Topic: eBay - customs, dioramas and auctions of the week

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Some offered too low, but most too high...


That POTF Snowspeeder was 40€ first. But then I asked if the lights & sound work...well, they do. And the seller added more pictures of the lights. Now he got four more requests...
I almost bought the Snowspeeder and the Clone Wars LAAT/i for 120€. But he only accepted PayPal family & friends, which made me suspicious. So I passed. I've become careful on this ebay platform...

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And I wonder how Hasbro could forget about the Jedi Temple Guard...completely!!

[Tamer]

Yeah, we asked that question to the brand team and they had no idea who we were talking about. I think I am gonna have to start sending some reference images when we ask about a certain figure.

And its smart to be perceptive on eBay.

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Looks like it...that interview was awesome nevertheless!

It's also time for Hasbro to finally launch their "celebration" of Empire Strikes Back for its 40th Anniversary...Let's hope it'll be good...

They also need to give us some Republic Commandos in The Vintage Collection. Any would do to bring those aftermarket prices down again! A Gregor figure would be nice...or an updated omega Squad - any RC would be a win as discussed before...

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Two more vehicles that would look excellent in Vintage packaging!

Also the newest TVC Red Five X-Wing was on ebay loose already! All three ships sold immediately!

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Disney's Droid Factory Droids are also very hard to find here. This set looks nice, too! I haven't even seen it before...

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This collection was on sale recently and started at 10.000€. Eventually it went down to 8.250€ and was probably sold around 8.000€.

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My brother is considering to buy either the LEGO UCS Millenium Falcon or the new UCS Star Destroyer.
The main thing that buggs him is the fact that both have no or incorrect inventories...

Yesterday, he sent me a link of a custom MOC built with over 10,000 pieces. This one got some inventory...

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Sometimes there're even some custom figures on sale here in Germany. These BB-repaints almost joined my BB-famaily if I didn't miss them...


http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?topic=10186.msg210602#msg210602

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If you want all vehicles, creature(s) and playset(s) of The Vintage Collection to date, here are all at once*:

* except for TVC TIE Fighter, Red Five X-Wing and of course THE SALE BARGE! Otherwise this collection would be offered for 15k.

This offer is from the same seller I shared two weeks ago.
His description for this is so hilarious that I need to translate it for you.

But this song sums it all up:

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In contrast this offer was uploaded yesterday. I found this collection by searching for "Star Wars figures" - no Hasbro.
89 figures and 4 vehicles for...and take a close look at which are included there! 

[Tamer]

That LEGO Star Destroyer is phenomenal. I so can't get into LEGO I will go broke. It is so cool though.

Nice collection of vintage ships. It felt good to know I had most of them.

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Another ad that draw my attention. And this is my main issue with LEGO: it's so hard to find enough parts to build you own creations. Bricks in beige/sand color are one sort of parts that are only available via bricklink or similar sources. LEGO  could do so much more for their customers like playmobil does. Getting extra parts or lost parts from playmobil even years after a set retired is NO issue at all there!
My second major issue with LEGO is that you get less and less value for your money. The latest Death Star Escape set is another prime example. It's 29,99€ here in Germany and you only get 2 minifigures. AT LEAST one Stormtrooper would be the littlest to ask for. That's why this set doesn't sell at all and already dropped to 20€ here...

Now, building such an awesome Cantina shouldn't cost that much $$$...but that's what it does thanks to LEGO's politics...


What do you think about LEGO?