A UCS set will probably happen but to do a like for like remake will kill the goose that laid the golden egg. Lego must love it each time the press do an article on the value of the Falcon. A big playset Falcon that has an interior and lots of minifigures is what I think will happen, but what do I know ?

2 minutes ago, KShine said:

Maybe they want to wait & see just how much $ they will lose.

Never thought we would see the day when having patience (in LEGO investing) became a negative attribute.

Cracking early is the new hot tip.

5 minutes ago, KShine said:

Maybe they want to wait & see just how much $ they will lose.

Never thought we would see the day when having patience (in LEGO investing) became a negative attribute.

At 5k a set already i have to wonder if continuing to hold can really be described as patience.

Cracking early is the new hot tip.

I think the 10188 - 75159 and Toy Shop debacles made AFOLs and investors anxious about limiting risk. I can't really blame some folks if they jump the gun.

1 minute ago, jaisonline said:

I think the 10188 - 75159 and Toy Shop debacles made AFOLs and investors anxious about limiting risk. I can't really blame some folks if they jump the gun.

I just hope folks have offloaded their POTC ships already.

10 minutes ago, exciter1 said:

I just hope folks have offloaded their POTC ships already.

My pair of ships are still sitting there, sealed  I'm so lazy. 

Do we know which one is being remade?

1 minute ago, BrickLegacy said:

My pair of ships are still sitting there, sealed  I'm so lazy. 

Do we know which one is being remade?

Not yet, the only thing we've seen is a D2C $200 rumor.

I picked up a couple extra Queen Anne's used, built, then sold.  Fun builds...

The new MF has to be diffrent as they want to add playabilty meaning they will have to do an interior something the old did not have.

1 hour ago, Fenix_2k1 said:

At 5k a set already i have to wonder if continuing to hold can really be described as patience.

Yeah that's my feeling as well.  How much more can you realistically expect.  You're already making a fortune on return at retail price. 

1 hour ago, jonnyhanukkah said:

Lets not kid ourselves, the remake is gonna happen, if not this year then next year.  If you have any 10179 to sell I would do it sooner than later.  I'm not sure what you would be waiting for at this point if you're still holding on to stock.

I agree.  To an elite LEGO snob like myself, owning and keeping a MISB 10179 wasn't about making money from it.  It was about owning it.  It will always be special to me.  Also considering it is a 35th Anniversary First Edition set, I think it is still a worthy collectible.  That being said...If you have multiple 10179s as an investment, you might want to consider selling a few.  

http://www.thebrickfan.com/new-rumors-of-lego-star-wars-ucs-millennium-falcon-coming/

And you guys thought I was crazy when I said that was foreshadowing a UCS falcon! Lol

I thought 10179 was a fail sales wise, sure all of the AFOL'S who missed out on it will buy it, but they only represent a minority of lego sales. I don't see it being a commercial success, unless they call it "limited edition" or state short production run. 

Assuming lego want to go all out for this anniversary edition this set has to be 6000+ pieces and will be the most expensive lego set ever, guessing £499.99 or £549.99.

Like others have said, let's not get too happy until we see pictures. 

2 minutes ago, Lego Templar said:

 

And you guys thought I was crazy when I said that was foreshadowing a UCS falcon! Lol

 

The image of the falcon on the box has probably nothing to do with the new set. It just rationally belongs to any random SW merchandise as an illustration/background/etc.

My econometrics teacher back in uni gave the example that change in M1 monetary mass in the UK is 99.8% explained by the bladder infection rate in Scotland.

11 minutes ago, Ed Mack said:

I agree.  To an elite LEGO snob like myself, owning and keeping a MISB 10179 wasn't about making money from it.  It was about owning it.  It will always be special to me.  Also considering it is a 35th Anniversary First Edition set, I think it is still a worthy collectible.  That being said...If you have multiple 10179s as an investment, you might want to consider selling a few.  

Yeah it makes total sense to keep one for all the reasons you mentioned (I would too if I had one!).  

And here I was thinking those 30+ new posts will be about new sets coming in 2017 ... someone needs to change the title . 

Anyway, just my two cents.  Considering that 10179 was a poor seller for $500, if LEGO wants to make money, they would be stupid to just rehash it.

If I were LEGO, I would just release a playful set for $300-400, with 10-15 minifigs and a detailed interior. If they are smart, they release  EPVII and Han Solo movie expansion packs for it that are also good standalone sets. Going higher would not make sense because it would eat away space from the DS, and we don't have a large SW set in the $300-400 range with the Sandcrawler going away. It would be logical to fill that gap with a money maker. This would be a genuine cash cow, maybe with a top that can be removed as a lid, not like the ugly petal type method of the smaller MF versions. 

Therefore I would not bet against 10179. Quite the opposite, the release of a set like this would alleviate any concerns about a potential 10179 remake, giving hesitating people confidence to finally buy it, raising the price further.

