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I'm just glad I was able to get in on this when I had the chance.

Because pointing and laughing at people is the thing to do on the internet! (seriously, how are you still a moderator?)

do you ship them out Gallimimus packs or just randomly pick stuff for the fun of it like TRU??

this whole thread would of been much better if someone would of posted "this thread is gonna be really busy the next few days"

"this thread is gonna be really busy the next few days"

I am telling all you guys that think this set is a flop and will not bring big money are making a " huge mistake", how can you think the price is not going to rise fast on this set, You guys that are still regretting not getting any or just a few SSD,HH,TH and others I just don't understand, and if the set is almost done just think what it will be selling for around Christmas, if the set last until the end of the year it still a great set for making good money. Ed

I'd say roll with it here.

If people are going to start buying from Amazon, at least help BP. There have been no deals or anything worth getting excited over for months AMAZON LINK: http://amzn.to/1IY3vyF TARGET LINK: http://goto.target.com/c/65738/81938/2092 WALMART LINK: LEGO 10188 at Walmart

Death Star now Sold Out: http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Death-Star-10188?fromListing=listing

Box redesign and all, looks like she ain't done yet. I remember around four months ago, some fool was posting that a 'high up' LEGO employee was certain that PC was going to be EOL in July... looks like that person would be eating the proverbial humble pie right 'bout now

Unlike Pacific493, I did not buy the last two 10179 Millennium Falcons on Amazon. I listened to my wife. I had them in cart and asked her. I will never ask again.

I have zero DSs, but don't think this set will flop, and don't believe that this set will not bring big money. It just doesn't fit into my investment strategy at this time to pick up this particular set. I feel the same about SSD, and have no regrets about selling my inventory earlier this year. I know you're as high on SSDs as you are on DSs. For all of your sakes, I hope it's selling great at Christmas time, and I hope that rumored replacement doesn't affect sales. For me, personally, with my investment strategy, I'm going in a different direction and I'm okay with that. I wouldn't say that anyone thinks it would flop; I think some of us feel that there is great risk vs reward here than in other places.

The failure of that MOC is the death ray was not converted to a kitten ray.

#allboxesmatter

For folks who bought a DS at retail a minimum 30% profit on eBay will command a price tag of $650 + shipping. $650 is a lot of money for a Lego set, but there are folks out there who are ready to spend that much, and even more on an epic SW Lego set like the DS. However, how many of these folks are there really out there ? Versus the huge quantity of DS sets that must have been stored for resale since 2008 ? This is what really concerns me with this set. In addition, I don't think there is a reference from a past Lego set that combined that high of a price with such a long availability at retail. This is uncharted territory. I think that money right now is better invested in cheaper SW sets like the Red Five or EV.

True that! All I will say is that if you want a 10188, now would be a good time to buy one. I think I have said that before though, so ignore me.

Here you go...Well, maybe a little more than 2000 pieces.

Another build, it was great!

Doubt He can help with getting TB retired bit it's worth a shot.

Maybe there is a tie-in for the new Death Star and the Angry Birds theme coming next year???

Interesting coincidence.... SSD was marked as "retired" at LEGO Shop at Home August 18, 2014 . SSD was doing most of the dance (call to check, sold out, ships at) during July of 2014, with final sold out (or disappearance from site?) sometime around July 30 it did have fun transitions, such as from <Sold Out> to <Out of stock, expected ship date 15 Sep 2014>, from <Out of stock, expected ship date 15 Sep 2014> to <Sold Out>, from <Sold Out> to <Out of stock, expected ship date 6 Oct 2014> (these were on July 29) SSD had Sold out status before July 30, and people were able to place backorders July 30 that were later filled Last known USA run for SSD was 20R4

Amzn: http://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Star-Wars-Death-10188/dp/B002EEP3NO?tag=brickwatcher-20 Target: http://goto.target.com/c/65738/81938/2092?u=http://www.target.com/p/lego-star-wars-death-star-10188/-/A-13787174 Target @eBay http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=2&toolid=10041&campid=5336897130&customid=setsEBAY-US&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466&item=301559990096 Walmart: http://linksynergy.walmart.com/fs-bin/click?id=jfOcdvfTNg4&offerid=223073.7200&type=14&catid=8&subid=0&hid=7200&tmpid=1082&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FLEGO-Star-Wars-Death-Star%2F17353280%3Faffp1%3D|apk|%26affilsrc%3Dapi

