Hi, I've really enjoyed reading this forum over the last month and appreciated the insight.

I've certainly got carried away at times in the early days of investing having read some of the advice in the forums. However, I occassionally notice a post that says something doesn't really apply to Europe, e.g the popularity of a certain line, or where is good for selling, or the time it takes for items to increase in value.

So as a lot of the advice is written with north america in mind, I thought it would be really useful to hear from those based in the UK and Europe.

- What are the main differences for our market to the US

- What sort of discout and ROI do you usually aim for?

- Where do you prefer to buy and sell trom?

- What delivery companies do you recommend for the mid to large sizes?

- Any good cheaper 2nd hand selling sites for used sets we want to make ourselves?

- Are there any yearly sales in our region to look out for?

- Aside from xmas are there peak times to sell in the UK?

- any good tips on saving in the UK by buying from the EU while the Euro is down?

- Any recommended toy shops for picking up older stock?

Sorry if this has all been covered elsewhere but i couldn't find a thread that focused on it.

Cheers

B

LEGO Shop at Home deals today a bit underwhelming, as previously.

Gone for a couple of MCs, and will save money for elsewhere this time. Probably

Result!

This "banned" member got the VIP email and successfully logged on this morning to order 1x Mini Cooper (for me) and 1x Brick Bounty (family Xmas present). I've already been offered £20 for the Gingerbread House when it arrives which I've accepted. I'm also pleased to say that my VIP points are intact so I'm spending the lot today! Funny how CS never contacted me. Of course, these items need to arrive first!

However, the "Sale" is a damp squib with meagre discounts and low limits - as expected!

Edited November 21, 201510 yr by TabbyBoy
Adding more text.

If I were you, I´d keep quiet till the delivery is dispatched. Walls have ears in this place but that might be off topic.

Edited November 21, 201510 yr by valenciaeric

54 minutes ago, valenciaeric said:

If I were you, I´d keep quiet till the delivery is despatched. Walls have ears in this place but that might be off topic.

Once/If delivery arrives and VIP points spent, I'm going to lie low for a few months. Not too bothered after that as Amazon has some cracking deals these days and most "Exclusives" are no longer exclusive. Either way, I'm not buying willynilly like I did when starting out.

BTW... It would be good to have that investing competition again but, exclude retired sets. We've learned a lot since the last one and it would be interest to see how much "the game has changed". Say it ran from 01JAN16 to 01JAN17?

Edited November 21, 201510 yr by TabbyBoy

I´m going to take a look at setting one up over the Xmas holidays - I think it would be easier to focus on sets that retired in 2H 2015 just because otherwise there are so many references to manage it will be a nightmare.

Not sure if this has been covered before but Target (US Site) delivers to the UK, shows sets in £ and shows all delivery charges at checkout... there may be saving to be had...

http://intl.target.com/s?searchTerm=lego&category=0&view=medium&iec=0&facets=&resultsPerPage=120&sort=relevance&s=y