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A very wise member who has been dormant of late once told me the force will be strong this Xmas. In preparation for those stockings this holiday season.

Whatever does happen with getting a new DS which one is coming in 2016, This should not stop you from getting the 10188, Mark my word there will be chaos when this one is retiring which should be in 6 months or so, all its been out for 7 years and I didn't get any or maybe a few, like alot of guys on here say its a dud, to many people have them, etc. Just like some said it would take 3 years for the SSD to reach $700 and for other Exclusives to go up in price and missed a few good great money makers, Do you think I would have 56 of them if I thought it would not be a huge money maker, I have had 95% of all Exclusives and they all done great to huge money makers. So don't miss out on this set, It will be another set that you regret day after day like alot of you do for not loading up on the SSD,HH,TH,GE,AA, etc. Ed

I don't want to get into a debate but in all fairness, you're asking for a cc discount but you're really not using the cc if you're charging a dollar or so...I know I'm in the minority on this site on my behavior about this but as I use my cc when asking for a cc discount & then going home & paying the cc. I use my discounted gc's to buy items on discount online...

Cheapest on amazon is now 900.99. First time I have seen that, usually a few in the 800's. Cheapest fba is $979. Love it

Or... it is the "zombies" of the Jurassic World Theme and everybody missed it.

Hello All, I'm new to Brickpicker.com and i'm from the Netherlands. I enjoyed Lego very much when I was young and I hope my kids will enjoy it too. I'm into Classic Space from '70/80 for myself ..and for my kids any Lego will go:) Regards, Tionisla

yup .. No issues .

Just my $.02, With how well this Raptor Escape is selling I doubt it is done. However, I wonder if it stays OOS longer than normal at Shop at Home. Walmart is a big dog, and Lego will want to keep them happy with their exclusive. I would be guessing Walmart is where most stock will go to continuously (at least for a while). This leaves Shop at Home empty for a little longer than normal. I could be wrong, feel free to argue a counter point...

Just bought a used Queen Annes Revenge! Cool...

Hmmm. Late Summer could be another 2 months. Maybe a good time to flip some between now and then if they remain unorderable *runs to Walmart*....

I phoned Lego CS and they told me that they are expecting Raptor Escape back in, probably by late summer. Since the other sets effect all retailers, they are focusing on those first.

I sold an Ocean Interceptor the other day for nearly 4 times what I paid for it two years ago. I was kinda surprised it sold since there's a very similar JW set available for far less than that. Looks like I'll have to get a couple of JW sets now as well. I was thinking of stocking up on T.Rexes but it looks like the Raptors are the way to go.

Yes, it partially is about speculation. I was very pleased how the 2012 Dino sets performed. Desperate parents looking for Xmas gifts for little Johnny is like music in the ears of the fierceless reseller.

I'm a fan of limited release sets, or vehicles or figures. It's what ultimately drives a collectors market. Hopefully it is a limited release set. It's not like there isn't another raptors set out there, or another set with an enclosure. Sounds like it's time to go sack some walmarts.

not like retired, it brand new and no reason to retire it that quickly. likely just not order able while oos. we have seen this on a number of smaller sets lately. sold out does not always mean retired i guess. not sure why they dont use temporarily unavailable, like some other things have.... must work in the lego world too. just not so great for the investor world, though returns are still decent for many sets, so....

Star Wars Rebels has done really well on my youtube channel. For that reason I've made a point to invest in everything Rebels immediately after it is released.

I was looking for it too.... Until we see something officially leaked or set #s or something, this is still rumor territory to me. However, there appear to be enough rumors swirling from multiple sources to suggest something Death Star related is in the works. But calling it a "remake" right now is a bit premature.

Quit talking about JW and Xmas. One theme will rule them all. Star Wars will kill the competition and in close second will be Santas workshop!

this in no CUSSO that they will stop production in 2 months and just do one run. they will definitely want to milk it as much as possible

I spend a lot of time in Idaho falls. In fact, I'm here as I write.

