Jersey Crewmax Posted August 3, 2015 Posted August 3, 2015 The smell of over potential I thought it was the smell from sitting in front of a monitor for hours hitting the refresh button while on Amazon Warehouse Deals..... Or maybe that's just me. Quote
Bold-Arrow Posted August 3, 2015 Posted August 3, 2015 Rank is now below 900 on Amazon... Panic setting in .. Quote
trekgate502 Posted August 3, 2015 Posted August 3, 2015 Rank is now below 900 on Amazon... Panic setting in ..I noticed that a few minutes ago.Target is out that leaves Amazon as last man standing I believe.I have what I want not rushing to buy any. Quote
oneknightr Posted August 3, 2015 Posted August 3, 2015 I don't have any and that may bite me in the behind later on. I just don't feel the set. I screwed myself with the DeLorean as I thought the car was fugly and didn't think it would do well EOL. Will my personal feelings on EV screw me again? I've read all the pages of this thread and the best points of this set are:1) Original Trilogy, 2) Big playset, 3) LOTS of figures (that didn't help Battle of Endor much though)Am I missing anything else? I can't remember how many figures are exclusive to this set and whether they're good figures or not. I don't know. I feel R5 is the better bet with my money out of these two even though R5 is back in stock again. Grrrr Quote
jay4e Posted August 3, 2015 Posted August 3, 2015 I don't have any and that may bite me in the behind later on. I just don't feel the set. I screwed myself with the DeLorean as I thought the car was fugly and didn't think it would do well EOL. Will my personal feelings on EV screw me again? I've read all the pages of this thread and the best points of this set are:1) Original Trilogy, 2) Big playset, 3) LOTS of figures (that didn't help Battle of Endor much though)Am I missing anything else? I can't remember how many figures are exclusive to this set and whether they're good figures or not. I don't know. I feel R5 is the better bet with my money out of these two even though R5 is back in stock again. GrrrrOverall I do not suspect EV will be a big winner of the current SW exclusive stock. However its growth may very well peak before any of the others, particularly because it is not as heavily hoarded, and it will likely retire sooner. If it does start to peak in 2 years or so It may have better returns, over that time frame, than other sets currently available. Thus I do not think you will be kicking yourself, but I also do not think this is a bad place to park some capital at the moment. 1 Quote
brickpicks123 Posted August 3, 2015 Posted August 3, 2015 Picked up a EV from my local Lego store. They had them all in the back. The sales person said they pulled them all because they did not want resellers buying them all up. Really did not make sense to me. The lego store manager in my area is pretty chill dude. We talk about sets retiring and which ones I should be on the lookout for and also makes jokes as to ... hey you gunna clean out or "this and that set" today. Get to know the people working at the stores and they will be nicer to you and be a more enjoyable experience. Quote
steelmelt Posted August 3, 2015 Posted August 3, 2015 This is one big set my wife demanded I get for my kid to play with down the road. It's a big play set and from the OT. And it's not going to be as hoarded as some others. It's going to be at $500 in two xmas if it is EOL now. Watch. 1 Quote
MarleyMoose Posted August 3, 2015 Posted August 3, 2015 I got an alert email yesterday morning from amazon saying my EV would be delayed due to an issue with the carrier. I knew right away it would not arrive in good condition. Today I received it and I was right. The shipping box was crushed in on both sides but not too bad, I had hope. Opened it up and all 3 seals on one side were popped and the box had a nice crush/bend in it.Amazon gave me a 10% refund. I didn't push for more as this is my first time asking for a refund. Also, it was UPS's fault since it was packed well but that doesn't really matter when something/one smashes it. 1 Quote
Wrothgar Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 (edited) With no apparent Ewoks in sight in that lego 2016 preview list, theses minifigs are exclusive for a good 8 months at least.This is bear buying time! Edited August 4, 2015 by Wrothgar Quote
jaisonline Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 With no apparent Ewoks in sight in that lego 2016 preview list, theses minifigs are exclusive for a good 8 months at least.This is bear buying time!maybe. I would just be wary since past Ewok sets haven't done all that well. 1 Quote
Wrothgar Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 (edited) The past sets weren't either properly painted (7139), or too small (7956), or irrelevent (8038)...10236 clearly says "Endor!", and given the setting which is not as essential as the Death Star, Lego is unlikely to one up this villageIf i had the money i would stack 5 of theses Edited August 4, 2015 by Wrothgar 1 Quote
stephen_rockefeller Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 The fact remains that Ewoks are not very popular....... 2 Quote
Bold-Arrow Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 Lot of folks who have been proven to be wrong before still talk in absolutes. Many said 9515 won't "fly" since it got no wings or 9492 would never ever go past $75folks need to do what's right for them. No one here ever got every set right. Ever. 5 Quote
exciter1 Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 Definitely worth the risk to hold a few, especially if you can wiggle in some discount gift card magic. 3 Quote
