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You would probably need to buy this to get a free hoth

Built this over the last week. Only my second Technic build so far. I really do enjoy how well the gears, chains and different linking elements work in congruence with one another. Although the builds aren't quite as enjoyable as standard sets the end results are really intriguing. (Street Motorcycle 42036) I opted for the Retro Bike build and there are ample pcs left over but it still looks bad a$$.

Used and complete with boxes, instructions, all minifigs, and even the empty bags: 9516 Jabbas Palace 75005 Rancor Pit 75049 Snow Speeder 75054 At-At 75055 Imperial Star Destroyer 75052 Mos Eisley Cantina $340 on CL

Something like below should have been the May 4th mini / promo set (with or without the space slug). http://www.fbtb.net/2016/03/22/revel-in-the-beauty-that-is-marshal-bananas-falcon-diorama/

That looks expensive.

I call only if i want to make sure the employees scoop up the deal and leave me nothing. naboo fighter shows up as $44 at all the local stores using the walmart app.

Just buy the fig on eBay, save your money on a remake.

FBA 75054 - AT-AT - $240 9476 - Orc Forge - $88 7877 - Naboo Starfighter - $74

Over the last week my son and I worked on Benny's Spaceship together. Fun build! Big and bulky. The kids are fighting over who can have it hanging up in their room.

Love the rocket

Love the comments. Hehehe...

Confirmed sale at my target and was able to score 30 Disney CMFs at sale price.

Sure, it's not Zuvio, or Maz's minions, but I think it will add to the first order trooper count.. You should have heard all the crying last year when they announced Admiral Yularen. The amount of tissues being used in this forum took down many hundreds of acres of forest.

Sold an Ant man final battle for £30 after fees. Buy in was £10 with TRU gift card. Also sold 9 Chicken Suit Guys with a total buy in of £4 since some were free from SAH and they were on discount at £1 each in Sainsburys and sold for £45 after fees.

The average consumer who is blindly buying sets at retail is not the person who is buying expensive, retired sets. The people who are dropping $800+ on retired sets are well aware of what has been made before and are going to be much more aware of sets that are rumored to be coming out in the near future.

I used a cardpool giftcard and the 20% coupon to get the TRU Sith Infiltrator and Spider Droid for $98. Good for a couple future reviews.

Sold 4 Umbaran MHC 75013 for $240 shipped on eBay the other day. Pleasant surprise as I forgot they were even on there.

I still feel all the doom and gloom is just being overdramatic. I honestly doubt there will be a huge crash in the lego economy like the recession. It'll be more of a correction in the sense that profit margins will get so thin, that it will naturally thin the herd or those casual investors, or those that don't know what they are doing. Eventually once those people that have no idea what's going on and all fire sell their stuff, and those that can weather the storm will be just fine. Yes I understand people's fears of remakes, but honestly, out of the thousands upon thousands of sets Lego has produced, they are still releasing cool new fresh sets. (This year being an odd one, only because the last 3 exclusives IMO suckkkkk major you know what.) Look at the new technic sets, possibly Big Ben, etc. We already had fantastic models in the GBHQ and brick bank. I feel the worry should start happening when everything becomes a remake or a direct copy. The Death Star, could still be significantly different enough to not hurt any value from the previous two iterations. If the Carousel is true, I doubt, that no matter how different it'll probably hurt the value of the old one. (I differentiate between the two, only because Star Wars fans will pay a price to have a complete UCS collection no matter who you are talking about, and I don't think the people who generally buy the fairground theme are going to exactly be clamoring to have both version of a carousel.) With the snowspeeder, just like the X-wing, I expect that one to take a hit a bit, but I don't think too much, only because of some of the parts and rarity of them will keep the prices high. You guys are also going hard on the speculation as if you know exactly what's coming out. I think you guys need to calm it a bit and just wait until more information trickles in and go from there. One thing I can say about this site, is that even though it has quite the significant amount of members, you know a bunch aren't active, and as far as the entire country/world is concerned, we're smaller than a drop in the bucket. The normal person doesn't follow the news and rumors and everything like we do out here. Most people will just walk into a store, and see a set they like and buy it. I will bet you anything that most people, probably don't even know that some of the 'remakes' are even remakes at all. I know when I first got into this game, I never realized the sets that I had missed out on in the last decade until I discovered this site and did more research. Mainly because I became a fanatic again like when I was a kid. So without knowing, the first few times I walked into a Lego store, I never would've known if anything had ever been released before.

You should do build reviews! With your photography skills combined those would be dy-no-mite

I was going to get this set as soon as they released it, but I have consistently lost all the interest I had for it, at least for the time being...

It'll be different though, it'll be on the other corner...

As I mentioned before, not retiring PS will do more damage to many´s portfolios than re releasing an oldie. I would say there is a more than 50% chance of CC coming back in the next 5 years.

All I care is will it drive up demand for AT-AT from end users after this set is released

I may be a minority in this but I'm getting it. I love Hoth and plan on doing a MOC

congratulations. watch out for your inventory and the way they disappear and re-appear. reimbursement on losses . but again those are % wise very less hence its probably worth it.