Give it time, and you will not worry about the polite part of this question anymore. FWIW, when convenient I try to buy gift cards from Raise in amounts very close to (but not more than) what a large set I want is going to cost me after coupons and discounts - then I have an easy leg to stand on for paying very little with my credit card (<$10 usually) if challenged. Hasn't happened yet, though I'm surprised after some of last year's bricktober nightmares. This just cracked me up because it describes regular TRU to a T! Finally, I have been scooping up some of the last Pirate Ship Ambush (LotR) in my area after stocking a good number of Lonely Mountain lately. This set hasn't performed well so far, but is back up to $100 retail on eBay, and can be had for $60-75 depending how TRUTHful you want to get. I only got 1 cheap last year and would like a few more as I think it has BP / QAR (belated) potential.

It works in the comics world. The amount by of Batman, Batman related, and Batman guest starring books published by DC every month is amazing.

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Well, the current radar is showing a top 5 investment set for 2015.... If that set is limited in release, it will be big money come christmas, as many adults try to scramble to get the sets to complete their kids jurassic world collection. This line is the hottest thing going at the moment. My sons birthday was this past weekend, and we searched locally for the Raptor Rampage set, and managed to find one at a legoland discovery. Practically all over the stores, except for perhaps TRU, most of the raptor and trex sets get sold rather quickly. Right now, the hottest sets from 2015 seem to be the ferris wheel, these jurassic world sets (minus the cheapest two sets), and the Imperial Shuttle Tydirium.

I have 4 .... I ain't small time but teenie time! 4-5 is actually my goal for exclusives. That's all i can handle.

Up up and away, let's hope for 1000k plus on eBay by November.

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WTF....unbelieveble....75920 SOLD OUT LEGO Shop at Home....say whaaat???

I wouldn't be too worried. As all non-UCS SW sets, esp small ones, they have been churned out in the thousands and have been over-hoarded. I can't see them becoming scarce or rising above retail in value any time soon.

based on what i read requirement were (if my memory serves me right. this was about 2 years ago. now must be even tighter): 1. have to have a b&m store 2. lego should not be more than 30% of what you carry. 3. one has to carry at least 8 product lines ( you can choose but at least 8. product line means, creator, friends, chima, starwar etc... meaning one is going to get stuck with duds ) 4. one won't get exclusives (hard to find, or Target or TRU or Walmart or anything else that's branded exclusive no exception .. someone wanted to get kingdom joust at the time and didn't get it ) 5. discount is 20% but one won't get free shipping rather discounted shipping. 6. there is 12 months wait period. i believe this has been discussed in detail in brickset.

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Posted this in Daily Deals but want to make sure it's here too: Bonus Points opportunity from July 1-Aug 15. Got this in email today.

Very true. I live on the 4th floor in a very Chinese influenced town… they call it 3a because the word for 4 sounds like the word for death. The apartment sat empty for months before we moved in… I doubt they will be duplicating these monsters.

and forget about exclusives (don't remember if all exclusives, or only super-exclusives like triple-E)

Just refer back to my earlier post. I won't be picking up a 10179 but if I didn't have a 7965 I'd want it, just for the OT nostalgia. Like I said earlier this is *my* MF.

Especially if you consider that MF and X-Wing are the police HQ-s of Star Wars. Their appearance can be expected just as much as the sun is coming up each morning...

Retired sets @ LEGO Shop at Home EU - Trooper Edition: 75034: Death Star Troopers 75035: Kashyyyk Troopers 75036: Utapau Troopers

Is that the Athens town hall in the middle?

The 7695 is an OK set IMO...as with all of the non 10179 Falcons. I really wouldn't put too much effort into this set. Sell them and put the money elsewhere.

One thing I've seen that may help the value of this set; is the amusement park sets possibly becoming a sub-theme for Lego. People are building their own lego amusement parks and including the Haunted House as an attraction, just as the ferris wheel or mixer would be.

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Disclaimer: I am a collector first and foremost, who occasionally dabbles in resale to make ends meet. I buy sets at probably a 9:1 personal collection vs. investment collection ratio. I'm the droid you're looking for when you list retired sets for well over RRP on Ebay. Currently I'm working on picking up sets from the following lines, with my ultimate goal to own the entire series of each when I'm done: Modular buildings, Architecture, Creator model buildings, Winter Village, The Lego Movie, all the major pirate ships since the 80's, Advanced models, large exclusives post-2011.

