one so far for $95. Sold 2 more 75021 - Republic Gunships on EBay for $190 to a repeat buyer in my shipping zone. It only cost me $10 to ship them insured.

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Sold my last GE NISB with slightly damaged box for $295 shipped. Made a 45% profit after fees. Goodbye GE. You did good

Sold my last Lone Ranger Train for $109.99 shipped Death Star locally for $500