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I have a feeling this won't bomb.

1k$ a week, hey. I would call this average size potatoes definitely not small potatoes

Themes likely matter as well. Rich grandma will pay $185 for a 10595 Sophia Castle via Alexa without thinking twice. She's never heard of Bricklink and not going dumpster diving over at eBay even if it saves her 40% off FBA premium.

I've sold on both and the speed at which something sells on Amazon via the buy box is incredible. Lowest offer also moves very quickly. eBay doesn't come close in terms of velocity.

Report that other seller. I got the "good to go" email twice over the last month and a half, got the "no go" email today. Annoying.

I have had returned FBA sets that did not have my label bar code and I did not commingle. Amazon is constantly shifting shipments to meet their needs. It could also happen that way.

Yup. I think you have to figure a small but significant quantity of buyers buy large sets....unseal the set..take out what they need...fill it with garbage and such and seal it so it looks pristine. Then proceed to return the item after which Amazon or some other retailer inspects it and places it back in their inventory. I mentioned a while back receiving an assembly square through the target fiasco. Sold it on Ebay luckily open box..and sure enough my assembly square was missing half the square when I was packaging it. Seals looked good. Could not even tell it was tampered with until I opened the box. I weigh the limited amount of big sets I send to Amazon. Haven't sent one in a while and this reminds me not to.

If that is what happened then it sucks. I thought the same when that guy gave me a negative feedback and never returned or asked for a refund. AMZ CS told me at the time that if it was the case most of the time these dishonest buyers are repeated offenders and they get caught, eventually. Didn’t help with my feedback but perhaps this is true.

Just noticed this posted on DEAL SITE LEGO Technic 42083 Bugatti Chiron Supercar £247.49 @ John Lewis & Partners.

Be hard competing for sales with SAH and Amazon next year, though. I didn´t know @tabbyboy lived near you.

Even if Saturn v was a dead cert to go, I still wouldn't pile in. My neighbour has a garage full of these and he has no interest in Lego whatsoever, but plans to sell them off in four years time when he retires.

For whats it worth, over on Brickmerge.de (German Lego Price site) plenty sets got the "Auslaufartikel" tag, which just means "Retiring soon". I don't know where they got that info and I also don't know if this means something or if it's complete nonsense. Anyway here is the Link to the site: https://www.brickmerge.de/?find=Auslaufartikel A few of the bigger ones are: Snowspeeder, Ferris Wheel, Porsche 911 GT3 RS, Tower Bridge, Old Fishing Store, NASA Apollo Saturn V, Parisian Restaurant, Detectives Office, Bucket Wheel Excavator, Technic Extreme Adventure....

For the new people, "Retiring Soon" is SAH's shorthand for "This isn't selling. Please buy me."

Casual conversation, like one might have in a restaurant in France?! (Just messing with you!)

Glad to hear you are a pro and have been through this rodeo before period I assume so but figured it was worth asking as we have seen some folks come to that realization painfully. The more I think about selling just a few sets the more I like the idea. You can really focus and streamline as you said buying the same packing materials the same boxes etc. If you know a particular set is going to be a winner why not go big? Make sense to me.

I started selling Lego around 2013 I think but I do sales for a living. I was really doing lego as a hobby till about 2-3 years ago. Instead of listening to what the masses post on here, no offense, I've spend a good 25 hours breaking down historical data of sold lego sets & plugged that info into a bunch of excel spreadsheets. I dont necessarily look at what sets to buy I look at what themes to buy. If a theme has around a 75% ROI on it then I buy every set of that theme. I dont second guess myself or get emotional about it. It just is what it is. Selling 1000 units of one set takes work but know as much as you think. I've streamlined everything and have everything on pallets. I dont do shelves anymore or worry about how pretty my set up looks. I have all the boxes I need and since each unit is the same size I dont have to worry about searching for the right box. Just stick the product in a box, tape it up, throw a label on it, & stick it on the front porch. Easy peasy! In regards to bulk I've noticed a phenomenon where I've had people with Asian names purchase 5-10 units at a time & I'm more than happy to oblige them.

Its always easier to only have one investment (Lego set, stock market,etc). Simplifies logistics and allows you to focus on maximizing profit of the single investment. Easier to know the market of that niche. However there is a lot of inherent risk and downsides (as some have stated): Getting them in bulk with discounts is difficult. Often requiring you to hold a lot of stock for a while as you mass purchase as they go on sale. If the set ends up being a lemon. Your entire portfolio is lemon. Pushing a lot of units to the market WILL cause the price to drop. It will take time to get max dollars. With the delay of your investment money coming back reduces your ability to reinvest.

Actually, selling 1,000 units on EBAY would be very easy compared to 1,000 different sets. One listing, repeated. One style box for shipping, repeated. I think his theory makes sense, as long as you have 1,000 buyers for the set.

Looking forward to the eventual UCS Porg on a Spit MOC.

I hope your tongue is firmly planted in your cheek. HP is going to be the largest winner for LEGO in a very, very long time. I'm not claiming I'm predicting that because it's embarrassing to call that a 'prediction'.

Juniors Demolition Site 10734 gone call to check in north america, quietly already retired in europe . online oos at retailers. you might say that makes me happy. also Mia's Suitcase, another surefire moneymaker has made it to the next level as well.

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