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10 years...10 years have gone by since the original in 2007. Did anyone really think this would be the Holy Grail of kits forever and LEGO would 'honor resellers as the kit soared to $10,000'? HA! I can't believe it took LEGO this long for a remake. I sold my last one two years ago sometime before The Force Awakens. LEGO didn't 'do it to hurt resellers'. They did it to make money. Disney bought Lucas Arts to make money. How old is Mickey Mouse? Nearly 90yrs old, and Disney successfully lobbies Congress to extend US copyright laws every single time Mickey's copyright is about to expire. Also Disney has publicly stated there will be a new Star Wars movie every two years. Do you think that means new starships and new characters every movie? Disney will rehash and rewrite the original characters a million times for 90yrs, just like Mickey, until Han Solo's great great great great great great-grandchildren are flying the Milennium Falcon, and LEGO will follow suit on the gravy train and rerelease the Falcon in all forms and themes. Heh...LEGO has been re-releasing Star Wars starships, vignettes and characters many times over even before Disney bought Lucas Arts and started the turning the wheels on the bi-annual cash machine. If anyone thinks any Star Wars UCS kit is sacred and off limits to be reproduced, then you are in for a cruel eye opener.

I was working on the Price Guide update yesterday, hopefully should have it updated tonight or tomorrow at the latest.

Easter Win What You Want sweeps is a $1 doorbuster right now. Also, check your recent VIP Shop Your Way email - I got a $25 back on $60 coupon on one of my accounts (the other got another $10 back on $50).

This isn't about the 10179 - Most complainers here are concerned (and should be concerned) about the continued loss of faith in the perception of value, in general. When nothing is special, nothing is special - and LEGO is just another expensive, disposable, plastic toy.

In honor of our recent trip to the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama and in anticipation of the new Saturn V launch in June, my daughter and I built this classic model.

Found an unopened 3 pack of bionicles from 2002 / 2003 (8566, 8587, 8588) at a local op shop for $15.

Awesome idea here is my homemade display case for my mini figures I made this weekend

Focus man!

Additionally, there isn't a lot of demand for most of those sets. It would be hard to move a good number of those.

just finished my new Caterham 7 (21307). Its a lovely build. I particularly loved how the rear wheel arches came together

I'm surprised at the high number of exclusions on their site. It feels pretty random to me. They had a bunch of completely sold out stuff listed too on sale. Seems like a waste to offer a sale on Obi-Wan Jedi starfighter

Nope, but they'll add a cheese slope

Haven't updated in a bit either, but had to report I just sold my last 75053 - The Ghost for $225 and 60057 - Camper Vans for $55, FBA

Will they update the minifigs at some point?

Time for some updates - the last two weeks have been crazy in terms of sales. Of course my discovery of FBA helped (moved 30 sets in 2 weeks), but somehow also my EBay sales picked up at the same time. Guess that's tax refund time for you :). Some highlights: FBA: 7x 41074 Azari and the Magical Bakery - $44 (buy-in $18 after tax) 5x 41035 Heartlake Juice Bar - $35 (buy-in $9 after tax) 2x 70151 Chima Speedorz Frozen Spikes - $16 (buy-in $4 after tax. ROI exactly 100% after all fees and taxes) - YEAH, I SELL CHIMA FOR PROFIT! BO/BL: 1x 41074 Azari and the Magical Bakery - $35 (buy-in $18 after tax) 1x 75046 Coruscant Police Gunship - $80 (buy-in $37 after tax) EBay: 1x 21118 Minecraft The Mine - $159 (buy-in $57 after tax), but with $10 FVF promo - my last one, I had to lower my price a bit after the selling frenzy over the holidays but the promo covered most of the difference. 1x Christmas Bundle consisting of 40222 Christmas Calendar + 40223 Snow Globe + 30474 Reindeer poly - $73 (buy-in $1.86, take-home profit after all fees and taxes $54)

Don't know codes, but I have a dummy Twitter account that I use just for DB purposes if I have already used my single entry for the day.

I worked there one summer in college as a Space Camp counselor. Such a cool place. Also, had quite a bit of fun after hours with the other 100 college kids from around the country who found themselves stuck in Huntsville for a summer

I posted his last week but someone tried to gain access to my account . So glad I signed up for the two step verification system prior to that .. highly recommend everyone does that , takes a min saves you hours if not months of headache .

