10030 - UCS: Imperial Star Destroyer (2002)

[DoNotInsertIntoMouth]

As a display piece, not a bad price. But gluing just murders the value.

[MartinP]

I would not even think about buying it. I do not like sets that are glued together. It ruins the set, and you do not get to build it if you bought it glued.

[pkieu87]

Yeah I figured so. I was pondering sealing it inside a display case and possibly sell the whole thing as a display scene. But just too much effort/gamble so yeah I'd pass as well.

[@rtisan]

I`m not a fan of glue on Lego either. Only in some special cases perhaps. I`d pass, save the money and maybe you can find a deal on a sealed one instead (double VIP points are coming soon after all). Even if you wanted it for your collection, $300 seems far too high if glued. You`ll likely have trouble selling it if you change your mind down the round, being as it would be in one piece. 

[segreto]

That's a big piece of plastic to store.  I glued a wheel on a robot I was building, and the glue totally destroys the bricks.  They turned all white and melted where the glue came through.  And if you get glue even near a clear piece, it makes it translucent. Unless I'm using my bricks for a car or robot project that will only be that one thing and I need some real stability, I would never put glue on a brick, display or not.  

[akohns]

I don't really understand why people glue something that says together on it's own.

 

Personally I think $200 would be a fair price for this set glued. I'd push that heavy in your negotiating.

[pkieu87]

I`m not a fan of glue on Lego either. Only in some special cases perhaps. I`d pass, save the money and maybe you can find a deal on a sealed one instead (double VIP points are coming soon after all). Even if you wanted it for your collection, $300 seems far too high if glued. You`ll likely have trouble selling it if you change your mind down the round, being as it would be in one piece. 

 

I'm not referring to ssd, referring to the discontinued isd, wish I could still pick up a sealed one and get double VIPs for it

[DoNotInsertIntoMouth]

I will say I would jump at one for $200 for display. I want to build the set, but thats a good deal seeing as displaying it would normally cost you at least $500.

[Raykong]

I recently put this set together and it is a pain in the rear to move, so I could see why someone not thinking about its investment value might glue it.

I'd buy it at $200 just as a display piece. It is very very awesome to look at - anyone who sees it is in awe of its might and glory!

[Guest TabbyBoy]

If it's glued, I'd be suspicious of it containing hidden Mega Bloks or K'nex bricks for example which are vastly inferior to Lego.  I'd definitely pass on it.

[beeblet65]

i would pass for sure. its a very nice set, and for $300 you could add a few hundred more and get a not glued one. However, if it was like 100 that would be a different story

[Rlandrem]

$800 for sealed with slight shelf wear. Should I open and confirm contents? Anyone know how many bags or boxes should be inside? I'm wary of the deal, but would be awesome if legit.

[Fcbarcelona101]

$800 for sealed with slight shelf wear. Should I open and confirm contents? Anyone know how many bags or boxes should be inside? I'm wary of the deal, but would be awesome if legit.

I have one still in sealed bags back home, can check for you probably tonight if you end up opening it.

[Rlandrem]

Is $800 a good price?

[lego rules]

You building or leaving sealed?

[DoNotInsertIntoMouth]

To me, If I were building it I would watch for a good deal on a used one.

As far as this deal, you will be able to flip it later on for $1200-$1300. But after fees and shipping, using Ebay as an example, you are looking at losing $170ish of your profit.

 

So it comes down to this:

 

Worth it for you to tie up $800 to maybe make $250-$300 in 3-4 months when the price is back up?

 

Can you sell it locally? If you have the market, this is the best choice. You might be able to flip it for $1100 in a couple weeks with no fees.

[Rlandrem]

I'm keeping it sealed and will flip it later. Yeah it is a lot of money to tie up in one set. It seems like a good price.

[Grolim]

Maybe check the weight if you want to leave it sealed.  Not foolproof but better than nothing.  And check the seals very very carefully.

[Raidomso]

You read it, these three amazing sets used and the seller asks 500

[MartinP]

From my experiences, when something is too good to be true, it usually is. But for this deal, the seller wants to meet with the buyer. That is very strange. Do you know if the sets are complete?

[Pseudoty]

Have them send pics with your user name and today's date to prove they even have them

[raindog]

Meet in a public place to examine his wares.  What would you have to lose other than a little of your time?

[Raidomso]

Have them send pics with your user name and today's date to prove they even have them

 

Will probably be my next move. Thank you.

 

From my experiences, when something is too good to be true, it usually is. But for this deal, the seller wants to meet with the buyer. That is very strange. Do you know if the sets are complete?

They are advertised as complete and they provide pictures for box and instruction manuals for each set. I have even reverse image searched them and google can't find them which means they are original pictures.

[MartinP]

They are advertised as complete and they provide pictures for box and instruction manuals for each set. I have even reverse image searched them and google can't find them which means they are original pictures.

That is good. I would proceed and maybe set up a meeting place. If the deal isn't real, all you lose is a little bit of your time.

[Raidomso]

Any important parts I should look for when checking the boxes?

 

I know of the magnets for the SD, anything else?