13 hours ago, crayxlp said:

perhaps you should first clarify what you see as "an investment"  (appreciation in percentage per a year?).. there are many people who invest in ordinary stock exchange market expecting maybe around 5-8 % {if they are lucky) increase and appreciation of their investment paid in the annual revenues.. and to them its not bad at all! (no extra work or shifts done).. so what kind of appreciation do you expect.?

We all hope that the % increase for LEGO is higher than stocks & shares as there's a hell of a lot more work involved. Put it this way... I'm going through 3 reels of packing tape a day and it's about a 30 hour week working my own hours, but I only have the time while my new business is being set up. There's no way I'd be doing this now if I had a full time job as I'd rather make more money on overtime with less work. LEGO can be a good investment, but make wise choices on sets and don't "say" too much ;-)

If the LEGO aftermarket does "crash", it'll get rid of most QFLLs, those that ride out the storm will be rewarded and a new era will emerge. Yes, I'm buying again, but I'm either turning sets around quickly for cash now or letting them "mature" for when my business is ticking along nicely and I have more time again. More importantly, it's funds that I can afford to lose.

3 minutes ago, TabbyBoy said:

We all hope that the % increase for LEGO is higher than stocks & shares as there's a hell of a lot more work involved. Put it this way... I'm going through 3 reels of packing tape a day and it's about a 30 hour week working my own hours, but I only have the time while my new business is being set up. There's no way I'd be doing this now if I had a full time job as I'd rather make more money on overtime with less work. LEGO can be a good investment, but make wise choices on sets and don't "say" too much ;-)

If the LEGO aftermarket does "crash", it'll get rid of most QFLLs, those that ride out the storm will be rewarded and a new era will emerge. Yes, I'm buying again, but I'm either turning sets around quickly for cash now or letting them "mature" for when my business is ticking along nicely and I have more time again. More importantly, it's funds that I can afford to lose.

You need to get those cats of yours trained in cutting and taping. Let´s face it, they would probably not do a worse job than some retailers.

1 minute ago, TabbyBoy said:

We all hope that the % increase for LEGO is higher than stocks & shares as there's a hell of a lot more work involved. 

Not just work. Also overhead. Netting just 5-8% profit requires significantly more appreciation than that to cover the 10-15% in fees and other costs like shipping, packaging, storage, etc.

 

7 minutes ago, Val-E said:

You need to get those cats of yours trained in cutting and taping. Let´s face it, they would probably not do a worse job than some retailers.

They're already busy with the washing, ironing and vacuuming! My Tabby's good, but not THAT good ;-)

5 minutes ago, mizeur said:

Not just work. Also overhead. Netting just 5-8% profit requires significantly more appreciation than that to cover the 10-15% in fees and other costs like shipping, packaging, storage, etc.

It's the same with any business as you often have a much bigger overhead like a lease, utilities, staff and maybe a franchise fee (often 10%+). I worked out that I'd have saved over £900 last year if eBay didn't rip us off with the FVF on P&P. I charge buyers another £1 for P&P this year and, strangely, they don't seem that bothered by the increase. If they ask, I'll gladly tell them.

To double your money on a £100 set, you'll need to sell it for around £300 to cover fees and, most importantly, Income Tax!

If you're a large volume seller with an eBay Business Account, I suggest you become a Limited Company (dividends are tax efficient), register for VAT as you'll only pay 9% rather than 10.8% FVF and you'll be able to attract more buyers who can reclaim VAT. It's a quarterly return in the UK, but doesn't take long once you've got it set up. Sadly, eBay offers no promotions for Business Sellers, why is that? Of course, Private is preferred, but carries the huge risk of HMRC investigation - it happened to me!

Private eBay sellers who sell the same items which is obviously trading WILL get caught. eBay are cracking down and competitors WILL grass you up.

If eBay/PayPal make more money on your sales than you do, it's time to move on.

