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Base plates are the new exclusives. That is all.

I personally will not regret selling anything. Only thing I have regretted selling was Pokemon Base, Jungle, Fossil, and Rocket booster boxes. Bought thousands after they tanked for $16 per and wholesaled them at $150+ shipping per 6 box case. They are all $300+ per box now On the flip side of that 1999 SP Authentic Football which was once $250-300 per box is $40 a box now. Had 200+ of those at one time as moved when they were getting under $200. Had over 250 Dumbledore's office back in 2003 that I paid $20 for. Sold in the 40-50 range back then. BP value is $130 now. Had pretty much 100 minimum of all the HP sets from back the 2002 line. There was lots of other sets bought on that deal as well that aren't really much higher for holding 12 years. Point is no one knows where these values will go in 5-10 years. I don't think all these sets will go 3x-5x. Even if they do by that point there sales rates are much slower than they were when they were back at 2x and more relevant in people's minds. People's attention spans towards sets are very short. There will always be people who do want to pay the big $$$ for the older retired sets but the market is much smaller. As mentioned before I sell them in stages that way if they don't the ones left for long term are paid for anyways. Just like having the right sets in your inventory , timing and making some early profits when they are hot also helps.

I think we all know that feeling very well. Buy some DS's they said, it will be retiring any day they said.

Flip of the week? I flipped some Hobbit sets I found on shelves early in November much like people are doing w princess/friends now. I had a battle of five armies auction that just relisted, I jacked it up to $199 as a place holder until I could clean up my auctions. It just sold, she paid, feedback of 270, not international I'll ship tomorrow Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Brickpicker mobile app

You know it's a real chaos when even baseplates retire...

For the Simpsons line, there's a Kwik-E-Mart entry added to the brickset database for 2015. No photos yet, though. http://brickset.com/sets/theme-The-Simpsons

whatcha talkin' bout? - <sarcasm mode engaged>. here's what took 7965's place:

Tread lightly hxckid.....once you travel down that path.....

I am having a surprisingly good season - but I have to say that hearing some people basically laughing at other investors (who aren't doing so well) kinda sucks.

A "healthy" market is a functioning market and one aspect of any well-functioning market is the pricing dynamics that flow from the competition between individual sellers. Although dumping may force the price of a set down over some given period of time, there is nothing about that scenario that reflects an "unhealthy" market. You seem to be equating the "health" of a market for an item with the price of that item at any given time. There is no doubt that everyone selling Lego on the secondary market (or any other product on any other market) could make a lot more money if everyone on the sell side of the equation acted in concert to maintain prices at a given level. That is why the antitrust laws forbid price fixing.

I'm going to flat out disagree with you. Inflated eBay prices tell me when production is done secondary BIN sales will skyrocket. Fire Brigade prices doubled within 3 months, and that was heavily stockpiled. Maybe demand will differ depending on location but I'm convinced this is a big time money maker in the UK.

Bought a Ferris Wheel last week from ebay. It was listed for $20 + $8 shipping. I didn't expect much out of this deal. The package arrived today and surprisingly it includes the original box, 3 manuals, motor, and many pieces. I haven't verified the completeness yet but it looks pretty promising. Oh well, for the price I paid, I am extremely happy.

Not trying to toot my own horn too loudly, but I had an annual goal for gross revenue....and I just passed it today! It's a number that I'm proud of - doing this part time to feed my own collection - Now let's see if I can blow it out with a couple weeks left!

Aaand done...I dunno how some of you guys like Trek (45 shipments the other day) keep up this kind of volume... Exhausting!

What is the logic behind that? Blue EOL? Are they not interested in having their boats float? Or is Gray the new blue, what with all the pollution in the oceans and stuff? ha ha...

I'm waiting for them to hit $17.50.

Spongebob is not an AFOL line, Simspons is.

Lol. I built the winter cottage last year. My first build. I'm going to build the tb and then I'm going into lego building retirement. I mean it ll all be down hill from the tb so what's the point....

