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  1. 1. How many sealed Death Stars do you own?

    • 0
      328
    • 1 - 2
      286
    • 3 - 4
      64
    • 5 - 9
      44
    • 10 - 15
      19
    • 16 - 20
      6
    • 21 - 25
      2
    • 26 - 50+
      27

  2. 2. Do you believe the set will make a great investment?

    • Yes
      349
    • No
      168
    • Maybe
      259

  3. 3. Will it ever retire?

    • Sure, soon as I fire my Photon Torpedo.
      475
    • Nope, I'll be dead before that happens.
      77
    • Perhaps, when Hell freezes over.
      224

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redcell BRICK TRADER

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For the record many of us thought Halloween didn't matter to TLG plans for HH. It's not exactly a big toy holiday.

Sure, but look back at the HH threads from last year.  There were a lot of people who were absolutely convinced that there was no way that TLG would retire HH before Halloween.  I didn't think that Halloween would matter either, but it's always interesting to see what people are able and willing to convince themselves of in the absence of actual information.

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Hanging is by far the best way to display it.  It has a hollow core, so we used a small piece of wood painted black with an eye bolt and picture hanging wire.  That way its supported from the bottom.

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I think this pretty much sums it up. A five year old boy (my son) watching Star Wars for the first time ever. The Death Star is... fascinating.  When it is gone (whenever, if ever, that finally happe

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GiliusThunderhead BRICKULATOR

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Has this set always had the same MRSP?  Am i right in thinking yes?

Given how old it is if Lego retired this one today and then re-released the exact same set but with updated/re-printed mini figs tomorrow would the price similar? Interested to know peoples thoughts given "Lego inflation",   For a Star Wars set to have 3800 pieces and be £275 (in the UK) that sounds like bargain of the decade to me (in Lego $$$).  

I would have thought an immediate re-release would be £350 minimum which is why I'm now starting to think that even if there is a new death star on the horizon then it wont be near the piece count of this one as it would be too expensive for the general market.  Using EV as a "base case" circa 2000 pieces and $250 USD.  So an equivalent DS would be $500 off the bat.

Obviously i'm making some generic assumptions here.  Mini figs dont scale up between the sets one set might have lots of small pieces vs larger generic ones etc etc.

newbie77 BRICKFOLIO MANAGER

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Has this set always had the same MRSP?  Am i right in thinking yes?

Given how old it is if Lego retired this one today and then re-released the exact same set but with updated/re-printed mini figs tomorrow would the price similar? Interested to know peoples thoughts given "Lego inflation",   For a Star Wars set to have 3800 pieces and be £275 (in the UK) that sounds like bargain of the decade to me (in Lego $$$).  

I would have thought an immediate re-release would be £350 minimum which is why I'm now starting to think that even if there is a new death star on the horizon then it wont be near the piece count of this one as it would be too expensive for the general market.  Using EV as a "base case" circa 2000 pieces and $250 USD.  So an equivalent DS would be $500 off the bat.

Obviously i'm making some generic assumptions here.  Mini figs dont scale up between the sets one set might have lots of small pieces vs larger generic ones etc etc.

in its long life time it has been discounted in US and was available for less than or around $260 at one point.

GhostDad BRICKFOLIO MANAGER

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Has this set always had the same MRSP?  Am i right in thinking yes?

Given how old it is if Lego retired this one today and then re-released the exact same set but with updated/re-printed mini figs tomorrow would the price similar? Interested to know peoples thoughts given "Lego inflation",   For a Star Wars set to have 3800 pieces and be £275 (in the UK) that sounds like bargain of the decade to me (in Lego $$$).  

I would have thought an immediate re-release would be £350 minimum which is why I'm now starting to think that even if there is a new death star on the horizon then it wont be near the piece count of this one as it would be too expensive for the general market.  Using EV as a "base case" circa 2000 pieces and $250 USD.  So an equivalent DS would be $500 off the bat.

Obviously i'm making some generic assumptions here.  Mini figs dont scale up between the sets one set might have lots of small pieces vs larger generic ones etc etc.

This is absolutely true.  Any "new DS" will not be larger than 10188, and will probably be smaller.  This makes me lean toward the new one being a display model, not a playset, unless it's along the lines of Cloud City and completely abandons the idea of having the spherical DS shape.  Most likely it will simply be a UCS Trash Compactor with limited appeal outside of waste management professionals.

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newbie77 BRICKFOLIO MANAGER

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The cheapest I've ever seen it online was around $310 excluding that TRU BOGO.

2012 nov/dec 

10188 and 10221 both were available from target.com for $319.99 and then 20%off stacked on it  taking it to $260 or somewhere close to it. 

 

pacific493 BRICKPICKER

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The cheapest I've ever seen it online was around $310 excluding that TRU BOGO.

Before it was released, LEGO Shop at Home listed it for $299 for preorder. They later said that the pricing was a mistake and raised the price to $399, but honored the $299 for all of the preorders.

Alpinemaps CHAIRMAN OF THE BRICK

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Legolands and DC got more of these in today.  Not a ton but could be the return to stores.  If trends follow B&M will have on next truck.  

LLCA did not have this when I was there today, but they might have it back out by the weekend.  I'll report back then.

conceptmachine BRICK TROLLER

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Plastic is not the primary cost of producing a set.

i realize that, but it is legos pimary material.  I just odered $10,000 in plastic for parts I make for this month.  Last month it was 11,000.  Of course this is profit for me.. because I bid my work long ago.  If the customer wanted me to rebid, I guess I'd loose that 1k.  I'm asking lego to rebid!:)  might only be a couple bucks on a death star...but better than nothing.

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tacsniper BRICK ANALYST

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As predicted LEGO B&M received them in today... 29R5

And TLG morning meetings just laughing at us for clearing out all DS inventory in North America when it first went "Sold Out" at SAH. I can imagine them poping a champagne when they received huge orders from big box stores to restock this set.

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