General Collecting and Investing Forum

I was thinking about starting my own website and was wondering if anybody on here has one and if they could give me some advice. Is it worth it? How many customers do you average per week? How much inventory do you need to have in order to start one? Thanks for your time! -Derek

Hello, I am fairly new to investing and have really got the bug. So far i have resisted the temptation to build anything that i have bought for investment, however my wish to return to my childhood is overpowering. This is a bit random but I would really like to build something cool, to put on my desk at work. I work as a divorce lawyer and see clients in my office. I don't want something that is off putting or that makes me look like a lunatic, but i thought that something good would be a good conversation starter and a bit unique. I would hope that it might also be something i can pack away again in a couple of years and sell for a profit and then replac…

What would be your vote for the next theme for Lego to do? I think my vote would be for theme parks. I think it would be cool to see roller coasters etc.

I wanted to ask everyone of all known and rumored sets for the rest of 2014 to be released what is the ONE set you are wanting the most for your personal collection?

I'm interested in hearing about the rarest sets/minifigures/pieces that everyone has been fortunate to own. So what was the single rarest LEGO product you have/had? Is it part of your personal collection, or are you planning on selling it? Up until today, the rarest set I currently own was 3300003, LEGO Store Set. However, since I have started to collect the Superman theme in its entirety, I splurged and bought myself the 2012 SDCC Bizarro Minifigure. Now I am lucky enough to own every Superman set/minifigure that has been produced (until the SDCC 2013 minifig comes out). So show off your most prized possession so the rest of us can drool over it!!!!

So yesterday I was able to score a maersk train and an Emerald Night both need new stickers if I want them built in original way also maybe a few parts missing, but he threw in a huge tub that had all kinds of lego in it jets, police station pieces, fire station, city transportation set the one that had street car, also old city coner set lots and lots of legos. I'm second guessing the purchase though cuz I have no idea how am gona sort through all this or what to do with it. Good deal for 200 dollars pictures to follow

Hey All, I am new to investing, actually just working on getting started. I do currently buy bulk lots off ebay/craigslist and then part them out. This has been making me a good profit from selling on ebay and bricklink, but I would like to try my hand at investing. I KNOW that every new person asks these types of questions and a lot of people are going to just say "look at the forums", but sometimes it just difficult to find the answer your looking for unless you have some really good google-fu. Questions: Is there anyway to know the exact release date of new exclusives? I tried to google this but I just get partial information. Sometimes when…

Made my first purchase today of lego to hold and sell after EOL or to flip quickly havent decided yet. Only very very new to lego investing/forums/blogs. I bought town square 60026 for

I am trying to figure out the best time to begin selling some of my inventory. I have investments in several series that are not projected to be long-term winners: Legends of Chima, Galaxy Squad, Lone Ranger, Monster Fighters, & Ninjago; but I also have investments in some projected winners: Star Wars, City, LOTR/Hobbit, Architecture, Marvel Super Heroes, Friends, and Duplo. For the most part I only buy sets when I can get a 50+% discount (although I have paid closer to retail on some sets I am willing to gambe on: SSD, B-Wing, UCS X-Wing, and considering some GE and or SopwithCamel). For the most part my collection is worth more than I have invested in it righ…

From The Brick Fan: As we mentioned in our post of the July 2014 Store Calendar, there will be an exclusive LEGO set being revealed at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con. Brickset has updated their database with a listing for an Ultimate Collector Series (UCS) set with set number 76023. It is listed under the DC Comics/Universe Super Heroes theme. As we all know, SDCC is the mecca of comic and movie news so putting two and two together, I can say with a 99.9% certainty that it will most likely be the Tumbler that we did an article about back in February. If this is true, the Tumbler will be the second Batman-themed set with UCS label with The Batmobile (7784) being the …

So I got to go to Brickworld in Schaumburg IL today! Despite my medical issues I packed an oxygen-tank and a wheelchair and my Dad volunteered to push my sorry butt around the displays (which were amazing). But then I heard Adam Reed Tucker was around somewhere and something clicked in my brain; I had my "Robie House" instruction booklet in my car! Autograph time! So I got it and scoured the place for Mr. Tucker only to find out he was out of the convention hall. After mentioning it to one of the Brickworld "employees" who turned out to be one of the co-owners of the place (his name escapes me, I'll find it, I have to send him a thank you card), he told me he'd …

Sometimes i browse brickset to see how retired set perfom after 2-3 years of EOL. I noticed these set in particular (not licesend like Pop , Potc , HP ). http://brickset.com/sets/7066-1/Earth-Defense-HQ Retail: 99,99

I'm new in this 'buisness', but I've reag a lot of blogs an forum-threads in the last cuople days. I'm planing to invest about 2000 Euros or more this year. But I'm not realy sure on what Sets I shuold focus. I want to buy: 2x SSD; 2-3x HH; 2-3 GE; 2x T1 Volkswagen and 2-3x TB I don't like the R2-D2 sculpure should I invest in it? My plan is to buy the sets shortly before they retire or for d good discount and then I'll hold them for minimum three years. On which Set/s should I focus and buy more copys (5 or so). Excuse me for my bad English.