It's the "ADD TO WISHLIST" button at the bottom of every retired set that bothers me. Does this mean that it'll be resurrected if enough people "wish" for it?

71016 Simpsons Kwik-E-Mart tagged on Czech e-shop as "retiring soon"

41321 Friends - Snow Resort Off Roader sold out on Czech e-shop .. it was released just 5 months ago!

1 hour ago, crayxlp said:

71016 Simpsons Kwik-E-Mart tagged on Czech e-shop as "retiring soon"

Good spot. They are drip feeding us retirements one by one.

thank you! ?

41321 Friends - Snow Resort Off Roader sold out on Czech e-shop .. it was released just 5 months ago!

Is the whole winter friends theme..exactly that. Just seasonal sets that will dissappear in the next few months?

4 minutes ago, LegoBro said:

 

Is the whole winter friends theme..exactly that. Just seasonal sets that will dissappear in the next few months?

 

Unlikely. It might just be a problem with availability or this one particular set going.

 

 

Is the whole winter friends theme..exactly that. Just seasonal sets that will dissappear in the next few months?

 

no just that one,  was always planned for that length

city fun in the park,  emmas ice cream truck c2c us shop at home.

 

2 hours ago, crayxlp said:

41321 Friends - Snow Resort Off Roader sold out on Czech e-shop .. it was released just 5 months ago!

list wins again.  not bad accurately predicting the EOL of a 5 month old set.

13 minutes ago, cladner said:

city fun in the park,  emmas ice cream truck c2c us shop at home.

 

list wins again.  not bad accurately predicting the EOL of a 5 month old set.

Yeah, I´m tracking all the European out of stocks and it is spot on so far - apart from the themes that were missing.

Themes that are struggling to sell out are DC Super Girls, TLBM, Nexo, City 2017 sets, Star Wars (probably stocked up for the new movie) and Brickheadz. Contrast that with 2016 Elves and Ninjago which are all already unavailable.

Edited November 21, 20178 yr by Val-E

1 minute ago, Val-E said:

Yeah, I´m tracking all the European out of stocks and it is spot on so far - apart from the themes that were missing.

Themes that are struggling to sell out are DC Super Girls, TLBM, Nexo, City 2017 sets, Star Wars (probably stocked up for the new movie) and Brickheadz. Contrast that with 2016 Elves and Ninjago which are all already unavailable.

do you have a list of the 2016 elves and ninjago you could provide ?

14 minutes ago, cladner said:

city fun in the park,  emmas ice cream truck c2c us shop at home.

 

list wins again.  not bad accurately predicting the EOL of a 5 month old set.

Could be a good one in the states. Only snow set that has Emma in it.

Unfortunately friends market is dire in uk without deeeep discount.

3 minutes ago, starwarsxpress said:

do you have a list of the 2016 elves and ninjago you could provide ?

Elves 41172,75,79,80

Ninjago 70588-596 and 70621-27

Ninjago 70592 and 70596 are still available for order on Czech, GER FR IT websites.. UK is apparently again in the lead as for the EU retirements

Not sure if this is the correct place to post this but my big shipment of Lourves came in & the seal codes were week 41 of this year. My Architecture Studios keep coming in with seal codes from 2014 but that's nothing new.

1 hour ago, cladner said:

1 hour ago, Val-E said:

Yeah, I´m tracking all the European out of stocks and it is spot on so far - apart from the themes that were missing.

list wins again.  not bad accurately predicting the EOL of a 5 month old set.

I'm feeling generous and seems Cladner and Val-E are working to hard at this,  might as well simplify their jobs for the holidays.  Plus some of these need to disappear quicker...

