What Lego set did you buy today?

[Rog]

£5 off Star Wars coupon stacking with 3 for 2 at Tesco so I picked up 3 of the Bounty Hunter battle packs for £5.33 each. Shame my store didn't actually have any of the Nov/Dec magazines with the coupon in or I would have got some more.

[Scatterbug]

  On 11/18/2017 at 3:37 AM, BricksBrotha said:

 

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Edited November 20, 2017 by Scatterbug

[Scatterbug]

2 x Elves Fire Dragon's Lava Cave and Speed Champions Ford GT, £18 ea (Tesco 3 for 2).

Edited November 20, 2017 by Scatterbug

[Guest TabbyBoy]

  On 11/20/2017 at 2:20 PM, Scatterbug said:

2 x Elves Fire Dragon's Lava Cave and Speed Champions Ford GT, £18 ea (Tesco 3 for 2).

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Same here and placed 10 orders back-to-back. Let's see if they call me ;-)

[Val-E]

  On 11/20/2017 at 2:31 PM, TabbyBoy said:

Same here and placed 10 orders back-to-back. Let's see if they call me ;-)

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So, a year from now  will we all be complaining about the lack of appreciation of these two over hoarded sets, except for Tabby who will sold them for 2 quid profit per item within a week to the local school?

[Ciglione]

  On 11/20/2017 at 2:55 PM, Val-E said:

So, a year from now  will we all be complaining about the lack of appreciation of these two over hoarded sets, except for Tabby who will sold them for 2 quid profit per item within a week to the local school?

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No.... he will say he bought them to use as gifts.

[Guest TabbyBoy]

  On 11/20/2017 at 2:55 PM, Val-E said:

So, a year from now  will we all be complaining about the lack of appreciation of these two over hoarded sets, except for Tabby who will sold them for 2 quid profit per item within a week to the local school?

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  On 11/20/2017 at 2:58 PM, Ciglione said:

No.... he will say he bought them to use as gifts.

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Those Elves Dragons are a no-brainer at around 55% off. It's a no lose gamble and if I can shift them all at £5 profit each, it beats any bank. I did the same with the Yellow Submarines ;-)

[Scatterbug]

  On 11/20/2017 at 2:55 PM, Val-E said:

So, a year from now  will we all be complaining about the lack of appreciation of these two over hoarded sets, except for Tabby who will sold them for 2 quid profit per item within a week to the local school?

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Just get back to RRP, that's all I ever hope for.

[Val-E]

  On 11/20/2017 at 3:14 PM, Scatterbug said:

Just get back to RRP, that's all I ever hope for.

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And that is the crux of the problem with Lego investing these days.

[minicoopers11]

  On 11/20/2017 at 3:14 PM, Scatterbug said:

Just get back to RRP, that's all I ever hope for.

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All my Chima!!! 

[exciter1]

  On 11/20/2017 at 3:29 PM, Val-E said:

And that is the crux of the problem with Lego investing these days.

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...and people with poop avatars being critical of every move.

[Scatterbug]

  On 11/20/2017 at 3:29 PM, Val-E said:

And that is the crux of the problem with Lego investing these days.

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I'm sorry the halycon days are over.

[redcell]

  On 11/20/2017 at 3:14 PM, Scatterbug said:

Just get back to RRP, that's all I ever hope for.

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What the heck are you buying that doesn't get back to RRP?  If that's something that you really worry about, that's really more of a problem with your judgment in picking sets than a problem with the market.

 

  On 11/20/2017 at 4:41 PM, Scatterbug said:

I'm sorry the halycon days are over.

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Hardly.

[Sprocket77]

  On 11/20/2017 at 5:12 PM, redcell said:

What the heck are you buying that doesn't get back to RRP? 

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Benny's Spaceship 

[redcell]

  On 11/20/2017 at 5:16 PM, Sprocket77 said:

Benny's Spaceship 

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Must be an EU thing...it's over RRP in the U.S. and I'm getting ready to sell the last of mine for around 2.5 times my buy in.

[Captain_chaos]

  On 11/20/2017 at 5:12 PM, redcell said:

What the heck are you buying that doesn't get back to RRP?  If that's something that you really worry about, that's really more of a problem with your judgment in picking sets than a problem with the market.

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So if one buys a set with a £100 RRP for £10 (pathological I know), then it goes back to £90 and stagnates, do they have poor judgement?

[redcell]

  On 11/20/2017 at 5:29 PM, Captain_chaos said:

So if one buys a set with a £100 RRP for £10 (pathological I know), then it goes back to £90 and stagnates, do they have poor judgement?

