Fenix_2k1 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 I really don't understand the UK eBay trend of flogging these for £220 including p&p I don't think it was around long enough to be really discounted so people just seem to be just trying to cash out. 159.99 cost 22.00 ebay fees 7.68 paypal 20 postage and packing So all that effort for £10.33 Profit Or 33p profit if they're the last ones from Smyths sold above RRP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 11 minutes ago, Fenix_2k1 said: I really don't understand the UK eBay trend of flogging these for £220 including p&p I don't think it was around long enough to be really discounted so people just seem to be just trying to cash out. 159.99 cost 22.00 ebay fees 7.68 paypal 20 postage and packing So all that effort for £10.33 Profit Or 33p profit if they're the last ones from Smyths sold above RRP. Credit card bills coming due. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manse1001 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 10 minutes ago, Fenix_2k1 said: I really don't understand the UK eBay trend of flogging these for £220 including p&p I don't think it was around long enough to be really discounted so people just seem to be just trying to cash out. 159.99 cost 22.00 ebay fees 7.68 paypal 20 postage and packing So all that effort for £10.33 Profit Or 33p profit if they're the last ones from Smyths sold above RRP. Questioned this one myself !? I can only assume some of these people know people on the 'inside' and are getting them at staff discount ?? And the rest of them are desperate for a tenner !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Yup, I´d hope these are the folk that got them for less than RRP which means there is still ample stock to shift. I guess their selling activity will show if they are one trick ponies or have real portfolios. Interesting to see that this weekend a lot of units shifted, I just hope they are boxes being opened and built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickology101 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Can somebody buy this used Tumbler from Amazon for $158.88 please. I am at the tenth message since 5:30 AM and it keep coming in. Good lord... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feed Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 On 3/21/2016 at 3:52 PM, Manse1001 said: Questioned this one myself !? I can only assume some of these people know people on the 'inside' and are getting them at staff discount ?? And the rest of them are desperate for a tenner !!! They were £130 at Smyths just before Christmas, eBay are currently offering 50% fees. £220 from £130 with 5% eBay, is a fairly good turn over for 3 months. Particularly if the value flatlines and doesn’t edge much above £220 for another 6 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 We saw it with Lonely Mountain before and since the QFLL UK sellers who likely got it at 50% off ran out of stock it hasn´t sold at all so I guess the quick flip was the right move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crustybeaver Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 I wonder if a mod could just merge this thread into the speculative bubble one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinemaps Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 18 minutes ago, Crustybeaver said: I wonder if a mod could just merge this thread into the speculative bubble one At the rate some threads are going right now, I'll be merging the entire board into the bubble thread! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anomander Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 6 minutes ago, Crustybeaver said: I wonder if a mod could just merge this thread into the speculative bubble one A sizeable chunk of this thread should have been merged with 'Thread of Packaging Excellence'. That made for some tedious reading to slog through. Now that stock is nearly done in Ireland and Britain, price speculation on fomer would-be 'banker' sets in this new epoch of the Golden Holdin' Horde is all we've left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdfan Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 At the rate some threads are going right now, I'll be merging the entire board into the bubble thread! We'll still have the same amount of threads though with all the new threads (that already have a thread) started by newer members... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLEW700 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) Looks like Target is done. You may continue to get text & email notifications but you wont get a Tumbler even if your order goes through. Edited March 23, 2016 by JLEW700 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdfan Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Looks like Target is done. You may continue to get text & email notifications but you wont get a Tumbler even if your order goes through. Unfortunately, this is not always true... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grynn Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 38 minutes ago, Crustybeaver said: I wonder if a mod could just merge this thread into the speculative bubble one Could? Would? Should? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregpj Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 1 hour ago, Grynn said: Could? Would? Should? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derricku Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 To build the Tumbler or not. My buy in for the Tumbler was around 120 ( open box, bags sealed, had to make sure everything was there). Do I go ahead and make a nice profit or is it worth it to build and sell used. I would assume the used price would go for about $150. Would my soon to be 6 year old enjoy building this set? I guess the math is - would I and my kid enjoy building this set for about $100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midbenne Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Build it and sell it used. Looks like the used value listed on BP is about $233.... http://www.brickpicker.com/bpms/set.cfm?set=76023-1 so looks like you'd do just fine that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 I would take a look at the recent used sold listings on ebay to figure out the used value. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ensche Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 18 minutes ago, Derricku said: Would my soon to be 6 year old enjoy building this set? Definitely not! But he would enjoy helping you building it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midbenne Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 4 minutes ago, stephen_rockefeller said: I would take a look at the recent used sold listings on ebay to figure out the used value. This is by far a better way to determine what you might actually get in the market, heed this advice over the value listed here on BP. Good call @stephen_rockefeller 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiliusThunderhead Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Saw one of these at £200, new BIN on ebay last night. If anyone in the UK is after one for a personal build that's not actually a bad price (delivered too). Surprised anyone would be dumping at that price though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scatterbug Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 I've seen cheaper on Gumtree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lurker Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 On Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 5:29 PM, Derricku said: To build the Tumbler or not. My buy in for the Tumbler was around 120 ( open box, bags sealed, had to make sure everything was there). Do I go ahead and make a nice profit or is it worth it to build and sell used. I would assume the used price would go for about $150. Would my soon to be 6 year old enjoy building this set? I guess the math is - would I and my kid enjoy building this set for about $100. The question is would your son want to play with those exclusive mini figures, if he does would you be able to say no? If he does and you can't say no then i say move onto a nice discounted $20 set to build and save the tumbler for a nice pay day in acouple of years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkhorseoflego Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 UK/Europe people, here we go again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Until the tumbler completely disappears from their website count on this happening on and off. Probably returns from people who overstretched themselves and realising that they couldn't double their money overnight and this dragged their sorry asses back to the store citing some sorry excuse for having to return it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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