So I see all the posts that set X or set Y is still not worth MSRP years later, but I never see them for sale.

Are the investors just sitting on them? Waiting to go up? Don't want to cut losses?

Example is the prince of Persia, I kind of want to pick up a few of the sets like the ostrich race just to have the birds and some of them are kinda cool, but no where on eBay are a decent deal

Look on bricklink then...

http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?itemID=89643&colorID=0

In comparison to this 2010 set, there are about 373 of these sets available* on bricklink, whereas 6858, a 2012 set, there are about 170 available.

*new

Edited October 5, 201411 yr by glenbart

I'm guessing that anyone who bought into Prince of Persia as an investment jumped off a bridge long ago, which is why you don't see many listings for it.

Galaxy Squad seems to be a bad bet to invest in too for a earlier example...

Have to remember too -- a lot of the people who are still in this game are smart about purchases. They know what will be and wont be a good buy. So in turn they didn't buy a lot of the sets that didn't work out.

Thanks

 Biggest duds so far have both been Starwars sets:

 

8088 ARC-170 Starfighter    (Nice ship that no one associates with anything in the series so it's of little interest)

6212 X-wing Fighter             (over produced, too long on the shelves & immediately replaced with newer version)

 

Still selling for below msrp

 

& of course that Luke maquette was a total disappointment!

 

POP sets weren't really all that bad but for part-out value...

The duds are good for cheap birthdays / holidays presents

So I see all the posts that set X or set Y is still not worth MSRP years later, but I never see them for sale.

Are the investors just sitting on them? Waiting to go up? Don't want to cut losses?

Example is the prince of Persia, I kind of want to pick up a few of the sets like the ostrich race just to have the birds and some of them are kinda cool, but no where on eBay are a decent deal

 

What do you consider a decent deal on these?  If your decent and my decent are close I could put some up something on bricktrader

Kmart has granted your wish ...

http://m.kmart.com/lego-battle-of-alamut/p-004V002073627002P?sid=KDx01192011x000001&kpid=004V002073627002&kispla=004V002073627002P

Kmart has granted your wish ...

http://m.kmart.com/lego-battle-of-alamut/p-004V002073627002P?sid=KDx01192011x000001&kpid=004V002073627002&kispla=004V002073627002P

 

Quick, grab them before they are gone!!!

The $13-$15 ones are my decent

That was one example, the kids want some camels too