I had a complete set of new MC on ebay for $440 plus shipping for 2 weeks and no one bit. Had over 100 views and 2 watchers but that's it. So last night I opened it up and split it all up and listed them all separate. Within 3 hours all sold except Ender Dragon for $410 in combined sales plus shipping for each. All I have left of MC are two 21117. Looks like I might be holding those two for a while, but not bad considering I started off with 10 21113, 6 21114, 8 21115, 6 21116, 2 21117, 2 21118. In hindsight I should have got more 21118. My last one went for $16 plus shipping.

If you are new to Lego investing, look up Taj Mahal, the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty, etc. This set is every bit the landmark set those are. That isn't to say it will do precisely what those sets did- there are a LOT more Lego investors than there were when those were out- but clearly sets that are: A: large B: iconic C: world re-known ... are fail-safe investments. Even HCX is building one, and he hasn't built a set since 41053 came out.

A Lego Red-Brick district?

It has sold out on Lego 's home store again. And seems this time there will be no new shipping any more: This set was overwhelmingly popular and is no longer available for purchase. Limited quantity is expected at LEGO

The pig is not realistic enough.

Send one at cost to each BP-er without Elsa's Castles in his/her area

this QFLL is flying high

I grabbed a couple more at Target online... This is a lesson I'm learning quickly this year--my first really "all in" the business: If you want something and it's still on sale, grab it now. Price go up and then poof quickly as sets start to vanish.

For motorizing the HE, it

This weekend has been good

The flaw of applying the Bertrand theory to this particular set, is the assumption that everybody has the "same constant unit cost". There are other factors utilized to bring the cost lower than those competing for the same sale. Therefore, the guy with the 200 units might have a lower cost per unit and in all apparent is only making $10 per unit, but in reality he is making closer to $20 - 30. The money is made at the entry point and realized on the sale.

Good fair comments- agree and understand them all. I have been lurking on this site for some time and contributed a little and benefited from the DPCI of this set. I have what I wanted, a set for my daughter for Christmas, and my friends and flipped 4. Only 5 days left and I agree that they need to be moved quickly before they are released, but as stated before, as a dad of a 5 year old girl, we are not selling a lego set, this is selling Elsa merchandise. Frozen elsa merchandise is nuts!!! Additionally, prior to Christmas, in the 8 days of the selling cycle of this product there was always going to be a higher supply than demand. The guy who has 200 sets with $10 profit makes 2k if all sold, sure, but isn't 4k better than 2k? This set is unique in the supply and demand as it allowed for selling on price for profits rather than quantity for profits. The Betrand theory of economics would have applied in this situation more than any other, we were hardly fighting each other's for customers. Granted- the 2k in profit would come In quicker than if you had priced higher, probably. But a short supply and high demand would pretty much guarantee if all sellers were at similar pricing they would all sell at that price. This product will be hard to come by for some time, hopefuly I don't have to eat my words on this, but having experience in merchandise that is not restricted to lego allows me to see a slightly clearer picture. Good luck to all! All of our situations are different,

The quick flip is gone as people are selling for approx $7-10 profit. I guarantee the only people who have them are on this site...supply and demand, so much money has been left on the table. I sold two on eBay for +139 and then sold two via craigslist for $150. These guys selling at 60-70$$$ don't get it.

Lol...yes, your son should have asked first before he opened and built it, but to sell a set your kid built and was having fun with for a measly $9 profit is hard core!

Get ready for tan.

6864 batmobile and two face chase - $130

A new employee at Lego made a mistake..... Got calendars, 2x VP points, and Winter Ice Skating. Multiple purchases. Also got a few other sought-after sets......Hint: Star Wars

I can't speak for non-US markets. I have no idea how they're performing. I do believe, though, that they are still readily available in southeast Asia and the Pacific (which makes sense for TheDarkness). I mentioned this in a different thread late last night. 9 sets of Series 1 Mixels @ RRP cost $404. 1 SSD cost $399.95. Both retired this past summer. Selling on eBay right now, $120 for Mixels. Sell all 9, get $1,080 for your $400 investment. Your SSD is going to get you between $600 and $700.

