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With any business whether it be a large corporation or a small website like BrickPicker, business models change. At times, you need to ask yourselves what it is that you are looking to achieve with the product you are working on. Since the beginning, Ed and I have always set out to try and help the LEGO investor and reseller save and make money.Today we are announcing that Brick Classifieds will be changing to the FREE / NO FEES model. I don't think you can really complain about that now can you. We want to help you, the LEGO investor/reseller, to move your product. Hopefully with some of the new tools that we have added to the system and the new ones that are being worked on right now, you will help spread the word to check Brick Classifieds first to find the best prices on LEGO items. Since there are no commissions taken out of your sale, we hope that you will work to price your items accordingly. If you are not going to lose fees, you should be pricing it lower on Brick Classifieds than on the other marketplaces so that you can still make the most money. Lower prices will help bring new buyers. Once buyers learn to check Brick Classifieds for best pricing, they will check Brick Classifieds first which means more money in your pocket instead of someone elses. We have made some updates to the product detail page of Brick Classifieds. We have included listings from other Brick Classifieds sellers as well as listings from eBay and Amazon. We are trying to show the buyer where they can get the best deal. If you, the seller, do your job correctly, they should want to buy the product from you and not go to the big shops. If the prices are better on eBay or Amazon, hopefully the buyer will click through and Brick Classifieds can earn some revenue through affiliate programs. Over the next few days we will be adding feeds from BrickOwl and still looking to see what can be done with BrickLink. It's been a while since I made a post about updates, but here are somethings that have changed on Brick Classifieds: Seller fees have been changed to 0% Removed the Trade feature. That has now returned to the BrickPicker forum. Entire site is in https (SSL) mode Created an infinite scroll page to easily see all the latest items that have been posted on the site Built a Store Banner Generator for you to design a custom banner for your store profile page. This could be useful for posting specials and discounts One of the big things we want to do is help spread the word about Brick Classifieds. We created a tool that will allow you to select random products in your store or pick the actual items you want displayed. It will create a snippet of code that you can use to display your store products on forums, websites, eBay, where ever. Just paste the code we give you and your items can be shown anywhere. In the coming days, there will be an update to the price guide template on BrickPicker that will include listings of sets on Brick Classifieds Everything you need to sell LEGO items is here for you. The price is right, that is for sure. The thing is to get the word out, price aggressively and get the buyers out there to learn more about your shop here on Brick Classifieds that has great prices. Viral marketing from all of you is the best way to get people to see your listings. Price the items better than eBay, Amazon, etc. They will buy from you and you will save on the fees. It is a win for everyone. Put a snippet about Brick Classifieds in a eBay listing here or there to let them check out your store. I am sure they would be happy to pay a lower price and know that you are most likely padding the price to help pay the eBay fees.16 points -
So I'm in Asda ( our Walmart for you Americans) just picking up some odds and ends tonight, anyway in this random corner I spotted like several cases of series 13 minifigures, which looked untouched, and seeing as how they just cleared all the Simpsons series 2 down to £1, I figured I'd grab one and price check, long story short they were £1 each, so I ended up with 3 full boxes. Good random score.5 points
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Yes it did. It lost hundreds of dollars in value over the course of the last few years or so. It used to sell for $1,200 or more. It has been sitting at $900.00 for months. The situation with remakes or reissues is serious one with the STAR WARS theme. The news of a new movie was great news for the theme, but the news of these "retro" STAR WARS movies will make the theme highly volatile, affecting some severely...either in a positive or negative way. With each possible remake though, people will be less apt to spend big money on the retired sets. They will say..."Hey, why bother buying an old set? I can wait for the remake!" When this happens, all Hell will break loose. It won't matter if you are in it for the long term or short term or whether you are an investor or flipper, because the perceived value of this theme will be reduced. Long term, these sets will never reach the levels of current sets and short term, who will pay premium prices for a short term fix when they know there is no back end benefit? Set will appreciate slower after retirement and to lower levels. What is ironic about this whole thing is that the often maligned "Prequel Trilogy" STAR WARS movies might become the most valuable LEGO sets because these sets might never be remade to any large degree. Sure, there will be some sets never remade and they will benefit, but on the whole, the appreciation of the sets in the UCS will be stunted or reduced.5 points
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I'm putting my money into frozen concentrated orange juice5 points
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Well it was a Longshot that you'd get one anyway. (couldn't resist)4 points
