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I don't know that this fits into "Retiring Soon" but I'll post here anyway and the mods can move me if I've incurred an infraction. I'll be mentioning the Simpson's House and contemplating its future, so I guess that's sort of "Retiring Soon." I'm vacationing in Bali, Indonesia at the moment with my wife. I see a Lego store in popular touristy area mall. I go in and get the distinct impression that nary a large set has been sold here in months. Two young male employees behind counter don't even bother to say hello or greet us (strange considering the people here are, by in large, friendlier than most places on earth). GBHQ is on sale for 15% off - doing the quick math from Indonesian Rupees I calculate that, at current discount and WITHOUT adding back in govt tax of 10% it comes to a whopping $380 in USD. Disney Castle (not on sale) comes to $492 USD after taxes. Simpson's House came to $352 USD after tax. And the kicker is that literally 80% of the boxes are beat straight to hell. Crushed, kicked, opened, warped from water or humidity - you name it. And there were dozens upon dozens of them. Just stacked up along the wall. Horizontally like pancakes. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure it takes a Herculean effort to get all these huge cardboard boxes down here to the middle of Southeast Asia in anything resembling mint condition. I'm not judging. But these boxes look like my six year old built a fort out of them in the backyard and just left it there for a few months while weather and the neighborhood dogs had their way with it. Point is this - clearly (and I mean CERTAINLY) nobody is going to be buying these. I mean, this country is very poor. A cab driver will wait four or five hours for you just to secure a $15 USD return fare to get you back to where you started. I cannot fathom any local paying two weeks' pay for a Lego Simpson's House. And no tourist is going to drag one of these back across the ocean (you need an entire separate suitcase for it) at this ridiculous markup. Heck, even at 50% off these things are never going anywhere. I was speechless standing there looking at the massive quantity of these and their price tags. So it got me thinking... where ARE they going to end up? Lego is eventually going to dump these somewhere to make room for other stuff that nobody is ever going to buy for 70% over MSRP. In some Walmart warehouse six months from now about 100 beat-to-hell Simpson's Houses are going to show up online at MSRP long after it's no longer available and the boxes will be like the December 2015 Target "Tumbler" lottery. As an aside, they still had a whole display full of all of 2015's vignette scenes (Valentine's, Easter, Christmas, etc) except for 40138 and 40139. They were all $17 USD. So basically like buying them on eBay back home. Anyways I just found all of this interesting and thought I'd share. Haven't posted for several months but I still follow every day. Thanks for the ongoing discussion and laughs.

Time to gUet baRck on topicD is my guess.

I have never seen a movie cause a spike in a retired Lego set's price. All the new movie will do is cause more clueless resellers to list in expectation of a spike and drive the price further down. A spike will happen once excess stocks are cleared. Going to be a few more years for Red 5, possibly longer if TLG keeps making mistakes and damaging the brand and its collectability.

Totally Unsuitable for Reselling, Dude.

Tell them you will not reward their lazy buying habits. You put in the work to buy this at MSRP or better when it was still available and stored it and packed it for shipping. Your time is worth money to and they can go (bleep) themselves. Merry Christmas!

so this Toy Planet dude/dudette is reeking havoc across the board on retired lego. undercutting with massive quantities. good for them, bad for me .....off to the complaint thread.

I think the term TURD was introduced by Lego: Thank U Reseller Dumbass

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The claim has been granted and the buyer was issued a refund. But the silver lining is that Amazon said there is no reason to believe that I am responsible for this claim. They have issued a refund but will not debit my account for the refund. Please consider this transaction closed. I am convinced that this came down to the paint cans from the Home Depot in the buyers neighborhood, and perhaps my long history as an Amazon buyer of Lego. I would like to write a blog article about this (unless everyone is sick of hearing about it) detailing what happened and what we all can learn from this. While it appears to have worked out for me, it clearly could have gone the other way, and has for other members here. There is a huge lesson here, and I wold like to share it with all so that they can avoid the stress and possible big loss I was facing. I will only be selling expensive items on Amazon FBA from now on, if at all. In my 16 plus years selling on eBay I have not once had such an experience.

Ok... I guess everyone is busy... but 35% off Big Ben, Mini Cooper and Temple of Airjitzu are some notable things, but also 35% off a bunch of other stuff too, definitely worth checking out everyone!

And here i was thinking they decided to randomly mark down their best selling lego set for 50% off

I am really excited that the Brick Loot team gave me an opportunity to design a model which was included in the November Brick Loot box. I jumped at the chance to expand on the narrative I started with my book 'The LEGO Architect' by creating a new model that explores a recent trend in Architecture.LEGO Architecture model in November 2016 Brick Loot subscription.The model I designed explores contemporary architecture trends, emphasizing projecting volumes, angular shapes, glass, and mixed materials. I call the model “@ Home”, because the front facade has a curving yellow shape that looks like an “@” sign.Detailed building instructions(A video of the build steps is available at Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzxIuxEig8I&feature=youtu.be )You will find more information about the model, instructions, videos, and photos of early prototypes that I created along the way at: http://brickarchitect.com/brickloot/ Thanks,Tom Alphin, Author 'The LEGO Architect'

Maybe it's because LEGO never sold a single SW set to any SW fan but only to resellers. Maybe the whole theme, maybe TLG's whole business is carried by investors.

My two cents. Anyone bailing on 10240 should at least wait to list during opening weekend of rogue one. Guaranteed many people will be looking for an original trilogy xwing!!