10815	My First Rocket
41123	Foal's Washing Station
60131	Crooks Island
70326	The Black Knight Mech
70338	Ultimate General Magmar
70339	Ultimate Flama
70605	Misfortune's Keep
75142	Homing Spider Droid™
75158	Rebel Combat Frigate
75821	Piggy Car Escape
75822	Piggy Plane Attack
75824	Pig City Teardown
75826	King Pig's Castle
76060	Doctor Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum
10232	Palace Cinema
10248	Ferrari F40
10249	Winter Toy Shop
10525	Big Farm
10571	LEGO® DUPLO® All-in-One-Pink-Box-of-Fun
10580	LEGO® DUPLO® Deluxe Box of fun
10590	Airport
10606	Doc McStuffins Backyard Clinic
10607	Spider-Man Web-Bike Workshop
10608	Spider-Man Spider Truck Adventure
10615	My First Tractor
10616	My First Playhouse
10617	My First Farm
10687	Spider-Man™ Hideout
10694	LEGO® Creative Supplement Bright
10699	Sand Baseplate
10702	LEGO® Creative Building Set
10705	LEGO® Creative Building Basket
10720	Police Helicopter Chase
10722	Snake Showdown
10724	Batman™ & Superman™ vs. Lex Luthor™
10725	Lost Temple
10726	Stephanie's Horse Carriage
10727	Emma's Ice Cream Truck
10728	Mia's Vet Clinic
10729	Cinderella's Carriage
10735	Police Truck Chase
10747	Andrea & Stephanie's Beach Holiday
10808	Little Plane
10810	Push Train
10811	Backhoe Loader
10817	LEGO® DUPLO® Creative Chest
10818	My First Truck
10820	LEGO® DUPLO® Creative Building Basket
10822	Sofia the First Magical Carriage
10828	Doc McStuffins´ Pet Vet Care
10830	Minnie's Café
10831	My First Caterpillar
10842	Batcave Challenge
10849	My First Plane
10850	My First Cakes
10852	My First Bird
10853	LEGO® DUPLO® Creative Builder Box
10855	Cinderella´s Magical Castle
21024	Louvre
21026	Venice
21027	Berlin
21031	Burj Khalifa
21050	Studio
21113	The Cave
21119	The Dungeon
21120	The Snow Hideout
21121	The Desert Outpost
21122	The Nether Fortress
21123	The Iron Golem
21124	The End Portal
21125	The Jungle Tree House
21126	The Wither
21127	The Fortress
21128	The Village
21131	The Ice Spikes
21132	The Jungle Temple
21306	Yellow Submarine
21307	Caterham Seven 620R
31042	Super Soarer
31045	Ocean Explorer
31046	Fast Car
31047	Propeller Plane
31048	Lakeside Lodge
31049	Twin Spin Helicopter
31050	Corner Deli
31051	Lighthouse Point
31052	Vacation Getaways
31053	Treehouse Adventures
31054	Blue Express
31055	Red racer
31059	Sunset Street Bike
31060	Airshow Aces
31063	Beachside Vacation
31064	Island Adventures
31065	Park Street Townhouse
41065	Rapunzel's Best Day Ever
41066	Anna & Kristoff's Sleigh Adventure
41067	Belle's Enchanted Castle
41068	Arendelle Castle Celebration
41101	Heartlake Grand Hotel
41118	Heartlake Supermarket
41119	Heartlake Cupcake Café
41124	Heartlake Puppy Daycare
41125	Horse Vet Trailer
41126	Heartlake Riding Club
41127	Amusement Park Arcade
41128	Amusement Park Space Ride
41129	Amusement Park Hot Dog Van
41130	Amusement Park Roller Coaster
41132	Heartlake Party Shop
41133	Amusement Park Bumper Cars
41134	Heartlake Performance School
41142	Palace Pets Royal Castle
41143	Berry's Kitchen
41144	Petite's Royal Stable
