75098 - UCS: Assault on Hoth

[Rimmit]

8 minutes ago, citymorgue said:

Yes I understand that at a time you could get sets like that for cheap.  But that was also 11 years ago.  Different time in Lego history.  When in recent years, (besides the B-Wing,) have you ever seen Lego discount an exclusive/UCS set? Even that close to 50%?  It hasn't happened.  I'll bet money that 75098 never sees a discount greater than Lego's double VIP.

 

1 hour ago, Rimmit said:

For the record I was only stating 50% off to illustrate what a bust this will be in the secondary market and did not expect it to get to 50% off in this current day, but.... since you seem to have a hard time believing UCS Sets can ever hit that point of discounting I will leave you with this picture. 

 

If you actually read my post, I specifically stated that I did not expect it to ever hit 50%. I was just stating it would have to be 50% to be worth while.  The picture was just to illustrate that in extreme circumstances a set can hit 50% off. 

I would agree that a discount down to 225 with Lego VIP, and at the most 200 on sale is the most it will ever be discounted in the current day.

Edited February 18, 2016 by Rimmit

[jaisonline]

if there's ever another "exclusive" / "direct to consumers" set that retailers are allowed discount even remotely close to 10227, 75098 is probably the best bet.  remember, the ewok village was discounted by 25% for a week by amazon.

we'll see how things play out. 

[ravenb99]

Think this set is bad, wait til this one hits stores...

[Mos_Eisley]

6 hours ago, ravenb99 said:

Think this set is bad, wait til this one hits stores...

This set pic was posted earlier in this thread with a piece count. The one above seems to be making the FB rounds. I wonder who copied who with this. 

[ravenb99]

Just now, Mos_Eisley said:

This set pic was posted earlier in this thread with a piece count. The one above seems to be making the FB rounds. I wonder who copied who with this. 

imugr has some too

[Bold-Arrow]

3 minutes ago, Mos_Eisley said:

This set pic was posted earlier in this thread with a piece count. The one above seems to be making the FB rounds. I wonder who copied who with this. 

The one without a piece count is the European version  

[jaisonline]

5 minutes ago, Bold-Arrow said:

The one without a piece count is the European version  

well said.

[thoroakenfelder]

That should totally come with a Bail Organa figure.

[MarleyMoose]

6 hours ago, ravenb99 said:

Think this set is bad, wait til this one hits stores...

Shouldn't there be some minifig parts included?

[Brian Briggs]

3 hours ago, citymorgue said:

I'll bet money that 75098 never sees a discount greater than Lego's double VIP.

Maybe it will be on sale during the "May the 4th be with you" promotion. Last year TLG offered 10% off Star Wars sets plus VIP points.

[Val-E]

Now visible at SAH Europe. 250 euros for all major countries except.......  Italy 260, Belgium and Holland 280!

Edited February 18, 2016 by Val-E

[mauro23]

7 minutes ago, Val-E said:

Now visible at SAH Europe. 250 euros for all major countries except.......  Italy 260 and Holland 280!

Yes because the Holland version comes with four stormtroopers... 

 

 

 

 

 

Stormartroopers... 

Edited February 18, 2016 by mauro23

[Roy vd M.]

Only makes it easier for me.

[c_rpg]

1 hour ago, Val-E said:

Now visible at SAH Europe. 250 euros for all major countries except.......  Italy 260, Belgium and Holland 280!

Hahaha you weren't kidding. I guess a UCS set commands a UCS price. I honestly can't see this turd selling at that price.

[Val-E]

I´ll invest in a few when the price is reduced by a turd.

[legone3]

Hmm.... Assault on Hoth or Architecture Studio? What to choose, what to choose?

[whoisbiggles]

On Saturday, 13 February 2016 at 10:09 PM, Ed Mack said:

I have been busy at work, so I haven't really had the time to discuss this set.  I have thought about it more and this set in particular really disturbs me.  The one thing that has driven the LEGO secondary market for years are sets geared towards the adult collector.  The nonsense I read above from a LEGO rep talking about "LEGO sets need to be played with" is just dumb.  They are all played with...aren't they?  The large display models don't come assembled, do they?  If you want to destroy the LEGO company, just go back to the dull set designs of the 80s and 90s that were based on "play."  The company almost went bankrupt releasing the same retreads over and over again.

 

 

LEGO nearly went bankrupt because they were selling sets for less than the cost to make them.

 

[Pomodoro]

31 minutes ago, whoisbiggles said:

LEGO nearly went bankrupt because they were selling sets for less than the cost to make them.

 

That's the consequence of the "play" philosophy, the designers went batsh!t crazy and almost doubled the number of part references in the Lego catalog, with a lot of specialized pieces. And also Galidor, never forget Galidor.

[Guest brickcrazyhouse]

2 hours ago, Val-E said:

I´ll invest in a few when the price is reduced by a turd.

B wing type of discount good enough?

[Huskers1236]

2 hours ago, brickcrazyhouse said:

B wing type of discount good enough?

If this thing goes B Wing the horde will be out in full force, no matter what people are saying today. 

[Armor]

People will buy this set when its about to retire. All Lego has to do is drop the price to 20% off at SAH and it will get cleaned up by the horde. I don't want the horde to partake in buying this set thought. I want Lego to have a filled warehouse of them and force them to sit on it and destroy the set in the crusher. I don't want another play set that looks like is was made by a intern on his first day. 

[waddamon]

Well I won't buy even one, so the hihorde can have all they want!

[gregpj]

8 hours ago, whoisbiggles said:

LEGO nearly went bankrupt because they were selling sets for less than the cost to make them.

 

They'll have to do the same thing with this piece o crap. If you're selling a premium product you can charge a premium price, but no matter how good your product is, if the design is garbage and the target audience sees it, you can't charge that premium. The commentary on this set is overwhelmingly neutral to negative. It's Star Wars so of course it'll sell at first but it'll fall to the bottom of the heap pretty quickly.

[inversion]

This thing looks like as if somebody took a dump among the exclusives. It's pathetic.

[Guest TabbyBoy]

I'm going to buy the same amount of these as I have Ewok Villages... ZERO !!!