Guest brickcrazyhouse Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 (edited) grand carousel and taj mahal Edited July 7, 2015 by brickcrazyhouse Quote
Pseudoty Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 (edited) Still holding out hope on these NISB 7181 - Tie Interceptor10143 - Death Star 210175 - Vader's Tie10182 - Cafe Corner10189 - Taj Edited July 7, 2015 by jaisonline Added set names 2 Quote
jaisonline Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 grand carousel and taj mahal yeah, I thought their prices were high before. the prices are getting even higher. Used 10196s earlier this year could be had for $900 (under $800 with some luck). Now the prices are around $1,400+. Same with the Taj to some extent. These mid to late non-licensed exclusive 2000s sets with 2-3 years of retail just keep going up and up. The Zombies...I remember seeing them on the shelf at Target but never bought one because it never went on sale. Next thing you know it's completely gone from the retail market. Now it's too overpriced for what you get with it IMO. i'll sell you one for a nice deal ha MISB prices have actually decreased a tad before last Halloween. 1 Quote
Alpinemaps Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 The Zombies...I remember seeing them on the shelf at Target but never bought one because it never went on sale. Next thing you know it's completely gone from the retail market. Now it's too overpriced for what you get with it IMO. But Zombies is easy to Bricklink, unlike some of the others. True, you have to substitute the Moon (?) Stone and the color of the bride's hair, but that's the bulk of the extra cost. I did it earlier this year for less than $20. Quote
jaisonline Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 I would like to own / build Cafe Corner. However, I would then want Market Street and Green Grocer. Finally, I'm insane enough to want every other modular. I just don't have the display space. Thus sadly I will not ever buy Cafe Corner because of my self-control issues. Now if I lucked into one for 1/2 of market price, i would just sell it. The temptation of building it would lead be down a dark path. 2 Quote
RedBaron Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 I remember looking in the Lego section of FAO Schwarz in 2002 at Yoda (7194) and the Statue of Liberty (3450) and thinking how cool they were, how far Lego had progressed, and how I would never be able to afford them. Those would be two on my list I will probably not be able to get, but I will never say never.I also remember being at a Lego store in 2007 and awestruck by GG, CC, and GC, all three in one place. I could not find a way to afford them then, and amazingly, I doubt I will be able to find a way to afford them now. Although I did find a way to trade for an open box, sealed bags GC last year. But a sealed one is probably just a dream. 1 Quote
pickleboy Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 (edited) For different reasons than everyone else... Castle Greyskull...StarShip Enterprise...Sigh... Okay, I know that wasn't quite the question...but o well... Edited July 7, 2015 by pickleboy Quote
Frank Brickowski Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 Fortunately I don't collect anything, so there's nothing out there that I want but that I will never get. Quote
Deejay Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 Imperial Flagship. But I can buy one for like 400 euro if I want. Maybe I will trade one with a Town Hall 1 Quote
JeffProbst Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 Cafe CornerTaj MahalUCS Death Star IIImperial FlagshipVW BeetleBlack Pearl (affordable but can't justify it)Winter Village Bakery/Toy Shop/Post Office (see above)Only out of the dark ages last year, so I've missed a lot clearly.Haven't yet ruled out the Green Grocer or UCS Imperial Shuttle Quote
dcdfan Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 Cafe CornerTaj MahalUCS Death Star IIImperial FlagshipVW BeetleBlack Pearl (affordable but can't justify it)Winter Village Bakery/Toy Shop/Post Office (see above)Only out of the dark ages last year, so I've missed a lot clearly.Haven't yet ruled out the Green Grocer or UCS Imperial Shuttle I would think Jeff Probst wouldn't give these purchases a second thought... Quote
jaisonline Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 But Zombies is easy to Bricklink, unlike some of the others. True, you have to substitute the Moon (?) Stone and the color of the bride's hair, but that's the bulk of the extra cost. I did it earlier this year for less than $20.but purists like some of us need those slightly "special" elements and never heard of this practice called substituting. Quote
exciter1 Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 But Zombies is easy to Bricklink, unlike some of the others. True, you have to substitute the Moon (?) Stone and the color of the bride's hair, but that's the bulk of the extra cost. I did it earlier this year for less than $20.I need to do this and sell mine. I bought one, with a coupon at some point. I think they had a $5 coupon you could use during this period, but I think that's the best deal I saw on it. They disappeared quick, but I guess I'm glad the Monster Fighters theme appealed to me and I had to get the whole set shortly after they were released. Quote
Elkkthunder Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 (edited) To add to carouseli never thought I would get a deal on monster fighters zombie set for my son, pre lego phase for himZombie set complete with box on ebay for BIN $40 Edited July 7, 2015 by Elkkthunder Quote
Darth_Raichu Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 It was a sad affair when I bought Winter Toy Shop, Curiosity Rover, BP, and QAR for around MSRP but could not justify opening them due to how high their market prices were. Also, Imperial Flagship would be nice to have I never had any desire to build the Zombies sets and gladly sold them for average of 4.5x MSRP They might as well go up higher but I was satisfied with that level of performance Quote
graffiti600rr Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 Grand Carousel. My wife would not let me spend retail on it while it was out, but now she knows better. Still a sore spot for me. Maybe she will get it for us. Quote
Wrothgar Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 The huge Mtron mega core magnetizer. Part of the classic space era Quote
TheOrcKing Posted July 8, 2015 Posted July 8, 2015 What set do I want but will never get? Umm....I don't have enough time to try listing them all. Quote
dcdfan Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 One for sure, the Death Star. Hysterical... Quote
Quacs Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 With the new theme park line, Grand Carousel becomes that much more important for the collector. Quote
Emielvk Posted January 7, 2016 Posted January 7, 2016 That would be the millennium falcon! Ah wait Taj Mahal is cool as well. Glad I bought a second hand X-Wing way below second hand value. To build and display. Got two sealed and boxed to pay for the other ;-) Quote
steveviscious89 Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 UCS Falcon......can never justify that amount for a lego set now......quite a shame. Quote
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