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Here's the actual eBay listing: http://www.ebay.com/itm/161463774477?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT I offered $999, and had a 10% coupon, so really only paid $899. It seems like a good buy, especially since it has a box, instructions, and the sticker is untouched as well. I've seen them go for more for just the legos only. So please correct if I am wrong! I'm not worried about nitpicking, even if it's listed as "new" by the seller. I just didn't want to cost myself thousands of dollars in the future by opening the rest of the bags. Thanks everyone, I appreciate it!

I hope this is the right forum, I have an investment question about the above mentioned UCS set. I came across the 10143 set on eBay. It was listed as "new". The original box has wear on it, and the instructions (good condition) have been taken out of its packaging. Three of the four white boxes are included, one is missing. There are 38 bags of individual legos that have not been opened, while a few are in ziploc bags. I was told, that someone owned the set before the person that sold it to me. That someone opened a few of the bags and was going to build it, but decided against it and finally sold it. My question is, could this be sold as a "new kit" even though some of the bags have been opened, and a white box is missing. All of the 3400+ pieces are suppose to be there. My other question, as much as I am an investor, I am also a collector. I have the UCS Imperial Star Destroyer and the Super Star Destroyer, so I am itching to actually build this. How much would I lose if I go to sell it in the future, and all the bags have been opened? I plan on wrapping the box and instructions to keep them from getting any more damaged. So I guess in a nutshell, is this kit actually "new", and what would I lose if I opened the rest of the bags and built it? I also have an additional copy of the SSD(10221) and R2-D2(10225) that are wrapped and kept in mint condition. The plan is to sell these two and hopefully many more someday down the road. Having a "new" copy of the Death Star II in addition to those sets, I hope I would be able to sell all to a collector. So that's why I am trying to find out! Thanks everyone.