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This one time.... I had a kitchen in my house.

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All you guys that don't like the Ewok Village and don't want to invest in a few I bet 99% of you will be panic buying when its to late and say man why didn't I get at least of few of these, don't worry it will go up in price very fast. With Double VIP I will be getting 8-10 of them. So don't make a big mistake and not get at least a few of these, you will be sorry if you don't. Ed

I had a lady once ask if I could ship a used Ninjago Fire Temple mostly assembled.... She had a disabled kid who loved Lego but wasn't able to build and she said her fingers would get sore from all the assembling, reassembling as he played with them. To help her out, I ate a few bucks in the cost of shipping a larger box and packed it extra carefully so she only had a half dozen steps to reassemble. What did I get out of it? No feedback. Beeee.... not-so-nice-word ...... ch.

I got my PC(s) with 31% off 6 months ago, so I really don't care if it is a good timing to get some now, or not... -I already have the number of sets I planned to get- Don't panic and stick to your plans. Buy when you see a deal in sets you want to invest in. All sets will retire sooner or later. It'll avoid you some panic and enjoy seeing people running around while you have a cocktail.

*** PURE SPECULATION *** Hmm, maybe not stop but postpone ? If Disney insisted on paying for new boxes with their brand, wouldn't TLG need to stop producing the sets until the new boxes were designed and mass produced ? Also, this would give them the chance to clear out all of the old boxes by giving discounts. Once the new boxes are done, the discounts and Sold Out signs can be removed That would cause chaos for sure

About Disney and exclusivity; Disney sure loves having their products rare and hard to find... at least for limited time before they disappear. Look at all the Frozen merchandise like the Dolls, they keep coming with new ones and the other products seem limited runs. Other thing: their DVD's and Blu-Rays of the Lion King for example are quite hard to find on regular bases. They keep re-releasing new versions in a limited run before they are hard to find again. If they do the same thing with their Starwars license then this could mean rarity all over on future sets. I hope it makes sence what i wrote above, i'm kinda in a rush at the moment. "Well, gotta go now, how am I supposed to send this thing out?"

And all the pirates

EV = Stand up double RI = 7 stolen bases in one game

OK, here is a theory. All the new Star Wars sets are coming out with Disney branding who are rightfully putting their stamp on all their Star Wars assets. This is no doubt part of a new licensing agreement leading into the new films. Quite possible they also stipulated that existing sets pre Disney branding must be changed (effectively retiring the set) at some future date most likely before the new films are released. Think about it. R5, R2, MF going or gone no surprises there. But throw in S1, EV, SC and DS all in Oct just prior to a huge new wave of EP7 sets are released. Would that surprise you? Would that cause just the right amount of chaos?

Forget about it rfish. He will not tell us if he knows about specifics. Which is good. Cause then we (the hoard/horde/herd) will jump on these sets and they will crumble under its own success. You have to use your own brain and analyse the market. No guts no glory.

There is no way PC is retiring soon. "At least not before Halloween or before Episode 7 movie comes out.

Terry's pic inspired me to hit 3 Targets on the way home 18 Steamrollers $35 5 Sentinel $35 2 Ninjago City $85 10 Spiderman Helicopter $31 8 Benny's $69 12 Technic Snowmobile $13.98 Kind of shocked how easy it was to obtain Target clearance this go around. Usually non existent. Think the steam rollers are plentiful enough they will hit 50% off.

I really don't care if it retires this year or next year, but like I always say when you can pick up what ever Exclusives you can if you have the money, especially the ones that been out for a while. Ed

I'm not exactly sure when it happened, but I think that predicting EOL sets has jumped the shark.

No, I highly doubt your average person who is interested in this set and saying, "wow, this is great, I'd buy it right now if those logos were printed, but since they're stickers, I'm not interested."

Important here is... who is pulling the strings in this case? Lego or Disney?

Hey hey! spoiler alert!

The emperor did say he sent an entire battalion of his "best troops" to Endor, so I'm assuming these are highly trained troops and not just conscripts. But you're right, the Ewoks had home field advantage and used it well. They look cutesy but they don't shy away from murdering people - they were about to cook Han for dinner until Leia showed up.

