njseale Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 This line is so up in the air for me as to what it will do after retirement. I could see a set like VC or GT to go to 2-3x MSRP or linger right below msrp with a slight bump around halloween, Quote
Sozial Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 VCs are available in the UK for a good price, there is no sign of interest...I guess it will take some time until we can earn some money with 9468 I guess next year x-mas will be the time for selling VCs Quote
Stevenplays Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 The Haunted House will definitely do good EOL, but the train is also a winner. Quote
jaisonline Posted September 18, 2014 Posted September 18, 2014 So far 2014 hasn't helped the Monster Fighters theme. There are various reasons: clearance sales, TRU selling sets well after retirement, seems like Lego didn't even put in 10% of the marketing that went into Chima, etc... I think 2015 will be a better year. See, 99% of sets have their biggest ROI % gain the their 1st full year after retirement. 2014 and 2015 is really the time period of most MF sets' true 1st full year of retirement due to TRU. However, the Hearse is another story due to shop@home's $10 clearance sale. Even my nicely discounted $15-$17 Hearse purchases can't complete with the $10 ones. If I'm wrong about 2015 , I'll be unloading nearly MANY sets for small profits (I'll keep a few MISBs for each set as 'insurance'. I'm sure we have other members in the same boat regardless of the # of sets in their collection. Regardless, MF is still one of Lego's cooler themes I've ever built. Let's hope Halloween and the looks to be getting retired Haunted House helps increase demand for the other sets. Note : The Zombies is still a star but it's ROI growth is finally slowing down due to ebay's flood to under-cutters (started in July). The sets were selling for $20 more then. Quote
outatime Posted October 7, 2014 Posted October 7, 2014 I am newbie to the modern era of Lego, got back into it a month ago and missed out on the MF theme but I really like it, I have a HH already but would like to collect the rest of it, obviously I know its EOL and anything I pick up will be inflated in price but would I be advised to try pick up sets now from eBay and such as its only going to go up in value or wait it out a bit and maybe see some prices slowly drop? Thanks Stuart Quote
exciter1 Posted October 7, 2014 Posted October 7, 2014 I am newbie to the modern era of Lego, got back into it a month ago and missed out on the MF theme but I really like it, I have a HH already but would like to collect the rest of it, obviously I know its EOL and anything I pick up will be inflated in price but would I be advised to try pick up sets now from eBay and such as its only going to go up in value or wait it out a bit and maybe see some prices slowly drop? Thanks Stuart Nobody knows for sure what will happen with the Monster Fighters theme after the holiday season. The prices might drop a bit after Halloween and maybe pick-up again closer to Christmas. They might also drop again in February 2015, after the holiday buying frenzy. Nobody really knows, so it's a risk. I'd at least wait until after Halloween to pick these up. Quote
jaisonline Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 http://www.brickpicker.com/bpms/sets.cfm?theme=615&sort=set_us_price&order=desc For those who already 'wasted' money on this theme (like me), there is hope. Prices are slowly yet steadily rising and the latest BP guide values don't even include many Halloween sales yet. Like the Cars 1, Toy Story 1 and Toy Story 2 sets from 2010-2011, there will be nice profits for most sets especially after another year of sitting on sets.. The Ghost Train, Werewolf, and Crazy Scientist have all increased past MSRP. Until all TRUs run out of the Vamp Castle, I think The Crazy Scientist is the best set to own after The Zombies and Haunted House. In hindsight, generally everything went wrong for this line. Thus, we could have made more money elsewhere. With the exception of The Zombies & Haunted House, none of the other sets "spiked" in value from demand prior to and after retirement. That is due to TRU never discounting them (some stores still have these sets) and Lego not cutting production sooner. Additionally, Lego never really advertised this line in print nor tv ads like they do with City, Chima, and Ninjago. Quote
marcandre Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 Last Dec I was standing in TRU trying to decide between a bunch of MF sets or a big stack of discounted Bikini Bottom Underseas Party. I chose the MF 1 Quote
outatime Posted November 6, 2014 Posted November 6, 2014 Anyone noticed price drops on the used market now Halloween is over? Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Brickpicker mobile app Quote
seapotato Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 I actually think there might be more interest in the MF theme now that there is more attention on the HH. Quote
Thumper Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 I actually think there might be more interest in the MF theme now that there is more attention on the HH. I agree, there does seem to be a slight increase in interest as the HH is getting so very hard to find. Sometimes it's that one set that pulls the rest of the line along with it... Quote
