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10188 - UCS: Death Star

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By duckyruiz
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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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DadsAFOL
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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.

mfortunek
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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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toycrazedchris BRICKULATOR

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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.

meowsmeowsmeows BRICK TROLLER

meowsmeowsmeows

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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.

DenJ91 BRICK TROLLER

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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 BRICK ANALYST

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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

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Ciglione BRICKVESTOR

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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

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GhostDad BRICKFOLIO MANAGER

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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 BRICK BROKER

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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!

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Kenxxx BRICKFOLIO MANAGER

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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.

comicblast BRICK TRADER

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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.

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stephen_rockefeller CHIEF BRICK OFFICER

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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 CHAIRMAN OF THE BRICK

Ed Mack

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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.

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