The BIGGEST Problem with LEGO Star Wars

[@thomassantino392]

Remakes devaluing older figures seems like a scalper problem. I'm down to save 90% on a new minifigure

[@kaiserberserk3622]

Same. Always wanted to have the inquisitors (Grand Inquisitor and 5th Brother) and this year I bought the Inquisitor Transport Scythe with both of them in.

[@adamh781]

Everyone out here collecting shit, trading, investing, trying to make money.... and then there's me. 29 and still buying the few sets I can cuz they're fun to build and look cool and I'm still fascinated by the little details. "Oooooohhh this one has little doors that you can open and close AND put stuff in 🤯😍"

[@Criner05]

Same here. I prefer screen accuracy over value.

[@SkyscannerGuyJr.]

What exactly does “scalping” mean to you? Because that word has lost its meaning over time the way people like you just throw that word around nowadays…

[@gigimilano6757]

The fact that people are mad/sad when Lego makes actually good minifigures is baffling, people need to stop whining, especially the Lego star wars fans and "investors"

[@jmurray1110]

Investing us stupid Be happy these iconic characters are more abundant and maybe get more pissed about important stuff like the under representation of the prequels in UCS sets and threat sets (looking at you USC republic gunship) Still waiting for that UCS arc 170

[@azzee029]

I love it when they remake valuble figs, you see investors crying all over the place.

[@pogohomo2788]

but as it was said, that doesnt change the value of the older figs

[@DCeasedbrickbuilds]

@@pogohomo2788 just the demand.

[@JonatasAdoM]

People disagree, but they are making value based on scarcity on purpose.

[@11dong]

@@DCeasedbrickbuilds demand is tied to price without demand no one will buy your 500$ fig

[@DCeasedbrickbuilds]

@@11dong exactly! I hope they put Rex, Revan, & Malgus in Mech sets!

[@Garinovitch]

Personally I don't care at all if older figures are devalued because of the newer ones. I want to collect minifigures because I either love the character or I wanna create fun scenes to play around with. I feel investors don't care about the characters or property in general and they're only goal is to make money. It these investors that ruin alot of the fun for me, I can't just have fun with because to do even something small I have shill out a shit ton of money.

[@jarjarbinks_official4815]

I agree, but that is the whole point in investment

[@Garinovitch]

@@jarjarbinks_official4815 Sadly I don't care about the investment people. They've ruined video gaming, I don't want them ruining lego.

[@papxD]

@@jarjarbinks_official4815 don"t gamble over a kids toy then.

[@cutestcreeper569]

​@@jarjarbinks_official4815People shouldn't be investing in a fricking toy to begin with. If someone wants to sell a retired set so that another person can get a chance to get it, sure, go ahead, but doing it for money is stupid.

[@bigshun4301]

investor aren't ruining your fun. You're ruining your own fun by going after things that are retired and crying about the prices. If investor didn't exist there wouldn't be any retired stuff to buy in the first place so be happy the thing you want is still available and understand you have to pay the price of your indecision if you wanted it cheap you could've bought it 5 years ago for retail

[@micahnike18]

It's interesting to think that so many people would buy a $200 minifigure rather than a $20 custom minifigure that is objectively better. I will never fully understand the LEGO market but this video definitely helped out a bit! Another banger video Dani!

[@Zaaasc]

the main reason is simply because customs will never be worth as much as you paid for them but with real lego you can sell for double or triple what you paid because there will always be a market and its unlikely that that minifig will be made again

[@wendingooo1005]

​@@Zaaasc I always hear the price argument but being honest we collect Lego for ourselves, because we like it, not because we are investors at all

[@Zaaasc]

@@wendingooo1005 see that’s where your wrong there are many people like me who are both collectors and investors so I always get real Lego so I can always make my money back

[@aidentorres5174]

It might be better, and its cool to have in your collection but i want genuine OFFICIAL lego, so i would perfer them over custom figures, but the customs still cool to have

[@wendingooo1005]

@@aidentorres5174 I totally agree with you

[@vimagnum]

Lego Star Wars is a low-key nightmare of a hobby.

[@Gingerlion777]

If you enjoy it for what it is, and dont wind yourself up about it.. its not so bad. I really understand what everyone is saying about the quality etc.. but there is nothing we can do about it.. never stress about things you have no control over.

