No More Monkeys Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Not worth it yet. More will pop in at wm. Probably... Like... right now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waddamon Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 A possible $500 profit is still good to me. Money is money Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Well you know how many I have so at some point you have to say "no" even if logically it makes sense. The problem is that at $400 it tends to override my logic. At this level I have to constantly remind myself to stick to the plan. Unlike Emazers I cannot have a 100 of each, as storage becomes an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c666187 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 $499 at target....hmm, it might be worth it. Seeing how the imperial shuttle performed, $199 retail, now an easy double or triple. Even at $499, a double to $1000 should be attainable based on the other UCS aside from the bwing. Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker 10212 msrp was $239.99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waddamon Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 I was trying to cut back. Then these friggin' SSD deals came up...along with quadruple eBay Bucks. Dammit. I know I told my wife that I am pretty much done with allocations to LEGO for our portfolio barring a few high profile retirements and top offs. the mass investing is about finshed, then some sweet deal or something else comes out and I am dragged back in. No debt for me in this but I need to put resources elsewhere for other things. Visiting my brother the other week and went to the LEGO discovery center and they had 9 Helms Deep, I bought six. Barely fit them on the drive back. I could not pass them up. Same store had the Tie fighters, I decided to pass. Not in line with my plan and decided that reason and logic had to shut it down. Only outliers for my if GE does well is 10 more of each Town hall and Pet shop, 5 more of Orthanc later. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 I know I told my wife that I am pretty much done with allocations to LEGO for our portfolio barring a few high profile retirements and top offs. the mass investing is about finshed, then some sweet deal or something else comes out and I am dragged back in. No debt for me in this but I need to put resources elsewhere for other things. Visiting my brother the other week and went to the LEGO discovery center and they had 9 Helms Deep, I bought six. Barely fit them on the drive back. I could not pass them up. Same store had the Tie fighters, I decided to pass. Not in line with my plan and decided that reason and logic had to shut it down. Only outliers for my if GE does well is 10 more of each Town hall and Pet shop, 5 more of Orthanc later.Great sales and imminent EOL does seem to change LEGO investing plans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inzane Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 I do find it mind boggling that the Canadians aren't buying this up. Reality is $500 CDN dollars is bloody expensive for this set, and quite a bit more than $400 USD, especially when our respective currencies were more or less par for the majoriy of the SSD's production lifespan. By comparison 10030 was $400 CDN ($300 USD), but at least back then the difference in exchange was closer to reality. I got my 10030 during Lego's EOL clearance and thus paid $300 CDN (if I remember correctly). Which makes $500 CDN even harder to swallow on the SSD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Mack Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 I am very lucky. Just got home and both my SSD boxes are perfect. Good job FedEx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewmac Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 How much box damage is worth reporting to amazon? 2 slightly crinkled corners and a third with a small tear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtrak23 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 I am very lucky. Just got home and both my SSD boxes are perfect. Good job FedEx from amz or wm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristopherJB Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Reality is $500 CDN dollars is bloody expensive for this set, and quite a bit more than $400 USD, especially when our respective currencies were more or less par for the majoriy of the SSD's production lifespan. By comparison 10030 was $400 CDN ($300 USD), but at least back then the difference in exchange was closer to reality. I got my 10030 during Lego's EOL clearance and thus paid $300 CDN (if I remember correctly). Which makes $500 CDN even harder to swallow on the SSD. You know there's a high chance of the USD appreciating. Right now, $450USD=$500CAD. So it's only $50 more. When this thing goes to $1000 which it will, that $450USD would be nothing. If it takes three years to get to $1000, it will beat out an investment on google or apple shares. Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickelements Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 J Mack where did you buy your last order of SSD's from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Mack Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 from amz or wm? J Mack where did you buy your last order of SSD's from? This was from Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandykop Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Received 2 SSDs from Amazon today. The boxes are in 7.5 out of 10 condition. Contacted Amazon CS, they issued me 15% refund without asking pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 This was from Amazon. Could you please mention what were the codes on the seals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewmac Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Received 2 SSDs from Amazon today. The boxes are in 7.5 out of 10 condition. Contacted Amazon CS, they issued me 15% refund without asking pictures. what would you consider 7.5? How many tears and wrinkles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Brickowski Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Could you please mention what were the codes on the seals? What is it about these codes on the seals? Do they mark the different production runs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandykop Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 what would you consider 7.5? How many tears and wrinkles? slightly worse than when receiving from Lego Shop at home. One crease cross the front, slightly dent on the top on one box if worth to mention. The other one is pretty normal?some wears on corner?. They didn't ask for pictures though. end up refund me $120. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naf Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 slightly worse than when receiving from Lego Shop at home. One crease cross the front, slightly dent on the top on one box if worth to mention. The other one is pretty normal?some wears on corner?. They didn't ask for pictures though. end up refund me $120. I hope mine come in creased, I'll take that $60 per set discount! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 What is it about these codes on the seals? Do they mark the different production runs? From what I heard - yes. Knowing them would help if amazon and walmart are selling same run, and wether or not it is a leftover of alrewdy known run 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon_GM Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 From all these damaged box horror stories I guess I should consider myself a lucky one. SSD came in perfect condition everywhere except for back right where there were some scuff marks. WOOT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 From what I heard - yes. Knowing them would help if amazon and walmart are selling same run, and wether or not it is a leftover of alrewdy known run The codes on SSDs that I have (all from most likely older stock, though it is hard to tell) 14R3 41R2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudcatsfan Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 The codes on SSDs that I have (all from most likely older stock, though it is hard to tell) 14R3 41R2 I have a theory that the first two digits are the week in the year it was produced. As the highest number I've seen is 51. I've also seen other products have date stamps like that. not sure what the r3 and r2 mean but perhaps its a batch number or maybe even the year r3 being 2013 and r2 being 2012? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 I have a theory that the first two digits are the week in the year it was produced. As the highest number I've seen is 51. I've also seen other products have date stamps like that. not sure what the r3 and r2 mean but perhaps its a batch number or maybe even the year r3 being 2013 and r2 being 2012? My ecto does have 15R4 code , so you are probably right. Don't remember what we had on mars rovers - I think there was S instead R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 My ecto does have 15R4 code , so you are probably right. Don't remember what we had on mars rovers - I think there was S instead R Folks who got SSDs from latest batch on Amazon and from SAH backorder fills - what were the codes?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorbasho Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 I have a theory that the first two digits are the week in the year it was produced. As the highest number I've seen is 51. I've also seen other products have date stamps like that. not sure what the r3 and r2 mean but perhaps its a batch number or maybe even the year r3 being 2013 and r2 being 2012? You may be right. I ordered some SSDs from WM back in the mid-May restock and they came in Lego cases that say "Production Date YYMM: 1304", so April 2013. The codes on these are 14R3 which would work out to the same date. This would also mean that at least for WM, the current restocks as well as the ones from a month ago are all from a year-old batch, good sign? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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