sold $1100 of.lego at yard sale, $570 buy in, full report tomorrow

sold $1100 of.lego at yard sale, $570 buy in, full report tomorrow

Wow just nuts for a garage sale.

Flip a used 75095 UCS Tie Fighter for 50% profit for a 2 weeks hold. Buy in was €100

13 hours ago, justapilgrim said:

sold $1100 of.lego at yard sale, $570 buy in, full report tomorrow

And if I cannot wait till tomorrow?

7 minutes ago, Ciglione said:

And if I cannot wait till tomorrow?

Your tomorrow is only 3.5hrs away, JaP's tomorrow is another 12hrs (if I've got his timezone about right). So your wait is considerably shorter

Star Wars microfighter clone turbo tank for $24.98 on amazon FBM.  $5 buyin.  less than $3 to ship - i'm lovin' it.

Town Hall $570 amazon FBM. mother-in-law was visiting when it sold - the mother in law who likes to compare LEGO to beanie babies.  silly old lady.

 

Listed a bunch of Super Heroes stuff just to free up some space and money.

First gone is a 76004 Spiderman: Spider Cycle Chase for $28 shipped.

EBay: 70818 Double-Decker couch for $25 shipped. Listed my TLM stuff too.

76004 Spiderman: Spider Cycle Chase $25+ shipping.

Pays to reach out to OBOs! 

Had a little 6237 Pirate's Plunder listed for a while at $15.50. Got an offer in at $14 today. Had spent last night building up 6249 Pirate's Ambush and 6278 Enchanted Island for photos and listing today. Mentioned them to the buyer. Interest was generated and a deal hatched. Fired off some quick photos for her, made a couple quick listings and netted some cash! 

6237 - $14

6249 - $72.25

6278 -$135.25

$255 shipped.

Buy in of $88.60. Even after you calculate in shipping and fees... Classic Pirates for the win!! 

Sold the Nick Fury/Venom/Spider-man set for $50 CDN (twice what I paid for it), plus the Mr Freeze polybag for $30 (free giveaway) and the X-men set for $60 (paid $40), all on Craigslist. $75 profit off $65 expense in under a year, and the last 2 only took 4 months. As in baseball, you need singles and doubles to go with your grand slams to win this game. Love me my superheroes. They're....super.

Edited June 13, 20169 yr by jeff_14

Just now, jeff_14 said:

 As in baseball, you need singles and doubles to go with your grand slams to win this game. 

That's a great analogy, even if Homer had it right about Baseball.

  

EBay
10228 - Haunted House - $428

FBA
75040 - General Grievous Wheel Bike - $55
75054 - AT-AT - $240
60058 - SUV & Watercraft - $34
41050 - Ariel's Amazing Treasures - $32
70126 - Chima: Crocodile Legend Beast - $23
60015 - Coast Guard Plane - $70
40125 - Santa's Visit - $24
 

Ebay
2x Town Hall - 595$, 600$
1x EDB - 121$

Amazon - FBM
4x Ninjago Golden Dragon - 86$, 86$, 86$, 92$

2 hours ago, landphieran said:

Ebay
2x Town Hall - 595$, 600$
1x EDB - 121$

Amazon - FBM
4x Ninjago Golden Dragon - 86$, 86$, 86$, 92$

Easy on them golden dragons. They are truly golden.

If you sell out too fast you might regret it like undersigned.

2 hours ago, Ciglione said:

Easy on them golden dragons. They are truly golden.

If you sell out too fast you might regret it like undersigned.

About 4 months ago I went in and added some stock to a position on page 4 (assuming it wouldn't sell and i could adjust during Christmas). One day I woke up and three had sold. Have since dramatically increased it.

Thanks for the advice. I'll be more patient with this set. I wasn't really sure what to expect but 120$ seems reasonable with how fast they are going.

 

1 hour ago, landphieran said:

About 4 months ago I went in and added some stock to a position on page 4 (assuming it wouldn't sell and i could adjust during Christmas). One day I woke up and three had sold. Have since dramatically increased it.

Thanks for the advice. I'll be more patient with this set. I wasn't really sure what to expect but 120$ seems reasonable with how fast they are going.

 

Check your listings weekly. Cause prices can jump in a day.

Just check ebay in Europe to see how high these can go.

A few recent sales on eBay (prices include shipping):

Town Hall $585

Grand Emporium $328 (last one)

Ant-Man $80

Haunted House $425 (sold within 30 minutes)

Riddler Chase $43 ($14 buy-in)

Arctic Batman $33 (paid retail at EOL so minimal profit)

Out of curiosity (maybe you have 50 of them), why sell the HH now? I will sell mine, but figured I would get an extra 20-30% in Sept/Oct.

Out of curiosity (maybe you have 50 of them), why sell the HH now? I will sell mine, but figured I would get an extra 20-30% in Sept/Oct.

I'm happy with the returns and its part of my overall investment strategy to sell a few now.

On 8/19/2013 at 1:23 PM, emazers said:

If you have extra money get as many haunted Houses as you can, guys who just keep waiting and waiting for a big sale will loose out at the end. Like I said if Amazon has a sale you can only buy 2, On this set alone if you have the money invest $5,000 or so on it you won't regret it. $180 today, $400 a year after it retires and price will keep climbing.

Good advice from back in the day! 

Good advice from back in the day! 

Sometimes other items ascend at a greater pace, so turnover can be a valuable strategy.

42 minutes ago, iahawks550 said:

Out of curiosity (maybe you have 50 of them), why sell the HH now? I will sell mine, but figured I would get an extra 20-30% in Sept/Oct.

Same could be said about the GE. I really see the ads getting less by the week.

24 minutes ago, asharerin said:

Good advice from back in the day! 

Isn't that pretty much the same advice he gave for other big exclusives ?

40 minutes ago, Darth_Raichu said:

Isn't that pretty much the same advice he gave for other big exclusives ?

except 75098 AoH