75144 - UCS: Snowspeeder

[Chubby_Chaser]

I sold one over the weekend, so I effectively paid around $90 for the one I still have.

 

 

 

[amrandazz]

Not that it holds a lot of water but no longer marked as retiring soon on SAH US. Deep discounts at all retailers seem to indicate otherwise, but currently in stock at SAH as well.

[lego rules]

beginning to think they tricked us with this one.

[Ed Mack]

2 hours ago, lego rules said:

beginning to think they tricked us with this one.

You have to be patient.  It wasn't a big seller because many people already had the original UCS, thus the early retirement.  But if it's not selling now, maybe it will not be a great flip in the future.  That being said, I doubt there will be another UCS Snowspeeder for a long time...if ever.

[Val-E]

4 hours ago, lego rules said:

beginning to think they tricked us with this one.

I think they tricked themselves.

[Ed Mack]

7 minutes ago, Val-E said:

I think they tricked themselves.

Exactly!   I think they are realizing remaking the iconic sets is not a great idea.  When a large portion or potential buyers already have the older versions which are very similar, why bother with the new ones?  

[mizeur]

Can't wait for UCS Resistance X-Wing and UCS Poe's X-Wing.

[Ed Mack]

2 minutes ago, mizeur said:

Can't wait for UCS Resistance X-Wing and UCS Poe's X-Wing.

You might have to wait until 2030 for those.  LEGO still has to remake the Imperial Star Destroyer, Super Star Destroyer, Blockade Runner, Darth Maul, Yoda and a few more...

[Val-E]

15 minutes ago, mizeur said:

Can't wait for UCS Resistance X-Wing and UCS Poe's X-Wing.

Note the lack of non OT remakes or indeed non OT UCS sets.

[Guest TabbyBoy]

C'mon LEGO.... it's time to drop this lacklustre theme and release something entirely new, I'm getting quite bored now. How about swapping with Megabloks for Star Trek? A UCS Enterprise would be amazing and I'd even pay as much as £649.99 for it! Are you only hanging on to SW 'cos greedy Disney have you by the gonads?

Of course, the UCS Snowspeeder will be another turkey like the UCS Tie Fighter and UCS Slave I.

[eliminator]

Down to $160 at Lego Shop at Home...

[Guest TabbyBoy]

1 hour ago, eliminator said:

Down to $160 at Lego Shop at Home...

I think it'll be even cheaper on eBay soon once buyer's remorse really sets in. One I doubt will ever recover RRP after fees.

[Ed Mack]

This is a long term investment set, unless of course some genius in LEGO set development decides to remake it once again.  Otherwise, if you have some time and space to store, it will do appreciate slow and steady IMO.

 

[lego rules]

2 minutes ago, Ed Mack said:

This is a long term investment set, unless of course some genius in LEGO set development decides to remake it once again.  Otherwise, if you have some time and space to store, it will do appreciate slow and steady IMO.

 

and of course as long as you don't live on the other side of the pond where everything is covered in dark clouds.

[Val-E]

1 hour ago, lego rules said:

and of course as long as you don't live on the other side of the pond where everything is covered in dark clouds.

and where it got tagged retiring soon in the summer and still took 5 months to sell out.

It would have been a no-brainer had it gone quickly and quietly but at least it may have diverted the attention and budget of some reseller scum away from juicier targets.

[Joey_658]

As a Star Wars fan I got one for my personal collection. It’s still a cheaper alternative than buying the original. I got it off Rakuten like a year ago heavily discounted. I have two more I got for free because they made shipping errors lol. That’s about the only way someone would make a profit off them right now.

[Guest TabbyBoy]

20 minutes ago, Val-E said:

and where it got tagged retiring soon in the summer and still took 5 months to sell out.

It would have been a no-brainer had it gone quickly and quietly but at least it may have diverted the attention and budget of some reseller scum away from juicier targets.

I think a lot have now realised that it's game over for UCS. Not a single one has really set the World on fire since the 10221 SSD, which got of its arse within weeks of EOL. I've made a lot more money by avoiding UCS and concentrating on lesser sets which are heavily discounted by well over 50%.

[KShine]

I do hope that LEGO is happy.

After destroying their products ability to be seen as a rare collectible - it must be so much easier for them to maintain available inventory.

[Tarka]

3 hours ago, TabbyBoy said:

I think it'll be even cheaper on eBay soon once buyer's remorse really sets in. One I doubt will ever recover RRP after fees.

I hope you're correct as I want to get one for myself. Current Ebay prices are sitting at ~RRP so you might as well but it from Amazon/LEGO and get loyalty points.

Any opinions on what a decent discount on this set is?

[exciter1]

1 minute ago, Tarka said:

I hope you're correct as I want to get one for myself. Current Ebay prices are sitting at ~RRP so you might as well but it from Amazon/LEGO and get loyalty points.

Any opinions on what a decent discount on this set is?

Toys R Us cleared them out at $100

[Val-E]

Yeah, 40-50% off is where most of us are at with this and it is going to be a slightly longer hold than Ocean Explorer!

[lego rules]

1 hour ago, Val-E said:

and where it got tagged retiring soon in the summer and still took 5 months to sell out.

It would have been a no-brainer had it gone quickly and quietly but at least it may have diverted the attention and budget of some reseller scum away from juicier targets.

Unless you snatched up those juicy targets as well. ?

I will see how sales are in a year after it is sold out before concluding its a poor seller.

UCS sets will always have buyers even for sets people say are doing terrible like tie fighter, they are doing ok for me.

I had a dud with PS but then DO and BB bounce in and prove there is life in places which people say there is not.

The snowspeeder is a very nice set so i have confidence I will make a good return.

[KShine]

So sad that no theme is special - The only angle that seems to work these days is waiting around for pricing errors.

[Val-E]

19 minutes ago, lego rules said:

Unless you snatched up those juicy targets as well. ?

I will see how sales are in a year after it is sold out before concluding its a poor seller.

UCS sets will always have buyers even for sets people say are doing terrible like tie fighter, they are doing ok for me.

I had a dud with PS but then DO and BB bounce in and prove there is life in places which people say there is not.

The snowspeeder is a very nice set so i have confidence I will make a good return.

I am way more comfortable and optimistic about investing in those 2 modulars than with Snowspeeder, despite its shorter life.

Slave 1 would also seem a better bet for the same buy-in  as 75144.

[OCD_Chad]

42 minutes ago, KShine said:

So sad that no theme is special - The only angle that seems to work these days is waiting around for pricing errors.

Why would it be?  I believe they are out to get sets to the people that want them, not to create rare collectibles.