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Spotted the first 2018 sets at Kmart today. See top shelf.

Anyone notice Rey and Finn have switched Hair-do's? And that Rey's makeup was done by a drag queen. That said, In for 3

the orginal ship looks better to me but the LEGO bottle looks way better. If you make the ship bigger the bottle has to be bigger and doesn't seem to look as real and accurate. The focus really isn't the ship in this set anyways and more the whole package as a dipslay piece. For a little ship (the only part I did so far) it was a pretty neat little build.

Didn't believe it at first, both are sealed never opened for $65 total.

A correction on the bottom right (I'm sure it was just a typo), but it should be https://brickset.com/sets/9442-1 Jay's Storm Fighter Jet A quick primer on how I I use brickstock to i.d. stuff like this: load in a few of the unique pieces into an inventory list, and then highlight groups that I think belong together. The software then shows which sets have all of the pieces highlighted. It makes it much easier to ID the sets, although it helps to know the bricklink colors and names of the parts.

Have I told you lately that I hate you?

Just watched TLG video revealing the new results. Interesting, and obviously intentional, Easter egg with the bleeps in the middle of the presentation. I'm no lip reader, but I could believe he says "Bespin set" when getting bleeped. And it would make sense, as I don't see any of the other sets potentially being turned down because it's going to be part of a future mega-set...unless they decide to roll out some D2C 5000+ piece NASA set - which I would totally be fine with! I think this is a clear tip of the cap that a new UCS Cloud City is coming.

I think each version has its pros and cons. My main issue is that fans voted on one version of the set. I don't think people just voted on the idea of a ship in a bottle. When they do things like this and they don't sell as well as they want, they'll just blame fans for voting on something they didn't really want to buy instead of realizing that they materially changed what people said they were interested in having.

A friend found a used, complete Delorean w/ box and instructions at a thrift shop for $3.

I am sorry, is this a remake??? I thought LEGO already released a better looking light cycle set ?????

Just like the title asks, what LEGO set did you buy today? I bought the 4184 POTC Black Pearl.

Exactly, but AWAY from the Lego.

Again, thanks so much for all your replies. I am well prepared to be very patient and wouldn't be overly worried not being able to sell sets quickly or in a very short time frame. I see the value of waiting maybe 2/3 years for nice price rises on some sets judging by the Star Wars price data I have viewed on sites like Brick Link and Brick Picker. I regularly check the sales prices of all UK stores (daily atm) but I have found that 50%+ is a tricky one to come across at the minute for small, medium or large sets. I wasn't paying as much attention to prices around Black Friday and post Christmas, but i'm sure there were some good savings, but maybe not as much as 50% for sets I liked. 50% off is usually when I make an impulse buy for my building collection. I bought the MF from the Lego store using their sale and a cash back site which got me a deal that I thought was really good but it was closer to 30% off. At the minute I have nothing invested, my spare room primed for storage and I am poised to buy when the planets align... thanks for the heads up on the 60th anniversary. My last anniversary set (White Boba Fett Poly Bag 30th anniversary - still sealed ?) has appreciated very nicely since my paltry £5ish investment many years ago.

Probably suggesting "go big or go home"!! Sent from my SM-G950F using Brickpicker Forum mobile app

My sale filter works as I said. Retiring soon has indeed gone.

I love alternate builds....but this one doesn't do it for me. Too busy and frankly too obnoxious. Sent from my SM-G950U using Brickpicker Forum mobile app

Can tell you that Sticker is from Intertoys in Germany... Amazon in Germany - like I assume everywhere else - stores their own stock together with FBA stock in some warehouses and you never know what you get...

brickstock uses the bricklink inventory database. If your eyes are strong (errr, young?) enough, you may be able to make out the small numbers molded into the bottom of each piece. One of the numbers there is the part number, the others refer to color/lot during production and storage. Bricklink usually uses the part number printed on the piece. brickstock has a nice filter function where one can enter the part number and/or brick size to limit the choices presented. If I cant recall the exact name of a piece, I'll call up a set that I know has it (at least shape, if not color) and get the part number that way. I also use brickstock to track set reconstitution: load up the set inventory, and then remove parts from it as I find them in the bulk lot. At the end, I'll have a list of missing parts which I can upload to bricklink as a wish list. ? Parsing bulk lots can be a lot of fun. Enjoy!