Here we go again. "It's been out 5 years so everyone who wants one has one." No. As it has been stated before people want what they can't have so they will want the retired and harder to find ones. People also see it's been out long and say, I'll get it next year." There also are new people entering the Architecture line every year and Fallingwater is one I could see them wanting down the road because it is awesome and very unique. Last it wasn't very widely available and that helps sets a lot as long as it isn't a TRU special. (Looking at you 79004)

As said, for build or given, but for investment purposes, I'd go around it with wide bow.

your soft side is coming out during the holidays....

How does FedEx look? Home Delivery should still get it there in time and probably be cheaper than Priority if it is a heavier item.

If you are creative, flexible and have guts you will always make money. Learn to fly from the vets and than fly wherever you want to go.

Ha. Not until I can't find them at retail. With the way in which this sets has retired (if it has) and its almost exclusive status, I would now put this set as my best performing set of 2015. I was just one-at-timing it at BnN with coupons, but now I feel larger amounts need be acquired in a hurry. I a have 12 but was hoping for 20. I have a hard time paying retail. Crunch time.

Republic Gunship is call to check availability at Lego shop at home, so it appears to be on its way out.

Lol @ steel magnolias! That's good stuff!

If you think my, "If you know what your doing" comment was meant to be nasty you shouldn't but to be frank it doesn't matter to me how you take it. Just fyi, in the future I haze zero interest in insulting anybody on here nor will I get my panties in a wad for somebody else's comment. However, I will reserve the right to make a smart comment on the occassion. What I meant by the "if you know what your doing comment" is if you stack discounted gifts cards with promos you should get it below msrp. I made that comment because I was hoping to just make a brief comment and not give a play by play on how to do it. If I had any idea it would've turned into Steel Magnolias in here I wouldn't have talked a little slower in my last post Have I paid msrp for this item, yes but I've also got this discounted too. I was just commenting on a post.

Ed Mack hinted at this. Sorry if you missed it.

Your right get more R2's at Toys R Us this minute!

Glad everyone is self justifying why to dump these. I'll self justify keeping and getting more. This is the best and LAST non UCS OT version of this with young OT characters. That has value. The next version will have Grandpa Solo in it and be for the new movie.

Friends and Disney have been the big disappointments for sure but at the prices a lot of us got it at it will do fine. Most bought Castles at $43-50 which is a great deal (Boscovs was the cheaper and the Target $10 off with store pickup deals). Shopping malls at $70 were great too. Fryes had the DC at $41.99. They might of been holiday flops but those prices are great buy ins for down the road The Ghost will be a big one for me down the road. Bought all I could at Fry's and Yoyo for $53.99 and those have done very well for me. Combo'd them with Phantom and they have done really well (even with TRU selling them $15 cheaper recently) Set selection and quality of the set gets overlooked a lot. Advents are a pure example. If you looked at all 3 sets this year SW and City had the value / wow factor. They both did extremely well while friends struggled. Going forward you'll still have to analyze each one when they come out. I always buy a few when they are released and see how many flip that week and at what price. SW I sold 12 at $60 , City was like 6 at $50 and I sold 0 friends. I don't care about profit then just gauging interest for later on. So when the deals started coming I bought based on those numbers. I do that with pretty much any new set that comes out in the latter months. If there hot off the bat then there is a better chance they will sell out when the holidays comes around. Set selection will be one of the biggest keys going forward and choosing the right sets will be vital. Not everything is going to go up like it used to (or enough to warrant selling for a profit). Popularity of the set, availability of the set at retailers and online sellers, price points will all be big factors. SW vs WVM is a prime example. WVM has had 2 subpar seasons of sales in stores and online. SW comes on at a better price point and huge popularity and blows it away even with WVM possibly retiring. You can't let what the first few sets did always dictate how the next one will be. Not saying WVM won't go up at all or anything like that but its flat out not as popular. It's still sitting in the store this morning even with SW being sold out for a good 2 weeks now. When you can't even be the set people buy because the one they really want is sold out , you might want to invest in something else. Basically just a lot more thought, reasearch, and analyzing needs to go into purchases in the future.