rcdb1984 Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Still was sweet making a great killing when it was good Quote
Miami Bomb Squad Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 I think one of its barriers is the fact that Investors grab these up so fast that it didn't have enough shelf life, store display life, or catalog life for anyone to even knows it exists. If you mention a RC Crawler, most would reference 9398 not 41999. Quote
gregpj Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 I don't think there was any kind of scandal that turned regular buyers away, and even if there was, it certainly isn't impacting your average buyer today. Resellers were the only ones who ever really created any kind of great demand for the set from the start. That's why I quoted it... there most certainly was angry people in the other Technic oriented forums out there, but as usual, everything on the internet gets inflated. 20 angry people get interpreted as 20,000. Personally, it's an awesome set... I'm tempted to open my last one and then each of my boys can drive one around. As with anything Lego though, there are so many options. Without a "theme" backing it up, the real Technic fans find other ways to build their army of parts rather than buying in the secondary market. Aside from the dark blue panels and silver parts, AFAIK, nothing in the set is unique. Even then, there is barely enough to do anything substantial with for another model. Quote
donliu Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) I am selling one and thinking profit will be about $120. I don't think at the time I got any promos when this first came out. Its not double but its something Edited January 13, 2015 by jaisonline Quote
nolanfan34 Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 I think one of its barriers is the fact that Investors grab these up so fast that it didn't have enough shelf life, store display life, or catalog life for anyone to even knows it exists. If you mention a RC Crawler, most would reference 9398 not 41999. This is why I am still hopeful they do another limited edition fan vote type of set down the line. Quote
Sauromosis Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 41999 is unique for how long the plateau has continued, but I think a lot of sets work like this...the initial "bump" (think SSD and TH) and then slow, normal movement. Nothing wrong with catching that initial bump and converting to profits. Quote
matt1147 Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 I'm getting all kinds of offers on my 41999 on eBay just in the last 2 weeks....most of them are low-ball, but I wonder why the sudden interest Quote
pickleboy Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 I'm getting all kinds of offers on my 41999 on eBay just in the last 2 weeks....most of them are low-ball, but I wonder why the sudden interest My GUESS is b/c 9398 is no longer available...? Quote
boliramirez Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 I am interested in knowing what are you guys doing with this set.... I have 5 stashed away , but I am wondering if I should cash them out and buy other sets like ToO, DS or R5...... Quote
gregpj Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 I am interested in knowing what are you guys doing with this set.... I have 5 stashed away , but I am wondering if I should cash them out and buy other sets like ToO, DS or R5...... I only ended up with two from the 10 I managed to get. I built one, and have posted the other for sale locally for a decent return. If it doesn't sell at my desired price I'm keeping it long term and just might build it too (I have two boys). Quote
rcdb1984 Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 i had 12, sold 10 for average of 450 before shipping, have 2 left for long haul Quote
Follows Closely Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 If you have held this long you might as well go to Christmas 2015. Quote
Deez_Brickz Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 If you have held this long you might as well go to Christmas 2015. Why? I don't really think 2014 gave this set a price bump? Quote
pickleboy Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 (edited) I think the fact that 9398 was still available until recently kept this set somewhat grounded. I am guessing they will now rise in parallel... Hang on to it until at least after next Christmas. Edited February 6, 2015 by pickleboy Quote
Guest brickcrazyhouse Posted May 12, 2016 Posted May 12, 2016 On January 27, 2014 at 3:07 PM, Anakinisvader said: Next time this thread is bumped I'm gonna bump the B-Wing thread. ohh never mind Quote
Bold-Arrow Posted May 12, 2016 Posted May 12, 2016 8 minutes ago, brickcrazyhouse said: ohh never mind Ouch Quote
rcdb1984 Posted May 12, 2016 Posted May 12, 2016 Averaging about 360, i remember the good ole days when we shipped them to england for 560. Quote
Zihuat Posted May 18, 2016 Posted May 18, 2016 Good discussion, thanks all! For the past 6 months one of these has been popping up on Craigslist (near Seattle) at $350 to $375...the guy finally dropped it to $300, dammit. Can't...stop...myself... Quote
ad2001 Posted May 18, 2016 Posted May 18, 2016 2 hours ago, Zihuat said: Good discussion, thanks all! For the past 6 months one of these has been popping up on Craigslist (near Seattle) at $350 to $375...the guy finally dropped it to $300, dammit. Can't...stop...myself... Oh no ... I was hoping that it will hit $250 ... Quote
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