Right center is the geonosian cannon Center is from 75017 Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Brickpicker Forum mobile app

Top center is from 4440 Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Brickpicker Forum mobile app

Welcome !! I also sell to fund my collection/addiction/hobby. The storage issue begins to be a thing when the wife does not like seeing Lego sets being stored in every closet, under the bed, garage, attic, under kids train table, every nook and cranny and where ever else you can be creative in hiding it from her =)

Bottom left and top right are from 76009, bottom right is 7442 Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Brickpicker Forum mobile app

Just seen a huge billboard that there is a brand new TRU opening in my hometown at the end of February so it doesn't seem like they are closing shops in Germany....

To summarize the retired LEGO Batman Movie sets in EU (some of them were mentioned already):

The Brick Fan seems to agree with you here: https://www.thebrickfan.com/is-a-lego-star-wars-ucs-cloud-city-set-coming-soon/

The funny little yellow box is a "net shooter". It and the platform at the back left come from the older dino theme: https://brickset.com/sets/5883-1/Tower-Takedown

No offense to the designers - all of those are great MOCs. But none of those worked for me for sets.

The price argument is a weak one IMO. Maybe there is piece and/or design issues, but charge another $20 and deliver a better set. $70...$80...$90...What's the difference? (Don't say $10 or $20...LOL). This set is not designed for kids IMO. It's another set designed for adults, who have the money to buy the more intricate set.

You might want to increase the number of things that might be scary to think about. There are several key factors to this game many people overlook at the start: fees, shipping, storage space, time and effort spent, research and timing, etc... You might want to take some time to really define what you mean by "profitability" and make a plan that follows that path. Also, for anything you do end up building for pleasure and are willing to part with later, keep everything neat for optimal resale down the road.

The only scary thing I am thinking of right now is about the commissions from places like Bricklink, Amazon, Ebay etc. and I suppose trying to compete with the sellers from the US who seem to post cheaper prices. My plan is to be patient, buy nearly retired sets at the discounted prices of 20-30%+ where possible then sell them on some platform. It's the reselling that will be stepping into the unknown for me.

Yep, you want to wait until just before retirement and buy at a discount, wait until the set starts to fizzle out and then sell. Use the profit’s to buy more sets. your main limiting factor will be space to store it all. Expecially as you are from the uk. Our small houses aren’t the best for spare space.

Good riddance. Saturn tower is nice in concept, but not really feasible as an official LEGO set for multiple reasons. If the selection is meh, let's spend the creative designer time on something else.

No winner this time, as predicted.

Totes adorbs.

W00t! I trolled Tabby, the master troller of HKUD

yes. get them all. on amazon, set has only 35 sellers, nearly double msrp and no posts to this thread in over a year. WINNER!!!!

Waddamon parts out??? Lego investing is changing...

I'm quietly confident we will be getting a decent return by the end of the year.

Too late, I just posted off my return package. Had to wear rubber gloves when handling those turds.

And take note that Mega Bloks is now gated on Amazon. I previously had Mega Bloks listings and those are now blocked and Amazon is asking for vendor authorization.

Don't forget about this old favorite either.

