http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lego-70810-The-Lego-Movie-Metalbeards-Sea-Cow-Pirate-Ship-Preorder-Vitruvius-/161211039586?_trksid=p2054897.l4275

So I guess this will retail for $250?

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On ‎1‎/‎20‎/‎2016 at 11:44 AM, siddji said:

The sold listings make me happy

The first 3 listings didn't actually sell. The first and second ones have been relisted:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Lego-Movie-70810-MetalBeards-Sea-Cow-Sealed-/181997747504?hash=item2a5fe93d30:g:QacAAOSwX~dWn96l

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-in-Sealed-Box-The-Lego-Movie-70810-Metalbeards-Sea-Cow-/331757418041?hash=item4d3e487639:g:-0oAAOSwGotWnUhE

 

On ‎1‎/‎20‎/‎2016 at 6:33 PM, tractorboy said:

On ‎1‎/‎20‎/‎2016 at 11:44 AM, siddji said:

The sold listings make me happy [emoji4]

The first 3 listings didn't actually sell. The first and second ones have been relisted:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Lego-Movie-70810-MetalBeards-Sea-Cow-Sealed-/181997747504?hash=item2a5fe93d30:g:QacAAOSwX~dWn96l

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-in-Sealed-Box-The-Lego-Movie-70810-Metalbeards-Sea-Cow-/331757418041?hash=item4d3e487639:g:-0oAAOSwGotWnUhE

Actually, one of them was my listing and it did sell but someone copied my listing.

Additionally, I will relist a sold item if I want to change a price on it or don't want to make any changes to the listing.

13 minutes ago, redghostx said:

Actually, one of them was my listing and it did sell but someone copied my listing.

Additionally, I will relist a sold item if I want to change a price on it or don't want to make any changes to the listing.

Ok I see yours now, thanks. Jeez, they stole your photo? How lazy can you get lol.

On 1/31/2015 at 2:41 PM, inversion said:

This is one of the best exclusives in the roster right now. And a ship. A very exquisite one indeed. I am convinced that it will be a gold mine down the line.

Props to inversion for making this call one year ago.  Is this set about to put the Town Hall to shame?

It's just about to kiss $500 on amazon

11 hours ago, beatpoppa said:

Just a point re: The obviousness of The Lego Movie being "a kids' movie," and not for adults...

There are very, very few modern wide-release "kids' movies," esp. with a  $60,000,000 budget.

Restore a brand from yesteryear in the hopes of capturing identification from post-13 viewers ('15 ex: Alvin & Chipmunks [win,] Pan [lose] ) or elongate a successful 21-min format brand ('15 ex: Spongebob [win]) are the two en vogue pitches...  99% of "kids-only" long-format media is direct to shelf.

Movies like The Lego Movie may seem like a sure thing in retrospect, but it wasn't.  Pan lost $80MM this year with huge brand recognition, Hugh Jackman, and a recognizable young star.  

Even if you kill it with script & story, you have to get people to show up... to secure distribution channels they had to show a specific, proven plan for how they were going to  get 13-24 yr olds interested, and 24-39 to bring the family.

They cast Morgan Freeman, Chris Pratt, Liam Neeson, and Will Ferrell, then give them hundreds of witty double entendres and callbacks like every other animated feature to get people like me to bring the family... My 4 and 8 year old remember the song... I remember about 100 Star Wars callbacks.

Parents were not just considered, they were counted on.  No parents, no Lego Movie.

 

I agree about the movie, sort of.  I thought it would be awful, so didn't see it in the theater.  Then rented it and liked it enough to buy a copy.  Once I owned it, though, I realized it was just the opening sequence with Emmet in the beginning that was awesome (which is to say, cleverly disguised political satire posing as a slapstick comedy).  That, and every scene with UniKitty.  The two put together total maybe 10-15 minutes, and they're widely separated, so I found myself just calling up youtube clips when I wanted to show a doubtful adult friend how cool The Lego Movie was, even though I owned the actual movie on DVD.  I could never persuade a childless adult to sit through more than the opening with Emmet.

So I think it's an adult film in the sense that something like The Simpsons is, only without the multidecade history of success with fans.  I was kind of surprised that Warner Brothers okayed a film ridiculing big media and giant corporations.  But to get back on topic, the actual Sea Cow had a tiny role in the film.  No single vehicle got very much screen time.  The set was a gamble, and it paid off.  But I think it ended up being more about low reseller supply and perhaps a bit of bubbliness along the lines of Arkham Asylum, rather than the set itself.  That's not a variable that's easy to predict.  Do you just try and gauge reseller interest by the number of posts in the relevant brickpicker thread?  Those usually don't really take off until after retirement anyway.

I've sold a bunch of different sets in the past, before lego reselling became something that got written up in newspaper articles, that were small enough in terms of reseller supply that I literally ended up being the last US eBay seller for the set in MISB condition.  On average, that last competitor selling out would double the price I received.  It's not like that with Sea Cow, but it sure helps compared with something like ToO.  I had the impression from posts in that thread and general chatter on this site that it was mostly passed up for Pet Shops, Red 5's, and Death Stars, but judging by the number of listings, just about everyone bought at least a couple.  That makes a huge difference.

I followed advice I read here about buying 2 when it first comes out (if you like it/can afford it); that's all I picked up.

LOTR was my priority, which was clearly the right call. 

 

Bought two more at 382 each.

1 hour ago, sauromosis said:

Bought two more at 382 each.

Repeate and extrapolate outside the BP community and we have the explanaton for growth. Not the only set to be in that situation and fantastic for the QFLL´s.

1 hour ago, sauromosis said:

Bought two more at 382 each.

power move sir I applaud you

in my opinion this set is far rarer than most people think

The wise investor should procure more of these toot sweet.

15 minutes ago, trekgate502 said:

power move sir I applaud you

in my opinion this set is far rarer than most people think

 

10 minutes ago, sauromosis said:

The wise investor should procure more of these toot sweet.

Get a room...

Wish the funds had been available to get more of these at RRP........ the hobby continues..

4 minutes ago, exciter1 said:

 

Get a room...

Ah it is a room it is called the Sea Cow public thread !

6 minutes ago, trekgate502 said:

Ah it is a room it is called the Sea Cow public thread !

We see how that works.

Not sure I follow.  Guy wearing a diaper and forks in his eyes?

Someone just picked up a SC on AWD for $208. I was too slow.

almost 500 now on amazon.

16 minutes ago, 33Lego said:

almost 500 now on amazon.

We had to get a room your welcome to join ! lol

13 minutes ago, trekgate502 said:

We had to get a room your welcome to join ! lol

"Want me to fluff pillow...?"

lol not necessary

But you can bring your misb sea cow and discuss how high the price will go freely and we will not tell you to get your own room

rofl

1 hour ago, Jersey Crewmax said:

Someone just picked up a SC on AWD for $208. I was too slow.

I got the same text and was bummed that I missed it too.  I would have been all over that myself.

1 hour ago, trekgate502 said:

lol not necessary

But you can bring your misb sea cow and discuss how high the price will go freely and we will not tell you to get your own room

rofl

I shipped out some forks to folks, so we'll be good in a few days.

cheapest is now $500 on amazon. Way to go! 

1 hour ago, Nawoo said:

cheapest is now $500 on amazon. Way to go! 

Lowest FBA/Prime is $550 with only 11 offers.  Lowest eBay Buy it Now US seller is $460+15 shipping.

I was thinking about flipping a couple when it hit $500 but I might hold off now.  This is unprecedented growth.