Wrothgar Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 (edited) Lot of folks who have been proven to be wrong before still talk in absolutes. Many said 9515 won't "fly" since it got no wings or 9492 would never ever go past $75folks need to do what's right for them. No one here ever got every set right. Ever. Out of a economical recession situation, Star wars Misb sets will climb as more and more customers will buy and rip them open.Sure 9515 and 9492 will increase over time, but not as fast as this Ewok village.3 years later, 9515 is still under 3x and even 2x, so it's still not successful as an investment.9492 is one among several tie fighter rehash, that's why it's a slow grower too.Unless Lego pull another Ewok village mid-end 2016, there's no other place to properly prop Endor, and this one do the job nicely Edited August 4, 2015 by Wrothgar Quote
Bold-Arrow Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 Out of a economical recession situation, Star wars Misb sets will climb as more and more customers will buy and rip them open.Sure 9515 and 9492 will increase over time, but not as fast as this Ewok village.3 years later, 9515 is still under 3x and even 2x, so it's still not successful as an investment.9492 is one among several tie fighter rehash, that's why it's a slow grower too.Unless Lego pull another Ewok village mid-end 2016, there's no other place to properly prop Endor, and this one do the job nicelypoint was many folks said not to buy those and they did pretty well -throw in BTTF to the mix ... So the same can or can't happen to the EV. There is no right answer today. Quote
ISO8T0 Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 I think this set will do well simply because there will be a whole new wave of SW fans this December and a lot of them will be younger. The younger fans love The Ewok's and their way of life. Quote
Deadfraggle Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 I have 2 MISB and a gently used display set I picked up off eBay for personal use, so as an end user I really believe in this set. Objectively speaking though, the eBay sales prices haven't been awesome lately. A complete used EV set went for about $160 this week. Maybe that will improve as the supply drys up and this is a sleeper, but compared to other sets under similar circumstances I'm getting a fairly Luke warm reception. 1 Quote
BrickLegacy Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 Does anyone know when the "Hoth Echo Base" is supposed to be released? If the Death Star and Ewok Village are gone and there is no other large set with appealing play features we could see immediate returns this Christmas similar to AA in 2014. Not that I'm selling that soon on either set but something to consider and keep an eye on. Quote
fossilrock Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 I have 2 MISB and a gently used display set I picked up off eBay for personal use, so as an end user I really believe in this set. Objectively speaking though, the eBay sales prices haven't been awesome lately. A complete used EV set went for about $160 this week. Maybe that will improve as the supply drys up and this is a sleeper, but compared to other sets under similar circumstances I'm getting a fairly Luke warm reception.A month ago, I was set to buy at least another. But, I ended up holding off, and went another direction with my monthly funds. I'm just sitting on one EV, that is not opened. I do think long term though, sets like this are going to be sought after in the secondary market. I don't think EV is heavily hoarded compared to other sets like PS, Red5, ToO, etc. But right now, isn't the time to start thinking $$ on it. I also think if 5 years from now, we have a large Hoth, large Ep7 set, another DS from Rogue 1, perhaps a large Clouds CIty, and Degobah.. . Sets like this will be wanted, because many will see these larger sets as part of a unique series. I always look at sets like EV as a complete set. I can't say the same about Palpatines arrest, the cantina, or jedi duel. While those sets are awesome in their own way, they could use another 500 to 600 pieces to make them better. EV on the other hand is darn near perfect. 1 Quote
dcdfan Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 Does anyone know when the "Hoth Echo Base" is supposed to be released? If the Death Star and Ewok Village are gone and there is no other large set with appealing play features we could see immediate returns this Christmas similar to AA in 2014. Not that I'm selling that soon on either set but something to consider and keep an eye on. I believe October... Quote
snot Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 also think if 5 years from now, we have a large Hoth, large Ep7 set, another DS from Rogue 1, perhaps a large Clouds CIty, and Degobah.. . Sets like this will be wanted, because many will see these larger sets as part of a unique series.I agree. EV could be the Market Street 10190 of the large SW play sets. 1 Quote
Zelgazra Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 (edited) I have 2 MISB and a gently used display set I picked up off eBay for personal use, so as an end user I really believe in this set. Objectively speaking though, the eBay sales prices haven't been awesome lately. A complete used EV set went for about $160 this week. Maybe that will improve as the supply drys up and this is a sleeper, but compared to other sets under similar circumstances I'm getting a fairly Luke warm reception.I just checked sold listings for used, strangely the one I picked up on the 1st isn't showing up on that list. Mine, and all the ones in that $160 range for the past couple weeks are all going for set only, no minifigs. By my very quick and rough calculations, the 16 minifigs (given the time) will sell for about $120 or more. Not too bad overall, considering it's not EoL yet...?[Edit: Despite being in Canada, I relate everything in USD as that's the market I'm after with the steep exchange rate right now] Edited August 4, 2015 by Zelgazra Quote
pete411 Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 Ewok Village is now OOS at Amazon. It's now OOS at SAH, target and Amazon in the US. Quote
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