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That's a stupid hypothetical because how often does one get the chance to buy a $100 set for $10?  Also, if you're getting a 90% discount, you sure as sh** ain't praying for the set to get back to RRP.

[Darth_Raichu]

  On 11/20/2017 at 5:36 PM, redcell said:

That's a stupid hypothetical because how often does one get the chance to buy a $100 set for $10?  Also, if you're getting a 90% discount, you sure as sh** ain't praying for the set to get back to RRP.

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Yep, they would be the ones keeping the set from reaching MSRP

[mizeur]

  On 11/20/2017 at 5:36 PM, redcell said:

That's a stupid hypothetical because how often does one get the chance to buy a $100 set for $10?  Also, if you're getting a 90% discount, you sure as sh** ain't praying for the set to get back to RRP.

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It happens often enough. And your conclusion proves C_c's point.

[river41]

  On 11/20/2017 at 5:20 PM, redcell said:

Must be an EU thing...it's over RRP in the U.S. and I'm getting ready to sell the last of mine for around 2.5 times my buy in.

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i think bennys has been a flop no question about it. You obviously were fortunate to get it at 50 percen toff

[redcell]

  On 11/20/2017 at 5:40 PM, mizeur said:

It happens often enough. And your conclusion proves C_c's point.

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How many sets have you bought for 90% off?  It doesn't happen often enough for that hypothetical to have any relevance.  And if you're just wanting me to admit that I wouldn't call someone an idiot for buying a set at 90% off if that set didn't get back above RRP, I'll admit that.  However, if someone is trying to make money selling Lego in the real world and is routinely praying for their sets to get back to RRP, I would question the judgment that they are applying in choosing sets.  

  On 11/20/2017 at 5:40 PM, river41 said:

i think bennys has been a flop no question about it. You obviously were fortunate to get it at 50 percen toff

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Absolutely agree...I never thought it was a sure thing, which is why I didn't buy in at over 50% off, but had hoped that it might be a surprise hit. 

[Shewie]

  On 11/20/2017 at 2:55 PM, Val-E said:

So, a year from now  will we all be complaining about the lack of appreciation of these two over hoarded sets, except for Tabby who will sold them for 2 quid profit per item within a week to the local school?

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don't forget about throwing there FREE Parrot Polybag.

[newbie77]

  On 11/20/2017 at 5:29 PM, Captain_chaos said:

So if one buys a set with a £100 RRP for £10 (pathological I know), then it goes back to £90 and stagnates, do they have poor judgement?

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It all depends on quantity right? If we are dealing with 1-2 then possible to get for 90%off but again how many different set ever get there?

getting for 90%off or 100%off is sure win strategy if one can scale. Having said that until recently all purchases of mine are at RRP. And I guess that's my problem that I have more DUDs than successes.

[mizeur]

  On 11/20/2017 at 5:52 PM, redcell said:

How many sets have you bought for 90% off?  It doesn't happen often enough for that hypothetical to have any relevance.  And if you're just wanting me to admit that I wouldn't call someone an idiot for buying a set at 90% off if that set didn't get back above RRP, I'll admit that.  However, if someone is trying to make money selling Lego in the real world and is routinely praying for their sets to get back to RRP, I would question the judgment that they are applying in choosing sets.  

Absolutely agree...I never thought it was a sure thing, which is why I didn't buy in at over 50% off, but had hoped that it might be a surprise hit. 

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Quite a few with SYW points + coupons + discount/clearance + discount gift cards. Or Meijer points + coupons + clearance. Or B&N clearance + membership discount + discount gift cards. Or Target and Walmart clearance + discount gift cards. There were 30+ Minecraft Fortresses that hit 75% at Target in my neck of the woods before factoring in other discounts.

Those aren't the only ways I get sets but this isn't 2015 anymore, sometimes profiting on LEGO requires more time and effort than waiting for the deal of the week, price match races to the bottom, or price mistakes.

[Leopard]

  On 11/20/2017 at 6:27 PM, mizeur said:

Quite a few with SYW points + coupons + discount/clearance + discount gift cards. Or Meijer points + coupons + clearance. Or B&N clearance + membership discount + discount gift cards. Or Target and Walmart clearance + discount gift cards. There were 30+ Minecraft Fortresses that hit 75% at Target in my neck of the woods before factoring in other discounts.

Those aren't the only ways I get sets but this isn't 2015 anymore, sometimes profiting on LEGO requires more time and effort than waiting for the deal of the week, price match races to the bottom, or price mistakes.

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Let's not forget the Target the First Order Transporter that hit 75% + discounts months ago too