Edited January 4, 20178 yr by inversion

10 minutes ago, Bold-Arrow said:

And here I was thinking those 30+ new posts will be about new sets coming in 2017 ... someone needs to change the title . 

Or I can merge it with the bubble thread because we know where this conversation is heading

 

9 minutes ago, inversion said:

Therefore I would not bet against 10179. Quite the opposite, the release of a set like this would alleviate any concerns about a potential 10179 remake, giving hesitating people confidence to finally buy it, raising the price further.

I will be happy to take that bet.

Sell your 10179's now & then just buy it back at less than half the price. 

At least now we will begin to see how many of these are still hoarded. There is probably a 4-9 month window to sell and it won´t be easy at 5000 USD a shot.

29 minutes ago, inversion said:

Anyway, just my two cents.  Considering that 10179 was a poor seller for $500, if LEGO wants to make money, they would be stupid to just rehash it.

If I were LEGO, I would just release a playful set for $300-400, with 10-15 minifigs and a detailed interior. If they are smart, they release  EPVII and Han Solo movie expansion packs for it that are also good standalone sets. Going higher would not make sense because it would eat away space from the DS, and we don't have a large SW set in the $300-400 range with the Sandcrawler going away. It would be logical to fill that gap with a money maker. This would be a genuine cash cow, maybe with a top that can be removed as a lid, not like the ugly petal type method of the smaller MF versions. 

Therefore I would not bet against 10179. Quite the opposite, the release of a set like this would alleviate any concerns about a potential 10179 remake, giving hesitating people confidence to finally buy it, raising the price further.

This is the 100% truth.  

The original 10179 was a dog at retail...and I love dogs.  Discounted multiple times, the set sat around on Amazon for months after it disappeared from LEGO Shop @ Home.  Fast forward to today and a year or so from now, if people think the rumored new one will perform like the old one, they are crazy.  A $500 set is a hard sell to the regular LEGO fan.  People who pay $5000 for a pristine 10179 are not your regular LEGO fans.  To assume sales would be off the hook for an identical remake at $500+ because of the 10179 is questionable.  The people who have a 10179 are the primary buyers of a new one, so why spend $500 on a set they already have..like the 10188/75159 situation?  Plus, a 10179 clone would not be $500...it would be more.

But after the 10188 debacle, assume an exact clone...so sell all of your 10179s now!  LOL

26 minutes ago, inversion said:

Anyway, just my two cents.  Considering that 10179 was a poor seller for $500, if LEGO wants to make money, they would be stupid to just rehash it.

If I were LEGO, I would just release a playful set for $300-400, with 10-15 minifigs and a detailed interior. If they are smart, they release  EPVII and Han Solo movie expansion packs for it that are also good standalone sets. Going higher would not make sense because it would eat away space from the DS, and we don't have a large SW set in the $300-400 range with the Sandcrawler going away. It would be logical to fill that gap with a money maker. This would be a genuine cash cow, maybe with a top that can be removed as a lid, not like the ugly petal type method of the smaller MF versions. 

Therefore I would not bet against 10179. Quite the opposite, the release of a set like this would alleviate any concerns about a potential 10179 remake, giving hesitating people confidence to finally buy it, raising the price further.

I completely agree but I've been told:

- Biggest ever set

- Most expensive ever set

- Late summer release

So I can imagine it will be the same size as 10179 but with more detail. 

5 hours ago, Pseudoty said:

http://www.thebrickfan.com/new-rumors-of-lego-star-wars-ucs-millennium-falcon-coming/

If that comes out it'll easily be the most Hoarded set of all time lmao. 

Just look at all the 300 euro plus sets that have been coming out, though. I know 500 is a big step up but this type of buyer doesn´t care.  Times change and the  AFOL community is being more considered by TLG.

4 minutes ago, Ed Mack said:

This is the 100% truth.  

The original 10179 was a dog at retail...and I love dogs.  Discounted multiple times, the set sat around on Amazon for months after it disappeared from LEGO Shop @ Home.  Fast forward to today and a year or so from now, if people think the rumored new one will perform like the old one, they are crazy.  A $500 set is a hard sell to the regular LEGO fan.  People who pay $5000 for a pristine 10179 are not your regular LEGO fans.  To assume sales would be off the hook for an identical remake at $500+ because of the 10179 is questionable.  The people who have a 10179 are the primary buyers of a new one, so why spend $500 on a set they already have..like the 10188/75159 situation?  Plus, a 10179 would not be $500...it would be more.

The only argument against this is that with the new Han Solo film and the Falcon still playing a prominent role in the new Trilogy, you have many many more fans looking to spend money on Star wars than you did 5-10 years ago when the franchise was "dormant" (or as dormant as Star Wars will ever be in our lifetimes).  I think this time around an identical set will sell a lot better.  I'm sure Lego has their own data to back this up.