If you think gullible buyers are the only ones buying these things, I've got a bridge to sell you. I would wager it's much more complicated than take your $10 and run. In the right circles, you can buy thousands of stolen credit cards for pennies per number. However not everyone can make fake cards to use at retail stores and online shops are getting better checkout systems that use the CCV and other two factor authentication (CCV plus an online password for example). Not to mention cash is better than using a fakes chip card for $50 in groceries to these asshats. I wouldn't be surprised if these d.i.c.k.s are setting up hundreds of fake listings across many different products and making random purchases with their stolen cards (guest checkout may have been a boon for some, but i believe it lets you pay with a CC). As buyers of their own listings they won't be filing any cases with eBay and PayPal. By the time the general public finds the listings and buys the rest, they've already cut bait and run. If I've thought of it, the dirt bags have too.

I picked up Metalbeard's Sea Cow (minus Queasy Kitty) for $125. I've been wanting to build one for quite a while but couldn't justify buying a new one to open and build at current market prices.

Exactly. if the grand-daddy of them all isn't untouchable, none of them are untouchable, and meteoric prices are no longer achievable. (some would argue meteoric price increases were already extinct due to all of us doing this on a public forum, but I digress). However, it also stands to reason they're much more likely to re-do sets that have more intrinsic popularity. The B-Wing isn't a likely re-do. So how many sets are truly impacted? Here's how all our brick folio's are about to be impacted if this truly comes to fruition. I wanted this Falcon set, bad. And can afford to spend 1500-2500 on a logo set. I considered it on several occasions. That was back when I knew I was never going to get one at retail for 500-800. Once I suspected I might (redo winter series, redo Death Star, redo Snow Speeder UCS) , I decided I was not going to pay 2500, nor 2000, nor 1500 for a really nice used copy. I was willing to wait. Now all UCS sets have that mindset. Heck, any super desirable set is. If you dispute the importance of the 10179 in Lego investing, well.............

Why do I feel like we have just been scolded??

Winter Toy Shop : $64.88 Amazon : https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Creator-Expert-Winter-10249/dp/B015OYWEBO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491784794&sr=8-1&keywords=10249 Target : http://www.target.com/s?searchTerm=10249

There may come a time when our clearance is raided......

If you make it to the gulf coast I'll make you the same offer. Buy me a cup of coffee and I'll give you valuable intel. =)

Here's the full list: http://www.target.com/c/lego-toys-featured-brands/-/N-56h33Z55e69Z55dgn?type=products&lnk=BOGO40offselect (Somehow that first link Jeff posted got me to an empty Target page). Friends Rollercoaster for $64 before Red Card (36% off) Airport VIP Service for $30 before Red Card (40% off) Friends Riding Club $36 before Red Card (40% off) SW Star Scavenger $29 before Red Card (42% off) There are still some Droid Escapes and Obi-Wan Interceptors at 20% off Constractible Rey for $11 (45% off) (Other older constractibles priced similarly) Friends Cupcake Cafe for $26 (35% off) Friends Supermarket for $21 (30% off) Fire Response Unit for $21 (48% off) Fire Ladder Truck for $15 (40% off) Fire Boat for $40 (50% off!) Fire Station for $52 (48% off) Police Prison Island for $57 (37% off) Van & Caravan for $10 (50% off!) Ferry for $19 (37% off) Millenium Falcon for $95 (37% off) High Speed Train for $104 (31% off) Police Mobile Command Unit $31 (38% off) Sweeper & Excavator $19 (37% off) Pizza Truck $13 (35% off) High Speed Chase $26 (35% off) Tow Truck Trouble $16 (36% off) Dragster Transporter $19 (37% off) Fishing Boat $13 (35% off) SH Black Panther Pursuit $19 (37% off) NOTE: There might be some that I missed as I was doing this quickly and reductions are calculated off the top of my head, so I might be off by a bit here and there.

Nah, my wife brought her leash.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait right there. Did you say you're on your way to Florida? Sound the alarm boys! We got a major Picker entering our territory. @Tigereyes cut him off before he gets too deep. @legotemplar get your goons ready. We're gonna need some muscle. He's a major player.

TMI

I'm banned from LEGO Shop at Home but I still use my VIP card to collect and use the points at the brick and mortar store..

06R7 on mine.

70590 Ninjago Bankruptcy Grounds and 75140 Poop Transporter are both back in stock at EU SAH! Yet more stuff that won´t die.

Great. It must be nice to believe that LEGO is lowering their prices

Some lose them...some get to use them. Seems to be no definitive action from LEGO.

