JoshTX Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Sorry if this has been asked before, but I just can't search through 25 pages what are people expecting Mr Gold to be worth once they've all been found and the hype has died down, in say a year or so? I honestly have no idea and no evidence or statistics to base my assumption off of, but I see them going for around 200-300 after the hype dies. Maybe closer to 200. That's just my random guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldbricks Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I'm curious to why the hype died down so quickly. When the series 10 first came out, people were registering Mr. golds like crazy. I'm guessing that Lego isn't releasing all 5000 mr. golds at once, and instead are releaseing so many of them periodically. There might be only, say, 1,500 out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huskers1236 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I know I'm adding zero to this conversation, but this is one of the best FG episodes made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDarkness Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I'm curious to why the hype died down so quickly. When the series 10 first came out, people were registering Mr. golds like crazy. I'm guessing that Lego isn't releasing all 5000 mr. golds at once, and instead are releaseing so many of them periodically. There might be only, say, 1,500 out there. When they first came out though people were going from store to store hoping to find one. People here have sealed boxes. But once it because apparent these things were rare and not necessarily worth the effort, people backed away. It certainly has been interesting watching it all unfold and I can't wait for my five boxes to arrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldbricks Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 When they first came out though people were going from store to store hoping to find one. People here have sealed boxes. But once it because apparent these things were rare and not necessarily worth the effort, people backed away. It certainly has been interesting watching it all unfold and I can't wait for my five boxes to arrive. Yes, but the rate has slowed down so much (almost exponentially). But anyways, I wish you good luck striking gold in your five boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDarkness Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Well the initial hysteria has backed right off. Really if you aren't there when they crack open a new box, there is a good chance it had been rifled through anyway. I agree though, I didn't expect it to slow this much, but again we don't know how many boxes are out there, how many minifigs have been held onto, etc. I am not going to hold my breath about discovering a Mr Gold, just going to make more sets up to resell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diabolos80 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I agree Darkness, I think Lego is rationing out mr golds. No way did they send out all 5000 in the first round of shipments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seapotato Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I searched on ebay, people are selling them for $1000! Crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gladeye Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I agree Darkness, I think Lego is rationing out mr golds. No way did they send out all 5000 in the first round of shipments. They were boxed randomly and the boxes are shipped out in a steady stream until they are gone. It's pretty much impossible to know how many Mr. Golds have been bought already, anyway. A lot of people are sitting on sealed boxes and can't report their findings, a lot of people are purposely not registering their Mr. Golds, so they can make them more desirable on ebay or bricklink, and a lot of people are probably like me. I have a Mr. Gold that I will sell years from now, but I don't want to compromise its desirability in the meantime. Registering shouldn't make a difference, but given a choice, I think people consider the minifig to be in that much of a "purer" state if it's not registered. I know its exciting to see more and more get registered, but many more have been bought than have been registered. By the way, has anyone here seen any really low numbered Mr. Golds sold or registered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gladeye Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I honestly have no idea and no evidence or statistics to base my assumption off of, but I see them going for around 200-300 after the hype dies. Maybe closer to 200. That's just my random guess. Well, use history as a reference. I don't know the answer, but have other Lego items started off high and then lost value over time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 The current count of Mr. Golds found is 1,240. It's getting there albeit slowly as Spongebob's pet snail, Gary. Or maybe not; that little guy is pretty quick on its....whatever a snail has. To contribute, I can see on average even after this "Goldgate" has died down any Mr. Gold going for $500 or more especially when the pool of registered 'Goldies' increases to the point of very few left unregistered (less than a thousand). If people can still want a Spartan or Roman Soldier after all this time, then why not the shiny Monopoly Guy? :money: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seapotato Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 A muscular foot? The current count of Mr. Golds found is 1,240. It's getting there albeit slowly as Spongebob's pet snail, Gary. Or maybe not; that little guy is pretty quick on its....whatever a snail has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcm9 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 if someone could get all of mr. gold minifigures and destroy all but 5.............one million dollars each Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoNotInsertIntoMouth Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 if someone could get all of mr. gold minifigures and destroy all but 5.............one million dollars each I guess this was true and you bough 4995 at $500 each you would make about $500K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 The current count of Mr. Golds found is 1,255. I know I'm adding zero to this conversation, but this is one of the best FG episodes made.You're damn right. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzKAut3sVrw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 The current count of Mr. Golds found is 1,281.Picked up a smidge of speed there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted July 31, 2013 Author Share Posted July 31, 2013 The current count of Mr. Golds found is 1,350.I haven't been keeping on top of this too good lately. Ah well, glad to see it move up a decent amount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 The current count of Mr. Golds found is 1,400.The original webpage for "Where is Mr. Gold?" seems to be down for some reason.Please use this one with the World Map showing all registered Mr. Golds until the former is restored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grolim Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Question: Does the country listed relate to the place where the person registered it, or where Lego knows they shipped the Mr Gold to based off the code? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 Question: Does the country listed relate to the place where the person registered it, or where Lego knows they shipped the Mr Gold to based off the code?Great question for those who registered theirs. I can't even get to the "Enter Mr. Gold VIP code" page right now for some reason. It just gives me the "Page not found" error. From speculation, I imagine the person who enters the code would have a choice of selecting their country or state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agp548 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Great question for those who registered theirs. I can't even get to the "Enter Mr. Gold VIP code" page right now for some reason. It just gives me the "Page not found" error. From speculation, I imagine the person who enters the code would have a choice of selecting their country or state. If I remember correctly, when I registered mine it asks you where you are from. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 If I remember correctly, when I registered mine it asks you where you are from."Well gang, it looks like another mystery has been solved!""Scooby-dooby-doooo!!!!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grolim Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 If I remember correctly, when I registered mine it asks you where you are from. Ah ok then. Thanks for the info. I guess then you could say you were from Botswana or something random just so you could see your own dot show up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 The current count of Mr. Golds found is 1,414.It has barely moved a smidge since a couple days ago but at least now the original "Where is Mr. Gold?" webpage is back online after some brief downtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoNotInsertIntoMouth Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 The current count of Mr. Golds found is 1,414. It has barely moved a smidge since a couple days ago but at least now the original "Where is Mr. Gold?" webpage is back online after some brief downtime. This be a decent indication of how many unopened ones are sitting around, and how many people are't reporting them as found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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