Ciglione Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 Guys... sell them all to end-users or open them and build them.... so the value will get a push. Quote
Deez_Brickz Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 So I will take all that as a yes, it is a massive failure and I should definitely dump mine. Thanks. What is a massive failure to you? Many bought at $99 or $150? I just sold five of my $99 sets on amazon for $290. If that is a fail then I guess I am doing it wrong. This was a ship with very little screen time in the movies. I don't think anyone was expecting falcon or ISD performance. 2 Quote
Veegs Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 Yeah, definitely meat still on this bone. Granted a slow riser, but climbing nonetheless. I wish I had even more $99 ones! Quote
Jackson Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 I paid $100.98 for one that I sold yesterday for around $290. I'm not mad about that. Quote
mscheaf Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 What is a massive failure to you? Many bought at $99 or $150? I just sold five of my $99 sets on amazon for $290. If that is a fail then I guess I am doing it wrong. This was a ship with very little screen time in the movies. I don't think anyone was expecting falcon or ISD performance. Over a year post retirement and still going for msrp equals failure. Your bar is too low Quote
Shislerocco Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 Over a year post retirement and still going for msrp equals failure. Your bar is too low people have different strategies about what they are buying and how long they figure on keeping things. one mans trash is another mans treasure. just a difference in opinion. Quote
mscheaf Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 Compared to msrp. Get a big enough discount and no set is a failure. That's just silly logic to use. Does that mean lone ranger is a winner of I got them all 90 percent off? Quote
zskid00 Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) Compared to msrp. Get a big enough discount and no set is a failure. That's just silly logic to use. Does that mean lone ranger is a winner of I got them all 90 percent off? I don't know, do you like money? Edited January 20, 2015 by zskid00 Quote
exciter1 Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 Compared to msrp. Get a big enough discount and no set is a failure. That's just silly logic to use. Does that mean lone ranger is a winner of I got them all 90 percent off? Yes 1 Quote
Shislerocco Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 Compared to msrp. Get a big enough discount and no set is a failure. That's just silly logic to use. Does that mean lone ranger is a winner of I got them all 90 percent off? isnt something considered a winner if you make money off it? if i buy something at 50% off and figure in my mind when i buy it my risk is i can sell it at msrp at least then its a winner cause i met my expectation. if it doesnt meet my expectation when i bought it then id consider it a possible loser. i dont think anyone was buying these thinking they were going to skyrocket after EOL because of how they didnt sell on shelves. I think people would hve been SHOCKED if it did better after EOL than it has. At least this is my take. Quote
Darth_Raichu Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) Is this set officially a failure now? Think I will just put mine up for auction and see what happens just to get rid of them. Over a year post retirement and still going for msrp equals failure. Your bar is too low I am sure you know this already mscheaf, and was quite frankly kind of surprised you asked the question. But, why do you care what others think of the set ? If you think it is a failure then by all means dump them. There is no point in asking then arguing with every answer that is contrary to what you think Edited January 20, 2015 by Darth_Raichu 4 Quote
trekgate502 Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 Over a year post retirement and still going for msrp equals failure. Your bar is too low Retail was $199.99 not $290. Buy at $99 sell at $290 sounds great to me. Quote
stoltzjl77 Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) MSRP was $199, not $290. 45% gain, retired just over a year. Sure it's not a modular-type return, but on the other hand there aren't ANY opportunities to buy multiple modulars at a 50% discount. If I had invested $200 in 2 B-Wing's in mid-2013 instead of investing that same $200 in one Town Hall, the 2 B-Wings would be the better return right now. I say "if" because I have no skin in this game. As someone who doesn't have a position in B-Wings, they look like a fine investment choice. If you bought in at MSRP it will take you a lot longer to get a good return (after fees/shipping) than someone who bought in at 50% off, in which case it was a loser for you if you were hoping to sell in a year for a good return. For those who bought in at 50% off, this was/is a great investment. Have a nice day. Edited January 20, 2015 by stoltzjl77 1 Quote
bricki123 Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 i think this set is rasing very very slow even in a year. maybe you could get in 5 years 200% mrsp. but the question is: are there other sets where you get those 200% in 2 years? it Quote
stephen_rockefeller Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 What part of these were fire sold at 99.00 do people not understand? 1 Quote
trekgate502 Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 I have one left and it is for me... It is new and sealed in the box to admire like most every set I have except the prized few I open. Looking at you R2! Quote
exciter1 Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 What part of these were fire sold at 99.00 do people not understand? The middle part. 1 Quote
mudcatsfan Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 What part of these were fire sold at 99.00 do people not understand? I too got in on this, but that was for one day right? (and i think a few e-tailers had it in and out of stock price matching this for,,,,a week was it? (please correct me if i'm wrong) Wasn't it May 4th 2013? and then the following week for a while, then it quickly went back to full price once Lego.com was totally out of stock and others realized they didnt have to price match. If you weren't around back (quite a while back now actually) then you wouldn't know this. It just looks like a $200 UCS that barely has moved up to $250. Quote
trekgate502 Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 What part of these were fire sold at 99.00 do people not understand? The middle part. There are 12 words and a number in the above. Splitting to determine the middle I figure that would be the middle 6 words and the number amount. So that would be these were fire sold at 99.00 do Am I getting warm? lol Quote
stoltzjl77 Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 IIRC multiple retailers (Amazon, Target) had these available for an extended period of time in the $150-$160 range. $290 is still a great 1-year return at that buy-in price. In addition to the brief $99 sale, it was available at 20% off at Lego.com and probably even better discounts in B&M stores. Target had a BOGO sale that included this set which I think brought the price down to $140ish. (They shipped my two in such a way that all the seals popped which is one reason I don't have any of my own.) The point being, many people had opportunities to buy in at less than MSRP. Pretty much any set that was widely available at a discount is going to take longer to appreciate back to and above MSRP. Any set you get at a special discount that wasn't widely available is going to give you a better return sooner. These are simple principles, simple enough for someone like me to understand at any rate. This set is not a loser. It is performing at least to expectations and exceeding the (reasonable) expectations of many people. Someone who bought in at MSRP expecting to see SSD returns within a year is certainly feeling disappointed right now, but also living in Cloud Cuckoo Land, completely out of touch with reality. And in Cloud Cuckoo Land there are no frowny faces so that person shouldn't be complaining out loud. Quote
Alpinemaps Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 Putting on a builder hat for a second... I don't own any of these. I wasn't participating on the forum yet when they went on sale for $99. I'm 42, and a lifelong SW fan. The B-Wing is my favorite ship from the OT. I would *love* to have one for $99. I may get one, someday, at $200. Because that's reality. I don't know that I'd pay any more than that. But, I'd say that selling them at $200, with a $99 buy-in, is fantastic. 1 Quote
nolanfan34 Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 Only downside on this set is the dumb box being so big. Still holding out hope it makes an Ep 7 appearance! 1 Quote
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