I posed this to BA in the other Amazon thread: I'm curious...is the password that you use for your Amazon account one that you use for other accounts or is it unique? I've got two-step authentication in place, but haven't received any queries from someone trying to access my account. The password that I use for Amazon is not one that I use or have used anywhere else so it could not have been compromised through another breach where my information was obtained.

LEGO is a toy company, who benefit from their toys being collectible, but in the end want to sell toys. Yes, they are re-releasing some "classics", but only those which they think will have immediate, broad appeal and will sell past their production targets. I doubt they will start re-releasing more obscure sets as mentioned before. SW is hot right now, and unless LEGO has a commitment to resellers (which they don't) they would be stupid not to cash in and release a flagship set based on the flagship of the franchise. I often get the impression many of us here think LEGO is making short-sighted decisions, but I don't think they do. They have obviously factored all aspects of their appeal (both to kids and adults) into their product development, plus they are obviously aware of their status as a collectible product, and have many examples from other brands to look at and learn from. If LEGO thinks the time is right to make another MF UCS, I bet they have data to support it will sell well (compared with their targets). The "old" MF UCS will still have value, after all, it was the holy grail for so long, and if you collect you need that one. There might be a small bubble popping for those who bought at $2-$3k with the intent to resell, but for those who bought at retail there remains a nice amount of profit (granted, smeared out over many years) to be had. And if anything, the next holy grail is already out there, be it Taj Mahal, Grand Caroussel (though rumors on its replacement are also swirling), Green Grocer, etc. The thing is, the more people sour on investing in the larger sets (which is what I sense is happening right now), the more likely it is that in 5 years from now one of the currently retiring sets is the next UCS MF. Especially if TLG has to downsize their portfolio since the whole TLM surge in popularity is by now gone - some sets just won't be made again for a long time. Net, this is not the end of the road, just another inevitable change in the marketplace. Adapt or else ....

FWIW, works in store, though store price is $17.49. Promo was not advertised at Target I went to but rang up just the same. $27 and change for 2. EDIT: Actually, $13.99 each. 45% off.

The price discrepancy between FBA and eBay on some sets is almost to the point where you could buy the set on eBay and immediately flip it on Amazon. The Ghost has been available for <= $150 pretty reliably over the past month. There was an auction on NISB 75053 that ended at $106 on 4/6.

Alright, here's how it works: $5 off $30 applies to the purchase price BEFORE the BOGO40% promo. In my case, since I was at $29.98, I had to add a small polybag (on sale for $1 off) to get the coupon to apply. Then the BOGO applied, and then my rewards came off of the total. Unfortunately they reset all their sales prices (except on polybags) when this promo started.

Mostly the smaller sets with MSRPs between $10 and $20 that are already marked 20% off before the BOGO. Stunt Car and Fishing Boat are new, but many sets similar to those have only been lasting for 1 year over the past few years and the sale gets them down to around $7 and $13.75 for me respectively after tax...when you add in the fact that Target is not applying quantity limits to most of the sets in this sale, it equals a very expensive Sunday morning for me.

Krennic shuttle has my vote

Another vote for the Shuttle. I also like between this, IST, and a likely Kylo Ren proper shuttle down the road you can have a nice Shuttle display. The big thing they screwed up on the U-Wing is the box art, looks way cooler to me with the wings in flying mode.

Not sure about LEGOLAND Florida (although I imagine it's the same) but at LEGOLAND California if you purchase a ticket and then exit the park within 60 minutes you get a full refund. You can tell them that you're there to shop and they will tell you the same. You go to the regular ticket window, buy your ticket. When you're done shopping go to the Customer Service window outside the park. If you spent money to park, they will refund you your parking if you spend $20.

I like Krennics ship a lot. That ship has a mysterious black look on it.....

Active as of tomorrow 4/9. I have my purchase and $17 in rewards lined up - will report back

19x titanium dragon 70748 about $17 (that's with tax) each

Picked this up a few weeks ago, finally pulled myself away from Zelda long enough to build it last night. I have built several HP sets but this is the first time doing one from the original run of sets. I really like the alternate build ideas at the back of the instruction book. They should still be doing that. The old flip box is solid too. The minifigs are a little primitive compared to the newer HP stuff but overall it's a nice set.

lol when i came upon this one at tru.

Selling on eBay means you lose about 13½ % on fees to eBay and PayPal combined. So a €180 sale on eBay equals a €155 sale on a free Ads site like Marktplaats. Currently the lower end asking price for Pet Shop on Marktplaats is around €170 - €180. That's comparable to around €200 on eBay.

another look at Ultimate BatMobile set.