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Lego Star Wars

When compared to other toy collectibles; Lego sets are not usually bought in bulk and stored away for many years in unused condition. We live in a time where some avid Star Wars collectors buy cases of Kenner action figures and put them away, but very few people have been buying and storing classic Star Wars Lego sets. One reason for this is due to the cost. Even the low end Star Wars Lego sets cost around $10 each (on a good day) and the average set costs between $25-$60+! Not too many toy collectors can afford to buy multiples of an item when it is that expensive, so most collectors would rather buy a $130 case of Star Wars Kubrick figures instead. A second reason some toy collectors don't buy Lego sets for collecting is simply because they don't like the brand or feel that it has staying power. I know some true hardcore collectors who think that detailed or limited edition action figures and play sets are the way to go and they cringe when I start to talk about Lego. Fine by me, but just understand that these collectors may very well be missing a golden opportunity.

How did Lego collecting gain ground? It started a few years ago. Then the craze continued. Sealed mint in the box Star Wars Lego sets have been going up in price for many years now. So have other Lego sets. But why is this? Are there that many Lego collectors out there or are these toys made in limited quanities? In essence both answers are correct to a certain degree. Now before I get a "ton" of emails I am not suggesting that Lego sets are made in limited quantities or that you should put your life savings in buying them. What I am saying is that one; the collector market for Lego sets (sealed in mint boxes) is growing; and number two; most Lego sets are not in production for more than a few years unless they get a release (which doesn't happen often). This constitutes demand and more and more collectors are starting to buy Lego sets as they begin to realize this. Just do a search on eBay for sealed mint in mint box Lego sets. You will see what I mean. Some of the most sought after sets easily quadruple in price and most double!

Now it is important to understand what I mean by mint in a sealed mint box. An opened box of Legos (even if the contents are mint or sealed) is still opened! A box of Legos sealed with massive amounts of shelf wear (or even any modest shelf wear) is NOT mint! You can have a new box sitting on a store shelf that is not mint. One day condition grading of sealed Lego sets will take hold. When this occurs only the best pieces will sell for the best price. Please do NOT kid yourself into thinking that condition does not matter.

2011 Advent Calendar 7958 AAT 30052 Ahsoka's Starfighter and Vulture Droid 7751 Anakin's & Sebulba's Podracers 7962 Anakin's & Sebulba's Podracers 4485 Anakin's Jedi Starfighter 7669 Anakin's Podracer 7131 Anakin's Y-Wing Starfighter 8037 ARC Fighter 6967 ARC-170 Starfighter 7259 ARC-170 Starfighter 8088 Armored Assault Tank (AAT) 8018 Assassin Droids Battle Pack 8015 AT-AP Walker 7671 AT-AT Walker 8129 AT-AT 4483 AT-AT 4489 AT-AT Walker 20018 AT-ST 30054 AT-ST 7657 AT-ST & Snowspeeder 4486 AT-TE 4482 AT-TE 4495 AT-TE Walker 7675 AT-TE Walker 20009 A-Wing Fighter 6207 A-Wing Fighter 7134 Battle Droid Carrier 7126 Battle Droid on STAP 30004 Battle Droid 8001 Battle for Geonosis 7869 Battle of Endor 8038 Battle of Naboo 7929 Boba Fett's Slave I 6964 Bounty Hunter Assault Gunship 7930 Bounty Hunter Assault Ship, Mini 20021 Bounty Hunter Pursuit 7133 B-Wing at Rebel Control Center 7180 B-Wing Fighter 6208 C-3PO 8007 C-3PO, Gold Chrome Plated Cad Bane's Speeder 8128 Clone Scout Walker 7250 Clone Trooper Battle Pack 7913 Clone Trooper Battle Pack 7655 Clone Turbo Tank 8098 Clone Turbo Tank 20006 Clone Turbo Tank 7261 Clone Walker Battle Pack 8014 Clone Walker 30006 Clone Wars 2010 San Diego Comicon Cloud City 10123 Collectible Display Set 1 Collectible Display Set 2 Collectible Display Set 3 Collectible Display Set 4 Collectible Display Set 5 Collectible Display Set 6 Corporate Alliance Tank Droid 7748 Count Dooku’s Solar Sailor 7752 Darth Maul (bust) 10018 Darth Maul's Sith Infiltrator 7961 Darth Vader Transformation 7251 Darth Vader 8010 Darth Vader's TIE Fighter 8017 Death Star 10188 Death Star II 10143 Desert Skiff 7104 Destroyer Droid 8002 Droid Escape 7106 Droid Fighter 30055 Droid Fighter 7111 Droid Gunship 7678 Droid Tri-Fighter 8086 Droid Tri-Fighter 7252 Droids Battle Pack 7654 Echo Base 7749 Emperor Palpatine’s Shuttle 8096 Episode III Collectors Set 65771 Ewok Attack 7956 Ewok Attack 7139 Fan Celebration V: Bounty Hunter Edition Final Duel I 7200 Final Duel II 7201 Flash Speeder 7124 Freeco Speeder 8085