41147	Anna's Snow Adventure
41149	Moana's Island Adventure
41172	The Water Dragon Adventure
41175	Fire Dragon's Lava Cave
41179	Queen Dragon's Rescue
41180	Ragana's Magic Shadow Castle
41181	Naida's Gondola & the Goblin Thief
41182	The Capture of Sophie Jones
41184	Aira's Airship & the Amulet Chase
41185	Magic Rescue from the Goblin Village
41230	Batgirl™ Batjet Chase
41231	Harley Quinn™ to the rescue
41232	Super Hero High School
41233	Lashina™ Tank
41234	Bumblebee™ Helicopter
41237	Batgirl™ Secret Bunker
41238	Lena Luthor™ Kryptomite™ Factory
41239	Eclipso™ Dark Palace
41300	Puppy Championship
41301	Puppy Parade
41302	Puppy Pampering
41303	Puppy Playground
41304	Puppy Treats & Tricks
41305	Emma's Photo Studio
41306	Mia's Beach Scooter
41307	Olivia's Creative Lab
41308	Stephanie's Friendship Cakes
41309	Andrea's Musical Duet
41310	Heartlake Gift Delivery
41312	Heartlake Sports Center
41321	Snow Resort Off-Roader
41326	LEGO® Friends Advent Calendar
41487	Lloyd
41488	Master Wu
41489	Confidential_BH MDP Target 1
41585	Batman™
41586	Batgirl™
41587	Robin™
41588	The Joker™
41589	Captain America
41590	Iron Man
41591	Black Widow
41592	The Hulk
41593	Captain Jack Sparrow
41594	Captain Armando Salazar
41595	Belle
41596	Beast
42043	Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3245
42044	Display Team Jet
42045	Hydroplane Racer
42046	Getaway Racer
42047	Police Interceptor
42048	Race Kart
42049	Mine Loader
42050	Drag Racer
42052	Heavy Lift Helicopter
42053	Volvo EW160E
42054	CLAAS XERION 5000 TRAC VC
42061	Telehandler
60097	City Square
60098	Heavy-Haul Train
60100	Airport Starter Set
60101	Airport Cargo Plane
60102	Airport VIP Service
60103	Airport Air Show
60104	Airport Passenger Terminal
60106	Fire Starter Set
60109	Fire Boat
60117	Van & Caravan
60119	Ferry
60120	Volcano Starter Set
60121	Volcano Exploration Truck
60122	Volcano Crawler
60123	Volcano Supply Helicopter
60124	Volcano Exploration Base
60125	Volcano Heavy-lift Helicopter
60129	Police Patrol Boat
60130	Prison Island
60132	Service Station
60134	Fun in the park - City People Pack
60135	ATV Arrest
60136	Police Starter Set
60142	Money Transporter
60143	Auto Transport Heist
60144	Race Plane
60145	Buggy
60146	Stunt Truck
60147	Fishing Boat
60149	4x4 with Catamaran
60151	Dragster Transporter
60152	Sweeper & Excavator
60155	LEGO® City Advent Calendar
60168	Sailboat Rescue
70317	The Fortrex
70347	King's Guard Artillery
70348	Lance's Twin Jouster
70349	Ruina's Lock & Roller
70350	The Three Brothers
70351	Clay's Falcon Fighter Blaster
70352	Jestro's Headquarters
70353	The Heligoyle
70354	Axl's Rumble Maker
70355	Aaron's Rock Climber
70356	The Stone Colossus of Ultimate Destructi
70358	Aaron's Stone Destroyer
70359	Lance vs. lightning
70361	Macy's Bot Drop Dragon
70362	Battle Suit Clay
70363	Battle Suit Macy
70364	Battle Suit Aaron
70365	Battle Suit Axl
70366	Battle Suit Lance
70372	Combo NEXO Powers Wave 1
70588	Titanium Ninja Tumbler
70589	Rock Roader
70591	Kryptarium Prison Breakout
