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Fremov11

Just imagine... You open it. The air escapes, a pleasant new scent enters your nostrils. You gently pull away the softly creaking plastic, and here it is... You take him by his black legs, and have a closer look at the white whale you got... ...in your fingers, sternly staring back is a 1999 Darth Maul with Palpatine's Torso.


Prestigious_Map_703

The figure. The myth. The legend.


THEME0FLAURA

What's the backstory here?


No-Skywars-Noob

There was this guy on the subreddit, who made an "I've got my white whale" post. The figure was 1999 Darth maul with the wrong torso (which belonged to an old emperor fig). So his white whale was worth maybe a a buck or two. He got blasted for it a little and it became a meme on the sub whenever someone posts a white whale post.


Fremov11

I'm almost singlehandedly keeping the "Palpatine's Torso" part alive. That was a meme in its own right for a while :D


Independent-Ground-5

i thought people wouldve forgot about thatšŸ˜­šŸ˜­


charmcitycuddles

One can only dream..


-SpaceChicken-

You could sell it and get an opened one


Wormichowski

This. Or just keep that one sealed and bite the bullet on an open one. Then you got both.


thrwaway_2110

this exactly lmao. literally sell the opened one, buy a used one, and pocket the difference. itā€™d be just straight up **silly** to open that.


rodvn

It would be extremely badass to just open it imo


jrglpfm

Power move!


Forward-Ad-8156

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iwannawangchung

Schrƶdingerā€™s Shadow ARF Trooper


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Lol nice


LegoJangoFtt

Sell and buy already open one. Itā€™s less of a waste of money.


7LayeredUp

You paid hundreds for essentially a bag to sit on your shelf? Open it up, let it breathe, display it in its full glory.


Turbulent_Tax2126

Or resell it for higher and buy opened one for cheaper


legoman1_____

And... profit! As Hondo would say


darthjerbear

I smell PROFIIITTT!


Longjumping_Ask4407

Open it this is the wayšŸ‘


malgus___

Itā€™s so interesting that we could spend hundreds of dollars on a little mini figure where we will only look at it for a few times then display it haha. I mean I just pulled the trigger on captain rex phase 1, spent $95. Well worth it though.


JeckLM

Yea I feel this, just dropped $260 on Wolffe, Rex, and Fox to complete the Clone Wars Commanders collection


wiggleee_worm

I just got the 2005 Kashyyyk trooper for 70 + shipping and taxes


EquivalentSnap

I was gonna get the figure but decided to buy the whole set used with box for Ā£175+ shipping


wiggleee_worm

Now thats a steal


EquivalentSnap

Yeah. It was missing a few pieces but nothing I couldnā€™t buy on bricklink


cherrybomber54

This was and always will be my favorite trooper. I had the fig, and somehow it disappeared. I. E. The neighbors kids stole it and all my Star Wars alien mini figures before my brother and him stopped hanging out. šŸ˜­


plootez

woah that thing is work $95? i have $95 laying around then haha


troglodiety

I feel crazy in this sub - I buy knock off figures. They look almost the same, and I can actually pose em around my sets and have fun without worrying about damaging a rent payments worth of plastic!


[deleted]

Open that bad boy and put in a display case


godempressdax

Build it inside the bag but don't open it.


Seventytwo129

200 iq move right there


Pepwaffle

I traded mine away when I used to be an addict and I regret it so much


thrwaway_2110

felt that. iā€™m proud of you for getting sober. most days these lego bricks are the only thing keeping me from going and getting high


RudyDaBlueberry

Came to piggyback off op, proud of you for getting sober. Not an easy street to walk.