[@timebomb42]

​@@Gingerlion777 you dropped this 👑

[@xguy2950]

Nobody cares if your plastic isnt worth $30 more than what iy used to be

[@bigshun4301]

@@Gingerlion777 you actually have full control of it its called your wallet. Stop buying trash low effort low pieces star wars sets and you'll see the quality rise. Every year lego reduces pieces count and overall quality of star wars sets and y'all keep buying more they won't stop

[@MJM703]

@@bigshun4301 or just enjoy Lego and don't try to milk money on everything :)

[@frogmouth2]

We get like a new boba slave 1 every other year but we’ve only ever gotten a single jango slave 1 way way back in 02. Even when they release new episode 2 sets and go as far as including a Christmas jango and young boba in an advent calendar they still refuse.

[@o00nemesis00o]

I remember wishing I had £30 so I could buy that one when I'd barely reached double digits. I've heard that the set falls apart if you look at it funny, though. Perfectly happy with my proper green version.

[@frogmouth2]

@@o00nemesis00o what’s ur point here?

[@jacosisaba]

I have never understood only caring about the mini figs when collecting Lego. Like yeah they are a cool extra, but the whole point is the builds and models. People who buy 100$+ sets that they don’t even want just to get a mini fig are insane to me.

[@Cortesevasive]

adults dont have the time to play with big sets, and also no place where to put such massive stuff. While 200minifigures can fit in a single bucket.

[@The123tactics]

@@Cortesevasive All the people who do build the sets and play with them that I know are doctors. This point makes no sense.

[@namesalexander2012]

Army building is so dang fun when it happens organically. And by organically I mean only getting new sets that come out mixed with older ones that I don’t have, maybe a second battle pack but that’s it. I have now a whole squad of regular storm troopers for the first time with all the same helmet mold and it looks fantastic. Not the type of person who cares to have a whole entire army just a decent representation of the army itself and you need at least more than 16 for that. Nonetheless I’ve had a blast with the newer waves and collecting older sets as I have seen my mandalorians, storm troopers, and clone troopers all increase in quantity and its soooo fun sorting them all and seeing how many I have and which sets they came from

[@Esvald]

Trying to 100% Lego Star Wars just sounds like a nightmare I don't have nowhere near enough money for. I'm just happy to grab some of my favorite vehicles and characters if I can tbh.

[@kaiserberserk3622]

Even if I love collecting minifigs, the main reason for me to buy a set is the build first and foremost. I got myself those sets which included vehicles that I like (my personal favourite being the 2015 Lambda class shuttle). I'd only buy a set solely for the minifigures if the set is cheap

[@verndexter]

Yep! Totally agree! Most of my minifigs just sit in a bag in a drawer.

[@RepublicStuds]

0:52 Easy Answer, I don't want to loose my life saving 😅

[@danibobstudios]

exxxxxactly

[@Rogue_Tiger]

Why should I care if sets get devalued?? There meant to be toys not money makers. I collect because they look cool but not to resell. It's nice knowing they hold value but that shouldn't be the reason that someone has to pay $200 for a legit p2 Rex.

[@WeedmanSkirr]

but do they? i got sets as a child (2000-2010 so primetime) and they are all worth more than they did back then. like my boba is worth more than the set i got him it was worth back then.

[@yurisei6732]

The golden age of clone wars sets was mostly a price thing, though. Eg the new AT-TE is definitely better than the Clone Wars era AT-TE, but the CW AT-TE was a £70 set and the new AT-TE is a £120 set. That comparatively low price point made the brand a lot more accessible to kids and as a result was able to generate a ton of nostalgia.

[@brookethebuilder]

It’s so expensive being a Star Wars Lego collector 🤣. Great video Dani!

[@JonatasAdoM]

I saw a Lego vehicle and the price tag once. It was as if they were quantifying my love for it. It would he a sacrifice of hard earned cash in exchange for possessing it. I guees that that is how microtransactions work

[@jmurray1110]

Even if you don’t give a shit about minifigures (fir the most part commander ponds is not a pilot) Not to mention it’s hard to find space for the display pieces like the LAAT or the UCS AT-AT

[@sandwichdude97]

These are children’s toys not investment items. If it bothers people that much that Lego, the company that actually makes the toys, remakes valuable figures in order to - shocker - sell more toys, then they need to get a grip on reality. Lego couldn’t care less about the secondhand value of a figure, nor should they.

