grackleflint Posted December 16, 2016 Posted December 16, 2016 (edited) On 12/16/2016 at 12:18 AM, GhostDad said: United Nations. Imperial Hotel. Brandenburg Gate. I'm sure there are many others. Expand Leaning Tower of Pisa and Villa Savoye are others. Basically all the 2015 retirees have not done great. The soon to be 2016 retirees (White House, Lincoln Memorial, Trevi Fountain) are doing good if you consider Amazon FBA prices as your guide. All three of those sets are currently seeing at least a 50% gain (e.g. $50 White House is selling for $78 FBA now) but that may just be Christmas shoppers driving the price up temporarily and the big players may soon come in and kill all the gains (see United Nations where two sellers have almost 1000 units at Amazon at $62/63) And now there is the threat of better, more detailed remakes like Burj Khalifa and the upcoming rumored Solomon Guggenheim Museum. Some other retired sets (Empire State Building, John Hancock Center, Sears/Willis Tower) have been remade (better) as part of the new Skyline sets. Architecture is no longer a niche series for LEGO or investors. Everyone knows about them now. Edited December 16, 2016 by grackleflint 1 Quote
cladner Posted December 16, 2016 Posted December 16, 2016 (edited) On 12/16/2016 at 1:09 AM, grackleflint said: Leaning Tower of Pisa and Villa Savoye are others. Basically all the 2015 retirees have not done great. The soon to be 2016 retirees (White House, Lincoln Memorial, Trevi Fountain) are doing good if you consider Amazon FBA prices as your guide. All three of those sets are currently seeing at least a 50% gain (e.g. $50 White House is selling for $78 FBA now) but that may just be Christmas shoppers driving the price up temporarily and the big players may soon come in and kill all the gains (see United Nations where two sellers have almost 1000 units at Amazon at $62/63) And now there is the threat of better, more detailed remakes like Burj Khalifa and the upcoming rumored Solomon Guggenheim Museum. Some other retired sets (Empire State Building, John Hancock Center, Sears/Willis Tower) have been remade (better) as part of the new Skyline sets. Architecture is no longer a niche series for LEGO or investors. Everyone knows about them now. Expand i just sold an empire state building on amazon for $57. i paid $15 at a TRU BOGO in 2014. ESB is a total under the radar winner. Eventually even the architecture losers will be making me more money than the vast majority of super heroes sets ever will. Edited December 16, 2016 by cladner 2 Quote
GhostDad Posted December 16, 2016 Posted December 16, 2016 On 12/16/2016 at 1:24 AM, cladner said: i just sold an empire state building on amazon for $57. i paid $15 at a TRU BOGO in 2014. ESB is a total under the radar winner. Eventually even the architecture losers will be making me more money than the vast majority of super heroes sets ever will. Expand I don't doubt that, but then you're comparing them to SH sets... 2 Quote
Val-E Posted December 16, 2016 Posted December 16, 2016 Now that interest rates are going up, money in the bank may well do better than SH sets, unless they pull another Ant Man battle out of the hat. 2 Quote
Martae54 Posted January 6, 2017 Posted January 6, 2017 (edited) Good job guys. Edited January 6, 2017 by Martae54 Quote
dcdfan Posted February 19, 2017 Posted February 19, 2017 (edited) https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Architecture-White-House-21006/dp/B003U4A12U Edited February 19, 2017 by dcdfan 1 Quote
Guest TabbyBoy Posted February 19, 2017 Posted February 19, 2017 Guys... Hurry up and wipe them out as I want to corner the US market ;-) Quote
dcdfan Posted February 19, 2017 Posted February 19, 2017 On 2/19/2017 at 6:11 PM, TabbyBoy said: Guys... Hurry up and wipe them out as I want to corner the US market ;-) Expand I suggest you stop in all the B&N's here because they seem to be at every location... 1 Quote
Guest TabbyBoy Posted February 19, 2017 Posted February 19, 2017 On 2/19/2017 at 6:14 PM, dcdfan said: I suggest you stop in all the B&N's here because they seem to be at every location... Expand Thanks, I'll get some ex-colleagues to load up for me ;-) They helped me no end with my stash of Mars Rovers! Quote
Migration Posted February 27, 2017 Posted February 27, 2017 I would like to thank B&N for their 25% off sale wiping out the last remaining easily available stock of this set. Should be set for a nice rise now... 1 Quote
exciter1 Posted February 27, 2017 Posted February 27, 2017 On 2/27/2017 at 7:20 PM, Migration said: I would like to thank B&N for their 25% off sale wiping out the last remaining easily available stock of this set. Should be set for a nice rise now... Expand I'm just thankful Books A Million has a bunch left. 1 Quote
Migration Posted February 27, 2017 Posted February 27, 2017 On 2/27/2017 at 7:21 PM, exciter1 said: I'm just thankful Books A Million has a bunch left.Must be nice living 4 years in the past. Quote
exciter1 Posted February 27, 2017 Posted February 27, 2017 On 2/27/2017 at 7:23 PM, Migration said: Must be nice living 4 years in the past. Expand Hey, you were just talking 2 days ago, no time warp here. 1 Quote
Sfcommando14 Posted February 27, 2017 Posted February 27, 2017 (edited) On 2/27/2017 at 7:21 PM, exciter1 said: I'm just thankful Books A Million has a bunch left. Expand Same. I'm running out of room so it's nice of them to hold them for me Plus there was a BN loaded near me before this sale. I won't go back that way for a couple weeks, but I'm guessing they are still sitting there. Edited February 27, 2017 by Sfcommando14 Quote
bricklues Posted February 27, 2017 Posted February 27, 2017 Guys, what's the max price you would pay if you missed it...? For your own collection and maybe one to put aside.. Quote
exciter1 Posted February 27, 2017 Posted February 27, 2017 On 2/27/2017 at 7:32 PM, bricklues said: Guys, what's the max price you would pay if you missed it...? For your own collection and maybe one to put aside.. Expand The current lowest price, buy now. 1 Quote
bricklues Posted February 27, 2017 Posted February 27, 2017 I am able to get it for about 60eur in a local store... but it feels too much :$ Quote
Val-E Posted February 27, 2017 Posted February 27, 2017 On 2/27/2017 at 7:35 PM, bricklues said: I am able to get it for about 60eur in a local store... but it feels too much :$ Expand Too much. Less than 30 is an acceptable price. 1 Quote
bricklues Posted February 27, 2017 Posted February 27, 2017 I think similar. Will try to find one cheaper... Quote
exciter1 Posted February 27, 2017 Posted February 27, 2017 You do realize an update is prepped for a Fall release? 7 Quote
Val-E Posted February 27, 2017 Posted February 27, 2017 I have a feeling there´ll be someone else living there by then. 1 Quote
dcdfan Posted February 27, 2017 Posted February 27, 2017 On 2/27/2017 at 7:53 PM, Val-E said: I have a feeling there´ll be someone else living there by then.Says the poo pile. BTW, never gonna happen. 2 Quote
John82 Posted February 27, 2017 Posted February 27, 2017 On 2/27/2017 at 7:53 PM, Val-E said: I have a feeling there´ll be someone else living there by then. Expand Putin is already picking the curtains. 1 Quote
Guest TabbyBoy Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 On 2/27/2017 at 9:15 PM, John82 said: Putin is already picking the curtains. Expand ... and Kim Jong Un is looking at a new carpet since Bill Clinton spilled "something" on it. Quote
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