Popular Post brickvoyeur Posted December 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) Quote I'll read the Nightmare Before Christmas story this year, kids. Twas the night before Clearance And all through the aisle Steamrollers were packed Into my cart like a pile Exo Suits were hung In the storage with care Knowing that in a decade They still will be there Sergeant Jyn Erso was nestled Deep under my bed With terrible proportions And a face that looks dead Wonder woman in her armor And cheetah in her cap The lasso of truth will tell you That this set is pure crap When out on my doorstep A noise shook me awake ShopJustice still delivering Olaf Flat as a pancake Faster shipping than FedEx The turds as they came I cried and I pouted As I called them by name "Now, Dots! now, Mario! Now Lego Movie 1 and 2! On, Raiders! on, Mighty Dinos! On, Takodana and constractables too! To the depths of the dumpster! Stacked 50 feet tall Now throw away! throw away! throw away all!" Each year I make efforts To donate a bit more But Toys for tots sends a bill For returning them to my door Since I can't give them away I'll dig a big pit It's the final solution To get rid of this sh!t I shook as I laughed At the thought of relieving this pain It was nearly 3am So I looked quite insane As I poured the kerosene I cheered with delight "I'll light you on fire, So you're out of my sight" Edited December 7, 2022 by brickvoyeur 15 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaredseiders Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I only sell on Amazon. Next year I think I am going to try my hand on eBay and try to do some dropshipping. Say I was selling Spider-Man titan figure for $20, I'd keep 5 on hand, and list those 5. If someone bought and paid me for one and it was available on Target or Kmart (where I get free shipping on about anything), I'd buy it and have it shipped to them. Amazon customers really frown on it and Amazon is way more strict about that than eBay is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaredseiders Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Is this minus your cost for the product as well? No, that is my take home pay. You would have to subtract out the cost of the product. So it's not profit. So those Technic Tow Trucks profitted me $12.50 each, and I have 13 that will sell. Jet Planes cost 27.50 each, so they netted me 14.55 each. I will take a 14.55 return on a 27.50 investment any day of the week. What stock can you buy that will give you a 52% ROI in less than a month? Those Hobbit Polys cost me like $3.80 each after the $25 discount, so $12.12 each is nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 No, that is my take home pay. You would have to subtract out the cost of the product. So it's not profit. So those Technic Tow Trucks profitted me $12.50 each, and I have 13 that will sell. Jet Planes cost 27.50 each, so they netted me 14.55 each. I will take a 14.55 return on a 27.50 investment any day of the week. What stock can you buy that will give you a 52% ROI in less than a month? Those Hobbit Polys cost me like $3.80 each after the $25 discount, so $12.12 each is nice. I was really just asking the question to help clarify for folks. You never know how a person might read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaredseiders Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 It's ok. I didn't take offense. I was just trying to provide as much info as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I was just trying to provide as much info as possible. Maybe too much info. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaredseiders Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Maybe too much info. People always claim that Amazon takes too much in fees. I like to post the numbers because it shows that it either balances out or comes out in favor of selling on Amazon most of the time. Plus I move my stock faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoNotInsertIntoMouth Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 WHOO - just sold the Cafe Corner I bought for $475. I put about 35$ish into it to get all the pieces ready. Sold for $799. After fees and shipping, I will make about $190. AND I GOT TO BUILD IT! I only sell on Amazon. Next year I think I am going to try my hand on eBay and try to do some dropshipping. Say I was selling Spider-Man titan figure for $20, I'd keep 5 on hand, and list those 5. If someone bought and paid me for one and it was available on Target or Kmart (where I get free shipping on about anything), I'd buy it and have it shipped to them. Amazon customers really frown on it and Amazon is way more strict about that than eBay is. Be careful - hopefully there is a way to not have a packing slip. You will get people leaving you negative feedback because they saw you just drop shipped it from target or Amazon unfortunately. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbroncoboy Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 WHOO - just sold the Cafe Corner I bought for $475. I put about 35$ish into it to get all the pieces ready. Sold for $799. After fees and shipping, I will make about $190. AND I GOT TO BUILD IT! Be careful - hopefully there is a way to not have a packing slip. You will get people leaving you negative feedback because they saw you just drop shipped it from target or Amazon unfortunately. Couldn't agree more. Your asking for trouble IMO. Some buyers may not care but you will definitely run into some that don't take so kindly to being "taken advantage of". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huskers1236 Posted December 26, 2013 Author Share Posted December 26, 2013 Sold a 10184 Town Plan for $410. Sat on this for a while and watched it gain zero to negative. Really was thinking this would be another amazing gainer, but no such luck, yet at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h311m4n Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Sold 2 4184 Black Pearls in the last 2 weeks (had only 2). Both purchased for 99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TabbyBoy Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 My very last 6868 Hulk. I could've bought 300 of them (not 3) and now wish I did. I'm giving it LARGE when the new set is out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TabbyBoy Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Sold 2 4184 Black Pearls in the last 2 weeks (had only 2). Both purchased for 99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolanfan34 Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Semi-interesting small sample size note. I had a few Attack of the Wargs and Mirkwood Spiders at a very low entry price. I have had them as a combo on eBay for $56.99 for probably two months and didn't sell any. Last two weeks I sold a couple, raised price to $59.99, and just sold another pair a few hours after. Point only being that with the movie out, and Wargs slated for retirement, these may pick up a little traction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@rtisan Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 I sold a Catman Cycle Chase and Captain America as a pair for $60 yesterday. Paid just under $30 or so combined. Easy double! The guy even came to pick up, cash in hand. Took me 1min to list them both on kijiji using stock images. Have 6 more Captain America and 10 more Catwomen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakinisvader Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Sold a bunch of burger and fry combos. I'm working the drive thru right now to pay off all the Christmas bills "Santa" racked up this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huskers1236 Posted December 30, 2013 Author Share Posted December 30, 2013 Sold an Imperial Flagship a couple days ago for $430 and today a 4504 MF/8092 Landspeeder combo for $100(used). Probably didn't make a ton of money but needing to clear out sets for capital and space. I bought another shelf a couple weeks ago and it's already almost full. The wife is not impressed right now, even though she should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Complete 10181 Eiffel Tower with box and manuals for $845 including domestic postage. Not bad for an item I held for only 3-4 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legodog Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 6868: Hulk's Helicarrier Breakout $88 10197: Fire Brigade $239 6865: Captain America's Avenging Cycle $28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h311m4n Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Semi-interesting small sample size note. I had a few Attack of the Wargs and Mirkwood Spiders at a very low entry price. I have had them as a combo on eBay for $56.99 for probably two months and didn't sell any. Last two weeks I sold a couple, raised price to $59.99, and just sold another pair a few hours after. Point only being that with the movie out, and Wargs slated for retirement, these may pick up a little traction. Funny you should mention that. I bought 6 of the wargs sets only to realize I didn't really like them and thought it would be hard to sell them. Purchased the 6 at 44$ a pop, selling them for 60$. The first one sold after a few weeks, the second one went very quickly. Not making much on them but I don't want to hold onto them anyway so I'm okay with the small profit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peteparker Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 6868: Hulk's Helicarrier Breakout $88 10197: Fire Brigade $239 6865: Captain America's Avenging Cycle $28 I need to get on listing my Marvel sets I guess. I wish I had a partner who could list everything I find and buy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbost01 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Yeah...the buying part is fun........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huskers1236 Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share Posted January 7, 2014 Sold 3 6868 Hulk Helicarriers for $90 each, same day as buying for $35. I don't flip much, but this was too easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siulon Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 where did you buy it for 35? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Sold 3 6868 Hulk Helicarriers for $90 each, same day as buying for $35. I don't flip much, but this was too easy. I just sold 3 in the last 24 hrs as well for $90. It's time to bump the price back up again, but they weren't moving at $95. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huskers1236 Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share Posted January 7, 2014 where did you buy it for 35? Found some on clearance at a Walmart. Been to 7 others, nothing. So it was a lucky find. I just sold 3 in the last 24 hrs as well for $90. It's time to bump the price back up again, but they weren't moving at $95. I saw a bunch not selling at 95-100, so I figured $90 was a good mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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