[@Ruddellcreations18]

Great video, dani, i remembered when those old sets came out in the 90s, of course I couldn't afford them at the time.😊

[@sashaaurora8983]

Figures and characters should be accessible to the people who actually want them instead of market speculators and “”investors””

[@seddonghost3396]

watching this made me question my life choices i owned almost $5000 worth of minifigure that i didnt even know were worth anything

[@jolemaire6629]

This should have been called: "why lego star wars collectos need a good psychiatrist and it's their own fault"

[@kaiserberserk3622]

I recently found the pieces and rebuilt my Pre Vizsla minifig, which is in good shape actually. Gives me so much nostalgia and good memories back when they gifted me the Lego Pre Vizsla's Mandalorian Starfighter set. One of my all time favourite lego sets with also one of my favourite minifigs. I honestly couldn't care less that it's worth a lot in the second hand market, cause for me it holds a lot of sentimental value

[@MrSaurusOfficial]

This was perfect. This is what kids should be learning about in school!

[@robertb.7772]

Or... let's stick to math, biology, history and such.

[@jacquesgroleau1528]

Awesome video…very very well done..that editing must have been time consuming..but so worth it..thank you..🫶🏼❤️🥰👍🌹💕

[@rafindeed]

my brother had the boba fett from the cloud city lego. We never collected lego, we just had a few far an btween and played with them. After we grow up, i took the boba fett and turned it into a keychain. funny to find out the it is valuable.

[@CodyProductionsOFFICIAL]

i actually have the darth mag figure, thats probably the only old mini figure other then my cloud city boba, i really wish i started collecting star wars sets when they came out😔

[@micoksb2080]

Whatever makes scalpers (or "investors" as they call themselves) sad, makes me happy

[@thegreatskinkpriest8104]

I just find this all so stupid. Lego is a toy. I buy lego because it’s fun to build.

[@HWLEGO]

Such a good video!! Great job dani

[@jediknight179]

Interesting, what will be with Rex P2 after releasing new Venator? For collectors it's both good and bad, cause you can buy another minifugure to your collection but the value will decrease

[@kaiserberserk3622]

Still, that new P2 Rex comes in a 600 dollar set, which makes its availability quite hard for most. Wish they included a P2 Rex in a cheaper set in the future

[@ilzuab8467]

The problem with Lego Star wars is that between 2009 and 2014, lego sold insane amounts of Star Wars sets, because the sets were actually very good and (for lego standards) fairly valued. Soon after though, Lego started noticing they didn't actually need to make good Star Wars sets to sell a lot. Additionally, they noticed that people would pay A LOT for Star Wars, so they just started raising prices through the roof for no reason. It's never gonna go back because even though the actual fans are buying it less and less, now scalpers and "investors" run all over it. There's absolutely no reason for Lego to increase Quality as, if they've proven one thing in the past ten years, the company does not give a flying fuck for fans and regular customers.

[@Lawrence_Talbot]

Good to know that saving all my Star Wars legos sets from my childhood have some value. I was that kid who had every prequels Lego set back in the day. I’ll wait another decade and maybe sell them so my kid has a college fund lol

[@StormX6]

The Paz Vizla minifigure increased a lot in value, up to $45. He's only in that exclusive Armorer's Forge set and since (SPOILERS) He died in Mandalorian Season 3

[@danibobstudios]

I love that you really gave a spoiler warning, that was thoughtful :)

[@StormX6]

@@danibobstudios Thank you! Love your videos, keep up the good work!

