33 minutes ago, NativeTexan said:

 

Newbie reseller question:   Are deals like the above only for personal builds or resell potential?   Buy & hold?

Ebay,  Craiglist?

It depends for resale. Both sets are retired. But they're at opposite ends of the demand curve from each other. Also at opposite ends of the discount curve. You've got to know what your own risk/reward tolerances are for your business model and do some research on what the market's going to look like for them.

1 minute ago, calmdahn said:

national nightmare far from over, unfortunately 

"Take that to the Bank"  -  

 

http://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Minecraft-The-Farm-Cottage-21144/173323787
Farm Cottage (21144) for $41.99 in case anyone missed it 

Jet has it 43 cents cheaper haha

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14 hours ago, calmdahn said:

national nightmare far from over, unfortunately 

It's down to $219 now. I sold a few of these for over 300 before that restock. Going to be a year or two to get there again. 

Ebay bucks today 8% over $25, 6% under. Got the email just in time right as I was checking out on something. Love that. 

47 minutes ago, marcandre said:

It's down to $219 now. I sold a few of these for over 300 before that restock. Going to be a year or two to get there again. 

The modular community is quite sizable within LEGO enthusiasts (trains being second), and they’re quite passionate and oftentimes obsessive completistionists.

Long story short, there’s a few popular MOCs that requires 2-5 brick banks to build, and it has left many within that community desiring it.

Not to mention that there’s always a growing base towards modular cities.

Brick bank growth may return sooner than expected.

If anything, the Amazon dump of recent inventory is good on the long run as it has allowed those in the modular community to show off their builds more, thus “marketing” the brick bank even more.

Edited February 19, 20196 yr by dx0520

31 minutes ago, dx0520 said:

The modular community is quite sizable within LEGO enthusiasts (trains being second), and they’re quite passionate and oftentimes obsessive completistionists.

Long story short, there’s a few popular MOCs that requires 2-5 brick banks to build, and it has left many within that community desiring it.

Not to mention that there’s always a growing base towards modular cities.

Brick bank growth may return sooner than expected.

If anything, the Amazon dump of recent inventory is good on the long run as it has allowed those in the modular community to show off their builds more, thus “marketing” the brick bank even more.

Just curious, which MOC(s) would require 2-5 brick banks to build?  Thx

39 minutes ago, ppdude said:

Just curious, which MOC(s) would require 2-5 brick banks to build?  Thx

Federal Reserve. 

2 hours ago, dx0520 said:

The modular community is quite sizable within LEGO enthusiasts (trains being second), and they’re quite passionate and oftentimes obsessive completistionists. 

Sure

Long story short, there’s a few popular MOCs that requires 2-5 brick banks to build, and it has left many within that community desiring it.

Ok

Not to mention that there’s always a growing base towards modular cities.

Always?.....

Brick bank growth may return sooner than expected.

Sure

If anything, the Amazon dump of recent inventory is good on the long run as it has allowed those in the modular community to show off their builds more, thus “marketing” the brick bank even more.

Ok you lost me on that one.

5 minutes ago, mudcatsfan said:

dx0520 is probably sitting on 50 Brick Banks and is trying to convince himself that he's not screwed by rationalizing it. We've all done this before in our own minds when we make an investing mistake. 

 

2 minutes ago, jbacunn said:

dx0520 is probably sitting on 50 Brick Banks and is trying to convince himself that he's not screwed by rationalizing it. We've all done this before in our own minds when we make an investing mistake. 

Me sitting on 10 10188 Death Stars. Guaranteed money, classic set, never do one like this again. Like sitting on free profit.

• Hearing rumors about them doing a remake

Ok, but they won't do the remake RIGHT AWAY. I'll have a window to sell in.

• The window lasted about 2 minutes

Ok, but like, it'll be different enough people will want both.

• Hearing rumors the only difference is better figures and a few cheese slopes

Well, that's not even logical. They won't ONLY change a cheese slope

• They only changed a freaking cheese slope

Me selling 10188's at 399.99 and hoping people have ebay bucks.

3 minutes ago, mudcatsfan said:

 

Me sitting on 10 10188 Death Stars. Guaranteed money, classic set, never do one like this again. Like sitting on free profit.