Veegs Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 I agree, there does seem to be a slight increase in interest as the HH is getting so very hard to find. Sometimes it's that one set that pulls the rest of the line along with it... I think this line is going to do very well in the coming year. The 'TRU exclusive' nightmare is finally coming to a close, which has clouded the actual potential of this line over the last ten months or so. Even now, there are still a few VCs and werewolves floating around at TRU in Canada (as well as the other sets in the line in other places at MSRP), so I don't think we'll see the best gains until next Halloween and 2016. That being said, I think this line has classic appeal and unless it is remade in the next 12 months or so those that stuck by the MF line will be rewarded. Or I'm delusional. 3 Quote
outatime Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 So really if you wanted to collect them now would be the time to get them from eBay if you missed out before otherwise the price is going up. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Brickpicker mobile app Quote
fuzzy_bricks Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 So the rumor today is that there will be a new theme next year that will "loosely" be a follow up to Monster Fighters. http://www.bricksetforum.com/discussion/comment/316624/#Comment_316624 via http://www.thebrickfan.com/rumored-2015-lego-sets-including-brand-new-theme/ Quote
Alpinemaps Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 So the rumor today is that there will be a new theme next year that will "loosely" be a follow up to Monster Fighters. http://www.bricksetforum.com/discussion/comment/316624/#Comment_316624 via http://www.thebrickfan.com/rumored-2015-lego-sets-including-brand-new-theme/ "a little retro and very kid friendly" and has monsters? How about a new Doctor Who line? It's old (retro), it's kid-friends, the Doctor battles monsters every week... Quote
Migration Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 "a little retro and very kid friendly" and has monsters? How about a new Doctor Who line? It's old (retro), it's kid-friends, the Doctor battles monsters every week... A couple of the commenters on that forum mentioned Scooby Doo. That. Would. Be. EPIC. 1 Quote
fuzzy_bricks Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 A couple of the commenters on that forum mentioned Scooby Doo. That. Would. Be. EPIC. A Mystery Machine to the T1 scale would be pretty cool. 4 Quote
Darth_Raichu Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 (edited) My money is on the Munsters / Addams Family type of set. A house with many classic monsters. .. .. .. Which was why they were retiring HH.. to make room for new smaller Haunted / Scary House :hyper: Edited November 18, 2014 by Darth_Raichu Quote
Migration Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 My money is on the Munsters / Addams Family type of set. A house with many classic monsters. .. .. .. Which was why they were retiring HH.. to make room for new smaller Haunted / Scary House From a licensed theme, just like Jurassic Park and the old Dino sets. Quote
Darth_Raichu Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 From a licensed theme, just like Jurassic Park and the old Dino sets. All you need is a TV network rebooting the Munsters or the Addams Family Quote
Alpinemaps Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 A couple of the commenters on that forum mentioned Scooby Doo. That. Would. Be. EPIC. Character Building had the Scooby Doo license. I've seen them at TRU. Don't know if they still have the license, though. Quote
Stevenplays Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 Character Building had the Scooby Doo license. I've seen them at TRU. Don't know if they still have the license, though. Well, if you check out their website they only have two products available, both being minifigure packs. The theme appears to be discontinued for the most part. Does this mean the new (LEGO) theme is Scooby Doo, definitely not. Could very well just be a coincidence. Quote
inversion Posted November 19, 2014 Posted November 19, 2014 (edited) TheBrickfan believes it will be Scooby Doo. Honestly I have mixed feelings about this. If I had to place this theme somewhere it would be TMNT. Would have been much more happy about Universal Monsters, but that's not exactly kid-friendly. Edited November 19, 2014 by inversion Quote
Ed Mack Posted November 19, 2014 Posted November 19, 2014 Scooby Doo would fit the bill. There were a ton of monsters in the cartoon. Werewolves. Mummies. Zombies. It would be a very heavy minifigures based theme. Quote
inversion Posted November 19, 2014 Posted November 19, 2014 (edited) Scooby Doo would fit the bill. There were a ton of monsters in the cartoon. Werewolves. Mummies. Zombies. It would be a very heavy minifigures theme. And each monster has a bandit head under the monster helm because in the original series there were no monsters as I remember. However with this they could do a Monsters Minifigures run. That would be awesome. Edited November 19, 2014 by inversion Quote
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