zskid00 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 (edited) I bought my first one on the release date and built it right away to display. That way I'm not as tempted to ever sell it. I have 6 more to hold long-term, but like most of you wish I had bought more. It never seems to be enough when a set is performing well post-retirement but there are just so many sets to invest in. I have one more UCS Imperial Shuttle in a beat up box that I'm holding for my personal collection but it gets harder not to sell it as more time passes. I need to break the seals on it soon. Edited April 22, 2015 by zskid00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 These were great when they were $139.95, no tax, w/ the free teddy bear at Amazon.com. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emazers Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 And Even better for the ones who got them for $120-$127 at Barnes And Noble using the 30% Kidsclub coupon and 10% Membership card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 (edited) And Even better for the ones who got them for $120-$127 at Barnes And Noble using the 30% Kidsclub coupon and 10% Membership card. You're such a kid. Edited April 22, 2015 by exciter1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zskid00 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 (edited) Remember when the Barnes and Noble coupons (non kids club) specifically stated they could not be used on the Death Star and R2-D2 sets? Edited April 22, 2015 by zskid00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huskers1236 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Remember when the B&****** coupons (non kids club) specifically stated they could not be used on the Death Star and R2-D2 sets? Yeah, guess who caused that to happen? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emazers Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Buy the time Barnes and Noble Finally caught on with the 30% Coupon all the R2-D2 and Death Stars in the Baltimore,Md stores they were all bought. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biking_tiger Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Not too long ago you could walk in and buy as many as you wanted. Forget this and move on to the other great Star Wars sets still available at MSRP!So that's what a stack of hotcakes looks like... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kunfuzd Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 There will be other opportunities. You can not catch them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huskers1236 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Buy the time Barnes and Noble Finally caught on with the 30% Coupon all the R2-D2 and Death Stars in the Baltimore,Md stores they were all bought.Congrats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickLegacy Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 After consulting a few seasoned investors, I picked up three of these at an average price of $304 USD shipped over the past week. Prices continue to climb but I'm a buyer at anything less than $325 shipped. I'm not sure if that will happen again, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 After consulting a few seasoned investors, I picked up three of these at an average price of $304 USD shipped over the past week. Prices continue to climb but I'm a buyer at anything less than $325 shipped. I'm not sure if that will happen again, though.I think I'd rather be buying Slave 1's with that extra dough, just sayin'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Then you are both gonna be holding for an equally long time! I´d rather be getting ToO´s unless the Slave was well reduced. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 I think I'd rather be buying Slave 1's with that extra dough, just sayin'.Short term, R2 is the better investment. By the time the time the Slave I retires, R2 can be $500 or more and be sold and the profits reinvested into multiple Slaves. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 (edited) Short term, R2 is the better investment. By the time the time the Slave I retires, R2 can be $500 or more and be sold and the profits reinvested into multiple Slaves. Buy low and slow. Edited April 22, 2015 by exciter1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 Buy low and slow. Buy high...sell higher. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 (edited) Buy high...sell higher.If you said $700 at the time Slave 1 retires, I wouldn't have much rebuttal. Slave 1 could take a quick jump after retirement, which might make it the better investment at this time. We're not dealing in absolutes like Anakin Skywalker. Edited April 22, 2015 by exciter1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekgate502 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 You say Potato I say Potatto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 You say Potato I say PotattoPotatoe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biking_tiger Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 YAMS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold-Arrow Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 How about y'all find me some deals ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 If you said $700 at the time Slave 1 retires, I wouldn't have much rebuttal. Slave 1 could take a quick jump after retirement, which might make it the better investment at this time. We're not dealing in absolutes like Anakin Skywalker. Hypothetically speaking...if a flipper bought an R2 for $300 today, it is not out of the realm of possibility that he doubles that by next winter in the heart of STAR WARS mania. It is such a popular character and with no other set like it, he can reach those levels in my opinion. I do not believe the Slave I will retire next winter, so the opportunity could be there to acquire 3 Slaves from the original $300 in the span of a year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Hypothetically speaking...if a flipper bought an R2 for $300 today, it is not out of the realm of possibility that he doubles that by next winter in the heart of STAR WARS mania. It is such a popular character and with no other set like it, he can reach those levels in my opinion. I do not believe the Slave I will retire next winter, so the opportunity could be there to acquire 3 Slaves from the original $300 in the span of a year. Now you're saying $600, so I'm starting to get on board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekgate502 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I think R2 hits $750 at Christmas,This year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I think R2 hits $750 at Christmas,This year.Keep bumping up that number and we might be investing in some Canadian loonie with the profits. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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