EU sale status as of this morning, I may not have captured every single set and i've not include keychains and similar low price items, but hopefully it's the majority. Question of course if the sold outs and Call to check move to retired. 70728 Battle for Ninjago City Retired product 70727 X-1 Ninja Charger Retired product 70726 Destructoid Retired product 70147 Sir Fangar’s Ice Fortress Retired product 70145 Maula’s Ice Mammoth Stomper Call to check product availability 70144 Laval’s Fire Lion Call to check product availability 70223 Icebite’s Claw Driller Call to check product availability 70135 Cragger’s Fire Striker Call to check product availability 70143 Sir Fangar’s Saber-tooth Walker Call to check product availability 70142 Eris’ Fire Eagle Flyer Call to check product availability 70141 Vardy’s Ice Vulture Glider Call to check product availability 31021 Furry Creatures Sold Out 60044 Mobile Police Unit Sale Available Now 60012 4x4 & Diving Boat Call to check product availability 60011 Surfer Rescue Call to check product availability 60014 Coast Guard Patrol Sold Out 76016 Spider-Helicopter Rescue Sold Out 76022 X-Men™ vs. The Sentinel™ Sold Out 75050 B-Wing™ Call to check product availability 76021 The Milano Spaceship Rescue Retired product 76019 Starblaster Showdown Retired product 76014 Spider-Trike vs. Electro Retired product 76003 Superman™: Battle of Smallville Retired product 70816 Benny's Spaceship, Spaceship, SPA… Sold Out 70815 Super Secret Police Dropship Sold Out 70814 Emmet’s Construct-o-Mech Sold out 70808 Super Cycle Chase Call to check product availability 70807 MetalBeard's Duel Sold Out 70819 Bad Cop Car Chase Sold Out 70806 Castle Cavalry Call to check product availability 70805 Trash Chomper Sold Out 70804 Ice Cream Machine Call to check product availability 70803 Cloud Cuckoo Palace Sold Out 70801 Melting Room Call to check product availability 70800 Getaway Glider Sold Out 79018 The Lonely Mountain Retired product 79015 Witch-king Battle Retired product 79017 The Battle of Five Armies™ Retired product 79016 Attack on Lake-town Retired product 70168 Drillex Diamond Job Sale Available Now 70164 Hurricane Heist Sale Available Now 70169 Agent Stealth Patrol Call to check product availability 70166 Spyclops Infiltration Call to check product availability 70163 Toxikita's Toxic Meltdown Call to check product availability 70162 Infearno Interception Call to check product availability 70161 Tremor Track Infiltration Call to check product availability 70167 Invizable Gold Getaway Call to check product availability 70160 Riverside Raid Call to check product availability 70170 UltraCopter vs. AntiMatter Sold Out 70165 Ultra Agents Mission HQ Sold Out

I remember when, way back when, some people laughed when others suggested this set had the chance to reach $500 in a relatively short period of time. Really close now, with substantial growth potential given its uniqueness

A good general rule is to sell the sets that aren't appreciating rather than focusing on taking profits. This does not apply to QFLL situations, of course (better to have sold RI for $100 than hold 'till now and sell at $20), but HH is firmly retired and I think we've got a pretty good feel for the available inventory. It is also, as Jaisonline writes, a unique set that is not likely to be reproduced, well, ever. The new Monster CMF figures can only help. They let people flesh out their Halloween style lego displays with additional creeps, and CMF list price is so high now that even near duplicates don't really compete much with the HH crew. As an aside, Chinese culture very much frowns on depictions of graveyards, ghouls, and the undead in general. This may have the happy side effect of dissuading Chinese counterfeiting of 'monster' lego sets and figures (for what it's worth, I have not seen any for sale thus far).

Use this. Have them scan it. ( screen will show 20%). Enter rewards number. Say u want to use your cc for extra 10% off, coupon will switch to 25%. ( won't show on screen) pay withh CC, do partial, present gc. Thank cashier .

I guess I'll put one on Brick Classifieds at $999 if any of you just want to get your Christmas purchase over with.

as far as price point is concerned, all modular were low and HH TH were the high, they are both lower hoarded for that reason. HH doesn't need a collector to get TH, you could just like it as standalone, and not have to have to have other sets to want it.