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It's two fold - some refuse to sell until they're squeezing that last penny out of it and some just have no plans to sell. Apologies to those who hoard rather than sell (sorry Ed and Jeff) but that's the risk you take in any investment. Buy low, sell high - I'm no financial expert (someone else does that for me) but in general isn't that how investment portfolios are managed? It's not "buy low, never sell" or "buy low, wait until growth has stagnated and then wait some more just to see if I can get an extra 10% by selling in 6 months." (PS I know it's not so simple, but the general principle seems to be pretty accurate to me.) What I buy to collect I don't worry about value. What I've bought for investment I buy to sell for a decent profit. I only have 2 SSD left because I sold the others locally for 2x my buy in (no shipping hassle or fees, why the heck not). It means the two I have left (mine and one more to sell) are "paid for" along with other items in my inventory. I'm good with that. I'll also be good with a UCS Snowspeeder remake because I want one but can't justify the cost. That's my selfish side talking.4 points
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Whatever you do, DO NOT let this guy transport the papers4 points
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LEGO said: "We are currently making more, just for Valenciaeric so please check back soon for availability"3 points
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Now we know.3 points
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My overall message prior was not that this set is bad, I think it is gold. My point was greed and fear and how quickly people can be swayed to go all in and clean out every last one or return, cancel or not invest in any. Group think coupled with those emotions is what makes investing a losing business for many. Changes are in the wind and people better pay attention.3 points
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People better be careful about what they wish for or the whole UCS theme will become worthless as an investment.3 points
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Last few days have sold these to stock up on newer better sets (in my opinion) BTF x1, Spidy chase x11, helms deep x1, friends van news x3, riddles of ring x1, lr mine x1, mine craft micros x3, ultra build batman x1, lr stage coach x1, sw dessert skiff x1, cargo train x1, ninjago golden dragon x1, crazy sci and monster x1, galaxy squad titan x1, batcave x2, chi temple x1, kings castle x1, lr train x1, ninjago sonic raider x1, and some other stuff. Was trying to clear out the hodge podge to make room for sales and bigger sets I want to focus on.3 points
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Wouldn't it be awesome if they reissued the haunted house?3 points
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Which ad drives you nuts? You know the one - it's been there for months, it's priced way too high, and it's constantly renewed so it shows up at the top every time you search for lego. For me it's this create-a-puzzle. I do not like you, puzzle that's marginally related to lego2 points
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Saw a flat of Lego at my TRU today and looks like the Bricktober sets are similar to last year's. Sorry if this is already posted, couldn't find anything on my phone.2 points
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City does not regurgitate same buildings and vehicles -- they are remade; modified, updated. The 'update' to Winter Toy Shop is nominal--proverbial lipstick on a pig.2 points
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perhaps this?2 points
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Sold out at LEGO Shop at Home again...2 points
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Hold on while I grab the popcorn . A heads up would have been nice you know .2 points
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2-3 years goes by quickly, then you have a big pile of gold. What's wrong with that? Patience, buy when you can, put them away, move on to the next thing.2 points
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Holding out for 2x VIP or free trian2 points
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Chima Trikes Store by cimddwc2 points
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Have built several sets in recent weeks, here are the latest two. I need to buy another shelving unit from Ikea now
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Tomato Street by spacecolonel2 points
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5 Thanksgiving Feast 401231 point
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I´m leaving the seasonal stuff all to them and the old timers to quick flip, cut each other´s throats, break even or whatever they want. Now if Lego would just hurry on and retire the Death Star......1 point
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$9.04 for 10 after all cashback and coupons for 24x20x6. I prefer to get the taller x6 box and cut down to 5" for the modulars. This allows room for more packing material and protection than the x4 box for when the delivery driver uses the box as a step stool. Uline boxes are stronger than the 32 ect from staples but not by much so I go with staples for GE, FB etc and if I am shipping something more expensive (grand carousel, cafe corner etc) then I go custom heavy duty from a local supplier which is still cheaper than uline.1 point
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People please dont compare these to 12 or 13. Series 12 was a bust as was 6 I think it was. Series 13 went rather quick in my area until series 14 was released and now everyone is bringing out new boxes of 13. As for the Haunted House comment its not if but when the next one will come around. Just take a look at the new club junior magazine as they have a spooky house in there as a background but its not the normal digital background and it says at the bottom series 14 does not include the spooky house. I would put good money that by Halloween 2017 we have a new yet not as cool Haunted House. I am bitter that I got back into Lego as the Haunted House was being retired. Halloween is my favorite holiday hands down and I would love to have one to display around the holiday. I just cant bit the bullet and drop 400+ for something for myself. The toy shop reissue was a nice surprise for me as I didnt want to fork out the money for the 1st one but I was tired of my daughter asking for it. While I dont see a true reissue, I can only dream, I do see the Disney Haunted Mansion being made into Lego in time.1 point
