2 minutes ago, Mhd747 said:

Does anyone think Scooby doo is rising because it's December and will most likely fall in new year? 

I think it's way to early to sell and has got lots of movement to go up, but not sure if this set will spike by say Xmas, then just hover by 1-5% difference until next Xmas.

I'm betting on a more steady increase.

I would have never said the BTTF Delorean was going to take off... I know this is "no Delorean," but it is another highly recognizable vehicle which, despite stickers, displays well. When Amazon US was sold out a few weeks ago, it climbed from $22.99 to nearly $40 in a few days. 

Time will tell. 

Just now, minicoopers11 said:

I'm betting on a more steady increase.

Or, "What he said."

42 minutes ago, Mhd747 said:

Does anyone think Scooby doo is rising because it's December and will most likely fall in new year? 

I think it's way to early to sell and has got lots of movement to go up, but not sure if this set will spike by say Xmas, then just hover by 1-5% difference until next Xmas.

I think it's rising which is why I'm holding onto mine longer. Personally, I think the New Year will be better as there'll be less "Xmas QFLLs" undercutting us all. It's also reassuring to know that a very widely available set is growing already and, I think, will continue. This is the only set I went big on in the SD range as it's small and easy to post Worldwide. I could undercut everybody and still clear >£10 a box but, I'm greedy and want >£20 next year ;-)

BTW... This is growing FASTER than the Delorean did at this stage of its afterlife - LOL

Edited December 2, 20169 yr by TabbyBoy

2 hours ago, Fenix_2k1 said:

I think it's just down to the number of UCS sets that have been available at retail this year. There have been 6 sets available for people to buy before they start looking at back catalog.

Interestingly I'd say the biggest growth UCS set this year is 10227 which as i understand it was classed as a bit of a dog investment wise. 

Completely agree. I think it's not only the number of UCS sets available but the number of high-priced, large piece-count sets across the board. There's just too many great options at retail for new AFOLs to bother looking in the back catalog.

Well done on the 75902, I was thinking of offloading my stash but, I think it's got more climbing to do yet. BTW, I wouldn't have the same eBay/BP IDs ;-)

Thanks, to be honest I'm just making a bit of room due to all the deals lately. I've still got some more to sale at a later date as I believe this theme has some legs yet. In all honesty I wished I'd purchased more mansions, I've have quite a few but those things are an easy sale at present!!

4 hours ago, Manse1001 said:

Last 6 SW advents - £30
SD Mansion x 3 - £100
SD Mystery machine - £44
JW ID - £160
Tumbler - £240
SD lighthouse - £60

All the above was eBay, tumbler cash on collection.

Is that £100 each on the Mansions?!

7 hours ago, TabbyBoy said:

1x 10240 Red 5 X-Wing for £170 cash - 1p profit but, VERY glad to reclaim space!

67 to go ;-(

Why is this fantastic set so difficult to get rid of? Do most SW fans now have turds for brains or what?

Hahahaha you have 70 ish of one set and you think it's over hoarded?..... Sorry, no sympathy from me, becuase you are the problem

Edited December 2, 20169 yr by Seeyounexttuesday

Is that £100 each on the Mansions?!

Yeah, not bad for a £35 buy in only a month after retirement ...

7 hours ago, TabbyBoy said:

1x 10240 Red 5 X-Wing for £170 cash - 1p profit but, VERY glad to reclaim space!

67 to go ;-(

Why is this fantastic set so difficult to get rid of? Do most SW fans now have turds for brains or what?

o Like others have said, lots of competition for your buyer's money in the SW UCS line alone. At the end of the day, the average consumer probably has a finite budget for LEGO purchases in a given month/quarter/year. A new investor/collector (I'll assume the more seasoned veterans picked up the Red-5 during it's retail lifespan) could drop something like $1700 U.S. dollars to purchase the six currently available sets. Throw in the other large exclusives for your buyer's consideration  and the choices are not only staggering, but likely financially overwhelming.