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My growing racecar collection ... the boys are ready to take their expensive cars for a spin on the LEGO scenic route shortly.

Found a few deals at Walmart.com today... 21124 M.C. End Portal $32.82 (store pick-up only) 21306 Yellow Submarine $55.17 76037 Spiderman / Rhino $26.86 (Call-to-Check at LEGO Shop at Home) 75127 Microfighter Ghost $6.96 (store pick-up only) 75157 Cap. Rex's AT-TE $89.00 75149 Resistance X-Wing $54 (store pick-up only)

Hahahaha you have 70 ish of one set and you think it's over hoarded?..... Sorry, no sympathy from me, becuase you are the problem

There is a new 15% coupon code, it's not a unique one, it's general code. Valid thru the 10th.

Poe's X-Wing is trickling down/up on Amazon. YoYo now has the buy box.

Time's Up, Reseller Dudes...

This is the stinker of the bunch. I left many many at Wal-Mart at half-off and they'll probably reappear this year too.

$600, book it!

Decent deal considering what they're selling for....24 is solid... https://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Super-Heroes-Batman-Rescue-from-Ra-s-al-Ghul-76056/47335811

Just received Wal-Mart shipping notifications for the 10697s.

those are some serious fees coming up

I always thought BA was amazing plush aka toy planet but I was wrong

Surely the whole point of brickvesting is finding people who are prepared to pay a premium for a set they want. I wouldn't class them as fools though.

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Returning them or dumping them at cost doesn't help either.

o Like others have said, lots of competition for your buyer's money in the SW UCS line alone. At the end of the day, the average consumer probably has a finite budget for LEGO purchases in a given month/quarter/year. A new investor/collector (I'll assume the more seasoned veterans picked up the Red-5 during it's retail lifespan) could drop something like $1700 U.S. dollars to purchase the six currently available sets. Throw in the other large exclusives for your buyer's consideration and the choices are not only staggering, but likely financially overwhelming. DS $500, SC $300, EV $250, AOH $250, Slave 1 $200, TIE $200 o Buyers trying to pick-up Sandcrawler and/or Ewok Village sets before their rumored retirement? o Shift in buyer attitude away from excitement and "must-have" when thinking about UCS sets and more towards fatigue/resentment/boycott after the AOH and DS offerings of 2016?

Everyone needs underwear.

The show is actually pretty funny, particularly if you're *ahem* in the right state of mind.

...and you want to be my latex salesman?

Cdn tire had a spend 100 get 20 back yesterday which I missed but was told that they will likely do it again before the end of the year. Great when combined with already discounted sets. Sucks when you miss time and have to put everything back. On a positive note, cdn tire currently has the market corned on burlap right now. Homedepot is out.

Well... you still have plenty of time to buy it. If I have learned one thing till now it is not to buy sets at RRP on release date. Or you have to be a flipper pro. Which I am not.

Red 5 is a turd and will continue being a turd for years to come. I should have realized this back in April 2015 when I asked the Lego Store employee that I regularly shoot the **** with how R5 was selling. His reply was... "Not at all. I still have dozens of stock in the back room with early 2014 seals. I haven't sold one in over a month... I mean cmon, the price is ridiculous. It should be $150 at most." Sigh. Should have listened to him but I walked out with a R5 and ToO instead.

In hindsight people will honor this historic day as the retirement date of the only UCS-worthy Ewok Playset AND BEAUTIFUL UCS-KIND-OF ENDOR DISPLAY PIECE of all time - never to be made again.

weaker exclusives experience a seasonal slide which this one is certainly going through. it's not going to get any better until stock and seller count is cut in half. i have 24x 10240s hanging out listening to bob dylan. lazy money hippies. putting money in 10240 has certainly not been like "putting it to work". more like sending it to club med. on a plus note i sold a creative suitcase for $89 FBM. buyin $35. glad to be finally moving these. need more space for the 10697s.

Only she knows

Nice it worked out for you by Amazon eating the bill instead of debiting your account but it is really troublesome to know some scummy, deadbeat buyer got a Death Star AND a full refund, basically getting it for free by returning some paint cans. To bad this wasn't on eBay so the community can block this scum.

Selling is going well, net profit after all expenses a cool 100%. Average hold time 13 months. 2.5 weeks, 4100 in sales, all eBay. Gotta love this game. The drag on my average return was a death star. Actually made 12%, who knew?! Only 28 to go.

I believe this to be true for most things in life.

both are still going on amazon. amazon seems to have an endless supply of most sets this year....

Architecture 21001 John Hancock - $36.50 shipped. Sorry no eBay affiliate link this time because I was just browsing and didn't want to risk missing out on the item I am now missing only Marina Bay Sands and the new releases to complete the landmark architecture series, complete with boxes and instructions. I suspect that I'll never have a Sands set but that's ok.

Completely agree. I think it's not only the number of UCS sets available but the number of high-priced, large piece-count sets across the board. There's just too many great options at retail for new AFOLs to bother looking in the back catalog.

Had to get this one myself - great car with fun suspension. Feels pretty solid too, although I wish the trunk could (easily) fit the Joker's gun and Harley's bat. Here's mine for good measure... On their way are the Batmobile and Mr. Freeze...

The Home Depot is in the buyers neighborhood, the paint can is old, and I could never have reproduced that in such short time. Its sad to think that the only reason justice may prevail is because the scammer is not proficient, Labels on paint cans is pretty rookie.

Now here's a classic.

Have a gander at these artistic lamps using a number of new elements introduced with Nexo Knights then read over the rest on New Elementary.