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You make a valid point, but I still believe when a collector wants to have a set, they will buy it. Can it lower the overall value of sets because less people will be buying sets, I would say yes. Having said that, I don't see this being doom and gloom. The Winter Toy Shop is a little more worrisome, but again, if you sold after a few years, you were fine. I have never taken the approach that I needed to squeeze every last penny of profit so while this does affect some people, in general it does not. If they released UCS like they do City sets, then I would not be investing in UCS any longer.1 point
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I would think so. SW was available last year.1 point
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In stock @ Amazon but may require an extra 1-2 days to process...1 point
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Yeah there are a few 'good' TRU that stock the large exclusives. Unfortunately none are near me.1 point
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Seeing that it peaked about a week before xmas, most people this isn't on radar yet1 point
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When I calculate my strategy, the first constant in my code is the assumption that all my competitors are getting their product for free.1 point
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In the last couple of days, I've sold a 75021 Republic Gunship for $199 shipped (eBay), another BARC Speeder (Captain Rex!) for $46 shipped, and the first of my Town Halls for $565 shipped. I know, I know... "too soon" on the TH. But this week, I made my wife a believer. (Well, she always believed, but now she's all-in all-in.) Not to mention it's getting mighty crowded in the 3rd car garage. I'll take that margin. Oh yeah... another retro pirate for $12. Arrrrrrrrgh.1 point
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New Brick Park by Nick Della Mora1 point
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Well there are two people behind the scenes working very hard at getting the 'investing' word out to everyone. We've had the Telegraph article, followed by the Mirror article, soon they'll be the book. All we need next is a weekly podcast and a Youtube channel just to ensure no stone is left unturned.1 point
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DSCN1503 by oasisv JO1 point
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Point Dume Residence by César Soares1 point
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Box size comparision Mini Cooper vs. old T1 vs. new T1
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Was finally able to finish my white Maul. Finally realized that I have been putting the horns on wrong. 3rd times the charm I guess.
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Centurion by Elephant-Knight Galaxy Tzar by Doctor Mobius Classic Space Spaceship by Crimso Giger CS Ticondaroga Spaceport by Søren Johansen1 point
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This weekend: My last Family House for $98 shipped on eBay (loved that Target sale last winter), a Logging Truck for $57 shipped on Amazon, a few more Winter Soldiers ($17 shipped, eBay), and a "retro" pirate in a box. On a side note, I didn't post on this thread for most of my first year because I felt it was too much ego. Here's why I changed my mind: it's helpful for other BPers to know how much sets are currently getting. Thanks to everyone who contributes to the community.1 point
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Sold a Hobbit Unexpected Gathering 79003, and a Barrel Escape 79004 for $212 CAD shipped. Not a bad return, was $55 in for the gathering and $30 for the escape. Shipping was $27, so a profit of $100. I'm pretty happy :)1 point
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Corvette Stingray Split window by Firas Abu-Jaber Corvette Stingray Split window by Firas Abu-Jaber Corvette Stingray Split window by Firas Abu-Jaber1 point
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Is it a cat in a bag? Miraculously only two are damaged.
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Thanks, Alpine. I really do have limited room to store sets and unfortunately I only have my closet to work with. I'm planning on buying another Pet Shop and maybe a Palace Cinema and then I may use the money for some other things that I need. Plus, I gave the wifey some money as well. It's the first time I've been able to do that and I wanted to show her that this Lego investing wasn't a waste of time.1 point
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Did another quarterly 'cleaning' of sets to free up space. Lots / some of The Swamp Creature, Orc Forge, Batwing Over Gothum City, Bat vs. Ban Tumbler Chase, Spideman SpiderCycle and Malibu Mansion sets. Had a Chima Lion Temple, Wolverine/ Deadpool set, Palpatine's Shuttle, The Gatehouse Raid and King's Castle. It was a win - win for me and the buyer. $3100 shipped. Pics 1 and 2 fit in the same box. All pics taken before packing material and inner cardboard braces were used.
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I just sold a new tower bridge via cl for $220. My buy in was $160. With the box redesign I have lost hope that this will retire soon. I want to trim my inventory down on it a bit. Don't feel like sitting on that many for another year (or longer). These box redesigns and 'toos but check back in xxx months' have me rethinking my strategy a bit. Lego is changing the game on us, time to adjust.1 point
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NIB 7964 Republic Frigate and 9515 The Malevolence together for $340 shipped.1 point
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