75159 - UCS: Death Star (2016)

[gregpj]

This one is for you LEGO, inspired by @BrickLegacy and brought to you by Brickpickers everywhere.

[MarleyMoose]

2 hours ago, scuttfarkas said:

Funny how? Am I here to amuse you?

Rita Rudner funny....

[labfreak7]

Am I the only one getting the irony in adovcates of reselling LEGO complaining that the new 10188 (with updated figures and building techniques) is not worth 100.00 more than the 75159(an inferior product) that they felt/hoped would be worth well more than the retail price they paid  + 100.00 after its retirement? 

 

 

First off, I don't think the Death Star is inferior. Inferior would imply a weak seller, unpopular. Clearly this, nor the remake is inferior. From an investing standpoint it is a crappy set as it will be around for well over a decade when it is all said and done. This is a site for investing in Lego- anything that keeps us from making a profit is crap. So yes if Lego stooped to our level and is essentially doing what we do, well that sucks. No irony, it's a sh**ty situation for those who are in deep in this set and have to sit on it for a long time. Maybe you and others like to laugh at people's misfortune, but I don't see any humor in it.

[Ciglione]

And... There are plenty of lego-sites where they would understand this humor. There you can get your recognition.

 

[Edgarama]

Forgive me for not googling myself but isn't the Tarkin fig the same as what's in the new A-Wing set?

[Lordoflego]

1 hour ago, TargetZero said:

wasnt it suposed to be 25$ in vip points, and not 20 ?

i thought about it too, but I think if the set was $500 instead of $499, then you'd get $25 in VIP points.

[jaisonline]

19 minutes ago, Edgarama said:

Forgive me for not googling myself but isn't the Tarkin fig the same as what's in the new A-Wing set?

Torso and legs are different.

[gregpj]

i thought about it too, but I think if the set was $500 instead of $499, then you'd get $25 in VIP points.

On a $499.99 set you earn 499.99 VIP points. I can't remember where but in the fine print it explains it. Of course you have to do that 100 times to see that single penny roll over and then 100 more times before that would be redeemable for $5 off.

[Alpinemaps]

Still have a couple minutes to post this...

[Edgarama]

3 hours ago, jaisonline said:

Torso and legs are different.

Glad they went all out!

[CM4Sci]

45 minutes ago, Alpinemaps said:

Still have a couple minutes to post this...

What'll we do when it's over?  

[Alpinemaps]

I shall hang my mop in shame and admit it was I that removed the "rumor" tag from the tag list, and added the UCS tag and made the title change.  *sigh*

[jaisonline]

I shall hang my mop in shame and admit it was I that removed the "rumor" tag from the tag list, and added the UCS tag and made the title change.  *sigh*

Boo

[exciter1]

I shall hang my mop in shame and admit it was I that removed the "rumor" tag from the tag list, and added the UCS tag and made the title change.  *sigh*

I thought it was as a "humor" tag?

[jerryherb]

Wow, what a nail in the coffin. Im sure a lot went into the design... I hope no one buys this thing. I wonder how quickly it will go on permanent sale.  At least one can get out of 10188s breaking close to even.

Edited August 29, 2016 by jerryherb

[labfreak7]

Wow, what a nail in the coffin. Im sure a lot went into the design... I hope no one buys this thing. I wonder how quickly it will go on permanent sale.  At least one can get out of 10188s breaking close to even.

Down the line- yes. Right now if you paid retail( which I did ) you would be taking a loss if you sold.

[Pablo Brickasso]

As a Star Wars super fan and a lover of all things Lego, I welcome this. Investing in Lego began with personal and emotional investment not just financial even the birth of this site is a testament to that: a community "joined" together because of an emotional connection to these little plastic bricks. Money is just an added bonus, the investment is spending time and building it with your kids.

 

Edited August 29, 2016 by stanleycoolbrick

[mudcatsfan]

13 minutes ago, stanleycoolbrick said:

As a Star Wars super fan and a lover of all things Lego, I welcome this. Investing in Lego began with personal and emotional investment not just financial even the birth of this site is a testament to that: a community "joined" together because of an emotional connection to these little plastic bricks. Money is just an added bonus, the investment is spending time and building it with your kids.

 

 

Edited August 29, 2016 by mudcatsfan

[ad2001]

30 minutes ago, stanleycoolbrick said:

As a Star Wars super fan and a lover of all things Lego, I welcome this. Investing in Lego began with personal and emotional investment not just financial even the birth of this site is a testament to that: a community "joined" together because of an emotional connection to these little plastic bricks. Money is just an added bonus, the investment is spending time and building it with your kids.

 

Just wondering ... what's your reason on welcoming this? Is it because of the updated figures?

[jerryherb]

31 minutes ago, stanleycoolbrick said:

As a Star Wars super fan and a lover of all things Lego, I welcome this. Investing in Lego began with personal and emotional investment not just financial even the birth of this site is a testament to that: a community "joined" together because of an emotional connection to these little plastic bricks. Money is just an added bonus, the investment is spending time and building it with your kids.

 

Uhh.. no

[Pablo Brickasso]

1 minute ago, ad2001 said:

Just wondering ... what's your reason on welcoming this? Is it because of the updated figures?

It's Star Wars my ninja

 

[Bold-Arrow]

1 minute ago, stanleycoolbrick said:

It's Star Wars my ninja

 

Even as a fan I don't see the good in this set unless I didn't have the old one and most folks have the old one becuase it only retired few months back after being available for so long . I would have preferred somerging brand new or a rehash of a set that hasn't been available for 3-4 years . 

[ad2001]

1 minute ago, stanleycoolbrick said:

It's Star Wars my ninja

 

First, I'm not sure what you mean by that expression ... English is not my first language ... 

I'm interpreting it as ... "Because it is Star Wars" ... please correct me if I'm wrong ... just want to have an educated discussion on how to spin a "pro" to this set.

So as long as they say that it's a new Star Wars set, even if it's identical to an existing set, you will still welcome it? Kinda like how different sells the same thing with a different version numbers? That's quite interesting if you are at that point of a "super fan".

[Pablo Brickasso]

Haha call it what you want hate on scoff at it LEGO is a child's toy and will always be 14+ on the box.

[ad2001]

1 minute ago, Bold-Arrow said:

Even as a fan I don't see the good in this set unless I didn't have the old one and most folks have the old one becuase it only retired few months back after being available for so long . I would have preferred somerging brand new or a rehash of a set that hasn't been available for 3-4 years . 

I'm not so sure why people didn't buy the previous set if they are a super fan ... and if they didn't buy the previous set on purpose, then I doubt they will buy it because of an updated box and a $100 increase in price.

And for people who didn't know the previous set exists ... well certainly there are some, but that number can't sustain the decision to create a new set and plan for all the marketing and stuff ... I think they money will be much better spend if they put an effort to create a new set instead of the new movies.

[Phil B]

3 minutes ago, ad2001 said:

First, I'm not sure what you mean by that expression ... English is not my first language ... 

I'm interpreting it as ... "Because it is Star Wars" ... please correct me if I'm wrong ... just want to have an educated discussion on how to spin a "pro" to this set.

So as long as they say that it's a new Star Wars set, even if it's identical to an existing set, you will still welcome it? Kinda like how different sells the same thing with a different version numbers? That's quite interesting if you are at that point of a "super fan".