[@StormX6]

@@yamikamii I think it was because Ray Stevenson, Gar Saxon’s voice actor passed away. :(

[@connorgarvin2056]

theres just too many factors to judge, youve got 1 set figures, exclusive figs, old figs, misprints,swapouts, new shows about characters. even factors like a figure being in a shit set, because noone buys it so they become incredibly limited in quantity, famous characters, even lego games have impact people wanna get the version thats in the game they played for nostalgia, likelihood of remakes (paz vizsla is a good recent example of that one), theres just soooooo much that goes into it that makes judging the future values ridiculously hard even characters deaths push up their prices and unique prints and molds aswell

[@adamcooke4853]

This is my 2nd or 3rd video I’m watching from your channel and your really funny 😂

[@archammer2]

Well, I'm glad I got your channel recommended to me because I have a couple of those rare minifigs! I need to dig out my old Jango and Watto!

[@GOLDFORDAYS]

Just wanna say this video was done really well. Loved it

[@michaelbest5505]

Seeing the prices many of these sets and figures fetch, that I USED to own as a kid, kills me a little inside.

[@jsworpin]

Wasn’t so hard to collect them all a few years ago. Been collecting from the start. There’d be one of two I didn’t get on release, like OG cloud city. But you could buy most on the second hand market for a small markup years later. Bought Cloud City for £100 4-5 years after it came out. Darth Revan is the only character I don’t have. Was on my wish list but never got around to it. 2-3 years ago was around the £30 mark now just crazy pricing.

[@kaiserberserk3622]

Happens when suddendly the number of scalpers increases

[@ceooforcasupremacy8012]

I remember seeing Jek-14 in the Lego Star Wars show and I loved his design and concept. Getting back into Lego I looked for his phase2 armor minifigure and the minimum price I could find was 50$ but just recently I found someone selling the figure for $30. Price demands are pretty weird. At the start of the year I looked for the previous quinjet set from endgame and Kylo Rens fighter. At the time I could only find both for $400 til a few months ago I found both for around $150 each.

[@Quack3r_]

I don’t care about old figs if I want those characters I want those characters

[@THE_DEMON_WOLF_001]

Wow another super cool video ❤ thanks

[@jakeclement5785]

I agree you never know for sure if a minifigure will hold its value based on the set if its remade in a cheaper or set or not, I could have bought Queen Amidala originally and if i sold it today I would have profited more money than I bought her for, but back then I wasn't thinking about that. There always is a roll of a dice with this stuff if you're only looking to profit, but overall I think if you have been in this industry years, and you have a good knowledge of what's exclusive and valuable and what isn't and you buy a new set with a new fig and don't open it for 2 plus years overall the value goes up. I grew up with Lego Star wars it holds a deep place in my heart and I know it does to many other people too. But if you take an honest look at it from an economical pov you realize there is more money in investing in this hobby than any other toy or even stock for that matter. The value 99% of the time only goes up, the only hard part to this sport is, buy new exclusive set, don't open it for 2+ years, find a buyer.

[@natemr4482]

Great video dani i missed you have a great week 👍

[@GassedFEIN]

I’m completely fine with Lego making and having some more exclusive versions of figs that are more rare because it’s for the people who will want it for that reason while they can also make similar versions or different versions of figs that most average consumers aren’t going to care about that stuff

[@pauldur9959]

Amazing video, so well put together ! Thanks so much, this was deeply intersting to watch and very entertaining :)

[@SuidicalRaccoon]

Not a problem, its good. Everyone can get their favourite characters cheap bow

[@Lukedub]

Lego is only worth as much as people think they are. Phase 2 Rex really isnt thst rare, but continue to tell people hes expensive and people will think hes expensive.

[@MartinLopez-qn6zu]

This I why I just buy bootlegs on Aliexpress for the most part.

[@ODST_on_the_saxophone]

I use to have the utapau battle pack too. Only was able to find one of the paratrooper helmets when I was looking for them in my clone bin.

[@derekflorezrivera9285]

I think people complaining about resale value decreasing is stupid

[@Purple_Stud]

It’s great to see you uploading again Dani keep up the good work 😀

[@Blockmaster114]

i have the lego set 9500 sith fury class interceptor with the darth malgus minifig and i cant find it at the moment lost it and it costs 310 euros in my country

[@d0ublemischiev0s]

Crazy thing is the Finch Dallow was a free mail in for people who bought the set before the swap!

[@rndmpinkiepie64]

The most expensive figure I bought was Ahsoka from Rebels for $120. If it had known they'd make the grown version for the final season of Clone Wars, never would've bought it

[@alphatrion100]

I bought a tie-fighter, a tie bomber, a falcon, an x-wing an at-st, razor crest and an N1. All in the last couple of years. My shelf is full and now and i'm moving on from lego star wars.