I was able to pick up the following in one store: 3x Police Drop Ship - $60 each 1x Starwars The Ghost - $60 each 2x Trash Chomper - $20 each 4x Castle Cavalry - $20 each 3x Lego City Starter Set - $30 each 4x The Bat vs Bane: Tumbler Chase - $30 each 2x Creator Small Cottage - $20 each 2x City Stunt Plane - $15 each Gonna go check couple other WalMarts to see if I can get more of Tumbler Chase

OK from what gregpj said on the one mscheaf mentioned that was not a box change that was a different product. There is a difference between a obsoletion and replacement (those are not our terms but they are printing and fulfillment terms) and updating the box art under the same sku. It makes complete sense that it would be easier to obsolete the part and replace it with a new upc and product than trying to refresh the old one (even if all contents are identical). But I will stay with that I am wrong and mscheaf is right. Hope that makes him happy. He can get back to telling us the town hall and r2 and everything else is not retiring.

Plus the workers who built the ships, the engineers who designed the ships, the pirates who try to board the ships....

I appreciate a good stand up double. I also appreciate opinion, although those opinions can be shared with more tact at times. I'm not a huge fan of this set, but did I mention I like a good stand up double? As a Royals fan, I've come to accept good small ball--every at bat isn't a home run.

Ewok Village is a quality set that should get some love. Looks nice displayed. It's a stand up double in baseball terms.

Ah! But you assume a flat universe. If the modulars exist on a 3D manifold, then three 90-degree turns could complete the block. In which case, no more corner buildings are needed and this set is done. I have no proof that my modulars exist on a spherical transform, it's just a theory.

Sorry to say that but the way you argue is fatuitous/narrow-minded. You hate Ewoks, you don't invest. That's alright with me and I couldn't care less. But seriously investing (especially with big money) is not about your personal liking or disliking of something. If you only buy sets for small money and your emergency plan is to open them and use them yourself if you don't get as much as you wanted for them your personal taste might be important. But I guess nobody here opens 10 R2D2s even if he likes them. (okay bad example, I actually can imagine how people would open 10 R2D2 just to put them everywhere and build cool tables etc. ^.^ ). For most sets I buy it's true that I like them and it's difficult for me to invest into sets that I don't really like, but still I do (because it's not about owning them myself but about selling them later on). Do I like the UCS Helicarrier? Nope... Did I buy one? Nobody cares :-P (but yes I did...). It's the same with the UCS Tumbler or SC and so on. "At RRP... 1x EV = 12x RI, let's see how it pans out a year from now." --> That's the second point why to me your argument isn't any good. Selling 1xEV is 12 times less work than selling 12x RI. Personally I do not see how this is so much of a win. You might be right about it being the winner financially speaking, but I wouldn't be too sure about it (especially if you count in your time selling it etc.). Also 12x RI is 12x the risks that come with selling. I don't say that EV is one of the sets I'll go big with, but my aim is to get my minimum full of them. So let's see what other sets there are that might be worth getting (which might be close to EOL): - ToO - UCS X-Wing - PC - ((probably not anywhere close) UCS Sandcrawler) - Seacow - PS That's it for me when talking about the bigger ones (other people here might have other opinions). EV Contra: 1. it's expensive 2. not necessarily made for display purposes only but rather as a play set 3. Ewoks might not be the most popular thing in the SW universe 4. Collectors might not want it as much as they want other UCS because of points 2 and 3 Pro: 1. it's expensive! (you people know why this is a Pro don't you?) 2. not necessarily made for display purposes but rather as a play set --> personally I do not agree because it depends on how you display. If you want to display Star Wars scences (and that's a lot of fun!) then this set is pretty nice for it even though it's not a large model of some vehicle... And even though the opinions about this set when it comes to being displayed are divided I've seen not few reviews or posts where people discribe it as an eye-catcher (even compared to other UCS SW). 3. Ewoks might not be the most popular thing in the SW universe, but they are cute little furballs and even though I agree that it's a little bit silly how they've been used in the movies it's a matter of perspective. A lot of (female) friends of mine just LOVE the Ewoks because they are so adorably cute. Also children are not as bothered about them as adults might be. Will parents stop showing their children the original movies? Maybe, but probably not for a long time... Oh there are those cool Ewoks and the Ewok village! One of the main settings in the final movie of that triology... oh and look! there even is a LEGO set for it! doesn't sound like people might be looking for it in a couple of years? I guess one can argue... 4. Collectors might still want it just because it's an UCS or maybe they don't... I mean honestly it doesn't matter which UCS SW we're talking about, there always will be collectors who will want it and those who won't. Do I want to own a SSD? Nope... But I really wanted an AT-ST and if there ever is an AT-AT I'm in for that too! It's a personal thing and with 7 billion people on this planet there are enough potential customers for every UCS. 5. BECAUSE investors ambivalent feeling about this set there might not be as much competition later on... In conclusion this set might not seem like an obvious winner but also it doesn't seem like a total loser. To me it's one of the more thrilling Sets that came out the last years. Also: I don't get what exactly should be wrong with the box art... I mean I don't think people really care that much about it anyway. (Yeah okay the new UCS Tie Fighter box art really is cool and makes you wanna buy it! But most box arts are more or less neutral I'd say). The wonderful thing about LEGO these days it that there are so many cool sets that potentially are a good investment that it doesn't really matter if you buy EV or else. I only want to point out that EV has quite some qualities which stand in favor for it compared to other UCS. If you are an investor it doesn't really matter... if you miss the boat on EV it probably won't hurt you as much as missing the boat on the MF or the Imperial Flagship etc. did. I don't think EV will come close behind some of these sets but if it does I'd be upset not to own at least one or two of them.