Hello I have decided to include lego to my investment portfolio after looking at various alternative investments. I am looking to achieve a 33% markup which nets 25% after taxes etc. Is the best method to achieve this reselling on amazon ? Is this realistic ? What is my expected timeframe to realise this? I do not have capital to make a large initial purchase but have

Hi Everyone, First time poster and a very new investor here. For a while now, I've been considering some sort of side business, or investment and not long ago, I made the decision to invest into Lego. I made this decision for a few reasons, but the main one was that collecting is my passion and I wanted this side business to have something to do with my lifestyle so that I could never get bored of it, and would always be excited invest my time and money into it. I'm a huge fan of collecting and I love all things geeky and Sci-Fi, so Lego was the perfect idea for me. Anyway, I made this thread for two reasons, firstly to introduce myself, which I've now done, …

I did a forum search on this topic and found around 6 threads. All were read and it seems like Gollum uses shipto.com. Anyway... I have a buyer from bricklink purchase 6 sets from me (nice $ amount) and used shipto.com's "11407 SW Amu St., Tualatin, OR 97062" address with his unique "H" ID. Any of my fellow US sellers ever encounter problems with shipping (what seems to be an international order) to this forwarding company as long as the paypal address is verified / confirmed? I'm about to invoice this buyer now using paypal.

There has been a lot of questions lately,"I'm looking at X set for X dollars, should I buy it?" Let me preface this by saying, I'm dumb and use to be dumber (I've been a member and buying & selling since Jan 13) I can see both sides. Guys want advise and others think you should put in more research. Most members are helpful and patient to a point. Jim Cramer says, you can make money investing in company stocks if your willing to devote the time and research. If not buy a mutual fund. There is no such thing as a Professional Lego investment advisor ( some guys may be close). Read this site, watch EBay, visit all the stores, and you can answer yours and other peoples qu…

So, this is partially inspired by DNIIM from another thread, basically targeting out biggest screwups and regrets in buying, not buying and selling. Buying Oh those early years. I was collecting the Toy Story Lego sets for my son, when it came down to needing the Garbage Truck set to complete it. I had already forked out significant dollars for the collection, though had been purchased the sets at some discount (only later for them to be heavily discounted). Well I saw the Garbage Truck set on a site called Fishpond for $99 (free shipping) and the set had proven to be elusive due to it's exclusive release. In the end I ordered it, then the wait began.... and conti…

I recently came across 4 garbage bagels and 3 totes of loose pieces. I am dreading the task of sorting organizing it all. Any ideas? What's the best way to sort & ultimately organize? Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker

Hi I have a 1974 catalogue that I found. Are these considered collectable and worth anything? Thanks zeee

Had one of these moments this morning. Forgot that I bought 2 Cuusoo Hayabusa's last year at 50CDN and now they're going for at least 100USD. BOO-YA!

Hi, Names Justin proably never introduced myself in introduce yourself topic. Im in Chicago area. Just started investing a month ago though i have been collecting lego for awhile and have kept up with trends and whats new. Here is my list of investments so far more to be added every week. 2 Grand Emporiums have 4 total one is gfs built and one for later to add onto it. 150 a piece after 5% discount 1 i got for 3 rovers trade. 1 Haunted House have 2 ones for collection plan to get many more. 180 a piece after vip rewards. 1 sopwith camel picked up at 50 dollars NIP some box stress. 7 mars rovers i may keep one depending on the value…

Good morning! As some may know, I am in the process of thinking about moving and have began boxing up my sets individually (know as the emazers method, thanks Ed). The thought is that although they will take up more space for storage, if I box them up properly now they will be able to handle the stress of moving. In addition, when it is time to sell I only have to post the listing one ebay (etc) and if/when the item sells I grab it off the shelf slap a postage label on it and drop it off. All of my sets have been photographed, packaged carefully in new Staples boxes using kraft paper as packing material, weighed and labeled with set number-quantity and …

I loved Lego as a kid (still wish I had my old Black Seas Barracuda and Imperial Flasgship, not to mention my Forestmen and Blacktron II sets) and only recently came out of the dark ages thanks to my 7-year-old nephew who is Lego obsessed. I've been lurking around this site for a while, but this is my first post. Anyway.... I was recently able to score 4 x 7471 Mars Exploration Rover, 3 x 4701 Sorting Hat and 1 x 8009 R2-D2 from a local online listing, all still factory sealed. The Brickpicker market value for these sets is around $800 USD, so I felt pretty good about getting them all for $300 CAD. I'm assuming that there isn't generally much hope for further gr…