Mine fell over and broke pretty quickly. Its structure reminded me of general grievous >.< Nonetheless it is still a money maker

Time for Kra-gle ? ;)

I managed to pick one of these up for $5 over msrp shipped. It should be here tomorrow. I feel lucky.

I managed to pick one of these up for $5 over msrp shipped. It should be here tomorrow. I feel lucky.

so $205? maybe i should get rid of my complete, adult owned, displayed for 1 day on may the 4th, no stickers applied, damaged box = extra VIPs (thanks LEGO), set #11? nah, its only going up in value amazingly its a very light set for a UCS and the size of the box.   

I only have one of these... non R2's either yet... i feel i am missing a boat

so $205? maybe i should get rid of my complete, adult owned, displayed for 1 day on may the 4th, no stickers applied, damaged box = extra VIPs (thanks LEGO), set #11? nah, its only going up in value amazingly its a very light set for a UCS and the size of the box.   

 

No, $195. I thought these were 190 msrp. I did even better than I thought.

No, $195. I thought these were 190 msrp. I did even better than I thought.

 

good job.

 

MSRPs can be found here (e.g. this set)

http://www.brickpicker.com/bpms/set.cfm?set=10227-1

I finally cleared off a shelf to display my B-Wing, I really like the set and it's pretty sturdy for what it is.  The stand seems to work well, although a strong bump would probably knock it off.  I've always loved this ship and the Y-Wing.  I guess I have a thing for oddly shaped ships.  I'm secretly hoping for a redo of the UCS Y-Wing to add to my collection.

I am torn in regards to this sets investment potential. I cannot ignore the fact that almost all UCS sets do very well in the afterlife.......but I also cannot ignore the fact that this ship is far from iconic. I thought it was rather a strange choice for a UCS given that much more iconic pieces have not gotten the UCS treatment. Thoughts?

How do you feel about the investment potential since you originally posted? Your opinion change?

It will do ok I guess.....especially at a 99.00 buy in.

It will do ok I guess.....especially at a 99.00 buy in.

You're not getting off that easy. Ha.

Let's assume a $150 - $175 buy-in.

What is your sell price target? Basically, what price would you be happy to sell at in 2 years from today?

Who knows I'm just a hoarder anyway.

Good thing about the B-Wing UCS is there will probably never be another UCS version

I bought in at $150, missed the $99 sale but picked a few up via bricklink.  I built one, stashed the others.  I will sell once it hits $300, which I'm confident it will hit eventually.  Even though the B-Wing doesn't get much love, UCS collectors will need it in their collection.

I bought in at $150, missed the $99 sale but picked a few up via bricklink.  I built one, stashed the others.  I will sell once it hits $300, which I'm confident it will hit eventually.  Even though the B-Wing doesn't get much love, UCS collectors will need it in their collection.

 

I will stash mine away and forget about it. In 2 or 3 years it will be like finding treasure.

I finally cleared off a shelf to display my B-Wing, I really like the set and it's pretty sturdy for what it is. The stand seems to work well, although a strong bump would probably knock it off. I've always loved this ship and the Y-Wing. I guess I have a thing for oddly shaped ships. I'm secretly hoping for a redo of the UCS Y-Wing to add to my collection.

I almost missed out on this set, which means to say I only have one for my own and zero for later.

Alas, I'm on the same boat as you with regards to the UCS Y-wing. I have thought of BrickLinking a set myself but was put off by the price on one of the rare pieces that you need about 112 of.

It will do ok I guess.....especially at a 99.00 buy in.

 

thats when i went shopping. there was no limit apparently (???) so i cleared both b&ms nearby. got them yogurt ears and posters with each one too. it was a hella party that may the 4th.

The B-Wing was my 2nd ever Lego set and I loved the uniqueness of the starship!

thats when i went shopping. there was no limit apparently (???) so i cleared both b&ms nearby. got them yogurt ears and posters with each one too. it was a hella party that may the 4th.

Lego.com had a max of 5 $99s per order. TRU.com didn't have a max amount per order.

I remember Lego stores also limited customers (#s varied by store).

I'm seeing it hovering at 240 right now.  I'm being impatient at the moment and just want to dump mine, I feel like the money can be used elsewhere. I only have one.  The HH's I got are impressing me much more.

It does surprisingly well here in the EU/UK at the moment. It sells for ~

Bought 5 of these at 159. Hope they can be sold at 250 in a year.

I'm seeing it hovering at 240 right now.  I'm being impatient at the moment and just want to dump mine, I feel like the money can be used elsewhere. I only have one.  The HH's I got are impressing me much more.

 

 

$240?  interesting.  where? 

I'm seeing it hovering at 240 right now.  I'm being impatient at the moment and just want to dump mine, I feel like the money can be used elsewhere. I only have one.  The HH's I got are impressing me much more.

 

I just bought one this weekend for $209 shipping included off BrickLink (needed it for my own collcetion). When I was stalking eBay the last couple weeks they were going for about $210 - $220 + s/****

I am at least going to wait until I see what this set does in it's FIRST holiday season after being retired, before giving up on it and calling it a bust.

I'm seeing it hovering at 240 right now.  I'm being impatient at the moment and just want to dump mine, I feel like the money can be used elsewhere. I only have one.  The HH's I got are impressing me much more.

 

i just reduced by 10227 stock by 60%. This allows me to free up storage space (and some cash for other sets).  why?

 

here's how i look at lego investing. 

 

the majority of post-retirement growth occurs during the first 2 years after retirement.  see the chart below (i made up ROI %s).

 

for the vast majority of sets, ROI is generally calculated from MSRP since not everyone pays the same. 

 

for this post, i'm going to assume an initial price of $160 since the 10227 was available at a heavy discount during it's last 5 months of retail.

 

the initial 9-10 months after retirement has been spent increasing back to MSRP $200 (from about $160) and then surpassing it. 

 

 

• That means it's first year after retirement will have an annual ROI predicted to be about 40% (puts the value at $225 for Dec 2015). 

• 99% of sets do not have an ROI% higher it's 1st year. 

 

let's assume the very best and it matches it at 40% during the 2nd yr. 

• That would put it at $315 after 2 years (Dec 2016).

 

Still a very nice return if 40% is achieved for both year 1 and 2 (aka years 1 and 2 have the same ROI %) but I seriously doubt it.  however, i might be wrong for 3  reasons?

 

• 10227 has the shortest retail life of any Star Wars UCS set (about 20 months)
• historically, even the lowest performing UCS original trilogy sets have fared well.we can found CAGRs (about 10%) here. 

http://www.brickpicker.com/bpms/sets.cfm?theme=89&subtheme=527&sort=set_year&order=asc

unfort, i can't find the ROIs for each set's first two years after retirement.

• The new movies will help 10227 demand although i fear many fans might already own it.  ihowever, all bets are off if the B-Wing makes another appearance and the set should skyrocket in value.  The latter is why i'm holding onto some sets for another 2 years.