I doubt anyone cares how many you have. Trek was just trying to be a comedian.

Well, now you have 5, it needs more sausages.

Not sure if it has been posted. but shop at home has Tripe-e 10241 as retiring soon.

The only cancellations I got were the 7.00 and 15 dollar ones from store pickup Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Brickpicker mobile app

If you think 6866 is only doing pretty good, you'd better be prepared for disappointment down the road It is doing phenomenal considering MSRP and when it was actually retired. I would check the prices for the rest and sell (I know Canada is different than US) since the upcoming remakes are going to kill the values of those sets

I think if we had better mods who would do there job it could be found.....

I was going to argue at first but then realized that you (seemingly) are essentially comparing CAGR per modular starting on it's EOL/Sold Out date. This is valuable thinking, despite my doubt that it will actually happen. What certainly(!) will NOT happen is FB/GE/PS/PC etc. doing "just as well as GG" when directly compared to it as an "in at MSRP" investment at any given moment, or in the long run. All that additional demand will apply nearly as much to CC/GG/MS as it does to the others, and the supply on those is so low in comparison that the value should always be at a premium, and the later sets should NEVER catch up. I think you basically would agree, but I just wanted to put it in a different perspective for some of the newer audience who may not be fully informed.

Yeah... we were arguing on who's turn it was to ask and I pulled the shortest straw. Thanks in advance.

I told my wallet to man up and grow a pair. We're getting all of these.

Was this the post you were referring to? http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/11319-10221-super-star-destroyer/page-114#entry298307

I have no idea. My article last year got a ton of likes on it and was well thought out. Do not have the energy to go through it again. You win.

The B-wing was a dud nobody was buying them thats why they had the big sale for $100.00, But the Ewok Village is not a dud, look I tell you guys what Exclusives should do very well down the road, I buy everything that I tell everybody else to buy. How many thought the R2 Droid and AA and SSD, etc and are all saying why didn't I get more of these. Ed

I cannot find it to give you the link but last year I wrote a very long response to why they do not change the box even for a small logo in the design. I do not see them redoing any boxes. Anything can happen but my job is printing & fulfillment and you would not believe the number of steps and administrative work it would require to do something like that. In a world where it is a one off job sure change it and go at it very quick. But in a muti billion dollar corporation it is much more involved than that. Inventory numbers, versions, quality control, the list could go on for ever of issues... It is not worth the administrative effort to them.

I have been unable to get any at any kind of decent discount (wasted a bunch of gas on all the walmarts that showed stock they didn't have) so I wish it would go away too so I can stop stressing about it. I clearly am only going to get $180-200 which is just nowhere near good enough for me. I wouldn't even consider this set for anything over $140. So please just go away so I can stop worrying about you.

