70708 - Hive Crawler

[Kromulus]

When My son and I walked into the Lego Store and saw this set, we couldn't take our eyes off of it. It looks so cool and it appears to have tremendous play value. The only reason I was put off was the fact that it was a non Star Wars space theme and these tend not to do well investment wise. I will most certainly get a set to put together when I see a significant discount, but what is everyone's thoughts on this set for investment purposes?

[M4x18]

Investing potential on Galaxy Squad sets hasn't been - AFAIK - proven yet. IIRC the GS line has been around for a year or less, I'm not sure if any set has been retired and if there's one, I haven't checked it's performance.

 

You could take, as you suggested, other space themed lines and check their performances so you can make a projection.

 

And as for playability, yes, it does look like a lot of fun.

 

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[DoNotInsertIntoMouth]

Yeah Im hesitant to try out one of these unless the discount is crazy. The set looks cool though.

 

I like the hive crawler.

[Noodlenut]

The Hive Crawler is an okay set for investing in.  I probably won't get one just because there are better investments to put my money into, like LOTR and superheroes sets.  My guess is that it will be worth anywhere from $80 to $100 two years from retirement.  Out of all the Galaxy Squad sets,  the best ones to invest in are the Hive crawler and the Galactic Titan.  I think this will be a safe investment, but not a very profitable investment.

[MartinP]

Welcome to the site. For investing in the Galaxy Squad sets, I would try to look for a pattern in the other space sets to see if they are profitable. You could also try to find some of the sets on clearance if you want to invest in them.

[Milsey]

Hive crawler... worth it at big discount?

Just been reading a few posts on here regarding the Galaxy Squad sets. The Hive Crawler caught my eye when browsing the Lego in our local Tesco and even more so that it was marked on the shelf for

[isocleas]

A lot of people passed on these at 50% off. If you're getting it at 70% off or more its still worth buying. Go get em.

[seapotato]

Sounds like a large enough discount, I would get it. You can always part out if there are no takers for the new set.

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[MartinP]

Although many think that most of the Galaxy Squad sets will be a dud, I think it would be wise to get some of them. At 76% off, I wouldn't pass on them. Buy them.

[clxmouth]

Built this set and a bunch of the galaxy squad sets with my daughter. It's the best of the bunch.

[vincevaughn]

The hive crawler and the Titan will do the best in my opinion.

There are few sets I would pass up at 50% off and none that I would pass on at greater than 70%. So yes buy them.

[TheOrcKing]

I'd buy anything at 70-75% off. Hell, I'd buy Duplo at that high of a discount. ;)

[matt1147]

I've passed on probably 30+ hive crawlers at 50% off....if I saw them at 70%+ off, I'd buy!

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[MartinP]

I've passed on probably 30+ hive crawlers at 50% off....if I saw them at 70%+ off, I'd buy!

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I would have bought them at 50% off, but sadly they never made it past 30% off at Target.

[allen9917]

It is a crime not buying them at 12 bucks or pounds or whatever.

[Stevenplays]

Buy 'em. You could do an easy flip.