9516 - Jabba's Palace

[cobi]

We'll see online at walmart for same price

[Legodog]

Ok call me dumb...I just pulled the trigger bought from Amazon with one click $99.97

Not dumb at all. Either way this is a good set and that is a good price. I only not buying one because I think you're going to be sitting on it for a long while since it is fairly new yet.

[cobi]

I hear ya. I am taking on the philosophy that this is not a quick return. Need to have the patience

[Jeff Mack]

Its not much of a discount but Amazon has the Rancor Pit at 6% off, i would buy both. In the future, I think a good move may be to sell both together.

Get Rancor Pit on Amazon.com

[cobi]

Just did it!! I will let everyone know how this investment turns out

[mmatthie]

Had a $50 GC burning a hole in my wallet...pulled the trigger on another JP...can't go wrong @ $49.97

[cheeka]

Same price on Amazon today too. I'm on the fence with this one - it's a nice discount, but I couldn't pull the trigger knowing Tesco were selling them at

[stephen_rockefeller]

Funny I have the same rule.......but I break it all the time as well. That's the cool thing about making your own rules, you can break them.

[cheeka]

Since hitting 'confirm' for the 79010 order, I've amended my rule to read: 'right, NO MORE LEGO THIS MONTH, AND THIS TIME I MEAN IT!'.

I'm hopeful of success this time round.

Partly because I think hubby would go ape if I spent any more, but mostly because February is less than a handful of days away :-)

[TheOrcKing]

Funny I have the same rule.......but I break it all the time as well. That's the cool thing about making your own rules, you can break them.

This is why I never make 'New Year's Resolutions'. They never stick. The most I can do is limit the amount of LEGO I buy whenever I go out shopping. But go 'cold turkey'? Naw, homey don't play that!

[smuddger]

geez internet shopping to easy to hit buy, why do I never see jabbas palace for

[GeoSuperGuy]

What are people's thoughts on the new Jabba's Palace and Rancor Pit? Jabba's Palace seems to be on salve everywhere, yet I'm hoping that when it retires (some time from now), it may significantly increase in value. When paired with the Rancor Pit, would you say you had a profitable duo as a sort of 'set'? Any thoughts please, cheers!

[Legodog]

Both of these sets are very overpriced. Even on sale in my opinion they still too expensive. Most sets seem to be around $0.10 per piece. I know it isn't the only factor to consider when investing but I always look at how many pieces are in the set to try and determine a price where I would be comfortable buying. Jabba

[stephen_rockefeller]

Agreed on the price point.......what pushes me on the buying side of the fence is the coolness factor. My plan from the begining is to buy equal amount of both sets and sell them together in a few years. I know the prices suck but I think they will do fine in the secondary market.

[Legodog]

Agreed on the price point.......what pushes me on the buying side of the fence is the coolness factor. My plan from the begining is to buy equal amount of both sets and sell them together in a few years. I know the prices suck but I think they will do fine in the secondary market.

I agree. If I ever buy these I would do the same thing. Buy equal amounts of each. They are really cool sets and if I can find them at a better price I will definitely buy some.

[Veegs]

Definitely cool, but as LD mentioned, a little on the pricey side. I don't think there is any rush on these sets. I'm even willing to wait until the post-Christmas period next year before really thinking about targeting these sets (unless I see them at more than 40-50% off)

[GeoSuperGuy]

Good stuff, cheers for the feedback guys. Was thinking the same thing. I suppose the Jabba and Rancor minifigures are somewhat valuable or special. Just need to find that right price and they'll be ripe for the picking!

[azalon]

I agree with everything said already, the price point is pretty bad. But at times, the price point makes customers choose other sets, which makes sales for that set sluggish, which would make Lego retire it sooner. In that case, it might not matter the initial cost since it could quickly rise in value after retirement because so many people now want a set that is no longer available. Funny how it can work sometimes, but I think both should be around a bit--at least long enough to find on a decent sale. Sometimes you can wait too long, but you just never know for sure, eh? If that set is a lock investment for you, then make sure you have some. If you feel other sets offer better potential, go elsewhere.

[Legodog]

But at times, the price point makes customers choose other sets, which makes sales for that set sluggish, which would make Lego retire it sooner.

Or it could make for heavy discounts on the set. So thinking you got a great deal at $99 and then seeing it for $69 could be a bummer. I do agree though that sometimes you don't want to wait too long. I missed out on some sets by waiting too long. All of a sudden they get hard to find and everyone scrambles to get one and they get sold out everywhere and you have to resort to ebay to get one. You definitely have to be on top of things if you don't want to miss out.

[Darth Lego]

The high price to piece ratio on these sets makes me hesitant on getting them. If they are heavily discounted, I might consider getting a few. I already have the sail barge so I'm not so interested in these sets. The rancor looks pretty cool though! (:

[stackables]

The high price probably has a lot to do with the minifigs. Both sets have great minifigs and both have 2 large minifigs which are not cheap to produce. I actually bought the Palace for retail (I am dumb) but will be waiting for the Rancor pit to fall in the mid $40 dollar range.

[Legodog]

You could get the Rancor Pit for $41.99 from yoyo.com if you use the 30% coupon that has been going around. Unfortunately I already used this coupon so I can't use it again.

[Darth Lego]

You could get the Rancor Pit for $41.99 from yoyo.com if you use the 30% coupon that has been going around. Unfortunately I already used this coupon so I can't use it again.

Thanks for the info. Might get it for that price.

[nolanfan34]

Another vote here for them being potentially a good investment for resale together. Are there many other sets besides the modular Creators where you intentionally link two sets together? I think that'll be a nice draw on the secondary market, particularly as the new movies approach assuming the sets are EOL. I was happy to get one Jabba at $80, am also waiting for a better deal on the Rancor pit. The Rancor figure itself seems to be going $15+ on eBay...

[cardensb]

I am waiting for both sets to lower or TRU has some sort of sale. I stopped by to look at the Rancor set again tonight and it was sold out. Some of the Echo Base ones were shelved in its place. The Palace set seems to be shelf warming at my TRU and Target.