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Looking at the price development history of Star Wars UCS sets I notice that they invariably really only start to increase in value some two years after official retirement. Since 10242 Red Five only retired one year ago it's simply just way too early to expect solid gains on it. Yes, initially after official retirement there was a big bump in price caused by resellers buying off each other and boosting the demand and therefore the market-price of this set. After that demand wound down the prices dropped as well. But ... calling R5 a dud/turd because of that is just plainly ridiculous. Even the 10227 B-Wing, which was massively written off by investors as a dud/turd while it was available at LEGO Shop at Home and sold at huge discounts, is now doing just fine. Even 2nd-hand used it sells for no less than €275 in Europe and new prices are at €300-€400 ... Give the Red5 time. It will do well for those who have patience. With UCS sets it's either you QFLL them right after the post-EOL bump for a quick cash-out, or you hold on to them for 3+ years.

personally thanking the person(s) who put the rest of the retiring architecture OOS for shipping at TRU for stopping me from digging. my grave. any further. until i hit up staples in about half an hour

https://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Creator-Expert-Fairground-Mixer/36246211

Super sale at TRU.com... 75059 Sandcrawler $180 Volvo Loader $150 Speed Champions, Bionicles and much more at 40% off... a website glitch? Go, go, go!!! http://www.toysrus.com/search/index.jsp?s=A-UnitRank&kw=120916lego100&keywords=120916lego100&origkw=120916lego100&sr=1&ppg=96&ab=Tru_homepage_aspot:2:40-off-selected-LEGO-sets-100

Bought this used. Took it apart to clean and rebuilt it. Tedious task with mainly small pieces. Hard to believe this set has over 2000 pieces.

Just think of all the jobs you're creating -- shipping box manufacturer, postal truck clerk & driver, gas station attendant... Doesn't that feel better?

walmart.com matched Birds, errr, I mean Doctor Who at $38.99 https://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Doctor-Who-TARDIS-Set-21304/47722730

For the first time I'm glad ... make it stop ... had to unblock my cc and the wife's .... shhhhhhh

My first 4 figure lego transaction. So far, no regrets. Just smoked my first cigarette in 25 years.

well friends... it was fun this morning for sure... I am outta here for now.... I'm going to take the wife to Khols and spend some money on her, before I tell her how much I spent this morning ...

Making losing money great again.

I have two young kids. I'm years away from having too many TRU GCs.

I'd post their music video but I will have to ban myself from BP

I often wonder why this forum has "Investment Guide" in the title and not "Quick Flipping Quide". I only have 1 of these, and brought it to sell 3-4 years down the road (unless remake signs appear), not 12 months after retirement. This and the EV thread have me screaming:

Here's a few pics of it all spread out. Gbhq wasn't fully built yet, still have a lot of sealed bags. No instructions.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-LEGO-Architecture-Trevi-Fountain/36246151 https://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-LEGO-Creator-Changing-Seasons-31038/45059357

The bad news - I just woke up. The good news - these sets will be cleared out of TRU's inventory now rather than sitting on their shelves at 15% above RRP for two years.

I order almost all my TRU Lego through Newegg to avoid tax. It's an easy 8% off

For the first time I had to check the credit limit on my Toys R Us Mastercard. Yikes!

My wife is going to leave me !!!!

TRU Sandcrawler $179 http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=38059266 Fairground mixer $89 http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=35592596 Crane Crawler $89 http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=57583176 LEGO Star Wars Vader's Tie Advanced vs. A-Wing Starfighter (75150) 53.99 http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=87042216 LEGO Scooby-Doo Mystery Mansion (75904) 56.99 http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=57582966 LEGO Ideas Doctor Who - Iconics Tardis (21304) 38.99 http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=64864646 LEGO Friends Heartlake Airport 41109 $56.99 http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=57582716 Flatiron building $23.99 http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=45475956

Finally some optimism. I only have one of these but maaaaaaaaaan the broken record whinging about it and other current UCS sets is putting me off clicking on any of these threads. We get it. Give it a rest.

Stop posting DEALS !!!!! .........................I can not take it anymore !! ARGH !!!! Must show will power..............must save marriage !!!!

Is today national go to tru day or something ?? Ain't no one working or u all joined ex1 company ?

Wasssup boyfriend

Well, there's your problem. You're supposed to buy Volvos not Volvors.

depending on how accepting your significant other is, your plans may be accelerated when the boxes show up.

Well, Color Me Badd

High speed passenger train 83.99 amazon if hasn't been mentioned. http://amzn.to/2giHhfq

Sheesh! I'm not sure which site you are looking at?

Went big, have no home.

marriage is overrated.

The bricklink data for this set is very similar to Sandcrawler, so I don't know what you guys are talking about when you say "overstocked" and "no demand". Ewok Village: supply / demand => 390/52 = 7.5 average sell price / RRP => 224.48€ / 249.99€ = 0.897 Sandcrawler: supply / demand => 334/53 = 6.3 average sell price / RRP => 275.21€ / 299.99€ = 0.917 Ewok Village is a very nice set. I think it'll do just fine.

I do this too. First thing I learned when I came to the US: When your children get presents without a gift receipt, they are "regifted" items. I had never heard of the concept before. Now I research which stores sell those items and just return them there for store credit. Other unwanted presents with gift receipt get returned too. My kids then get the value of the gift receipts in money on their bank accounts (or pick a big present from the combined sum), and I get to keep the gift cards.

Next week :

The official trailer was released. Looks good. One of my favorite moments was when Pete's pal Ned dropped a 10188 (or is it a 75059. Who knows anymore. I can't tell by looking for the extra cheese slope.) I'm sure we'll be hearing about Lego sets soon enough.

Changing Seasons is 29.99 on Amazon http://amzn.to/2hg06Sq

$10 to ship and PayPal fees. Great, I'm breaking even. No I'm not! It took me 15 minutes to find it, pack it, 15 minues to drive it and ship it. Feeling great! This is easy...

Better than a condom wrapper.

Marriage vs LEGO. A battle as old as time itself...

Anyone noticed TRU sale today?

Defeated? Is it time for us all to return home?

Totally blows to live on the west coast. Need to wake up earlier.

You do realize the thumb is copyrighted... Don't be surprised when the cease and desist notice shows up

Amazon from Sunday was it? 2 of each, about 50% off mint freaken boxes for a box queen

Picked up BIG BEN for about $100 after 15% off, TRUTH, rewards and free 12/1 gift cards from last month. No Geoffrey sighting though.

Got to build the new Lego Batman Movie Batmobile and Mr. Freeze sets. What a difference... Batmobile set Mr. Freeze set The Batmobile is clearly a better set and not just because it has more bricks. The articulation on the wheels, while not critically important, allows the Batmobile to sit higher or lower (think monster truck vs. dragster) depending on your preference, and can also swing out for "flight-mode". The vehicle itself is really slick, and I love how all of Batman's vehicles have their names "stenciled" on the side. The Batman and Robin figs are great, while the twins are just okay and Manbat is a repeat, although I don't believe the original had the back printing this one does. This Manbat also has two faces. That said, the other set was disappointing. Mr. Freeze, the star of the set, is downright pitiful. While the Mr. Freeze minifigure is excellent, the mech-suit looks like an anorexic mixel. In the past, Lego has given us such great mechs that I've come to expect excellence but this one misses the mark. I even like the little scene and how it combines with two others, but the mech just kills the set. The "ice encasing bricks" have been done before, but the designer chose to use gray bricks at the base inexplicably. Disappointing...