You need to request a pickup directly from UPS unless you have a regular pickup (or a vehicle that can haul your stuff to a dropoff point). Depending on size and bulk I either drop shipments off in the course of my normal day or schedule a one-time pickup (which can be up to $10-15 if you live in a "remote" area). Worth it when they're getting half a dozen 24" cubed crates, not so much for a medium-sized tower of smaller packages. Even with the added pickup charge the low overall fulfillment cost and knock-on price increase effects make FBA worth it to me.

Likewise very surprised, otherwise I would have taken the other 50 that were left on the shelves. Didn't think they would move so quickly since it was a freebie and Sainsburys had literally shelves piled high with them in the run up to Xmas.

Our companies don't have the buying power that the OS stores have. Our retailers are wholesalers at RRP - 30% but US/UK could be closer to 50% hence the stronger discount

I found this funny. Good deal?

I can understand those who have been in the game for the past decade not being thrilled about remakes. But as a collector who missed most of those sets, I will probably buy 6 out of 12 on the list, in addition to the Ghostbusters Firehouse I already own. As an investor, the biggest issue I see with TLG releasing this many D2C sets is that it may reduce demand for retired sets as collectors can get a lot more for their money buying new sets at RRP.

not sure if its been mentioned but found out earlier today that cmfs are %15 off at target. good deal for sharks i guess... price not marked...

remember : grab 2 . ty

Bricktober sets . Even with the 20% off coupon and gc , still couldn't pull the trigger .

Dino Defense HQ arrived from eBay today. $70 shipped for a used complete set. Seller realized there were 2 missing pieces and brick linked them to me from 2 separate sellers! That's service!

Actual American businessman with Ford pickup.

Carousel is 7+ years old. UCS Falcon is going on 10+. They're obviously going in a theme park/ride direction and STAR WARS is experiencing a resurgence. It'd be bad business for them to NOT remake these....particularly if the buying public/AFOL/people who have come out of their Dark Ages are asking for cheaper alternatives to the secondary market.

Is it on half price clearance yet?

Was going to post the same - we must be reading the same news.

I do believe there are many members here who just want the value of their current collection, like the info/news, deals, and enjoy the community.

But OTOH, there are also folks in the 50,000 who are like me and only buy exclusives for themselves, not multiples for investment.

Yes. That was 50,000 members ago.

Hey Ed, I've got a question for you--On the first page of the Bubble Thread, you said "For years, Jeff and I would hang in the Battlefield forums on the XBOX site and the forum members all thought that the developer, DICE, was listening to them and adapted their business strategy around some fanboys and their whims. I think the same thing applies with LEGO investors, which as a whole, make up a small percentage of all LEGO customers. We think we affect LEGO and their sales practices...I really doubt it." Obviously, you can't have it both ways. Has your opinion evolved over the past 3+ years?

One big thing changed Ed. The kids did: they grew up. The AFOLs were nowhere back then. Now it is perfectly accepted by society to play with LEGOs, people look at it the same way as skiing. In some creative circles it is even hip. I am not saying that your point of view is invalid since I also think that resellers exacerbate demand, but it is not the whole story. Even in Hungary, where wages are a fraction of what you can see in the US people are flocking to the stores when new exclusives come out. So I would not be all doom and gloom, on the other hand in my opinion sets like Hoth hurt LEGO even more than certain remakes. You can't sell a terd if you put a ribbon on it (UCS badge) and it offends people who are fans of the line. The premium appeal is at stake here.

Saw 12 last night at my local Kmart. Waiting for surprise points etc before I consider purchase since they are regular retail.

Lego tanks, all from the same builder. More on his page.

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Some more information re: " From your experience, can you find retired sets from big box stores like Walmart and Target? " Different retailers have different practicies: For example, Target - corporate-wide has a pretty strongly regimented product life cycle on their shelves. They go through 2 major clearances a year (Feb/July) - and in general, they move out product even before it's "retired" from shop at home. Wal-Mart has a lot more freedom, and it can vary store by store, so OCCASIONALLY (especially in backwoods Wallies) find a retired set or two. Walmart also has a tendency to pile clearance items in storage, and then unload them onto the floor at various times, which allows the occasional old set to surface. Target does not do this. Other retailers, like K-Mart - have stuff on their shelves a lot LONGER. For example, at some K-Marts you can find things like Brick Bounty, The Ghost, even wave 1 Chima - All of which are "retired" on shop at home. And the ever popular Mechdragon, which just recently retired from Shop at Home. Toys R Us is the same way in that they have a lot of flexibility, and since they tend to overprice a bit - retired sets can linger on the shelves a while. "Retired" simply means the date it is no longer available at Shop At Home. Sometimes these sets can linger at other retailers for quite some time. A good example would be the Toys R Us exclusive "Hydra Fortress Smash" which I believe retired in November officially, but didn't get cleared out of TRU finally until a couple weeks ago. One of mine had a couple Black Gates 8-9 months after retirement on their shelves. And your own regional stores will have their own policies and gems.

this guy on eBay sells a sweet hospital MOC......he wants too much $$$! For it though.....