38 minutes ago, Miami Bomb Squad said:

I Ain't buying SSSHHHIIITTT!!!!
With all the aggregate negative events from Lego, coupled with Over-saturation of Sellers, I'm bottling up my Greedy-Ass impulse for once.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying this is a Dust Collector, I have 10.
This game has taking a turn or its at the fork, so I'm not going to sink anymore capital until i see greener Pastures ahead. 
Good Luck and may the force be with you.

This is usually the type of post that I would chime in on and say I disagree.  But after the events of the past several months, I can understand the reluctance out there to stock up on Sandcrawlers.  That being said....It is my opinion you are picking the wrong set to get gun shy over.  

1 minute ago, Ed Mack said:

This is usually the type of post that I would chime in on and say I disagree.  But after the events of the past several months, I can understand the reluctance out there to stock up on Sandcrawlers.  That being said....It is my opinion you are picking the wrong set to get gun shy over.  

At this point, at least with me, I feel more confident with 50% off City than any of the large exclusives.

Just now, exciter1 said:

At this point, at least with me, I feel more confident with 50% off City than any of the large exclusives.

Nothing wrong with a quality CITY set, at a discounted price.  LEGO has made some really nice subthemes the past few years....Arctic...Coast Guard...Trains...Undersea...Large Main Street type...and the new Volcano sets.

This set will make money guaranteed, but how long will it take to hit your target ROI?  This one may crawl (pun intended) to get to the secondary market price you want.  As others have pointed out there are probably better alternatives for investment, but you have to do your homework, find a low buy-in price and sell at the right time.  

I wouldn't be surprised to see one more run of this thing.  If it does come back and has a decent pop when unavailable, I may try to pick up one or two more.

I don't think making 2.5x on each clearance run is quite as easy as previously stated but if 50% off clearance is available to you, I'd rather go that route than wait for this to hit 2.5x MSRP.  It could do it, but it's going take a while in my opinion.  R2 hasn't done it yet and he is way more popular than this thing.

4 minutes ago, fuzzy_bricks said:

R2 hasn't done it yet and he is way more popular than this thing.

Indeed.  But R2 has that dated blocky chunky...well, for lack of a better word, LEGO-y look to it.  

39 minutes ago, Ed Mack said:

This is usually the type of post that I would chime in on and say I disagree.  But after the events of the past several months, I can understand the reluctance out there to stock up on Sandcrawlers.  That being said....It is my opinion you are picking the wrong set to get gun shy over.  

Not gun shy, I do have 10, But I'm not "shooting" for 20-30 anymore.......Of any set............. Even the Slave1.
Just Not Guns Blazing.

10 minutes ago, Rodeogeorge said:

Indeed.  But R2 has that dated blocky chunky...well, for lack of a better word, LEGO-y look to it.  

R2 is one of the few sets that I trust in. There are fewer and fewer listings on ebay germany by the week. Just wait till comes the tipping point and it will rise significantly. 

Unless a remake comes up and I turn out to be wrong.

13 minutes ago, fuzzy_bricks said:

I wouldn't be surprised to see one more run of this thing.  

If this set goes from Red Sold Out to Green Available.
Then imagine Green until next year.  
 

45 minutes ago, Ed Mack said:

and the new Volcano sets.

Not so sure about those ones...

I will be putting my sandcrawlers away for 4 or 5 years and see how they go. Should make for a nice little pay day in 2020 in the USA and that is about when Slave 1 should be retiring. Too perfect.

I just order one from Walmart we will see how minty the box is when it arrives at home.  

 

 

Anyone willing to share how fresh their recent SC seal codes are? 

pretty please :-)

5 minutes ago, The Lurker said:

Anyone willing to share how fresh their recent SC seal codes are? 

pretty please :-)

Newest code I have is 06R6 which I bought from TRU on 3/30/2016

11 minutes ago, The Lurker said:

Anyone willing to share how fresh their recent SC seal codes are? 

pretty please :-)

19R6 from Lego store last night.

Is this set 2 per case?

Edited August 24, 20169 yr by tacsniper

Walmart.com says: Only 6 left

Edited August 24, 20169 yr by Deanfjr

Just now, Deanfjr said:

Walmart says: Only 6 left

It's been one left several times.

OOS at Walmart!!! 

Gone now in the USA except for the usual damaged returns/cancelled orders etc. Hope everyone got what they needed.

I have a feeling TLG learned from Tumbler and have scaled back production significantly for the slow sellers that are to be retired this year. This will allow for some good pickups this year without much hoarding. Onward and upward.

2 minutes ago, Martae54 said:

OOS at Walmart!!! 

I can see it being low stock like before, however, that it is oos everywhere leaves you to only think this could be it....

The sands of time have run out it....Maybe...LOL

23 minutes ago, Ed Mack said:

The sands of time have run out it....Maybe...LOL

Suddenly I'm compelled to know who Bessie is again...

I still see stock at WMT.

So unnerving going deep on these now.  Though I like the quick to gone status on this.

15 minutes ago, weitzel78 said:

I still see stock at WMT.

 I see them too! $449 knock urself out! .. good ole Toywiz! 

Edited August 24, 20169 yr by Martae54