The Best Buys around me all have these in stock at the $80 sale price.  My guess is that the initial "Trekkies" have already bought theirs and word of mouth has gotten out about the poor quality control with missing bags.  I am considering it however.  I've started selling off my personal Lego collection but as a Trekkie I still kind of want this.  The issue is where to display it.  One the reasons I am selling off my Lego collection is that it takes up too much space.  Will it fit on a Ikea Lack shelf?  Has anyone tried?

Edited April 7, 20178 yr by Mathew

Has anyone built theirs yet?  I've been building mine and the pieces don't fit as well as LEGO.  Feels almost fake...

 

 

I bought 4 today, clearing out one last store at that killer price tomorrow. Then I'll build one.  What a steal at that price, give it 2 years.

34 minutes ago, waddamon said:

I bought 4 today, clearing out one last store at that killer price tomorrow. Then I'll build one.  What a steal at that price, give it 2 years.

It's a steal for a reason-->Missing bags of bricks.  No way would I buy these to flip two years down the road.  Who knows if Mattel will still have stock of the missing pieces or even honor the same policy that they have today. 

I made really good money on the previous collector series.  Worth the risk in my mind.

For $80+tax : $87 its a no brainer. I agree that there is a risk of missing bags. But I plan to off load via CL . Considering retail was $250

Lol. The hate for possible missing bags is hilarious. 

1 hour ago, KvHulk said:

Lol. The hate for possible missing bags is hilarious. 

You´re right, being Megabloks it should be certain missing bags.

14 hours ago, LeiaOrgana said:

Mine came in a box, arrived in great condition.

Same here....sorry to here yours arrived in such sad shape =(

2 hours ago, Val-E said:

You´re right, being Megabloks it should be certain missing bags.

 

 

Edited April 7, 20178 yr by KvHulk

Ok, I broke down and picked up the last one at the Best Buy near me.  Figured it probably wouldn't last the weekend.  I plan on building it so I'll deal with the missing pieces issue myself (if necessary, keeping fingers crossed).  Does anyone have a bag count?  Couldn't find any information with my initial search.

23 hours ago, bigboy61 said:

Does anyone actually buy them on the seccond market though? That's the real question. I have seen some Halo sets that are in the $600s, but, obviously, since I am viewing them, they haven't sold. I am tempted to pick one up, but I just don't quite know if the demand will be there. 

I have sold my Halo MB sets from 3-4 years ago on Amazon Canada and on craigslist for big money. Some of these sets are selling at 5 times what I paid for them when I got them at 40% off clearance. This was what convinced me to get 2 of the Enterprise back around Christmas. 

FWIW the BB gal told me it was the last one they had and that they also could not special order any more.  The receipt also states "$249.99 Reg Price, $75 clearance, $95.00 Sale Discount".  

Has anyone other than Jang in his review documented missing pieces?

Could be the case of one very public mistake creating the impression of a wide-spread issue.

Lots of people continually saying, "Well I heard they have lots of issues with missing pieces" isn't multiple cases of it happening if everyone is talking about the same 1 case.

Maybe we could add a poll to this forum.

If you built the Enterprise, were you missing any pieces?

Or how many pieces were you missing, Zero, 1-5, 5-10, 10+

Edited April 7, 20178 yr by mudcatsfan

i was going to make statement like this the other day.  People need to be careful of how much they know of missing pieces.  I mean unless you can show that you opened 20 boxes and each was missing pieces on multiple sets, than that is an issue. Otherwise its just.. "i heard they are always missing pieces", not "I know that they always miss pieces".  Yes, I am sure some of you may have experienced this, but on this forum, it just sounds like pure fact.  I have two more coming, I guess I will try to build one and I will see how it goes.  I may order like 3 other different sized sets to see how they fair as well.

There are plenty of reviews on Amazon saying entire bags are missing - they can´t all be Lego fanboys / fruitcakes although more than one gives a 4 star review despite having a bag missing.

The second issue is the poor clutch hold of certain parts making up the bridge.

As always, you get what you pay for and this set is fine for 60% off RRP - maybe that´s why people are willing to overlook missing parts because Amazon/Megabloks sent them in the end and they got it cheap. If you buy a Hyundai you can´t expect a Rolls Royce interior.

I´d have had no issues with a quick flip but I can imagine all the hassle of selling one for rrp or more 5 years down the line and there being many missing custom parts.

Edited April 7, 20178 yr by Val-E

18 hours ago, thelovemachine said:

Has anyone built theirs yet?  I've been building mine and the pieces don't fit as well as LEGO.  Feels almost fake...

 

 

My SO tried to build hers and was in a fit of rage the entire build. Frequently she needed help to press and mold things in shape so that the pieces would fit together. Ultimately she gave up :/

Edited April 7, 20178 yr by landphieran

While most Lego sets have a couple of reviews that mention missing pieces there's really no comparison to this set:  "The other major problem is missing pieces. At first I thought that I just couldn't find the pieces I was looking for, and in many cases I would look for several minutes before finally finding one. But some pieces were also definitely not included in the set -- most notably 6 large dark gray plates. You can request replacements from Mega Bloks, but the problem is figuring out exactly what you are missing."  

I think $80 is great deal if it's a personal build but I wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole for reselling.  

Another point to consider is the box is simple to open without breaking the seals - hello scammers. Personal build AOK, investment OK for face 2 face deals but too risk when egative feedback or chargebacks are involved.

2 minutes ago, Val-E said:

Another point to consider is the box is simple to open without breaking the seals - hello scammers. Personal build AOK, investment OK for face 2 face deals but too risk when egative feedback or chargebacks are involved.

I knew when I bought mine it would have to be a craigslist or other similar sale. Just waiting for it to be totally kaput at retail.

2 hours ago, landphieran said:

My SO tried to build hers and was in a fit of rage the entire build. Frequently she needed help to press and mold things in shape so that the pieces would fit together. Ultimately she gave up :/

Yeah... same here..... it's a tougher build....

My SO tried to build hers and was in a fit of rage the entire build. Frequently she needed help to press and mold things in shape so that the pieces would fit together. Ultimately she gave up :/

The pieces are definitely inferior to Lego. You can tell just by handling them. It is harder to connect the pieces and the saucer section of the Enterprise was tough because it's basically layer upon layer of plates. At certain points I was pressing down as hard as I could to get the plates to connect. It is solid once it's built though. Don't have to worry about it falling apart.

I figured I have enough nerd friends who might cross me at some point. They'll end up with one of these gifts under the right circumstance.

 

$99.99 at Best Buy now.

Damn Best Buy. 5 completely smashed with 4 mailing labels GLUED ON. That will NOT come off. Hairdryer trick is even no bueno. Oh well they will all be going back to the store.