General Grievous's Starfighter 7656 General Grievous's Starfighter 8033 General Grievous Chase 7255 General Grievous 10186 General Grievous's Starfighter 8095 Geonosian Fighter 4478 Geonosian Starfighter 7959 Gungan Patrol 7115 Gungan Sub 7161 Hailfire Droid 4481 Hailfire Droid & Spider Droid 7670 Home One Mon Calamari Starcruiser 7754 Hoth Echo Base 7879 Hoth Rebel Base 7666 Hoth Wampa Cave 8089 Hyena Droid Bomber 8016 Imperial AT-ST 10174 Imperial Dropship 7667 Imperial Inspection 7264 Imperial Landing Craft 7659 Imperial Shuttle 10212 Imperial Shuttle 20016 Imperial Shuttle 4494 Imperial Shuttle 7166 Imperial Speeder Bike 30005 Imperial Star Destroyer 10030 Imperial Star Destroyer 6211 Imperial Star Destroyer 8099 Imperial V-Wing Starfighter 7915 Impterial AT-ST 7127 Jabba's Message 4475 Jabba's Palace 4480 Jabba's Prize 4476 Jabba's Sail Barge 6210 Jango Fett 8011 Jango Fett's Slave I with Bonus Cargo Case 65153 Jango Fett's Slave I 7153 Jedi Defense I 7203 Jedi Defense II 7204 Jedi Duel 7103 Jedi Starfighter & Slave I 4487 Jedi Starfighter & Vulture Droid 7256 Jedi Starfighter with Hyperdrive Booster Ring 7661 Jedi Starfighter 6966 Jedi Starfighter 7143 Jedi T-6 Shuttle 7931 Landspeeder 7110 Lightsaber Duel 7101 Luke's Landspeeder 8092 Mace Windu's Jedi Starfighter 7868 MagnaGuard Starfighter 7673 Mandalorian Battle Pack 7914 Millennium Falcon 4488 Millennium Falcon 4504 Millennium Falcon 7190 Millennium Falcon 7965 Millennium Falcon Ultimate Collector's 10179 Millennium Falcon, midi-scale 7778 Mini Snowspeeder 8029 Mini TIE Fighter 3219 Mini TIE Fighter 8028 Mini V-19 Torrent 8031 Minifigure Pack #1 3340 Minifigure Pack #2 3341 Minifigure Pack #3 3342 Minifigure Pack #4 3343 Mos Eisley Cantina 4501 Mos Espa Podrace 7171 Motorized Walking AT-AT 10178 MTT 4491 Naboo Fighter Special Edition 10026 Naboo Fighter 7141 Naboo N-1 Starfighter with Vulture Droid 7660 Naboo Starfighter 7877 Naboo Swamp 7112 Obi-Wan’s Jedi Starfighter 10215 Pirate Tank 7753 Pit Droid 8000 Plo Koon's Jedi Starfighter 8093

R2-D2 / C-3PO Droid Collector Set 65081 R2-D2 8009 Rebel Blockade Runner 10019 Rebel Scout Speeder 7668 Rebel Snowspeeder 4500 Rebel Trooper Battle Pack 8083 Republic Attack Cruiser 20007 Republic Attack Gunship 7676 Republic Attack Shuttle 30050 Republic Attack Shuttle 8019 Republic Cruiser 7665 Republic Dropship with AT-OT Walker 10195 Republic Fighter Tank 7679 Republic Frigate 7964 Republic Gunship 20010 Republic Gunship 4490 Republic Gunship 7163 Republic Swamp Speeder 8091 Rogue Shadow 7672 Sandcrawler 10144 Separatist Shuttle 8036 Separatist Spider Droid 7681 Shadow ARF Trooper 2856197 Sith Infiltrator 4493 Sith Infiltrator 7151 Sith Infiltrator 7663 Sith Kit 5000066 Sith Nightspeeder 7957 Slave I 6209 Slave I 7144 Slave I 8097 Slave I 20019 Snowspeeder 7130 Snowspeeder 10129 Snowtrooper Battle Pack 8084 Speeder Bikes 7128 Star Destroyer 4492 Star Wars Bucket 7159 Stormtrooper 8008 Super Battle Droid 8012 Super Pack 3 in 1 (7667, 7668, 8017) 66308 Super Pack 3 in 1 (7749, 8083, 8084) 66364 Super Pack 3 in 1 (7749, 8083, 8089) 66366 Super Pack 3 in 1 (7869, 7913, 7914) 66377 Super Pack 3 in 1 (7913, 7914, 8085) 66378 Super Pack 3 in 1 (8014, 8015, 8091) 66341 Super Pack 3 in 1 (8083, 8084, 8092) 66368 Super Star Destroyer 10221 T-16 Skyhopper 4477 Tantive IV 10198 TIE Bomber 4479 TIE Collection 10131 TIE Crawler 7664 TIE Defender 8087 TIE Fighter 7146 TIE Fighter 7263 TIE Fighter & Y-Wing 7150 TIE Fighter & Y-Wing 7152 TIE Fighter & Y-Wing 7262 TIE Interceptor 6206 TIE Interceptor 6965 TIE Interceptor 7181 Trade Federation AAT 7155 Trade Federation MTT 7184 Trade Federation MTT 7662 Tusken Raider Encounter 7113 Twilight 7680 Twin-Pod Cloud Car 7119 Ultimate Lightsaber Duel 7257 Ultimate Space Battle 7283 V-19 Torrent 7674 Vader’s TIE Advanced 10175 Venator Class Republic Attack Cruiser 30053 Venator Class Republic Attack Cruiser 8039 V-Wing Fighter 6205 Watto’s Junkyard 7186 Wookie Attack 7258 Wookie Attack 6968 Wookie Catamaran 7260 X-Wing & TIE Advanced 4484 X-Wing / TIE Fighter / Y-Wing Collector Set 65145 X-Wing Fighter 4502 X-Wing Fighter 6212 X-Wing Fighter 6963 X-Wing Fighter 7140 X-Wing Fighter 7142 X-Wing Fighter 7191 X-Wing Fighter, mini 30051 Yoda 7194 Y-Wing Attack Starfighter 10134 Y-Wing Fighter 7658

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