9 hours ago, redcell said:

Production is picking back up. I got a bunch of case packs today that were manufactured in Mexico last month so they're filling the pipeline back up.

Ditto this sentiment. My roller coaster that arrived the other day was 23R0 (Mexico). I did however receive a tree house the next day (same day?) that was 12S0.

1 hour ago, Voltron86 said:

Thanks for that, I think that's the kick up the rear end I need to just unload all of the sets that haven't shown potential. I knew it was the logical thing to do, but just kept on hoping some sets might break out.

Even after all of these years, I'm still glad there's a community here who you can throw ideas / get tips off, every day a school day.

You're welcome.  I learned that lesson the hard way by holding on to 20 x 10188 for far longer than I should have.  It kills me to think about how much better off I would be if I had kept that money rolling over the years that I held those sets.

Prepare for in 2 Months when the second Wave from Hongkong hits again....

1 hour ago, redcell said:

You're welcome.  I learned that lesson the hard way by holding on to 20 x 10188 for far longer than I should have.  It kills me to think about how much better off I would be if I had kept that money rolling over the years that I held those sets.

I agree with redcell.... you may hold it for longer than 5 years and still not sell at a profit.  That particular set is a dump.  It's as good as a Rey Constraction set.  It is the hardest thing to do is sell at a loss, but the rationale is "it's part of the business" or "not all will be home runs... "  Take the loss and move on.  That set may not move that fast even for 50% off retail.

 

 

Edited June 19, 20205 yr by thelovemachine

17 minutes ago, thelovemachine said:

I agree with redcell.... you may hold it for longer than 5 years and still not sell at a profit.  That particular set is a dump.  It's as good as a Rey Constraction set.  It is the hardest thing to do is sell at a loss, but the rationale is "it's part of the business" or "not all will be home runs... "  Take the loss and move on.  That set may not move that fast even for 50% off retail.

 

 

I think I took a loss on the Rey constraction debacle even with only a $5-6 buy in.  I finally sold the last of them with a lot of other constractions and vowed never to invest in an albatross like that again.

2 hours ago, redcell said:

You're welcome.  I learned that lesson the hard way by holding on to 20 x 10188 for far longer than I should have.  It kills me to think about how much better off I would be if I had kept that money rolling over the years that I held those sets.

and better use of space..

5 minutes ago, Lego Lass said:

I think I took a loss on the Rey constraction debacle even with only a $5-6 buy in.  I finally sold the last of them with a lot of other constractions and vowed never to invest in an albatross like that again.

The Boba Fett has been the home run in the series. I wish I would have put the money I spent in the others just picking up him. 

and it's not Rey in LEGO.... it's rey in everything from action figures to statues and posters....

Luckily they didn't make Rose Tico sets

Edited June 19, 20205 yr by thelovemachine

2 hours ago, thelovemachine said:

and it's not Rey in LEGO.... it's rey in everything from action figures to statues and posters....

Luckily they didn't make Rose Tico sets

 

5 hours ago, redcell said:

You're welcome.  I learned that lesson the hard way by holding on to 20 x 10188 for far longer than I should have.  It kills me to think about how much better off I would be if I had kept that money rolling over the years that I held those sets.

@Bold-Arrow

11 hours ago, Lego Lass said:

I think I took a loss on the Rey constraction debacle even with only a $5-6 buy in.  I finally sold the last of them with a lot of other constractions and vowed never to invest in an albatross like that again.

I remember seeing an entire bin full of Rey constraction sets (4 deep x 7 wide x 20 thick) at a TRU during bankruptcy selling for $5 each.  It was a nearly square block of them.  I pointed it out to my kids and they laughed.  Sorry for your pain.  You too will laugh... some day.

Edited June 20, 20205 yr by exracer327

Wasn't that Jyn Erso instead of Rey?

13 hours ago, Phil B said:

Wasn't that Jyn Erso instead of Rey?

I had to stick Jyn in a lot with K2SO to offload her without losing money. I definitely learned my lesson on constraction (and figured out how to bundle sets effectively!)

14 hours ago, Phil B said:

Wasn't that Jyn Erso instead of Rey?

Might have been.  They were both bad.  I'm still seeing constraction sets at my local target... at full price too.  lol

Might have been.  They were both bad.  I'm still seeing constraction sets at my local target... at full price too.  lol

Walmart still has Jyn Erso available at clearance price haha

http://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Constraction-Star-Wars-Sergeant-Jyn-Erso-75119/51720841

On 6/19/2020 at 1:38 PM, BrickLegacy said:

@Bold-Arrow

I traded most mine to a couple of suckers, but then again I still have some. One day . 

23 hours ago, Shortbus311 said:

Walmart still has Jyn Erso available at clearance price haha

http://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Constraction-Star-Wars-Sergeant-Jyn-Erso-75119/51720841

It's been out so long, they aren't entirely sure who the character is anymore. 

 

5 hours ago, BillyBricks said:

It's been out so long, they aren't entirely sure who the character is anymore. 

 

In for 0!

It's been out so long, they aren't entirely sure who the character is anymore. 
 

This might just make it official that this is the worst performing set of all time. How many other sets can we say have been on 65% clearance for over a year online and have not sold out?

28 minutes ago, Shortbus311 said:

8 hours ago, BillyBricks said:

It's been out so long, they aren't entirely sure who the character is anymore. 
 

This might just make it official that this is the worst performing set of all time. How many other sets can we say have been on 65% clearance for over a year online and have not sold out?

I wonder if Felicity Jones knows that her character is one of the top worst selling LEGO sets ever. I don't think so.

8 hours ago, elmaslıefendi said:

I wonder if Felicity Jones knows that her character is one of the top worst selling LEGO sets ever. I don't think so.

I think that this failure has very little to do with either Felicity Jones or Jyn Erso.

I give my Jyn and Rey and Chirru out as gifts to my kids’ friends... that I don’t care for much.
“Oh it’s Timmy’s birthday? No, not that one. Give him this one.”

5 hours ago, donbee said:

I give my Jyn and Rey and Chirru out as gifts to my kids’ friends... that I don’t care for much.
“Oh it’s Timmy’s birthday? No, not that one. Give him this one.”

well, did Timmy give that meh look when he sees them?

5 hours ago, donbee said:

I give my Jyn and Rey and Chirru out as gifts to my kids’ friends... that I don’t care for much.
“Oh it’s Timmy’s birthday? No, not that one. Give him this one.”

I set aside some sets for bdays...but given current trends their value is now "too high to be appropriate"...just can't win

11 minutes ago, $20 on joe vs dan said:

I set aside some sets for bdays...but given current trends their value is now "too high to be appropriate"...just can't win

That is why you stick with Jyn and/or Rey buildables. Their values are pandemic-proof