Back in the old days Trek you would help post them. I miss the old Trek AMAZON LINK: http://amzn.to/1IY3vyF TARGET LINK: LEGO 10188 @ TARGET WALMART LINK: LEGO 10188 at Walmart

But this is the PC thread :)

Rumors persist that the UCS Hoth set is in fact a UCS AT-AT. I have been hinting at this for months, but let's just get it out there. Maybe it's a Hoth set with an AT-AT. Maybe it's just a kick @$$ AT-AT. I have heard it form several good sources, so I think there is good chance of seeing an awesome set in the near future.

If you want 1, now would be the time to get it

I have a hard time fathoming why anyone would think that a new Death Star set sometime in the future would destroy the growth potential for this set. This is and always will be a unique set tied to one of the signature elements of the OT. If Lego does another Death Star set, it won't be the same and will, in all likelihood, be tied to the forthcoming movies. If you look at sets from the past, 6211 and the current ISD haven't hurt 10030 in retirement. 10188 didn't hurt 10143 in retirement. Oh boy...I think that I just talked myself into buying a few more.

Some people are going to be sorry. This is a great set. An iconic set. Once again, it's time to put up or shut up. I wonder what it's going to take to convince people about taking a chance on this set? SOLD OUT is not good enough? Wait till the next retailer sells out. Watch the fireworks.

And there it is. We got a good old fashioned hootenany on our hands. Newbies, buy a ds.

ah now I remember where I felt the regret from

What are you talking about? You'll find one sitting on a shelf somewhere discounted 3 years from now.

Sorry if this has already been posted, excellent!

It will be interesting to book mark this page, and take a look back next year when the new one is released for Rogue One (obviously that rumor is 100% legit, since the retirement rumors look true). Will this high amount of hyper greed that appears when anything goes OOS amount to one big giant folly, or is it going to showcase the Star Wars brand as very solid investment brand? To really make money on this set it needs to be over 600.00 to make the venture and captial worthwhile. Will it be there by next year when the new one is released? Will the prices collapse below that threshold by then. Tough to say. But, i'm going to stick to my guns, and stay with one. It just seems that the final few thousand or so going into the hands of resellers all at once further inflates the bubble...

Amazon 10188 Death Star now #2 in its group and #475 in Toys about a 50% increase in rank towards #1 since yesterday afternoon LOL This is fun if not anything else

Dang, of course this is the proper way to display a Flash minifig (with the red / yellow blur). It is so simple to do too, why didn't I think of it ? http://imgur.com/a/Mozxi#44

OK, give us your thoughts. 500 words or more. No punctuation preferable.

option 3 you don't care either way but keep buying and selling them while others decide if its retiring or not

It's really quite simple, if you think it's going away, buy it...If you don't don't...easy...

Reports out of Japan say there is nothing too spectacular included for this sale. More reports will come in as this goes live across the globe.

Looks good.

Honestly, when sellers pull this crap, I leave their store. I don't care if they have lower prices, I don't care if they're one of the few that have the part I need. When they make it overly complicated, I just don't feel like figuring it out and I move on. My store is easy - you buy and that's it. Maybe it's because I don't have 100K+ in parts, but I just can't get behind all that confusion.

10664 Creative Tower for $103.49 on amazon. Still whittling down the $30 black friday pile.

Reported as well.

can't list under category Lego & shouldn't appear under Lego search...

Be very careful here. These sets are prime for remakes...better remakes. There could be a short term opportunity with thse two sets this Holiday season, but long term, these sets are not worthy.

LOL...True that. Someone over at their headquarters with access to the S@H site is sitting back and having a grand old time. On a serious note, I have not seen this set reach the "Call to check availability" stage. Very interesting, mistake or not.

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