Val-E Posted December 9, 2014 Posted December 9, 2014 Not far off BP Price guide price and I definitely would not be selling this right now. Wait till EOL is confirmed and Christmas stocks have been absorbed then you will make a nice profit - right now it is all about lowballers Quote
Kenxxx Posted December 9, 2014 Posted December 9, 2014 Haha. And you automatically assume it was a BPer? Aha! I knew it was you pstebbing! Quote
ISO8T0 Posted December 9, 2014 Posted December 9, 2014 Ill be there in a couple hours to pick it up. ;-) 1 Quote
binici Posted December 13, 2014 Posted December 13, 2014 I found a few of these at my local stores, but pondering if I should pick them up now for $40 ea. Why you all hate X-Wings so much! 1 Quote
newbie77 Posted December 13, 2014 Posted December 13, 2014 (edited) either this would be a failure or UCS red wing will be a failure. one of them has to be. i will only buy 1 red 5 leader and 5 9493 to make my squadron. i don't need multiple red-5s i would need 9493. this would definitely appreciate till $150 then people will think why would they buy the smaller x-wing rather go for larger one for 199.99 and once that big one is gone then ... we shall see what happens. for full disclosure: i am very light on both.... light on 9493 = less than 5 light on 10240 = less than 5 i am heavy on the other kind of ship... the destroyer just picked up total of 6 from alpmines and trekgates favorite place actually i covered both corner of US this week. boston, florida and la Edited December 13, 2014 by newbie77 Quote
No More Monkeys Posted December 13, 2014 Posted December 13, 2014 I found a few of these at my local stores, but pondering if I should pick them up now for $40 ea. Why you all hate X-Wings so much! Buy at $40, sell at $95-ish same or next day. You hate money? 2 Quote
Bold-Arrow Posted December 13, 2014 Posted December 13, 2014 Buy at $40, sell at $95-ish same or next day. You hate money? you need to write a book . I'll buy :) 1 Quote
Val-E Posted December 13, 2014 Posted December 13, 2014 Buy em all up and bleed the market dry! At that price there is no excuse not to. Quote
Kenxxx Posted December 13, 2014 Posted December 13, 2014 No question, snap up all you can at $40. ... side note: they are now $61.79 on Amzn / Quidsi for Christmas Eve delivery. http://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Star-Wars-X-Wing-Starfighter/dp/B005VPRG3S/ref=sr_1_55?ie=UTF8&qid=1418462181&sr=8-55&keywords=lego .... hurts the flip a little. Quote
No More Monkeys Posted December 13, 2014 Posted December 13, 2014 No question, snap up all you can at $40. ... side note: they are now $61.79 on Amzn / Quidsi for Christmas Eve delivery.http://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Star-Wars-X-Wing-Starfighter/dp/B005VPRG3S/ref=sr_1_55?ie=UTF8&qid=1418462181&sr=8-55&keywords=lego .... hurts the flip a little. Did they have like 1 or 2? Prices are past 100 now. Quote
Kenxxx Posted December 13, 2014 Posted December 13, 2014 Don't know how many they had. Apparently was just for a short while there ~ 4 AM... I think when I checked again around 7 AM, the prices were back in the $90 range. Quote
trekgate502 Posted December 13, 2014 Posted December 13, 2014 Yep like many thought it was a terrible idea to scoop these up at Walmart's at $50 a piece. It can not do well just like the Tie Fighter could not do well. Quote
cladner Posted December 13, 2014 Posted December 13, 2014 been selling these paired with 9492 Tie Fighters for $180 - bumped it up to $190. 1 Quote
Val-E Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 Picked up a couple for 39 Euros today but there are some insane sales for these on Ebay already - up to 125 euros! Quote
Grynn Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 I for one will be happy to admit I didn't see such a quick/large increase in value coming. Perhaps the Ep VII teaser is to blame? Same with the MF - a little bit of a temporary perfect selling storm if you ask me, though. Quote
Val-E Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 God bless that trailer. I really might have to load up on these as it has a very nice price point, is easy to ship and doesn Quote
Val-E Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 So this is a great Christmas set (well known iconic design, strong theme, affordable pricing point) and prices seem to have shored up. How do you see this one doing in EOL life next year? Do you prefer to hold on to them till the new film or better to move them on now and reinvest in other things? Quote
Shislerocco Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 xwing quisi can the x-wing really sustain the current market? there have been so many versions. bound to be more. i guess the movie could push the market for the set. if you are paying over retail for it is there a ton of meat on the bone? will it be a $150 set come next christmas? Quote
meowsmeowsmeows Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 can the x-wing really sustain the current market? there have been so many versions. bound to be more. i guess the movie could push the market for the set. if you are paying over retail for it is there a ton of meat on the bone? will it be a $150 set come next christmas? I would doubt it. I posed a question about the recent increase in value of 9493 and if that had an impact on the outlook of the Red-5 X-wing 10240 in that thread earlier today. Why wouldn't people go buy the previous X-wing version that retired just before 9493? Last I checked, it's about 1/2 the price although not quite as nice. Quote
trekgate502 Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 I think this X Wing and Red 5 will do fine. 1 Quote
mscheaf Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 I think this X Wing and Red 5 will do fine. Agreed and I will add MF as well, the three OT SW sets that everyone hates on for some reason. The MF panic buying is hilarious. No one wanted it at $100 and it was destined to be a dud and now people are stepping on each other to get it for $140. 2 Quote
Shislerocco Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 I think this X Wing and Red 5 will do fine. im not so sure about 9493. look at the 2006 version of the x-wing. msrp $50 and sells for slightly above that now and in my opinion the figures are better and more of them. i think the only thing that might spark 9493 to do okay if you are buying at or above msrp will be interest in the set from the movie and it not being available in stores. i had both 2006 and 2012 versions of x-wing. i kept the 2006 version for my collection and sold the 9493 for $50 profit before christmas cause i got it on clearance at target. Quote
nolanfan34 Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 I think this X Wing and Red 5 will do fine. Agree, and 6212 is doing well and rising with 9493 sold out. Yes they will make another X-wing again but the design is going to be new and it will be new movie related. Demand for OT versions will be there. Quote
trekgate502 Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 People kept telling me the same negativity about the Tie Fighter when I asked about buying them above MSRP for $80 or so. I listened to them and shouldn't have. Quote
meowsmeowsmeows Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 Agree, and 6212 is doing well and rising with 9493 sold out. Yes they will make another X-wing again but the design is going to be new and it will be new movie related. Demand for OT versions will be there. Perhaps this discussion should be moved into the X-wing thread, but that was part of my earlier point. The 9493 is doing very well right now being recently out of stock just before and during the Christmas season. It will still make money in the future no doubt, but if the price point gets too high, then buyers will start to look at 6212 as an alternative or even Red-5 if it's still around for $199.99. Why pay $150 for 9493 when you can get Red-5 for $199.99, unless you want just a smaller play set? Quote
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