10188 - UCS: Death Star

[allen9917]

Why do you guys think this set is hoarded by every lego investor out there? 76% of those answered the poll said they have <= 2. 

[Ed Mack]

13 minutes ago, gbg108 said:

I vote that they combine the idea of modulars with the DS. Split it into multiple $150 sets that can be interconnected to form a monster...

I thought of the same idea years ago.  Each set/section makes up a portion of the sphere.  Would be pretty awesome.  

[Ciglione]

5 minutes ago, allen9917 said:

Why do you guys think this set is hoarded by every lego investor out there? 76% of those answered the poll said they have <= 2. 

How long ago did they vote? I believe many bought some extra copies when it was sold out last summer.

[bricketycricket]

7 minutes ago, sauromosis said:

Yes.  Arkham Asylum's somewhat disappointing returns make me rate a UCS star wars set above it.

Arkham Asylum is a wall with some figs, aka a play set. The Tumbler is a real UCS display piece; it's way better.

The thing that scares me about the Death Star is the rumored bigger, better remake that could be coming very soon.

[Ed Mack]

15 minutes ago, gbg108 said:

I vote that they combine the idea of modulars with the DS. Split it into multiple $150 sets that can be interconnected to form a monster...

I thought of the same idea years ago.  Each set/section makes up a portion of the sphere.  Would be pretty awesome.  

[Val-E]

8 minutes ago, sauromosis said:

Yes.  Arkham Asylum's somewhat disappointing returns make me rate a UCS star wars set above it.

Yeah, in Europe one would bet more on SW but then again Tumbler has the edge on rarity value. Tough one to call - lucky I have both.

[Sauromosis]

DS 2 is still a pretty solid investment despite this one coming out.

[Val-E]

6 minutes ago, Ciglione said:

How long ago did they vote? I believe many bought some extra copies when it was sold out last summer.

And now people are going to go crazy trying to get the last ones, just as we were doing with SSD. Will be interesting to see how long it lasts at US SAH...

[trekgate502]

8 minutes ago, allen9917 said:

Why do you guys think this set is hoarded by every lego investor out there? 76% of those answered the poll said they have <= 2. 

because many who do not want to believe have forgone conclusions

 

[Sauromosis]

Fire Brigade ended up fine.  People are either overthinking this or they don't have the money to buy them (no judgement intended, we all start small) so they are being critical.

[waydog]

34 minutes ago, marcandre said:

That's nothing. I have been engagement ring shopping. Now I'm thinking do I want a wife or a garage full of Death Stars.... 

Why dont u get both???  Kmart is running a 90% off jewelry sale and combined with your shop your way points and partial pay with a discounted gift card from raise.com, and rest with amex card for the points, you can get her a huge rock and still have the money u need for the death stars.  Problem solved:)

Mods, feel free to move to daily deal section if applicable

 

Edited December 9, 2015 by waydog

[Darth_Raichu]

6 minutes ago, waydog said:

Why dont u get both???  Kmart is running a 90% jewelry sale and combined with your shop your way points and partial pay with a discounted gift card from raise.com, and rest with amex card for the points, you can get her a huge rock and still have the money u need for the death stars.  Problem solved:)

Mods, feel free to move to daily deal section is applicable

 

Either that or you get a new curtain to decorate your place with.

[Val-E]

I wonder if it will make the top 25 sellers in Can or US tomorrow. Amazingly, the Melting Room is number 1 and 2, due to its 50% discount.

[Ed Mack]

The 10143 was the ugly and ignored stepsister for years and look where it's at now.  This set was bought by many, but many were opened it and were built.  This was a set for kids as well as adults.  Is it hoarded, yes, but not as much as many other sets.

[emmers]

I was happy with my 4 DS, but now I feel like they need friends...

[trekgate502]

I find it so fitting that as I am reading this thread this is in the amazon advertisement results at the bottom of brickpicker

 

[Ciglione]

6 minutes ago, valenciaeric said:

I wonder if it will make the top 25 sellers in Can or US tomorrow. Amazingly, the Melting Room is number 1 and 2, due to its 50% discount.

Will one DS outperform 80 Melting Rooms?

[BrickLegacy]

4 minutes ago, Ciglione said:

Will one DS outperform 80 Melting Rooms?

Will 100 ravens outperform 1 emazer?

[Val-E]

9 minutes ago, Ciglione said:

Will one DS outperform 80 Melting Rooms?

Melting room is a poor man´s Comanche Camp. Those 50% off signs sure trap the flies.

[marcandre]

19 minutes ago, waydog said:

Why dont u get both???  Kmart is running a 90% off jewelry sale and combined with your shop your way points and partial pay with a discounted gift card from raise.com, and rest with amex card for the points, you can get her a huge rock and still have the money u need for the death stars.  Problem solved:)

Mods, feel free to move to daily deal section if applicable

 

If I get her a ring from kmart I think I'll be buying all the Death Stars I want.  

[Grynn]

So are wives...

[Pseudoty]

17 minutes ago, allen9917 said:

Why do you guys think this set is hoarded by every lego investor out there? 76% of those answered the poll said they have <= 2. 

The last time the DS "retired", remember it was announced online by a reputable source, I sold 10 at the risk of loss of future profit to generate cash for shopkins. One observation I made during that period when it was  actually just "sold out" on LEGO Shop at Home prior to the red we are making more for you GPB was the amount of sellers, the amount of sets they had, and the slim margins they were willing to accept. Someone on here calculated a burn rate based on units sold per day and price and it was going to be a long time to hit $1,000. 

If the Tumbler goes this year I think it hits $500 before the DS hits $1000. 

[Migration]

7 minutes ago, Pseudoty said:

The last time the DS "retired", remember it was announced online by a reputable source, I sold 10 at the risk of loss of future profit to generate cash for shopkins. One observation I made during that period when it was  actually just "sold out" on LEGO Shop at Home prior to the red we are making more for you GPB was the amount of sellers, the amount of sets they had, and the slim margins they were willing to accept. Someone on here calculated a burn rate based on units sold per day and price and it was going to be a long time to hit $1,000. 

If the Tumbler goes this year I think it hits $500 before the DS hits $1000. 

I do like me some tumblers

[allen9917]

27 minutes ago, Ciglione said:

How long ago did they vote? I believe many bought some extra copies when it was sold out last summer.

Recent enough comparing to the 7 year life span of 10188? People using the 7-year run as the reason why it must be more hoarded than other sets.  Well, by 6 years most people saying they had none or less than a couple. 

[Ciglione]

5 minutes ago, allen9917 said:

Recent enough comparing to the 7 year life span of 10188? People using the 7-year run as the reason why it must be more hoarded than other sets.  Well, by 6 years most people saying they had none or less than a couple. 

I guess it is all a matter of looking how thick is the coffee.

I dunno whom I have to fear more. The Emazer types with 30+ DS or the small time investor with 2. Cause the more sellers the more undercutters there will be.