75290 - MBS: Mos Eisley Cantina

[vasp]

Available on amazon too.

[maestro]

So I own 75052 Cantina. I might buy the newer bigger version. I have a buyer for the 75052 but not sure if I should keep it. Do I need both?

[Pseudoty]

13 minutes ago, maestro said:

So I own 75052 Cantina. I might buy the newer bigger version. I have a buyer for the 75052 but not sure if I should keep it. Do I need both?

To build? If so sell the 75052 ASAP and put that money towards the 75290. I have built both and when I built the 75052 back in 2014 I posted a pretty negative review of it on here. 

[fossilrock]

I think 75290 retires at the end of this year.  The other master builder sets like Death Star, Ewok Village, Assault on Hoth, Cloud City all were panned by the lego fan base, but almost every one of those sets are now worth 3 to 4 times their original value.  I think 75052 has peaked, but 75290 would be the better investment.  The minifigures in 75290 will be valuable alone since it has a lot of cantina aliens that are exclusive to the set.

[raindog]

I parted 75290 out before the msrp increase.  I'd sell the minifigs for about $250, the Dewback for $20 and then the set, minus minifigs/dewback, for $200.  Even now, you can do better than break even.  I believe this will be a valuable set a couple years after retirement due to the minifigs.

 

Edited February 26, 2023 by raindog

[maestro]

3 hours ago, Pseudoty said:

To build? If so sell the 75052 ASAP and put that money towards the 75290. I have built both and when I built the 75052 back in 2014 I posted a pretty negative review of it on here. 

I didn't read that review but I will look for it. The 75052 didn't seem to rise too much in value. I'd like to build the new cantina

[starwarsxpress]

so can someone who really knows tell us

brickfanatics listed this as retiring

then they took it off the list and is not retiring

one of the big you tubers bought it because its retiring

there was a comment saying it isn't sure its retiring and I think they responded yeah I know

on Facebook groups several people talk about buying because its retiring

anyone actually know ?

 

 

[Voltron]

2 hours ago, starwarsxpress said:

so can someone who really knows tell us

brickfanatics listed this as retiring

then they took it off the list and is not retiring

one of the big you tubers bought it because its retiring

there was a comment saying it isn't sure its retiring and I think they responded yeah I know

on Facebook groups several people talk about buying because its retiring

anyone actually know ?

 

 

There's probably only a handful of folk who actually have inside lego sources. The rest just take educated guesses, and when their right, they'll shout about it, and when their wrong, just make up excuses why the set didn't retire.

[BrickLover80]

3 hours ago, starwarsxpress said:

so can someone who really knows tell us

brickfanatics listed this as retiring

then they took it off the list and is not retiring

one of the big you tubers bought it because its retiring

there was a comment saying it isn't sure its retiring and I think they responded yeah I know

on Facebook groups several people talk about buying because its retiring

anyone actually know ?

 

 

For what it's worth, it's not on the stonewars list, which tends to be reasonably reliable 

https://www.stonewars.de/news/lego-end-of-life-2023/

[redcell]

14 hours ago, starwarsxpress said:

so can someone who really knows tell us

brickfanatics listed this as retiring

then they took it off the list and is not retiring

one of the big you tubers bought it because its retiring

there was a comment saying it isn't sure its retiring and I think they responded yeah I know

on Facebook groups several people talk about buying because its retiring

anyone actually know ?

 

 

It's currently scheduled to retire in 2024.