Lego Star Wars Darth Vader Transformation Review

WHY ARE LEGOS SO DARNED EXPENSIVE?!?!?!  This was going to be a short review turning to me recommending anyone who eventually reads this blog to purchase this cheap set if possible.  But a search for this set new will run a person $80+.  WTF.   Opened it commands a price of $20+ on Ebay and that's without the shipping.  It's ridiculous what Lego figures and play sets go for now.  Looking at those mini figure mystery bag I cannot understand why anyone would pay $4+ dollars for one bag.  The person who designed Legos must be a freaking genius because those appear to be selling like hot cakes. 

So my story with this set goes something like this.  One Christmas my mom bought some cheap stocking stuffers for her friend's children.   My mom picked up a few of these and two of them got handed out.  I took this one off her hands because there wasn't a third recipient.  At the time she got this set for $6-7.  Needless to say I built this set, it was sitting on my desk.  I packed it up to go to my new house and it's been sitting in my closet since.  Yesterday I cleaned out and condensed my chests full of treasures and I found this set all dusty.  I was about to give to my friend who is a Star Wars fan for free but I wanted to see how much it was worth.  Just a quick glance at Amazon and they have the set for over a hundred dollars.  I cannot believe it.  On Ebay people are paying close to a hundred for it new and close to thirty for it opened.  Needless to say I will probably sell this Lego set for more toys.  Oh the circle of life.  

 Yeah I know I messed up the shot.  Didn't look at the set up til after I uploaded the pictures.   

 Rebuild droid

 This set comes with Darth Vader and Anikin Skywalker.  Differences include, different colored skin, clothes, hands, and Darth Vader helmet. 

 TRANSFORMATION.

Fun desk piece but that's about it.  I would not pay the absorbent prices I've seen for this set.  Not much play value because they're Legos but I think it was worth the low stocking stuffer price. 

COLLECTORS: Try not to pay anything over $15 for this set unless you really, really want it.  I bet you could remake this set using other Lego pieces.  You want to buy mine for a negotiable price?

PARENTS:  But your child a newer set.  With the $80+ this set is going for you could have bought your child a whole bunch of Legos or one massive playset.