MarleyMoose Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 On 9/4/2015 at 1:22 PM, MarleyMoose said: Sitting on 8 that I bought at $25 ea WM clearance. Unless Ep 7 has a couple of these I'm not expecting too much down the road. I was wrong. I've done well with them. This set has done great if you got them for $25. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 6 hours ago, MarleyMoose said: I was wrong. I've done well with them. This set has done great if you got them for $25. Fine, but success is more related to the discount than the set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thoroakenfelder Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 2 hours ago, Val-E said: Fine, but success is more related to the discount than the set. I think that's the new credo for resellers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBaron Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 I think it has always been that way, with a some exceptions. I read on Brickset 5 years ago, you make money when you buy a set, not when you sell it. This is more true today than ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 75055 and 75054 have made people money even when bought at full RRP and they retired afterwards. 60% off retail should be enough on all but the most mediocre SW sets - 75177 for instance is a turd in waiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thoroakenfelder Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 6 minutes ago, Val-E said: 75055 and 75054 have made people money even when bought at full RRP and they retired afterwards. 60% off retail should be enough on all but the most mediocre SW sets - 75177 for instance is a turd in waiting. I doubt any of those stupid buildable figures will ever reach full retail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 13 minutes ago, thoroakenfelder said: I doubt any of those stupid buildable figures will ever reach full retail I don´t even consider them to be sets! Having said that, Grievous seems to be doing OK here and Vader 1.0 might have too, if it hadn´t been for the remake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil B Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 I doubt any of those stupid buildable figures will ever reach full retailJango goes for $50 (RRP $20)Grievous goes for $55 (RRP $35)Luke goes for $45 (RRP $20)Phasma is at $35 (RRP $25)Heck, even old Darth goes for $44 (RRP $30)And K-2SO is already at $28 and not even properly retired (RRP $25) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zskid00 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 15 minutes ago, thoroakenfelder said: I doubt any of those stupid buildable figures will ever reach full retail Some are certainly duds, but have you checked Amazon? https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Constraction-General-Grevious-75112/dp/B00X6A8N8M/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1523555512&sr=8-2&keywords=lego+grievous Phasma, Cody, Grievous, Jango, and Luke are all doing quite well, especially considering you could buy these in bulk at 50% off or greater. Also, I definitely consider the B-wing a winner. I purchased mine at a paltry 20% off and am more than doubling my initial investment after fees with a hold time of less than 18 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBaron Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Yep. I knew they were going to be trouble from the time I saw them. 75% off is the only way to make a reasonable profit on them. Having said that, I am stuck with a few of the buildable figures battle packs. Forget the price, trying to find someone who will buy them is just as hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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