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I buy up a ToO, really beaten up box, but as it

All this practice does is hurt the legitimate ebay sellers including most of you on here, yet every time one of these type auctions comes up of $50 Death Stars or half price this and that people bid on them with the hope they are going to get something that will never come. It affects ebay sellers as a whole as ebay then takes proactive measures like restricting additional accounts a legitimate user may have or putting harsher monthly limits on sellers to protect them from getting more damage from hacked accounts. If something is over 50% off on a hot item you know its not legitimate so why bother!!!! The attitude that I am covered by paypal and ebay so it doesn't matter is the wrong one to have. It still have repercussions on the site as a whole. Just report these type auctions instead of purchasing them and hoping for the best.

I'm not trying to bust your you know what but your attitude is precisely why scammers are so successful. Your logic is if it's a scam oh well ebay or paypal has got my back. Meanwhile the scammer got away Scott free with your money. Who do think reimburses you? The thief? It comes from PayPal or ebay who have to foot the bill, and then people wonder why the fees they charge keep going up and up.

Is that the guy waiting on his Death Stars to arrive or waiting on them to retire LOL?

You may as well open your PayPal case now.

They produce the set for an additional number of years equal to the quantity you order.

Lol @ "when they arrive".

I ended up placing a couple orders from zavvi.com after they were rumored to be sold out. I didn't think I would get anything but today I got a nice surprise in the mail! I read they made 500 of each color, I ended up with 4 copies of red vinyl and one of them is #000001 as shown in the photo! Never expected that! If anyone ends up with an extra yellow and wants to trade for a red, keep me in mind. Time to break out the wheels of steel.. lol

A resurgence is imminent and a Katy Perry polybag may be pending for the full ensemble.

Atlantis is doing so well in retirement Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Brickpicker mobile app

Can't agree more with this. Look at the price people will pay for a bumpy grey triangle (aka: Super Star Destroyer) if you need proof.

Stained Jenna Jameson jigglers? Those crappy huge Hasbro X-Wings that are out right now?

Who's your source?

Bulk lot of 30 GS Creepers at $7.50 each. Huge Gains on GS , HUGE I tell you!!

Ah, the classic Chinese 'Lego to Jewelry' bait and switch. It's the oldest trick in the book. I still have a giant heap of costume jewelry where my stack of MISB 10179's is supposed to be. I just can't bring myself to take the loss and accept that the UCS Falcons I was promised by 'supertrustguy99' (only $99 each with free shipping!) will never arrive... I mean, delivery from China can take a long time, right?

Point taken I shall see if I can get in touch with ebay regarding a possible scam. In the future I will be a lot more careful not to be taken in.

That could have been easily covered had USPS stopped subsidizing those damn mails from China.

To me, these look like City-ized reissues of the AquaZone and AquaRaiders themes.

My wife complained when I have her that same disclosure. Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Brickpicker mobile app

Not enough to satisfy the demand for them, apparently?

I am a seller that calls them new. If I part out a set (minifigs), are they used because I sliced open a big bag to take the minifigures out? I don't use stock photos on sets like that and I also list a good description of what was done so it isn't a surprise. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Brickpicker mobile app

Something about Star Wars and spaceships seems to trump all rationale when it comes to Lego investing. I have an equal share of these two so I'm happy to see either win. Assuming TOO poofs out completely soon, I expect Red Five to win the 1-2 yr appreciation race and TOO wins long-term.

I might have bought a couple of those X-Wings at Sam's Club, but I'm not sure what they finally cleared out at? I think I saw them at $19.81. I thought about rigging them with some rocket kits for some Saturday night fun.

like clockwork...

I would believe it if SOH was mostly star wars grey...

i Like this boat. It is like the dolphin cruiser for boys And will likely be very popular amonst boys.

Oh goody, it's Cash4Gold but with LEGO.

So Today was a pretty nice day, I just scored a 100% complete with a nice box the batcopter: the chase for scarecrow (7786) for $27 shipped :D

I see this set absolutely no where. It makes me nervous that I should buy some if it gets an early ax for some strange reason. Though ToO investment is key to me at the moment.

In the past available in 30 days has meant a new packing run in Mexico. So the new batch coming to the USA will have 05 seals. As for production of the pieces inside the set nobody knows. They could have 12 months worth of pieces stockpiled, or they could have 2 months, or they could be making new pieces as I type. They may have very few pieces/boxes left and may not make more and may not be able to satisfy backorders. You will need to take an educated guess armed with the knowledge it is a poor seller and production capacity and shelf space is not unlimited. If LEGO Shop at Home cancels backorders then you can say with certainty it is done with no more coming to LEGO Shop at Home. Any extras will then go to amazon and big box for the F5 game.

as far as I have seen 30 days can mean any of 3 things. 1. The set is not done but currently there is no eta on new stock. this likely means a production run is not yet scheduled but planned. 2. They are pulling overstock from other regions, but shipping times are unknown. this is less common but does happen. 3. Their are no plans to produce more of these, but they do not want to tell us. this is one "sign" of EOL. Red5 is likely in category 3, but since stock is still pretty high in B&M stores they do not want a run of resellers grabbing them up.