Well, 2017 is wrapping up... As we sail into 2018 and a whole new slough of sets are on the way, let's take a look at the potential retirement of current sets still available before Black Friday hits, and what they could bring us in 2018 and beyond. Here's what I speculate. #22 - 75145 Eclipse Fighter™ & 75147 StarScavenger™ - I'm grouping these two sets together because I just don't think the Star Wars Lego TV show is very good, or memorable and these will be sets that you mostly part out.. I might be wrong...but invest lightly. #21 - 75131 Resistance Trooper Battle Pack, & 75132 First Order Battle Pack. Both of these battle packs have been out too long. The new First Order battle pack provides more stormtroopers, so they are no longer a selling point. The unique First Order officer and the gunner is in too many other sets, although it is good to have an army of cheap stormtroopers and this set provides that. The Resistance Battle Pack has unique troopers, but they are too generic and not based on any characters. Tread lightly on these, unless you are building a giant moc then buy lots because these have been cheap for a while. #20 - Encounter on Jakku - I like this as a set, but don't think it will make a great investment. Unkar Plutt is an ok character, and Teedo and his luggbeast are perhaps the best thing from this set. It might be a surprise investment, but playsets by and large are not that great. This one will have had a year and a half shelf life, which isn't bad, but I think the best thing for this one is to part it out, and make as much money as you can off the luggabeast and teedo. For completists, this is one of those Force Awakens sets you buy last (like the Jakku Quadjumper). #19 - Microfighters Series 3 - 75125 Resistance X-Wing Fighter™, 75126 First Order Snowspeeder™, 75128 TIE Advanced Prototype™& 75129 Wookiee™ Gunship - All of these wave 3 microfighters are kinda weak and they have been on the shelves too long. I don't think these have the legs that series 1 & 2 have, however I do have higher hopes for Series 4 since they were only on the shelves for a year, compared to this wave. #18 - 75164 Rebel Trooper Battle Pack... It's Rouge One, but it's the weakest Rogue One set out of the lineup. Not sure these troopers will be worth much down the line, and more than likely this set won't go over 20.00 any time in the next few years. If I find these at discount for 5.00 at a clearance, I might scoop them up, but otherwise i'd pass. #17 - 75101 First Order Special Forces TIE Fighter™ - Not sold that these will do very well. They have been out for a long time period, and tie fighters are a mixed bag. I'm not sure this will be a set in large demand as time goes on. #16 - 75104 Kylo Ren's Command Shuttle™ - This set is below average in my opinion. While the set itself is an awesome build, and has a good variety of minifigures, I don't know if that will hold this one as a good investment. This set has been discounted at 30 to 40% off for months, and it mostly sits on the shelves. This is one you buy low, hold and see where it goes but don't put much faith in it. The ship that Kylo flies in the Last Jedi is much much cooler. #15 Phantom - Rebels set with THRAWN. Worth buying just for Thrawn. Not worth buying a ton of though. #14 - 75171 Battle on Scarif - As the typical 40.00 playset based on a world, and in the line of Battle on Takodana, Encounter on Jakku, and Duel on Geonosis, this is one of the best playsets. I think the minifigures of the Scarif Battle troopers have a big fan base too. I notice they go for a good price on ebay, bricklink and they will only go up in value as time goes on if they aren't made again in a while. It also has exclusives of Jyn and Cassian. If you have the space, I'd buy some of these as an investment just to make some money down the line. Less than a year shelf life (came out in may) and that to me says in a few years it will be that set either people will want, and there won't be as many around. #13 - 75154 TIE Striker™ - This is a cool ship, and and interesting build.. I just don't know if it's worth it as an investment unless you landed these for half off and hold them for 2 years. Then maybe you can triple your half-off buy-in. And that's a big if. The scarif trooper in this set will be a $ maker. #12 - 75105 Millennium Falcon™ - This goes up many notches if the largest set in the Han Solo movie is not another Millennium Falcon. If it's the same thing but with a different radar dish and some minifigures, then I suspect this set won't be rising in much value. It's hardly on discount, and it just will stay hovering at a price point that won't make it much of a winner. You might squeak 20.00 out of this one in 2 to 3 years, but if there are other falcons out there, good luck. Only the minis will have some value, and at this point only Han Solo's head is exclusive to this set along with Tasu Leech and his Gang member. Overall tread lightly with caution. #11 - Microfighters Wave 4 - 75162 Y-Wing™ Microfighter, & 75163 Krennic's Imperial Shuttle™ Microfighter - Looks like 2 of the 4 Wave 4 microfighters are going to retire. I think both will be good buys, and worth having. If you have the entire Rogue One collection, you can add diversity to your larger U-wing, or Y-wing by switching out the pilots, plus add Krennics pilot to Krennic's shuttle. The minifigures will add