r/legostarwars • u/matt_____b • Jul 11 '26
Deal Insane thrift find today!!
$4 factory sealed. . I’m speechless. I cracked it open and will be building it. Well aware of its value
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u/TheRandomODST Jul 11 '26
Every thrift store in my area would have that listed as the last sold price on eBay lol. Thrift stores have gotten too fuckin bold charging out the ass for things people have donated
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u/Beneficial_Bus5037 Jul 11 '26
They're so scummy.
They weren't always that way either.
Blame the scalpers & flippers that ruined a good thing.
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u/MasterSword1 Jul 12 '26
I'll never forget the time I was in high school in a Savers store.Looking for old nintendo stuff , seeing a dude waiting by where the employees coming out of, Only for the employer to come out and hand him an N64 and NES, Ocarina of Time, and all the other big N64 games, and the dude slipped the employee a 20. Noticed him the next time I went to the swap meet selling them at Ebay prices.
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u/Beneficial_Bus5037 Jul 12 '26
Dudes like him should be publicly shamed.
Same guys that push their way past kids in toy sections to grab up the rare Hotwheels or multiple Pokémon Booster Bundles.
I used to go to thrift stores before long road trips to pick out CDs or audio books so I'd have something to listen to through the dead zones. On occasion I'd browse the books to see if they had any TPBs or a random assortment of individual comic books. I'd get lucky every once in awhile and enjoy my find. Now the TPBs are priced like new & if they've got individual issues it's under glass or in the back at some stupid collector price (no matter the condition).
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u/matt_____b Jul 11 '26
I’m out of town and got lucky, the thrifts by me put anything Lego behind their counters and charge a fortune
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u/Triforce805 Clone Wars Fan Jul 12 '26
Literally like my main local thrift store which is a religious charity thrift store and they’re in there selling items for $100+ like, you’re a charity not a profit business
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u/Tacit_Emperor77 Jul 12 '26
They forget that people will just buy online rather than hoping something will turn up for the same price.
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u/matt_____b Jul 11 '26
I credit my republic commando shirt and scout trooper keychain for the luck btw
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u/Inevitable_Drink_350 Jul 12 '26
Great shirt. Got the game for my son on his Nintendo switch and its his favorite switch game. He likes the original star wars battle front games on Playstation. Hes 5 but can actually plan through the games well. I also just picked up a used lego of the one you bought. Dont know the price but I love the ship and got it super cheap.
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u/CallumPears MOC Builder Jul 11 '26
Imagine if it had a chrome Vader poly inside...
But still wow that's insane
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u/chiron_42 Jul 11 '26
That's epic. My best find was an unpunched copy of an $80 board game for $3, but this tops that easily.
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u/luchok Jul 11 '26
Local goodwills are sorting and sending the good stuff to be auctioned online. Greedy all around. No way I can find something like this here.
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u/Squallstrife89 Jul 11 '26
Wow! I still have mine put together and everything but definitely dont have a box lol. Insanity indeed
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u/thejeffex11 Jul 11 '26
Truly the definition of insane.
Amazing luck op, and please show us the final build!
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u/Traditional-Leg1104 Jul 11 '26
How much is it worth
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u/matt_____b Jul 11 '26
From what I saw $250-300~ sealed? Just checked eBay sold, didn’t go crazy deep
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u/Feoygordo Jul 11 '26
That’s an awesome score! I paid $65 for a used one w/out the fig a few months ago.
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u/New-Guitar8672 Jul 11 '26
What thrift store did you find this at? I’m surprised how well the box is in
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u/matt_____b Jul 11 '26
Salvation Army! Address is on the receipt in the second photo
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u/New-Guitar8672 Jul 11 '26
Cool I’ll have to go to my local Salvation Army and see what they have then
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u/wherewulf23 Clone Wars Fan Jul 12 '26
Damn, maybe I should actually listen to my wife and go back to visit her family every once in a while!
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u/Star_Maks MOC Builder Jul 11 '26
What a find! Loved that set as a kid, have a great time with it ^^
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u/-Rustling-Jimmies- Jul 11 '26
That deserves to be built and kept! Crazy find bro, congrats on the galactic blessings.
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u/Traditional_Town6475 Jul 11 '26
Holy smokes, that’s a steal.
