75059 - UCS: Sandcrawler

[Boothferrylad]

Bought the SC last week at full price, alongside the Endor Forest set, but have alot of VIP points now so they may be used on another SC. As much as I like the set they are only investment they would only be investment buys I only have so much room and my Slave 1 is my current big set on display

[Ed Mack]

11 minutes ago, exciter1 said:

I don't think there's much hate for the Sandcrawler.  Less interest, maybe, but I don't think anyone hates it.

BTW, my favorite vehicle, long before this UCS monstrosity showed it's face.

Hate might be a strong word.  How about apathetic?  

[exciter1]

1 minute ago, Ed Mack said:

Hate might be a strong word.  How about apathetic?  

Yep, "ho hum" comes to mind, so that works.

[jeff_14]

After reading this thread barrage for a day I caved and hit my local Lego store and picked up one. I've been on the fence on this one, both for investing and personal use as I have the previous version which is quite nice. Worse case I can open it and have a Jawa swap meet. I will say that the one I picked up is in pristine condition so I'm interested to see where this ride goes. This is the most expensive investment set I've bought yet and told myself I can probably offload it on craigslist by Christmas for $50-$100 profit if it is gone now or shortly so that's not bad for a few months.

[fossilrock]

It truly is one of the best builds in the Star Wars theme, by far.  I think people see the box art, and it doesn't do the set justice.  You really have to see this set in person, open it, and see all the features to appreciate it.  Also, the building part is the best aspect.  My son and I made a fun little timelapse out of this set that took us about a month to do... i'll have to upload it some time ..

[Ed Mack]

1 minute ago, fossilrock said:

It truly is one of the best builds in the Star Wars theme, by far.  I think people see the box art, and it doesn't do the set justice.  You really have to see this set in person, open it, and see all the features to appreciate it.  Also, the building part is the best aspect.  My son and I made a fun little timelapse out of this set that took us about a month to do... i'll have to upload it some time ..

Yes, from what people say, it is a set that needs to be built to be appreciated.  I haven't built it, so I am not in love with it, but I still think it's a quality set with potential.  The box is rather gaudy IMO, giving it a "cartoonish" look.  

[lego rules]

I remember when I first saw the release images and didn't really like it compared to the older one.  As time went on, it grew on me.  As more time went on, I built it.

It is a very nice set, well designed with a lot of play ability but also a nice display set.  My choice is for the newer one over the older one for sure so I think this set will be in demand.

I have my dozen or so which I picked up on a very nice discount.   I would pick up some more if they discounted them again.

 

[donbee]

One of the most important investment lessons is to invest when other people are pulling away.

Then You must be buying up lots of Nintendo stock now.

[lego rules]

4 minutes ago, donbee said:

 

Then You must be buying up lots of Nintendo stock now.

and 10188 from ebay.

[Ed Mack]

26 minutes ago, donbee said:

 

Then You must be buying up lots of Nintendo stock now.

 

My son loves Super Mario, his Wii U, his 3DS and his Mario plushes and their videos on YouTube.  Don't underestimate Nintendo.

[TANV]

31 minutes ago, lego rules said:

I have my dozen or so which I picked up on a very nice discount.   I would pick up some more if they discounted them again.

 

I always wonder how people managed to acquire such a number at discounted rates...

[Vader888]

2 minutes ago, TANV said:

I always wonder how people managed to acquire such a number at discounted rates...

Have a keen eye for deals when stores discount them.....or be friends with a Lego employee

[biking_tiger]

4 minutes ago, TANV said:

I always wonder how people managed to acquire such a number at discounted rates...

Me too... 

6 minutes ago, Ed Mack said:

My son loves Super Mario, his Wii U, his 3DS and his Mario plushes and their videos on YouTube.  Don't underestimate Nintendo.

Nintendo stock is just "returning to it's mean" after Pokemon Go made the market go a little mad. It's trading about where it was a year ago. Mario and co. aren't going anywhere. I'm hoping the new Zelda game is a winner.

Edited August 25, 2016 by biking_tiger

[Ed Mack]

1 minute ago, TANV said:

I always wonder how people managed to acquire such a number at discounted rates...

Patience.  Coupons.  Searching eBay for deals.  Craigslist.  

[lego rules]

Mostly amazon.ca when they discounted it $100 CDN.

[Darth_Raichu]

19 hours ago, kris_1973 said:

 

Visual aid (assuming 75059 SC is no longer available in US), based on 'Available at LEGO.com' from Brickset website.  (Red outline/text currently available in US)

 

 

 

Am I the only one seeing a red middle finger on this chart ?  Especially given what red represents on that chart

[Manse1001]

5 minutes ago, Darth_Raichu said:

Am I the only one seeing a red middle finger on this chart ?  Especially given what red represents on that chart

Sorted !!

 

[Emvisawthatswho]

Seems like a lot of hesitation with the new Death Star release looming.

There seem to be way too many sets (modular, UCS) available and something has to give. All this speculation and lack of action from TLG seems to be making us a bit crazy.

[marcandre]

Anyone thing labeling this sold out for a day was a calculated move by lego? Europe is overstocked so drop the sold out tag on it, investors wipe out all N American inventory, then put it back to available while stock is moved west. 

[Ciglione]

Eventhough I decided to boycot Lego, I am tempted to order another one of these. I fell in love with the boxart straight away!

However, when I look at my sales record, I did not make that much profit on sold exclusives. Except Town Hall, EEE and Haunted House most exclusive sales I made resulted in just marginal profits.

Non-exclusives have had such better results. And they are easier to ship and take less storage space.

Edited August 25, 2016 by Ciglione

[tractorboy]

3 minutes ago, Ciglione said:

Even though I decided to boycot Lego, I am tempted to order another one of these.

[dcdfan]

5 minutes ago, Ciglione said:

However, when I look at my sales record, I did not make that much profit on sold exclusives. Except Town Hall, EEE and Haunted House most exclusive sales I made resulted in just marginal profits.

You sold them already.

Edited August 25, 2016 by dcdfan

[Ciglione]

1 minute ago, dcdfan said:

This implies you sold them already.

Sold what? SC's?

[dcdfan]

2 minutes ago, Ciglione said:

Sold what? SC's?

I reread your post and then edited mine. You sold TH, EEE and HH already, wow. I think maybe I'm just too greedy.

Edited August 25, 2016 by dcdfan

[Ciglione]

Just now, dcdfan said:

I reread your post and then edited mine. You sold TH, EEE and HH already, wow.

Yes, I've sold some of my TH's, EEE's and HH's. I always do that. I calculate it in at my quota. 

But do not worry. There is more where that came from.