DS $500, SC $300, EV $250, AOH $250, Slave 1 $200, TIE $200

o Buyers trying to pick-up Sandcrawler and/or Ewok Village sets before their rumored retirement?

o Shift in buyer attitude away from excitement and "must-have" when thinking about UCS sets and more towards fatigue/resentment/boycott after the AOH and DS offerings of 2016?

Hahahaha you have 70 ish of one set and you think it's over hoarded?..... Sorry, no sympathy from me, becuase you are the problem

Returning them or dumping them at cost doesn't help either.

Most notable sales this week have been selling my stash of Raptor Escapes, along with the Gingerbread house/Christmas train freebies I got with them last year. 

Does it cause anyone else such pain to sell winners?! 

1x 42000 Technic Grand Prix Racer for £100 cash - £60 profit.

1 hour ago, Manse1001 said:

Yeah, not bad for a £35 buy in only a month after retirement ...

Where are you finding these fools?

Where are you finding these fools?

If little Timmy wants one for Xmas mum and dad have to pay the price!!!! [emoji6]

2 minutes ago, Scatterbug said:

Where are you finding these fools?

Surely the whole point of brickvesting is finding people who are prepared to pay a premium for a set they want. I wouldn't class them as fools though. 

$98 on BL: 7683 Indiana Jones Fight on the Flying Wing.  Buy-in was $42.

Edited December 3, 20169 yr by LegoWalker4
Buy-in price

1 hour ago, Baker92A6 said:

Most notable sales this week have been selling my stash of Raptor Escapes, along with the Gingerbread house/Christmas train freebies I got with them last year. 

Does it cause anyone else such pain to sell winners?! 

Totally agree. It feels GREAT unloading a set you think is a stinker at a small profit, but there is always the mystery of how much more a winner could have pulled in with a higher listing price or longer hold time. 

41015 Dolphin Cruiser $99.99 eBay.  Oops, had that listing parked too low, fixed.  Little Timette will be happy.

Stash of 10682 Brick Suitcases from 2 years ago  $88.88ea. FBM/SFP.  I love the feature in SFP that you can restrict the region that sees your Prime listing.  Average shipping <$10 ea.

5 minutes ago, edgecrusher said:

Totally agree. It feels GREAT unloading a set you think is a stinker at a small profit, but there is always the mystery of how much more a winner could have pulled in with a higher listing price or longer hold time. 

I agree, I sold a few sets of Raptor Escape when I was happy with doubling my money, then checked back at how they were doing a couple of months later and they had soared in value again... It doesn't half leave you bitter.

I also have a sense of satisfaction of having a stack of valuable sets in my collection... I guess this is the problem with investing in what is also a hobby to us all! 

At the end of the day, I do have to sell a few winners to justify the spare room full of Lego to the missus!

This is what I sold today...

Tumbler : 6,500 pesos = 314.00 USD (20.70 Pesos for 1.00 USD ,  Ouch ! )  Direct Sell through Facebook Page

HH 10228 : 10,000 Pesos = 483.09 USD , Direct Sell through Facebook Page

Yellow Submarine: 2,400 Pesos = 115.94 USD Direct Sell through Facebook Page.

 

I am impressed with the yellow submarine performance, I have sold around 9 in the past 10 days at that price.... buy in has been arround 50 bucks using the TRU discounted GC...

 

1 hour ago, LegoWalker4 said:

$98 on BL: 7683 Indiana Jones Fight on the Flying Wing.  Buy-in was $42.

Forget to say the set was used with the box and instructions.

Selling is going well, net profit after all expenses a cool 100%.  Average hold time 13 months.  2.5 weeks, 4100 in sales, all eBay.  Gotta love this game.  The drag on my average return was a death star. Actually made 12%, who knew?! Only 28 to go.

I sold my extra misb at-te (75019) for $144 on eBay today. 

Edited December 3, 20169 yr by California92563

My two cents. Anyone bailing on 10240 should at least wait to list during opening weekend of rogue one. Guaranteed many people will be looking for an original trilogy xwing!!

5 minutes ago, jaylay said:

My two cents. Anyone bailing on 10240 should at least wait to list during opening weekend of rogue one. Guaranteed many people will be looking for an original trilogy xwing!!

I hope you are right because there is plenty of stock at Amazon warehouses.