I grew up with legos. I had a massive set - I never kept anything built though, as soon as I made the set from the instructions in the box, I would tear it apart and add it to my massive melting pot of lego sets. From there I would build whatever I wanted. I'm not sure what ever happened to those legos. Fast forward to 2013, at 32 years old I have more legos now then I ever had growing up. Now that I am older though, I don't really play with them, I build them and leave them alone. I love the build - the bigger the set the better. About 3 years ago my wife bought me a lego star wars set, knowing my affinity for both. Then maybe a few months later I got another and another and now i have quite the collection. It was only until recently that I learned of legos as an investment opportunity. I made my first investment purchase yesterday. I was out getting groceries at Walmart and walked through the lego aisle in the toy department. I saw the Anakin Pod Racing set - one i hadn't seen in a while. I went to check out and it rang up at $34 as opposed to the advertised price of $69. I knew something was up. As soon as I got home I did some research and saw that it was just retired. At that moment I made the decision to buy a few more. I at least need one to put together - the others I'll hold onto. Needless to say I have been doing a lot of research and stumbled upon Brick Picker. What an amazing resource to have. I am now more enthusiastic than ever to begin some serious investing and building. I am really thankful to have my wife's support and understanding of my love of legos. As a matter of fact most of the sets I have up to this point she has bought for me. Anyways, the future looks fun and i can't wait to build, collect and invest more.

Welcome to the site! I love that pod racing set but for some reason it has not seen the same gains as other star wars sets, maybe because its just now retiring. I am gonna hold on to it for a while and see what happens. I have some star wars sets from 2007 that have seemed to level off as far investing is concerned. I won't be selling any of my SW sets anytime soon though because of the new movies coming out in a few years.

Thanks. I personally think it is a cool set. One of the few memorable scenes from the movie. I always thought the Pod racers were unique/cool Star Wars vehicles. I had never put two and two together regarding the new movies potential impact on the value of lego sets (duh). So thanks for the tip!

Anyways, the future looks fun and i can't wait to build, collect and invest more.

Very well said, you speak for all of us. Welcome to the hobby!