10188 - UCS: Death Star

[minicoopers11]

The retirement of this set will dwarf all others in attention and posts.

You think so? I'm thinking, for the same reasons you probably are, that it will not dwarf all others at all.

[tonysbricks]

The retirement of this set will dwarf all others in attention and posts.

 

...filled with disappointment, IMO.

[stephen_rockefeller]

The wall of text that will follow it's retirement will dwarf all other walls of text.

[tonysbricks]

Emazers is the Ickey Woods of BP.

[toycrazedchris]

The wall of text that will follow it's retirement will dwarf all other walls of text.

 

Speaking of walls, I have a wall of DS in the storage room.. Ugghh.. Dropped the ball on that one. Would much rather have TH or HH stacked there now.

[stephen_rockefeller]

Speaking of walls, I have a wall of DS in the storage room.. Ugghh.. Dropped the ball on that one. Would much rather have TH or HH stacked there now.

You won't be sorry......eventually.

[c666187]

Emazers is the Ickey Woods of BP.

Woo! Gonna get some cold cuts!

[Val-E]

What if it has already retired, though? Has anyone actually bought one with recent seals??

[mudcatsfan]

What if it has already retired, though? Has anyone actually bought one with recent seals??

 

[meowsmeowsmeows]

The most recent one I purchased from Lego had a seal code of 36R4.  I wouldn't be surprised if they are just selling out their stock from that last batch and when it's gone, it's gone.  Similar to what has happened with Arkham Asylum.  It just takes time to clear out a $400 set.

[Val-E]

My thoughts, exactly. My AA

[Spanky]

It just takes time to clear out a $400 set.

 

Not if they offered a free one with every keychain bought.

[DenJ91]

is this set ever gonna retire! c'mon already.  i've been sitting on one for 3 years! granted some people probably have a shelf of them but when this sucker goes... $$$$$$  

[emazers]

Don't worry the DS is on its last Leg and the ones that don't have any or just a few well we will see them on the Panic Buying wagon, just like the other Exclusives that retired in the last few months, so if you don't have any you bet start getting a few or it will be another set you regreted not getting and this could be the last $400 set that we be retiring . "SO GET THOSE DS" It will be a big money maker. Ed

[asharerin]

Another year on this one from what I have heard. TLG can also decide to extend it futher beyond 2015. 

[Ciglione]

Don't worry the DS is on its last Leg and the ones that don't have any or just a few well we will see them on the Panic Buying wagon, just like the other Exclusives that retired in the last few months, so if you don't have any you bet start getting a few or it will be another set you regreted not getting and this could be the last $400 set that we be retiring . "SO GET THOSE DS" It will be a big money maker. Ed

 

True. That is also what I've heared. The last ones are in the shops now and slowly will vanish. Just due to the high pricepoint and long shelf life it takes longer for it to disappear.

 

I hope to buy a few more when there is a nice sale. I have learned my lesson after not buying more SSD's. 

 

Just my 0.02

[DenJ91]

I have also heard it could be another year, man i hope not.  cause it's going to take a couple years after EOL before i even want to sell.  

[GhostDad]

Lego investing is like anything else involving prediction.  People just take the past and carry it forward in their heads.  So with the exception of emazers, most folks just say 'DS hasn't retired yet, so it never will'.  Not unlike all the predictions that surely HH would make it to Halloween, or AA couldn't retire because it only came out last year.  It's funny.  emazers keeps giving the same advice, incredibly simple and incredibly useful, and people keep ignoring it.  Fine by me.  It's just... weird.

[outatime]

I had a chat with emazers on the phone for well over an hour a few weeks ago and much like your last post his knowledge was very insightful and helpful, everyone should listen to this man very carefully, I did and not looked back!

[Kenxxx]

The DS has just got to go this year.  It's just got to. Of course, I'm sure that was said last year and the year before.  But with a new movie coming out 2015, I CAN'T BELIEVE that Lego will march on through all the hype and cross-marketing of the new movie with this seven-year-old design (from a nearly 38 year old movie) as their flagship for the theme. They have GOT to do something new.. something fresher. Maybe the new Falcon will be it? Or maybe something else.

[stephen_rockefeller]

HAIL TO THE KING!! WE ARE NOT WORTHY.....WE ARE NOT WORTHY!!

[comicblast]

The DS has just got to go this year.  It's just got to. Of course, I'm sure that was said last year and the year before.  But with a new movie coming out 2015, I CAN'T BELIEVE that Lego will march on through all the hype and cross-marketing of the new movie with this seven-year-old design (from a nearly 38 year old movie) as their flagship for the theme. They have GOT to do something new.. something fresher. Maybe the new Falcon will be it? Or maybe something else.

Maybe TLG knows something that the rest of us don't. Anyways, I'd image that the DS is popular with majority of their fans except for the QFLLs who can't wait to dump theirs immediately after retirement for $500. Lego was retiring old, unpopular sets this year. DS doesn't really fit the picture, IMHO. 

BRING ON DS 3.0!!

 

HAIL TO THE KING!! WE ARE NOT WORTHY.....WE ARE NOT WORTHY!!

 

LOL. I agree. The impression of mini-'mazers that there is only one way to correctly invest, and flaunt their strategy as the only way to go does get pretty frustrating. It is a method, but isn't the panacea that will work for everyone.

Edited December 16, 2014 by comicblast

[trekgate502]

Lego was retiring old, unpopular sets this year. DS doesn't really fit the picture, IMHO. 

 

 

Respectfully I disagree.  R2 D2 has been and will be a popular set.

[stephen_rockefeller]

Maybe TLG knows something that the rest of us don't. Anyways, I'd image that the DS is popular with majority of their fans except for the QFLLs who can't wait to dump theirs immediately after retirement for $500. Lego was retiring old, unpopular sets this year. DS doesn't really fit the picture, IMHO. 

BRING ON DS 3.0!!

 

 

LOL. I agree. The impression of mini-'mazers that there is only one way to correctly invest, and flaunt their strategy as the only way to go does get pretty frustrating. It is a method, but isn't the panacea that will work for everyone.

drink the kool-aid kid!!!! Drink it!!!! :)

[Ed Mack]

You all know that the team of Ed and Ed promotes buying sets earlier than later. But as asharerin stated earlier, I believe the Death Star will probably be around until the next large STAR WARS play set is released, which as rumors hint at is a large Millennium Falcon play set.

Still, the 10188 is a great value and every collector should have one.