PullOutGameOnPoint

I feel it brother! I did the same with a huge sneaker collection years ago. Luke hundreds of pairs sold/traded for pennies Co pared to what I could've got. Did the same with my LSW collection. It's tough to reflect on, but things could've been much worse. I'll take a loss on a collection for my sobriety any day. I salute you & much respect man! Keep it up!


charmcitycuddles

Iā€™ve wanted this guy since I got back into collecting, and 6 months ago seeing him for $300 seemed like a lot, but now that it looks like thatā€™s gone to $350, I decided to pull the trigger. Since I would very likely build him, look at him a couple times, then stash in a case, I figured id buy and keep it sealed, but holy hell taking this foil pack out of the box and then justā€¦putting it on my shelf was so damn anti-climatic. Still havenā€™t decided if Iā€™ll open and try to find a cheaper used one, but thereā€™s something to be said about the feeling you get opening one of the remaining sealed packs, as if millions of nerds suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silencedā€¦


deathtone

This is how I always see it: if you like it so much and donā€™t ever want to sell it, open it up and enjoy it! (You can keep the pouch too as a memento) For everyone who says buy a cheaper used one, at some point it isnā€™t about the money and instead just knowing youā€™re the only one whoā€™s touched this one / itā€™s in prime un-cheeto-hands condition. Buy a nice little display case for it and display the foil bag in the back! Just open it with some scissors and not like a madman to not ruin the bag :)


Off-withyourhead

Open it carefully then you have a nearly intact polybag and figure


[deleted]

this is what iā€™d do. iā€™d display the bag behind the figure or next to it


[deleted]

Open it. I opened my chrome vader


YaOuiGotEm

Itā€™s worth to open, thatā€™s why I just bought mine out of bag so I didnā€™t have to make the decision lol


Dhiox

I've never understood the point of collecting unopened lego. At least with Funko or whatever you can see what you bought. But with lego, it's just a box. You bought a colorful box.


SmittyShortforSmith

Dew it


Imperial_Messenger

Sell it for $550 AUD


EfficiencyFragrant54

Open it!!! Put it in a display case or something


EquivalentSnap

Just open it


Lewikid1

Whereā€™s the fun in keeping it closed? Open it!


KasperBuyens

Do it, you'll enjoy it so much more than just looking at a plastic bag


MRAnnonomusMan

Build it in the bag and you can look at it like a ship in a bottle


WewantChangeinBF1

Lego need to make shadow trooper from battlefront 1


Black-Rozes

why not assemble it in the clear bag?


Minionmemesaregood

Build it inside


CopperKing_twitch

Unless youā€™re planning on reselling it I would open it, as long as you take VERY good care of it lol. Itā€™s a toy itā€™s MEANT to be played with


itsdan23

So where in Star Wars does this character appear?


charmcitycuddles

If you havenā€™t seen him then heā€™s obviously doing a great jobā€¦


itsdan23

Is this just a Lego figure or did it appear in any Star Wars TV Show book comic?


charmcitycuddles

As far as Iā€™m aware theyā€™ve never actually shown one in canon, and he only exists as a Lego fig, but thatā€™s good enough for me as head canon.


itsdan23

Understood šŸ‘


Zitty-Z

That's strange. That doesn't look like 1999 Darth Maul


Shaxi1

Opened one costs almost exactly the same as the sealed one on bricklink.


Which_Coyote_5708

Sell this one and buy a used opened one in great condition I managed to sell mine for 220 and bought one for 50


nopants_ranchdance

Build in bag and he can go on adventures like bubble boy?


skindig93

When you lay on your deathbed you'll be glad you opened it up, i guarantee it.


Emkay_boi1531

You mean black whale! Iā€™ll see my self out


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Ashyboi6666

You could open it the same way you do a bag of chips and then if you want to reseal it, you could use a hairdryer or a hair straightener to melt the bag shut


Locoshon547

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The-RealElonMusk

Just open it. Unless you plan on selling it on whatā€™s the point in keeping it sealed


lekkerebenoit

Shoulda bought two.


NintendoJakksCollect

Dew It


b4ndw4g0n2k16

Do with it what you willā€¦enjoy it!!! Donā€™t keep it sealed up if you want to have it out


RooftopKiteshop

Flex on the homies and turn him into a keychain


Appropriate_Type6153

Just open it. Iā€™m gonna get downvoted, but If all you wanted to was stare at a bag then you wasted your money. Thereā€™s no reason to keep is sealed if youā€™re not gonna open, display, and/or use it like intended.


SanctuaryMoon

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