Destiny's Bounty but better....

Not to call you out man but I thought you weren't buying any for anything above $50? IMO if you believe it is late in the game for this one (near EOL) and the set has potential than the $5-$10 in price doesn't make much difference now. Amazon still have it for $76.

You caught me. Congrats

sold out at lego and target

seems like its on its way out, i for one am stocking up. just ordered 2 more.

I broke down and bought one I found for $65. I really wish Walmarts in my area would clearance these to $50 but they still sit there at $77 plus tax.

Summer clearance ate all of these these in my area and I don't think that was many. I never found any below $74. Talking about 20+ Walmart stores, fyi

Summer clearance ate all of these these in my area and I don't think that was many. I never found any below $74. Talking about 20+ Walmart stores, fyi

 

Same here but a number of people did if you read the Walmart clearance thread.

Yeah, there are no LOTR sets on shelves in my Target and Wal Mart stores anymore, so no opportunities of a sale or clearance.  The best deals I've seen in awhile on this and other LOTR sets are online, unfortunately.

Same here but a number of people did if you read the Walmart clearance thread.

 

Lucky devils...on the plus side, I'd guess areas that never have Lego make it to 50+% off clearance can sell sets locally much more easily. I know that after a good sale my (albeit small) city gets wiped out, and makes selling locally much easier. It would be tough to compete with retailers who reduced prices that much and still had trouble moving stock.

Now out of stock at Wal Mart as well.  It looks like Amazon is the cheapest last online option unless you want to pay more at TRU.

I just saw these on sale at TRU instore. I believe the price was 92.99, but i might be off by a few bucks here or there.

 

Found in NC, USA.

Does anyone care about this set?  It was a slow seller and has been pretty stagnant since disappearing. I know there are a few lingering at TRU stores as well.

Does anyone care about this set?  It was a slow seller and has been pretty stagnant since disappearing. I know there are a few lingering at TRU stores as well.

​I did well on this set parting it out after a BOGO Free Amazon sale last July. $49 or so, profit about $65 per set, I think. Beyond that, I don't expect anything spectacular.

Does anyone care about this set?  It was a slow seller and has been pretty stagnant since disappearing. I know there are a few lingering at TRU stores as well.

I just checked the eBay sales for these the other day and it looks like it's back to retail, no?  Five months of retirement, and it's gained $30-40.  I think this one may take a little time, but it will be up at $150+ for the holidays with a slow but steady climb from there.

While LOTR set appreciation will never be confused for modular/UCS gains, I think they'll start to climb slowly but surely.  I'm holding all my LOTR and Hobbit sets for at least another year to clear a lot of the secondary inventory out.  Once the theme is gone, people will start to miss it (see Indy Jones).

I just checked the eBay sales for these the other day and it looks like it's back to retail, no?  Five months of retirement, and it's gained $30-40.  I think this one may take a little time, but it will be up at $150+ for the holidays with a slow but steady climb from there.

While LOTR set appreciation will never be confused for modular/UCS gains, I think they'll start to climb slowly but surely.  I'm holding all my LOTR and Hobbit sets for at least another year to clear a lot of the secondary inventory out.  Once the theme is gone, people will start to miss it (see Indy Jones).

​Most EBay sales are still at around $70 - $80.

 

Edited April 25, 201510 yr by exciter1

Does anyone care about this set?  It was a slow seller and has been pretty stagnant since disappearing. I know there are a few lingering at TRU stores as well.

​When you've still got it on the shelf for $109.99, it's tough for it to move.

 

​I did well on this set parting it out after a BOGO Free Amazon sale last July. $49 or so, profit about $65 per set, I think. Beyond that, I don't expect anything spectacular.

​Hmm...I got quite a few at Walmart for $30.  I wonder if it's still worth it to part out.

I still believe in this one.  A ton of figures, nice boat.  I think it'll do ok.  

 

Does anyone care about this set?  It was a slow seller and has been pretty stagnant since disappearing. I know there are a few lingering at TRU stores as well.

It will do fine with time. It hasn't even been out for 2 full years yet. Plus it's still available at TRU ebay and online for a little over retail. Once we're free of that we will start to see some gains. 

 

Edited April 26, 201510 yr by Soadfan4ever

This is the only set in my collection I regret buying. I agree with those who say it will one day be worth something, but there were much better sets to buy that were available alongside this one.

I thought I might just open it for personal build when I bought it but the ship is too lackluster so I don't think I will.

I got one for my personal collection at the same time as helms deep and uruk battle. I recall it having some interesting parts to the build, but once the cat knocked it over, I haven't had the motivation to build it again...that was a year ago now. You probably wouldn't hate the build, but overall your impression of the set probably won't change. More so if you've ever had the chance to build a real ship like BP, QAR, or IF; it just doesn't stack up next to those beauties.

This is the only set in my collection I regret buying. I agree with those who say it will one day be worth something, but there were much better sets to buy that were available alongside this one.

I thought I might just open it for personal build when I bought it but the ship is too lackluster so I don't think I will.

​I regretted my purchases of these a while ago and offloaded most to put the money elsewhere. However my biggest regret is actually keeping 1 to build. It really is lackluster and may just take it apart so it doesn't take up display room... Figs are great though, and i'll likely keep them. Otherwise i'd be selling it as used %100 complete.

Many fans barely know about this ship and other casual people will have no clue that there ever was a ship in the movie. That may be a slight part why people could care less about this set/build? Anyhow, if you bought these under $75 and wait a bit longer until all the LotR/Hobbit stuff clear out then you might see some gain as others suspect...

I would be more excited about this set if every time I went into a TRU I didn't see 15 of these on the shelf for $109.99

I would be more excited about this set if every time I went into a TRU I didn't see 15 of these on the shelf for $109.99

​Sounds like you will be in perfect position to snag these one day for ~$50 when they clear them out.

I planned to buy tons of these last Fall, missed my chance and so have zero.  Seems like that's the right number, but I did expect it to do well.  There's a sort of lesson with both this and the lone ranger train I think: close isn't good enough.  A pirate ship needs to actually look like a classic square-rigged pirate ship to do well; a train needs power functions.  I am applying this lesson to Sea Cow, which I personally love, and skipping it.

This set just won't go away. I have zero right now, but there are five on the shelf at my TRU that keep calling my name. The thing is... the same boxes were there 3 or 4 months ago... a bit shelf worn... I asked if they had anymore in back and they said "no". So back then I asked the store manager if she would go 50% off the $99 price, if I took all 5 off her hands.  She said the best she could do would be 30% off. At the time, I could do 30% myself with coupons + TRUTH, so I decided to pass. Now - months later - I'm wondering if she might accept my offer. You know... year end and all... may need to clear things out? On the other hand, though, I'm thinking... the same 5 boxes sat there through Christmas - prominently displayed on and endcap - buyers must really hate this set? You can still buy them at toysrus.com, limit 5.  If Toysrus can't sell them at $99...with free Bricktober... or polybag promos... why should I want them?

The best thing about this set is all the minifigures, but yeah... the ship ain't much of a ship... not much to look at. Maybe I should just forget about it.