[@mypondd]

I like collecting genuine lego, and when i have the money ill pay lots of money for a fig. Im not opposed to customs tho, really cool to own lol

[@theempireofstud]

NOOOOO I was sleeping when this came out and this is such a cool video idea!

[@tysonayerst]

3:04 as someone who used to race BMX this was both a jumpscare to hear that beep again and tragic to see them all go over the gate... also the idea that remakes 'devalue' minifigures is stupid - what do you want LEGO to do? stop producing sought after, popular characters so random people online can inflate the value to to point where you have to decide whether to eat for a month or have a LEGO minifigure

[@se7ente3n]

i absolutely love when this stuff happens and investors cry over children’s toys, lmao it’s so funny. wow, that small piece of plastic is now only worth $50 instead of $300? good. these are kids toys

[@bigshun4301]

y'all really have a problem with separating your emotions from basic understanding of economics. Lemme lay it simple for you : adults with money are ready to pay more than retail price for a good (Demand) that is no longer produced (Supply). Demand > supply ? price increase. Doesnt matter if its a kid's toy, dirt or luxury watch a good is a good.

[@se7ente3n]

@@bigshun4301 womp womp your rex is worth $6 now cry

[@bigshun4301]

@@se7ente3n lmao i tried to educate you but your ego stands in the way good luck in life

[@se7ente3n]

@@bigshun4301 i don’t need or want you to educate me dork, you’re pretentious. lemme tell you right now, we do not care

[@Marchew1200]

this is not star wars related but when the 60s classic tv series batmobile joker pursuit set was coming out i bought a classic tv series robin from the batcave from few years back for much cheaper than it is worth now because it got much more expensive after this set came out

[@thegreatpiginthesky3904]

Betrayal at cloud city was 2018 btw

[@shawnrcurrie]

Great editing!

[@hanselmansell7555]

This is great! Basically just get what you like and what you can and enjoy... 😊

[@joshuabrown6850]

“Everybody’s favourite cloud city boba fett minifigure” except mine unpopular opinion but I think it is bad

[@AntBandit]

Great video, stellar editing as always 👏

[@romei420]

I have the 250 dollar jango and didnt know he was worth 250 doll hairs till i watched this . Im rich

[@Revster]

They need to release new sets with rare figs cos so many characters get 1 set and never come back. Captain Rex was on so many star wars boxes but he only got 1 set

[@pluckgiovana9168]

I hate how ppl see mini-figs and old sets as investments. im not against buying a set or 2 extra when its still on shelves to sell later. But ppl buying up old LS set like its bitcoin is crazy. IN genral scalping has become WAYYY out of hand it makes buying sets on release almost imposible...... not to mention sought after CW set! good luck....... Im not trying to make a profit I genuily just want the set to dispay and collect.

[@kaiserberserk3622]

Completely agree

[@khangsingchopel6443]

I had a Lego collection that I gave away to my friend when I was 15 that was probably 30+ pounds of Lego clone wars sets. I started collecting Lego sets again and seeing what the minifigures are priced at makes me so sad that chest was probably worth 10k+ 😂

[@I_like_YT_lots]

As a watch collector these values doesn't seem to be crazy, but what strikes me is. Does that mean all these mini-figs simply were departed from its original set? if so wouldn't it be more logical for the owner of those sets to re-sell them as a complete set? I can imagine pulling mini figs out selling them individually will give you a higher return right? If so people can simply buy complete sets at a "cheaper" but inflated retail rate and simply sell the mini figs and the rest of the set can be scrap as parts.

[@jamessmithson-br7rm]

I really need to go look in my attic now 😂

[@mluwa]

i just love your videos keep it up !

[@ODST_on_the_saxophone]

Me being a really dumb child, lost a captain Rex that came in that speeder set alongside obi wan and 2 commando droids. I had lost over 200 dollars unknowingly. I almost shed a tear every time I think of it.