70592	Salvage M.E.C.
70593	The Green NRG Dragon
70594	The Lighthouse Siege
70595	Ultra Stealth Raider
70596	Samurai X Cave Chaos
70621	The Vermillion Attack
70622	Desert Lightning
70623	Destiny's Shadow
70624	Vermillion Invader
70625	Samurai VXL
70626	Dawn of Iron Doom
70627	Dragon's Forge
70751	Temple of Airjitzu
70902	Catwoman™ Catcycle Chase
70904	Clayface™ Splat Attack
70907	Killer Croc™ Tail-Gator
70908	The Scuttler
70915	Two-Face™ Double Demolition
71006	The Simpsons™ House
71016	The Kwik-E-Mart
75095	TIE Fighter™
75098	Assault on Hoth™
75099	Rey's Speeder™
75101	First Order Special Forces TIE fighter™
75104	Kylo Ren's Command Shuttle™
75105	Millennium Falcon™
75111	Darth Vader™
75114	First Order Stormtrooper™
75116	Finn
75118	Captain Phasma™
75119	Sergeant Jyn Erso™
75120	K-2SO™
75121	Imperial Death Trooper™
75125	Resistance X-Wing Fighter™
75126	First Order Snowspeeder™
75128	TIE Advanced Prototype™
75129	Wookiee™ Gunship
75131	Resistance Trooper Battle Pack
75132	First Order Battle Pack
75137	Carbon-Freezing Chamber
75139	Battle on Takodana™
75145	Eclipse Fighter™
75147	StarScavenger™
75148	Encounter on Jakku™
75149	Resistance X-Wing Fighter™
75151	Clone Turbo Tank™
75152	Imperial Assault Hovertank™
75153	AT-ST™ Walker
75154	TIE Striker™
75157	Captain Rex's AT-TE™
75162	Y-Wing™ Microfighter
75163	Krennic's Imperial Shuttle™ Microfighter
75164	Rebel Trooper Battle Pack
75165	Imperial Trooper Battle Pack
75170	The Phantom
75171	Battle on Scarif
75184	LEGO® Star Wars™ Advent Calendar
75523	Scarif Stormtrooper™
75524	Chirrut Îmwe™
75525	Baze Malbus™
75828	Ecto-1 & 2
75870	Chevrolet Corvette Z06
75871	Ford Mustang GT
75872	Audi R18 e-tron quattro
75873	Audi R8 LMS ultra
75874	Chevrolet Camaro Drag Race
75875	Ford F-150 Raptor & Ford Model A Hot Rod
75876	Porsche 919 Hybrid and 917K Pit Lane
75882	Ferrari FXX K & Development Center
76042	The SHIELD Helicarrier
76044	Clash of the Heroes
76045	Kryptonite Interception
76047	Black Panther Pursuit
76051	Super Hero Airport Battle
76052	Batman™ Classic TV Series – Batcave
76053	Batman™: Gotham City Cycle Chase
76054	Batman™: Scarecrow™ Harvest of Fear
76055	Batman™: Killer Croc™ Sewer Smash
76056	Batman™: Rescue from Ra's al Ghul™
76057	Spider-Man: Web Warriors Ultimate Bridge
76058	Spider-Man: Ghost Rider Team-up
76059	Spider-Man: Doc Ock's Tentacle Trap
76067	Tanker Truck Takedown
76068	Mighty Micros: Superman™ vs. Bizarro™
76069	Mighty Micros: Batman™ vs. Killer Moth™
76070	Mighty Micros: Wonder Woman™ vs. Doomsda
76071	Mighty Micros: Spider-Man vs. Scorpion
76072	Mighty Micros: Iron Man vs. Thanos
76073	Mighty Micros: Wolverine vs. Magneto
76075	Wonder Woman™ Warrior Battle
76079	Ravager Attack
76080	Ayesha's Revenge
76081	The Milano vs. The Abilisk

the commoners thank his majesty for his generosity 

 

I knew it was only a matter of time before this list started being posted. 

Most of it was posted 2 months ago

Most of it was posted 2 months ago

Mind sharing where it was posted?