I doubt 75159 will be 20% off anytime soon. The set seems to be selling well enough at least in my area. Who knows though.  I do see 20% off sales after Ep 8 hits home video (prob April 2018). The set's new car smell and ep 8 bump will be long over by then.

32 minutes ago, Bold-Arrow said:

them huge sales are casing me not to buy anything with less than a  40% discount . don't want to be the holding the one holding the carrot when prices are slashed .. enter SC from last year . 

 

For sure. No point buying early and storing when retailers are going to be slashing prices to clear out a few months prior to EOL.

For sure. No point buying early and storing when retailers are going to be slashing prices to clear out a few months prior to EOL.

....8 years from now.

That´s the point. The uncertain shelf life AND risk of immediate remake are likely to hold many people back. Plus storing it is a real bind.

The 10188 "take 2" is an extra $50 higher than MSRP in NYC. Just shaking my head. However, folks are still buying it. Impulsive buyers I presume.

Lol. I think the only way I'm touching this set (again) is if I can get B&N type discounts of 40%. Maybe

On ‎12‎/‎23‎/‎2016 at 10:41 AM, jaisonline said:

The 10188 "take 2" is an extra $50 higher than MSRP in NYC. Just shaking my head. However, folks are still buying it. Impulsive buyers I presume.

but dude, Han's hair is so rad!

21 minutes ago, jonnyhanukkah said:

but dude, Han's hair is so rad!

You can get that sweet hair in the new Desert Skiff set if you really need it in your world.

Many of these figs are available for far less. LEGO undermining their 'exclusivity' of exclusive sets again.

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Edited December 23, 20168 yr by KvHulk

Lego exclusivity of this set in UK finished, available to pre-order from Smyths (from 10th Jan) 

http://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/toys/c-766/lego-bricks/p-22095/lego-star-wars-death-star-75159/

Lego exclusivity of this set in UK finished, available to pre-order from Smyths (from 10th Jan) 
http://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/toys/c-766/lego-bricks/p-22095/lego-star-wars-death-star-75159/

And they've increased the RRP price by a tenner!!? Are they not aware that no one actually wants this set!!?

9 hours ago, Manse1001 said:

And they've increased the RRP price by a tenner!!? Are they not aware that no one actually wants this set!!?

Opportunity then to pick this up for 20% off when Smyths do their sale.  At £329, I'd probably bite, but just for the personal build.

Edited January 1, 20178 yr by LahH001

On 1/1/2017 at 10:29 AM, LahH001 said:

Opportunity then to pick this up for 20% off when Smyths do their sale.  At £329, I'd probably bite, but just for the personal build.

I wonder when Smths Sale will be was in one this morning  and wasn't much on offer 

10 minutes ago, LandAhoy said:

I wonder when Smths Sale will be was in one this morning  and wasn't much on offer 

For past few years they have had a 20% of all lego in September instore only 

1 minute ago, Mhd747 said:

For past few years they have had a 20% of all lego in September instore only 

Only a few Months to wait then HaHa 

I finally had a chance to look at the instructions manual. Oh brother.  I knew many of the original 10188 designers worked on 75159 but even so, some of the Q&A comments made me laugh in disgust.

Basically, the quaility of this Q&A directly relates to why there wasn't a 75159 Designer Video.  Come to think about it, I can't remember the last time an exclusive large set didn't have a Designer Video.

While I made nice money selling my 10188s, the AFOL in me is still angry about this reissue.  

6 hours ago, jaisonline said:

While I made nice money selling my 10188s, the AFOL in me is still angry about this reissue.  

 

 

 

I think the amount of hate this set gets is unwarranted. The 10188 always struck me as an "evergreen" set. LEGO was always going to have it available for people to collect. It was the set kids and adults would aspire to own one day. With all of the advancements TLG has made in their sets, printing, stickers, minifigs etc. it would make sense that at some point this was going to need a facelift if it was going to stay on the market. I like what they changed and glad they did it. This is like the greatest gift a parent could give to their child if they are a LEGO and Star Wars fan.

 

36 minutes ago, Harley Quinn said:

I think the amount of hate this set gets is unwarranted. The 10188 always struck me as an "evergreen" set. LEGO was always going to have it available for people to collect. It was the set kids and adults would aspire to own one day. With all of the advancements TLG has made in their sets, printing, stickers, minifigs etc. it would make sense that at some point this was going to need a facelift if it was going to stay on the market. I like what they changed and glad they did it. This is like the greatest gift a parent could give to their child if they are a LEGO and Star Wars fan.

 

welcome to BP and it's cool to approve your 1st post.

with regards to the 75159 "hate", it's because many AFOLs and investors who purchased 10188 or didn't because of the announcement of its replace, are very disappointed.  75159 offers very little difference to 10188 (what's in the box-wise) to justify the price increase.  even the manual and stickers are pretty much the same.

while i agree 75159 is a great set to own for folks who never picked up 10188 and the only TLG process, design, etc... advancements since 2008 that have been implemented are really just with the minifig updates.  however, many of the included "key" minifigs can be obtained in far cheaper sets. 

This re-release and LEGO's virtual lie/knowing deception about the retirement of the 10188 has had an impact on all higher valued LEGO sets.

It is an impact which might be permanent.

Edited January 11, 20178 yr by KShine

38 minutes ago, Harley Quinn said:

I think the amount of hate this set gets is unwarranted. The 10188 always struck me as an "evergreen" set. LEGO was always going to have it available for people to collect. It was the set kids and adults would aspire to own one day. With all of the advancements TLG has made in their sets, printing, stickers, minifigs etc. it would make sense that at some point this was going to need a facelift if it was going to stay on the market. I like what they changed and glad they did it. This is like the greatest gift a parent could give to their child if they are a LEGO and Star Wars fan.

I hate this set because it represents uninspired creativity which is pretty much the exact opposite of why I enjoy LEGO.

42 minutes ago, gbg108 said:

I hate this set because it represents uninspired creativity which is pretty much the exact opposite of why I enjoy LEGO.

The quote by one of the 75159 designers sums what you typed. 

He found the most challenging design aspect to be redesigning Vader's TIE for the larger minifig helmet. 

The most challenging element was redesigning the price but I thought we were through with hating this and Ass on Hoth. 2017 should bring plenty more sets to dislike, such as adventure time, AA, Guggenheim and the Y wing remakes.

10 minutes ago, jaisonline said:

The quote by one of the 75159 designers sums what you typed. 

He found the most challenging design aspect to be redesigning Vader's TIE for the larger minifig helmet. 

I never even bothered to watch the designer video. Doesn't look like I missed much

1 hour ago, KShine said:

This re-release and LEGO's virtual lie/knowing deception about the retirement of the 10188 has had an impact on all higher valued LEGO sets.

It is an impact which might be permanent.

Not a lie really, LEGO do this all the time: retire a set, change a few bits, then release under a different set number. However,  I agree there is a permanent impact