75095 - UCS: TIE Fighter

[jaisonline]

1 minute ago, Martae54 said:

It back .. Just grabbed two more!! 

it sure is.

 

http://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Star-Wars-TIE-Fighter/42104274

[rpaulson7]

I bought two also.  Checked after my buy, but I didn't poof it.  Was hoping I "fried the keg". 

Hopefully things ship well.  I despise crushed box big sets.  If they're no good, back to the store they go.  Also hoping they don't have the big Walmart white and yellow pick tag on them.

[cladner]

30% of Star Wars Tie Fighter UCS...

 

from ordering anymore.

 

Edited July 8, 2016 by cladner

[Martae54]

"Only 7 left "

[Martae54]

Poofed .. 

[Alpinemaps]

10240 is doing ok so far. It's not even been a year yet has it? I won't consider moving them until the 2 year mark. 

10240 was last available at US LEGO Shop at Home on 15 Oct 2015 but not marked retired until just a month ago (6 June 2016).

[psusyntar]

Was just at the Raceway Mall Lego Store in NJ.  They had a damaged box 75095 at 20% off.  Normally I have seen and heard people talking about getting extra VIP points on damaged boxes because LEGO does not discount exclusives.  Does this add more to the rumor that that policy is ending? 

[jonnyhanukkah]

I ordered 2 yesterday that shipped this morning - but they shipped in 2 separator boxes! I was hopeful that by ordering 2 together in same order they'd ship them in the larger Lego outer box. Hoping they were packed well separately...

[33Lego]

same here.

27 * 21 * 17 box for each tie fighter.

And they used fedex smartpost.

So usps will deliver them.

[dcdfan]

21 minutes ago, jonnyhanukkah said:

I ordered 2 yesterday that shipped this morning - but they shipped in 2 separator boxes! I was hopeful that by ordering 2 together in same order they'd ship them in the larger Lego outer box. Hoping they were packed well separately...

 

7 minutes ago, 33Lego said:

same here.

27 * 21 * 17 box for each tie fighter.

And they used fedex smartpost.

So usps will deliver them.

This isn't really the thread for this but yeah, they've been doing weird shipping for the last couple of months...

[c_rpg]

This one is now the only Star Wars UCS set in the top 25 sellers on Lego LEGO Shop at Home. Rumors of upcoming retirement?

Edited July 8, 2016 by c_rpg

[emazers]

Where are the rumors coming from on the Tie Fighter retiring, it came out 14 months ago.

[exciter1]

Where are the rumors coming from on the Tie Fighter retiring, it came out 14 months ago.

BrickPicker news wire.

[Alpinemaps]

1 hour ago, psusyntar said:

Was just at the Raceway Mall Lego Store in NJ.  They had a damaged box 75095 at 20% off.  Normally I have seen and heard people talking about getting extra VIP points on damaged boxes because LEGO does not discount exclusives.  Does this add more to the rumor that that policy is ending? 

Maybe an in-store thing?  I know I've seen non-exclusive sets that are damaged at 20% off.  I've personally never seen an exclusive at 20% off.  It's always been the extra VIP points.

[exciter1]

Maybe an in-store thing?  I know I've seen non-exclusive sets that are damaged at 20% off.  I've personally never seen an exclusive at 20% off.  It's always been the extra VIP points.

50% off B-Wings and SSDs.

[Rodeogeorge]

22 minutes ago, exciter1 said:

BrickPicker news wire.

[Alpinemaps]

6 minutes ago, exciter1 said:

50% off B-Wings and SSDs.

I was thinking more like 2016 LEGO Store, not 2013/4.

[Bold-Arrow]

Amazon : $155

Amazon 3p : 146 

if u don't pay tax and use Amazon card it is a sweet deal 

[lazuli16]

3P option is gone now....and so is the Amazon discount.

Edited July 9, 2016 by lazuli16

[exciter1]

3P option is gone now....and so is the Amazon discount.

Somebody must have reported the price was too good to be true.

[GhostDad]

On ‎7‎/‎7‎/‎2016 at 2:41 PM, Kenxxx said:

I usually try to stay off the bandwagon... but I think this set at 30% off is a rare opportunity. If shop.lego were offering "sextuple VIP points" on 75095 right now, their servers would explode. Maybe it will hang around a couple more years - worst case, if I someday regret buying these, I can always unload them during some eBay "75% off final value fees" promo... I did just that with some of my 10188's and some 10240's (something I regret now).  I could also trade them with another investor for some other exclusive.  And if it surprises us, and EOLs after 18 months... or 24 months... well... the only ones with regrets will be those who didn't buy them today.

Well, I expect this set to EOL in mid-late 2018.  I expect EV and possibly SC to go this year, then Slave I next year.  If the TIE retires out of order as with B-Wing, you guys will do great.  No argument there.  I just don't see the level of unpopularity with this set that B-Wing had (LEGO Shop at Home reviews under 4, for example, vs. 4.6 for TIE), so I'm not seeing the early retirement.  There were lots of complaints about 10240 (cockpit stickers notably), and it had the full UCS lifecycle.

I expect UCS or any sets with a 24x20x4 box footprint to provide a $100 after fees return in 1-1.5 years.  Otherwise the space is better used for something else.  Fire Brigade, HH, TH, B-Wing, R2, and (almost) GE did this.  I'm not convinced that a TIE can, if I have to hold it for two years before I can sell (basically, I debit a set that size $30 per year for sitting there and taking up space; PS owes me lots of money at this point).

[Ed Mack]

I think people have to consider the fact that poor selling sets or sets that are expensive to produce/issues can retire sooner than later.  This has been shown many times.  This leads us to the UCS TIE.  While I love the set, many don't, so it is not universally popular, thus possibly a candidate for early retirement.  LEGO adapts and adjusts.  If it sells, it stays.  Saying a set will be on the shelves for "X many" years is complete speculation.

[dcdfan]

I think people have to consider the fact that poor selling sets or sets that are expensive to produce/issues can retire sooner than later.  This has been shown many times.  This leads us to the UCS TIE.  While I love the set, many don't, so it is not universally popular, thus possibly a candidate for early retirement.  LEGO adapts and adjusts.  If it sells, it stays.  Saying a set will be on the shelves for "X many" years is complete speculation.

What'll people do with all the graphs and spreadsheets then..?

[Phil B]

3 minutes ago, Ed Mack said:

I think people have to consider the fact that poor selling sets or sets that are expensive to produce/issues can retire sooner than later.  This has been shown many times.  This leads us to the UCS TIE.  While I love the set, many don't, so it is not universally popular, thus possibly a candidate for early retirement.  LEGO adapts and adjusts.  If it sells, it stays.  Saying a set will be on the shelves for "X many" years is complete speculation.

It's a bit early in the morning for me to start drinking...

[Ciglione]

Well... nobody knows when the Tie will retire. But I believe the current sales could mean something. Stranger things have happened. e.g. Town Hall.

So if you bought some this week you will be having a seat in the front row of the rollercoaster if it retires. Enjoy the ride.