75159 - UCS: Death Star (2016)

[gregpj]

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

[Alpinemaps]

29 minutes ago, Darth_Raichu said:

What if you rotate the topper between: DS , micro MF, micro X-Wing, micro TIE, etc then back to DS when the countdown is down to 1 digit ?

I like that idea.  I have to go dig those out of the garage, but I may be able to make that happen.

26 minutes ago, Phil B said:

Just a tip, and likely something you've already thought of: Make all the pictures in one sitting Then just post a new one each day. Saves you tons of hassle. Plus your son will get his DS back.

Yeah, it was near Midnight when I started last night.  And rebuilding the numbers for every picture is a pain.  But I may have taken care of the next week's worth of photos.

[oneknightr]

Local seller dropped his price from $520 to $500 today. The purge has begun. I have a bad feeling about this.

[BrickLegacy]

A $500 cash sale is still better than $580 shipped on eBay.

[fossilrock]

I have a feeling people are going to be losing money on 10188 in the next few weeks, especially those bought at retail.  I'm sitting on 2 of them, myself.  The way I see it, is that it's at least a 400.00 value set for a trade at the very least.  I doubt it drops below that.

[Stud-Flipper]

Do you guys think 10179's value would drop quite a bit as well, if LEGO eventually releases another $500 one?

[Bold-Arrow]

1 minute ago, Stud-Flipper said:

Do you guys think 10179's value would drop quite a bit as well, if LEGO eventually releases another $500 one?

any remake that is better than its predecessor will impact the price . 

[oneknightr]

44 minutes ago, BrickLegacy said:

A $500 cash sale is still better than $580 shipped on eBay.

So you're telling me I should undercut him at $475? 

[BrickLegacy]

So you're telling me I should undercut him at $475? 

Yep. Better hurry though, time is running out!

[oneknightr]

6 minutes ago, BrickLegacy said:

Yep. Better hurry though, time is running out!

 

LMAO. Honestly though, I'm on the fence. Trying to weigh my thoughts on this.

1. I personally feel no matter what the new DS looks like, 10188 aftermarket price will stagnate.
2. I have three sealed and two loose. 
3. Part of me wants to just unload and reinvest in other sets. The other part of me says let them sit in storage. They're already bought and they're not hurting anything by sitting there.

 

[landphieran]

I think a lot of people are considering the same thing. Get out now and avoid what seems to be very obvious risk for greener grasses. Only time will tell if they greener.

[Stud-Flipper]

5 minutes ago, oneknightr said:

LMAO. Honestly though, I'm on the fence. Trying to weigh my thoughts on this.

1. I personally feel no matter what the new DS looks like, 10188 aftermarket price will stagnate.
2. I have three sealed and two loose. 
3. Part of me wants to just unload and reinvest in other sets. The other part of me says let them sit in storage. They're already bought and they're not hurting anything by sitting there.

 

I would go ahead and unload them now. The upcoming remake is gonna be the best set of all time tbh.

[dcdfan]

It shouldn't be too much longer now. It looks like they're putting the finishing touches on it now.

[Deadfraggle]

9 minutes ago, Stud-Flipper said:

I would go ahead and unload them now. The upcoming remake is gonna be the best set of all time tbh.

And this is exactly why people are destined to be disappointed.

"the best set of all time" is setting the bar awfully high.

[waddamon]

Speculation.  10188 will be fine.  My opinion is anyone who invested in a 400 set and had an inclination to try and sell within a year or two didn't think it through.  Ssd is hanging out at the current price, it will be there for a while.  I sold 12 and got all my money back, my other 18 won't be sold for quite some time.  Patience is the rewarder for big expensive sets.  This year has been a relatively flat year for growth. But the previous three were stellar.  If there were no movies to keep interest in Star wars then I would be worried.  I'll get out of these netting a double after expenses of my basis,  not before.

[Deadfraggle]

@dcdfan

not enough minifigures to make everyone happy. This should do the trick:

and with 30,000 pieces, it should be big enough.

[Stud-Flipper]

2 minutes ago, Deadfraggle said:

@dcdfan

not enough minifigures to make everyone happy. This should do the trick:

and with 30,000 pieces, it should be big enough.

But does it come with a brick separator?

[Deadfraggle]

Just now, Stud-Flipper said:

But does it come with a brick separator?

Yes. A special edition black one with a printed Star Wars logo on it.

[Stud-Flipper]

1 minute ago, Deadfraggle said:

Yes. A special edition black one with a printed Star Wars logo on it.

[TigerEyez]

I missed out on a sealed one for $375 on CL a couple weeks ago, bc it was the day I bought the Tumbler, a GE, a Av Tower, and Quinjet for $400 and my wife would have straight stabbed me, it was gone by morning. Kicking myself ever since.  

So, if any panickers want to give one up for $375 shipped, I'm your man. The box could be trashed for all I care. 

Edited August 4, 2016 by TigerEyez

[legoverzamelen]

Speculation.  10188 will be fine.  My opinion is anyone who invested in a 400 set and had an inclination to try and sell within a year or two didn't think it through.  Ssd is hanging out at the current price, it will be there for a while.  I sold 12 and got all my money back, my other 18 won't be sold for quite some time.  Patience is the rewarder for big expensive sets.  This year has been a relatively flat year for growth. But the previous three were stellar.  If there were no movies to keep interest in Star wars then I would be worried.  I'll get out of these netting a double after expenses of my basis,  not before.

Just thinking (very) long term here: in about 8 years from now, 75159 will be EOL. Episode X - XII will be very unlikely (so no new DS remakes), this will probably surge the value of 75159 to $1200+ within 10 years. 10188 will be a great 'budget' alternative for only $900 by Xmas 2026

For the patient ones among us, 10188 still will appreciate a lot more then stocks or savings

[Ed Mack]

Eventually, LEGO will lose its STAR WARS license to LEPIN and all the sets will increase in value.

[Thumper]

1 hour ago, Ed Mack said:

Eventually, LEGO will lose its STAR WARS license to LEPIN and all the sets will increase in value.

But, Lepin is the Lego company is it not?... "Lepin" from the Greek Leptos meaning to supress appetite & speed up metabolism/consumption... it's a way to introduce the products to the emerging Chinese market slowly to build a thirst at a significantly reduced price point (without damaging the real brand name), then whammo in a couple years it will disappear in favour of more globally marketed Lego brand  :-)

[Val-E]

When they release the new DS before Lego do then we will know it´s true.

[Cozei]

When they release the new DS before Lego do then we will know it´s true.

Maybe.

Either way that would truly be jaw dropping.

[Stud-Flipper]

Everytime someone says 'DS', I keep thinking we're talking about Nintendo DS's.