[@brickbanditstudios6037]

Awwww, I’m sorry to hear that. Lots of my old Star Wars minifigures that used to play with are probably worth so much that they are damaged. Wished that took better care of the figures 😢

[@hoarder66]

If people collect starwars figs just for their monetary value then they should just collect money instead. REMAKE THE CHARACTERS

[@NomadX7]

Phenomenal content! Thanks Dani.

[@bryantcornelius9538]

Hi love Star Wars

[@DCeasedbrickbuilds]

They need to rerelease The Old Republic sets…

[@shaved_wombat]

Nah my primary school had a light up Darth Vader but he was chewed and half the pieces were missing 💀

[@vhvx10]

loved the editing

[@aeddieh]

Wow, that video was awesome!!! Like documentary awesome!

[@ManuLesPaul]

Wow I never realized my Jango Fett Slave I was that valuable in $! But I won't trade that, my memories as a child playing with it is more valuable :)

[@Up_toplay]

That thumbnail makes me cry the ranger is in the wrong side

[@mitchc9167]

And this is why I've stopped collecting LEGO Star Wars. Sacrificing a week of meals for a plastic figure is literally a dumb descion. I'm now a modular guy. Its slightly easier.

[@caradowney9378]

1:09 😂😂😂

[@daankoelewijn5211]

My god i have that malgus figure from when i was a kid

[@Jeerin_]

It’s the fucking COST. I remember the original set from episode 2 with Dooku and Yoda was $10. Now a set like that would be $30

[@AncientLordProductions]

im here decently early also i absolutely love your videos keep it up

[@Big_RandyTM]

Glad I’ve still got Cloud city Boba Fett 💪🏼 🥶 💯

[@thepartydontstoptilliwalkin]

Some people are way too crazy about minifigures. They weren't even a thing when I started collecting Lego as a kid. I wonder what would happen if Lego would just do away with them entirely. I doubt some fans would even survive that.

[@jmurray1110]

I think they are neat so it would ge unfortunate to see them go but I disagree with them being the main reason to by I have the AT-TE with phase 2 Cody but I didn’t buy it for cody I bought it because I love the AT-TE even though i basically only buy display pieces Though an Optimus minifig to go with Lego Optimus would have been cool (I mean who would want a spark plug or spike figure)

[@tarukthewolf]

1999 - 2008: The Bronze Era 2009 - 2014: The Golden Era 2015 - 2019: The Palladium Era 2020 - 2024: The Platin Era

[@TheLegotransformerdude]

I am depressed, I had that og jango fett. Pulled it apart as a kid. Found out it could be worth $900 😭😭😭

[@Kriviach]

Ill be 100% honest, as someone thats been a lifelong lego fan since his childhood, I absolutely hate and despise this rise in the "lego is an investment" culture, its just so unbelievably toxic, and Im really glad that lego is slowly moving away from including figures of iconic characters in UCS sets that are worth hundreds of dollars, and its also hilarious to see all these resellers absolutely sh1t and p1ss their pants over UCS minifigs not being exclusive, its just so satisfying and is definitely the step in the right direction by lego

[@LowFiveGhast]

Yay a new video

[@Beast3599YT]

Finally

[@jkb2016]

I don't have the slightest sympathy for minifig collectors - or the resellers trying to rip them off. It's so stupid. Go, suffer!

[@4eyesover2]

I have Darth Malgus and had NO idea it is an expensive fig

[@yobricks5063]

Man the ucs millennium falcon better not retire soon because i want ot still

[@majorastorm]

Honestly, screw the scalpers I hate them

[@The123tactics]

I love great minifigs but we need to go back to caring about the sets themselves so this is less of a problem.

[@BrickinAintEasy]

Great video!

[@CrazyMautty]

The only people that care about things like lego being devalued are the ones trying to make money off it or who paid the inflated price. Having been recently getting back into lego and star wars by extension, the prices of some of the parts second hand is insane and ridiculous. I've been looking at third party mini figures for anything thats inflated to double digits if I need one for something. I understand it from the collectible aspect and putting value in rare/limited things, but the combination of the millenial/Gen Z generations holding onto and normalizing being able to enjoy stuff we did as kids and the internet, the scalping/inflation of these things has become ridiculous and made only worse with the ease of being able to do it on the internet and the economy sucking so badly here in the US at least.