• Hearing rumors about them doing a remake

Ok, but they won't do the remake RIGHT AWAY. I'll have a window to sell in.

• The window lasted about 2 minutes

Ok, but like, it'll be different enough people will want both.

• Hearing rumors the only difference is better figures and a few cheese slopes

Well, that's not even logical. They won't ONLY change a cheese slope

• They only changed a freaking cheese slope

Me selling 10188's at 399.99 and hoping people have ebay bucks.

Me laughing and crying at the same time!

9 minutes ago, mudcatsfan said:

 

Me sitting on 10 10188 Death Stars. Guaranteed money, classic set, never do one like this again. Like sitting on free profit.

• Hearing rumors about them doing a remake

Ok, but they won't do the remake RIGHT AWAY. I'll have a window to sell in.

• The window lasted about 2 minutes

Ok, but like, it'll be different enough people will want both.

• Hearing rumors the only difference is better figures and a few cheese slopes

Well, that's not even logical. They won't ONLY change a cheese slope

• They only changed a freaking cheese slope

Me selling 10188's at 399.99 and hoping people have ebay bucks.

Exactly. For me it was the Tumbler.... but look at it, it's an awesome build!  

38 minutes ago, mudcatsfan said:

 

Me sitting on 10 10188 Death Stars. Guaranteed money, classic set, never do one like this again. Like sitting on free profit.

• Hearing rumors about them doing a remake

Ok, but they won't do the remake RIGHT AWAY. I'll have a window to sell in.

• The window lasted about 2 minutes

Ok, but like, it'll be different enough people will want both.

• Hearing rumors the only difference is better figures and a few cheese slopes

Well, that's not even logical. They won't ONLY change a cheese slope

• They only changed a freaking cheese slope

Me selling 10188's at 399.99 and hoping people have ebay bucks.

 Same here! Oh well. Dropped those and moved on

1 hour ago, jbacunn said:

dx0520 is probably sitting on 50 Brick Banks and is trying to convince himself that he's not screwed by rationalizing it. We've all done this before in our own minds when we make an investing mistake. 

For the record, I have too much OFS. That amazon dump of OFS was admittedly a bit annoying, simply because OFS is not technically a modular, so the modular community’s OCD / completionist tendencies aren’t affected by OFS shortage as much. I actually had more DOs, but those sold quick.

The Lego modular community is always growing, yes always. As long as we keep making babies, there’s always a percentage that will pick up lego every year.

Lastly, Brick bank isn’t pet shop, this was but a momentary dump.

Edited February 19, 20196 yr by dx0520

Lol

The LEGO banking market has collapsed.  Good thing I put my money into Beanie Babies.

The LEGO banking market has collapsed.  Good thing I put my money into Beanie Babies.

Been awhile since this gem was posted. Bubble tread here we come

Has anyone stopped into a Sears to see if they are selling boxes yet? TRU had some great deals on cardboard towards the end. 

2 hours ago, Foreman Porgy said:

Has anyone stopped into a Sears to see if they are selling boxes yet? TRU had some great deals on cardboard towards the end. 

Nope, dumpster diving is king. We learned that emazing trick a long time ago.

12 minutes ago, exciter1 said:

Nope, dumpster diving is king. We learned that emazing trick a long time ago.

I know I’m a rookie but I’m not that gullible ?

I know I’m a rookie but I’m not that gullible [emoji849]

6 hours ago, Foreman Porgy said:

Has anyone stopped into a Sears to see if they are selling boxes yet? TRU had some great deals on cardboard towards the end. 

Based upon the shipments I've received from Kmart / Sears, I think they're actually using up what boxes they have left because I have yet to receive a real box from them.  More like two boxes taped (not very well) together.

On 2/19/2019 at 9:17 PM, exracer327 said:

Based upon the shipments I've received from Kmart / Sears, I think they're actually using up what boxes they have left because I have yet to receive a real box from them.  More like two boxes taped (not very well) together.

They must've run out of bags first.

If you have access, Army/Air Force Exchange online has Assembly Square on sale 15% off for $237 and no sales tax is always nice.

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Amazon Daily Deal is 70809 The Lego Movie Lord Business' Evil Lair at RRP $69.99.  Probably not the best investment deal but a decent deal if someone wanted for personal build or to complete a collection.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F3B3IW8/