value to these sets just for their unique pieces. #10 - 75165 Imperial Trooper Battle Pack - My 2 cents - the Scarif Stormtroopers are more popular than the Deathtrooper, but the Deathtrooper isn't far behind. Although, the Deathtroopers in Krennic's imperial shuttle will be the ones that are the better variants. However, this set compliments Krennic's ship and if you want an army of Stormtroopers to go with your Rogue One sets, I think this is a battle pack worth buying quite a few of. In fact, when I look back at all the battle packs since 2012 I rank this one 2nd (only the Bounty Hunters that is currently out beats it). .. but as a battle pack, it's great. The only downside is that the variant of this stormtrooper has appeared in a few other sets (the ISD, Y-wing, and advent calendars). But the Deathtroopers will have legs. #9 UCS Tie Fighter - This set just doesn't seem to have a major fan base. It just doesn't sell very well and a lot of us have scooped these up at discounts. I'm not so sold on this but I might be surprised. This could do better than the red 5 just because there aren't as many out there, but last years Sandcrawler is crawling out of the gates, so i'm not sure this one will be much of a winner. It might stick at around 240.00 by the end of next year and stay there for a while. I'm not sure why tie fighters are not as in demand once they hit their EOL, but I expect the same to happen to this one. #8 - 75152 Imperial Assault Hovertank™ - This one is a crap shoot. It's got a unique Imperial vehicle that is new to the Star Wars universe. Anytime there is something new that is well made, I think it could have some legs. I also like the minifigure selection. The Chirrut figure will be $ as time goes on. Not sure what to think about this one. Kind of reminds me of potentially being like General Grievous Wheel Bike. A set everyone kind of neglected but if you bought in (at current prices around 20) you will smile in 2 to 3 years when you are flipping your stash. #7 - 75102 Poe's X-Wing Fighter™ and 75149 Resistance X-Wing Fighter™ - I'm grouping these two together. I think both have some potential, because they are x-wings. However, I do think we will see another x-wing of some sort down the line (I wouldn't be shocked to see a red 5 in the summer wave).. Poe's black pumpkin wing also looks like it gets blown up in the movie and it sounds like he flies a bomber and sandspeeder in the movie. The star wars universe might be moving on from x-wings from this trilogy. Tough to say. I will always see the Black Pumpkin wing as the cheap ripoff to Luke's red 5 when it destroyed Star Killer base with such ease... so it's not iconic, nor should it be. #6 - Clone Turbo Tank - This is a tough one. I personally like this set, and think it's a great technical build and really interesting. But there is a better version of this out, and so this is kind of it's little brother. However, it has Jedi minifigures, and those tend to be gold and I think we won't get either Luminara or Quinlan Vos for a long time. Those two figures will easily be worth 20 to 30.00 in a few years and it will increase the value of this set. Right now, Lego is leaking out Jedi's from the prequels one set at a time, but it's a slow leak that I don't think will come around again for a while. This Turbo Tank will more than likely not be made again for a long while. #5 - 75155 Rebel U-Wing Fighter™ - What I like most about this is how short its shelflife was. That alone should make it a rarer set in the future. This one is a crap shoot. I think it can go either way... but I think because of that it's worth putting it in the top. This is a set that either goes near 4x or hovers near 2. I really like the Minifigure selection. The build of the ship itself is great, and fun, but I wish the transport area was larger. Overall this ship could be improved on, but hopefully if it ever is improved on it's done as a UCS set. #4 - 75137 Carbon-Freezing Chamber - I debated on putting this at #6, or even #5, but think it will perform better % wise than the other two. This could appear in the rumored UCS Cloud City set that could appear late next year, or it could be a compliment to that set and at that point it will be retired (at-at, and attack on hoth meets assault on hoth) #3 - Assault on Hoth - ok, quit tossing tomatoes, but when a UCS set only lasts about a year and a half on the shelves and it's based on one of the most iconic films of all time. Buy it. Ewok Village is doing a decent job of moving up as time goes on. Hoth sets ALWAYS go up, as there are few that ever do. I know this set is universally hated, but that will make it a sleeper when 5 years from now they haven't made many hoth sets and few of these sit out there MIB. #2 - 75153 AT-ST™ Walker - I freaking love this set. It's cheap to accumulate many of, and will probably be hoarded, but I'm all in on this one from Rogue One. It's such a well done set, and very cool to display. 1 year shelf life... #1 - 75156 Krennics Imperial Shuttle - This is by far the best set that is retiring, IMO. The minfigures are freaking stellar (some of the best selection of minis ever put in a set), and I really like this set as a build, and think it will perform very well over time. I also don't see them making this one again in a long time. This is the new age equivalent of a republic gunship/at-te from 2013.