This may be more wordy advice than you wanted, but here's my analysis: A: Don't pay MSRP. As an investor, unless a set is a surefire bonafide winner, do not pay retail for any non exclusive. You're going to be competing with people who got these sets for 25-50% off. Some exceptions happen when say, a set is gone most everywhere else, already selling for well above MSRP, and you happen to stumble on one. But personally, if you're going to spend MSRP, get an exclusive. There's no reason not to. Less people get/hoard them, less are made, and the value is assured to go up. Among your sets, I bought Captain Americas at retail ($15) when they were basically disappeared, and sold them that season for 40-$45. The sets one is able to perform this with is very rare. Friends Stables/Vet, Hulk Hellicarrier are other recent examples where lingering sets were profitible while still being found on some shelves. But they are the minority. This usually happens of course in Nov/Dec during Holiday sales season, or right after the holidays when rare sets might still linger. B: Think longer term. Many of these sets disappeared/retired late 2013. I believe that in general, for proper gains to realized, one must wait at least TWO YEARS (or two Holiday seasons at worst) to really gauge the popularity of these sets. As more and more people get involved in LEGO investing, I think this time frame is ONLY GOING TO GET LONGER. You're competing with people who are happy to make very very small profits, so you have to wait for the supply to dry up before the value increases. So for these sets, I think you'd be looking at this coming holiday season to really gauge. However, as other members have mentioned, because of the refreshes and other factors, it could behoove you to move these Captain Americas, Wolverines, Hulks and Lokis (who've already experienced growth, and future growth could be limited) - and reinvest. The Quinjets, Power Armors, and Doc Ock have not really experienced their growth yet, so I think those I would hold on to unless you are feeling itchy about them. I am going to use a more extreme recent example: Black Pearl 4184, retired Sep 2012. By Christmas was around $140, which could still be very profitible for those who got it on sale, but by Christmas 2013, it was 220ish, and this Christmas up to $350ish. That of course is a very popular and extreme example. Let's look at a more random set: LEGO 3661, City Bank Transfer, which was a Target Exclusve MSRP $49.99. It retired in Nov 2012, it was selling for about $65 by Christmas of 2013 which is unimpressive, but was close to $90 by this past Christmas, and now the cheapest on Amazon is $135 and there are only about a dozen people selling the set currently. C: LEGO Strategy: I am not sure if this is a policy aimed at resellers/counterfeiters, but as others have mentioned, the sets are disappearing and replacement minifigures are coming right out. Captain America Vs. Hydra, Hulk Lab Smash, etc.

I see about a 0.2% chance of this retiring before the next corner modular is released. Regardless of the total number of modulars available or retiring, there should be at least 1 corner set available at all times until TLG decides to end the line entirely. # of corner sets available by year: 2007: 1 (Cafe Corner) 2008: 1 (CC) 2009: 1 (CC) 2010: 1 (Grand Emporium) 2011: 1 (GE) 2012: 1 (GE) 2013: 2 (GE and Palace Cinema) 2014: 2 (GE and PC) 2015: 1 (PC) 2016: At least 1. MAYBE Palace Cinema retires at the end of this year if another corner is announced. But until another is announced, I am not buying a single one (except my personal build).

Gah! I caved and ordered another single to up myself to 3 'shares'. The cheap Canadian dollar made me do it, plus I like the demolition driller. Now I promise to not order any more unless it makes it to double VIP. Then I'll probably cave and buy two more. But only if...

Raising the limit to five and marking it retiring soon seem like desperation pleas to resellers - please clear these out of our warehouses! We weren't moving them fast enough with limit 2.

I am, I am!!!

if i could buy them at any discount its a good buy. nice job. ill probably end up getting them for full retail by 5s in a few weeks.

My set, BTW. QFLLed to that JANG guy last week

More money in the wallet this weekend then, not such a bad thing. Though after all this time without a quality sale on most things (BOGO 50% please?) it`s starting to feel like ancient history.

I don't need/want/plan on ever receiving the one I ordered in December. It's kind of like a game I'm playing now... how many "your order is delayed" messages will I receive until "the end"?