7998 - Used or BL New: Worth it?

50missioncap

Thinking about buying a 7998 Heavy Hauler on eBay or BL - worth paying twice the msrp? Favorable reviews, but wanted to see what you all thought. I'm a sucker for the double cab city trucks.

bahnstormer

i bought mine used on ebay - 23 missing parts which i sourced from BL. cost me 30 euro off ebay and another 8 or so for parts + shipping

50missioncap

So you think it's worth it? I'd really like to try to find the truck itself and then kinda moc the rest.

teal93mr2

You could make a wanted list on BL of the set parted out and see how much that would run you, a seller may have most or all of the parts in their inventory. I also saw this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Lego-Set-7998-instructions-100-Complete-GREAT-/260786643046?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb8186066
Looks like its $45 plus shipping for a complete used set, don't know if that helps.

thewerewithal

I've got one. Great set. Totally worth it.