10185 - Green Grocer for

That should become an official Pantone colour

Thanks GD. Also let me make sure I am not saying ToO is bad, I think its great, I am a LOTR Hobbit nut. I am coming to the impression to get out of most everything LOTR Hobbit I have, profit or break even, EXCEPT to increase buying in ToO. On a long term arc for holding and selling I think ToO may very well do better. Especially if there is another UCS X Wing with the Red 5 movie in 2020. But I have some sets I hold long term, some I flip mid term and some stuff that is QFLL. Trying to figure out what set to put into what slot for me personally is fun. Thanks on 7965. For whats its worth I decided to go ahead and flip most of the 7965 (including several I was able to acquire a few weeks ago) and am holding onto 2 long term. I have one of those Toys R Us exclusive AT AT's I forget the model number, but it has suffered poorly with the new AT AT. I don't want to be stuck with a pile of the 7965's. On your Sandcrawler and Slave 1, I love those sets two. Stood in line for both of those to get one on opening day. I hope to be able to start adding those to inventory along with the Tumbler after we get past the Red 5, EEE and ToO frenzy fest. My guess is later this year sometime that will happen. Who knows. LOL

Yeah, I don't mean to say Red 5 is bad. I wish I had loaded up during the 'oops' sale at Target.com last year when it was BOGO 50% (I think) for a day. It feels overpriced at $199 for 1500 pieces, and we are absolutely getting another X-wing this year. The only question is how big it will be. The more pieces, the greater a threat to 10240. Trek has done well so far with his call on 7965. I just get nervous holding a set I know will be released again shortly. There may be a very narrow window (now, give or take a few months) in which to sell those for good money. The Star Wars UCS set I'm most excited about (other than the just-released Slave 1) is the Sandcrawler. I financed a year's maximum IRA contribution selling 10144's back in the day, and the new one looks so much better. Also, I don't think China is counterfeiting Jawas (yet).

The Frank Lloyd wright museum sells all of his sets both in the gift shop and online. They had Robie left at MSRP for about 6 months after EOL.

The subs are awesome, especially the mini one. The shipwreck set is very cool. I'm interested in seeing more pictures of it soon.

Nice! Well... the good news is... the lego store still has shelves filled like this. Just different sets and new opportunities.

legodelorean here is my thoughts responding to you Well as I prefaced I am only speculationg. Of course what is this thread called? Speculation? If it was facts only required I guess this forum would not be needed. Here is my take on things for the EEE: All of it is from memory and therefore subject to being not 100% accurate but I have provided links: - Recently the EEE went to sold out in Europe http://shop.lego.com/en-GB/Maersk-Line-Triple-E-10241 - Recently someone (not me) in Europe contacted Lego LEGO Shop at Home in Europe and they sent them an email confirming it is not coming back he posted (see EEE thread for text) http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/5924-10241-maersk-triple-e/?p=412876 - Recently someone else in Europe got a similar response from Lego LEGO Shop at Home in Europe (see EEE thread for message) http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/5924-10241-maersk-triple-e/?p=415110 - I thought someone in the last 6-12 months said Maersk timelines can possibly go shorter than other sets based on history brickset shows Maersk Train 10219 at about 19 months in US and maersk ship 10155 about 7 months in US - So for me I said I have no idea but here is my thoughts I am not all on fire about this set. I am not saying it is going away. I am saying I am guessing. This is a speculation thread. I have 6 and may want to get 3 or 4 more if I can but am not that worked up about it. If you are wanting to have one I'd suggest to try to get one soon to be safe but who knows it could be here another year. One good thing to look at is from the past Lego Europe LEGO Shop at Home sale. (forget when it was late last year?) What is left that was discounted and has not gone to retirement? I think for sure EEE and SOH. Almost every other one has gone away from what I remember. - In the case of Red 5, I was not the only one commenting. Ed Mack basically said he has no idea if it is retiring or not but he also said he suggested if you want one you should consider going ahead and getting it. Likewise I have no idea if it is going or not but I feel safer with where I am at now than I did two months ago. I hope this helps you in your decision. thanks, Trek

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Give me a good sale on this one and I will take that gamble.

The shuttle from the new Town Square.

Yes, this would be awesome. Also very expensive with a bunch of new animal molds unless they brickbuilt them. I get that, but for MOC'rs and folks that want a realistic town, having 5 cops for every 3 citizens doesn't cut it. And 2 of those citizens are criminals.

I do have box variants I've noticed. Duplo trains from walmart and tru are different. Just could picture a customer saying something if they thought it was a knockoff because they had never seen them packaged that way. I always try to think of any issues i could encounter with a product. I do think its a great deal though and worth the money. They had some LEGO Movie minifigur3 cases too

Just bought mine! Seeing all these exciting posts, I can't wait to build it.

how much are you gonna flip it for?