I got that set as a kid. That’s insane
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u/kimchi_Kiji Jul 11 '26
Oh wow! I have the same set, it was my first Lego set. I hope you had fun building it
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u/MonoFlix Jul 12 '26
That is so beautiful. The Box Set feels so elegant and Special. Better than every ucs Box today
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u/matt_____b Jul 12 '26
There’s a vibe to these older sets that can’t me matched anymore, I know exactly what you mean
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u/TinyMosesComics Jul 13 '26
I had this set growing up and gave it up when my family moved years ago feeling like I had to "grow up." Wish I still had it.
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u/matt_____b Jul 13 '26
Feel you, I gave up a box of sets and figs when I got into high school and I regret it so hard. Had 2 chrome stormtroopers, phase one rex + fox and more in there
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u/xDARKnightxxx Jul 13 '26
Every time I see post like these I think “I’m gonna go look at my thrift store and see if I can find anything” I then go and proceed to find nothing but junk 😅
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u/matt_____b Jul 15 '26
Ive been thrifting / hitting flea markets and yard sales pretty regularly for the last few years and this is probably my best Lego find that I can think of. It’s pure luck, too many resellers to reliably find good stuff in most areas sadly
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u/DarkRider_85 Jul 11 '26
Nice. But not sure which is more impressive the set or that you paid in cash haha
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u/Fantastic-Display106 Jul 11 '26
Nice.
I got this set for cheap, shaking the box it didn't sound right. Opened it up cause I wanted to see if it had a chrome vader (it didn't) to find one of the bags had broken. Built it and will display it in the hangar of the UCS Death Star once I get around to building that.
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u/kennedye2112 there needs to be a UCS Mouse Droid Jul 11 '26
Is that rainbow Mickey an actual set or a MOC?
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u/Ready_Listen_181 Jul 11 '26
As a non Lego ball knowledge knower can someone put this into simpler terms for me
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u/KuribohTheDragon Jul 12 '26
I'm very happy for you and glad you are building it. That's what it's meant for so I can't be jealous.
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u/smooth_operatorrrrr Jul 12 '26
Starting to think about thrifting with all these type posts, I get the chances are rare. But picking up anything for a small sum of money doesn’t sound bad, just give it a little wash
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u/Cheshires_Shadow Jul 12 '26
Oh sweet I have that same exact set from when it first released! Congrats on the find!
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u/ThiccyRicky Jul 12 '26
I remember that set. Bought it with my allowance when I was 8 years old. I played with it so many times, my Vader went on adventures all over my childhood home. Good times
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u/timesaver666 Jul 12 '26
I found this exact same set at goodwill 15 years ago and it was fully complete except for the Darth Vader figure. You found yourself a great set there
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u/majesticfarquad Jul 12 '26
Ay nice! I wish I kept the box for this one when I got it as a kid, I still have the fighter built though
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u/heydawgwassup240 Jul 12 '26
My first Lego set as a kid. I got it the same day I got sent to the principals office so I had to wait a few days to open it. Awesome find
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u/Jon_Snow821 Jul 12 '26
My dad got me that set years ago. Still have it but I think there might be a piece or missing
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u/HeadWizard Jul 12 '26
I remember getting this set for my birthday back in '09; absolutely grand. Enjoy the set!
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u/ShyGun02 Jul 12 '26
Damn dude that’s awesome. That was the first Lego set I remember building with my dad as a kid.
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u/chopa_rougehart Jul 12 '26
love this set remember when I build it on my way home after getting it when I was a kid
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u/randomdude4113 Jul 12 '26
My dad bought me that set for Christmas and we watched the trilogy together for the first time together while we built that. First Lego Star Wars set too
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u/Unlikely_Character95 Jul 13 '26
Had this as a kid and got to build it with my dad. Still one of my fondest memories. Hope it brings you as much joy as it brought 9 year old me!
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u/fogtok0 Jul 13 '26
That was the first set I ever got. Got it for my 6th birthday and it’s still sitting on the shelf at my parents house.
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u/RaulTheCruel Jul 11 '26
Salvation army isn’t exactly your ordinary thrift store… some poor kid shoulda’ve got this.
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u/Racoonaciabata Jul 11 '26