3 minutes ago, asharerin said:

Not retired yet and selling like hot cakes on Amazon for $320+ in the USA. Most bought in for ~ $150. I'd call that a success. Give it a year and it will be an easy 100-150% ROI.

I guess I'm the only loser who bought mine at Target for $188 (thinking I did fairly well to combine red card+discounted gift card + free shipping and only 4% tax when I buy online).

Do you really think the average buy in was $150?

I guess I'm the only loser who bought mine at Target for $188 (thinking I did fairly well to combine red card+discounted gift card + free shipping and only 4% tax when I buy online).

Do you really think the average buy in was $150?

Absolutely not

33 minutes ago, Deadfraggle said:

I guess I'm the only loser who bought mine at Target for $188 (thinking I did fairly well to combine red card+discounted gift card + free shipping and only 4% tax when I buy online).

Do you really think the average buy in was $150?

Anyone who does this more than a hobby would have paid $125 - $150. Hobbyists and newspaper article readers would have paid retail and sales tax for $200+ buy ins. That is why some make 100% ROI and others 30%. I would guess those who do this for more than a hobby bought alot more than the other group and will have the greatest impact on price long term.

25 minutes ago, asharerin said:

Anyone who does this more than a hobby would have paid $125 - $150. Hobbyists and newspaper article readers would have paid retail and sales tax for $200+ buy ins. That is why some make 100% ROI and others 30%. I would guess those who do this for more than a hobby bought alot more than the other group and will have the greatest impact on price long term.

This perception is not being very fair to the folks who do this for a living.

1 hour ago, asharerin said:

Not retired yet and selling like hot cakes on Amazon for $320+ in the USA. Most bought in for ~ $150. I'd call that a success. Give it a year and it will be an easy 100-150% ROI.

Surprisingly (well not really) the dogs this time around are Star Wars (10188 and 10240) exclusives. The gravitational waves produced when these two are swallowed by their fast approaching remakes is going to be intense.

Curiously, in most of Europe the situation is exactly the reverse in terms of sales, buy-ins and appreciation, which is the point I originally made referring to the weakness of the SH theme. At equal money, no one here in their right mind is going to swap a Tumbler for a Red 5 nor indeed 2 Tumblers for a Death Star.

I guess I'm the only loser who bought mine at Target for $188 (thinking I did fairly well to combine red card+discounted gift card + free shipping and only 4% tax when I buy online).

Do you really think the average buy in was $150?

Bought @199+tax in late Jan, sold for 300 cash two weeks after the purchase. Still a winner IMO.

43 minutes ago, asharerin said:

Anyone who does this more than a hobby would have paid $125 - $150. Hobbyists and newspaper article readers would have paid retail and sales tax for $200+ buy ins. That is why some make 100% ROI and others 30%. I would guess those who do this for more than a hobby bought alot more than the other group and will have the greatest impact on price long term.

I understand that the big players have tax exempt status so that's some savings, but how would anyone have picked up the Tumbler, in large quantities at $125? 

Thats something like 37.5% off. Not trying to be argumentative, I'm legitimately curious, as I don't recall BOGO, massive discounts, or clearance on this item.

if there some secret squirrel club that qualifies you to buy exclusives, in bulk, at steep discount, can I get handshake and password please?

14 minutes ago, Buchimuer said:

Bought @199+tax in late Jan, sold for 300 cash two weeks after the purchase. Still a winner IMO.

Absolutely a winner, even if purchased at MSRP  

16 minutes ago, Deadfraggle said:

I understand that the big players have tax exempt status so that's some savings, but how would anyone have picked up the Tumbler, in large quantities at $125? 

Thats something like 37.5% off. Not trying to be argumentative, I'm legitimately curious, as I don't recall BOGO, massive discounts, or clearance on this item.

if there some secret squirrel club that qualifies you to buy exclusives, in bulk, at steep discount, can I get handshake and password please?

There's a secret club and a gang sign.

I sold one of my red 5's to a friend and fellow collector at cost plus some small sets for my kids. I am a little sad it is gone now but at least I have another. Plus it's good to have friends, maybe they will find a set I'm looking for.

Last Monday sold a 10224 Town Hall on eBay for $552 shipped.  I always feel unsure selling my winners, but hey... I ain't runnin' no museum.  Shipped cross country via UPS ground, which worried me, but buyer got it on time and in good condition... gave me great feedback for packaging (always love that).

Had it listed on craigslist at $475... got a few nibbles, but no serious buyers.

Shortly after it sold on eBay, a craigslist inquiry came in from a  guy who asked if I "wanted to trade"?  Now, I have more than one in stock... if this guy has a serious offer, I'm willing to listen. I told him up front that I wasn't really looking for a trade... that if that's what he wanted, it would have to be very attractive for me. I also told him I just sold one on eBay for about $550. He replied, "I know how much they're worth and I also know how much they were when they came out...." I felt like saying: So what are you offering d-bag?  He never would say.  Kept asking what I wanted in trade. I made a few (not very generous) suggestions, and never heard back from him.  I hate people like that.

I understand that the big players have tax exempt status so that's some savings, but how would anyone have picked up the Tumbler, in large quantities at $125? 

Thats something like 37.5% off. Not trying to be argumentative, I'm legitimately curious, as I don't recall BOGO, massive discounts, or clearance on this item.

if there some secret squirrel club that qualifies you to buy exclusives, in bulk, at steep discount, can I get handshake and password please?

To get that kind of discount one would need discount GC in the mix. Run the risk of getting banned or buying bogus cards that will keep capital tied up. I could use fuzzy math and count the GBH I received with my tumbler, but that was x1 to get me to the magic $150

Last Monday sold a 10224 Town Hall on eBay for $552 shipped.  I always feel unsure selling my winners, but hey... I ain't runnin' no museum.  Shipped cross country via UPS ground, which worried me, but buyer got it on time and in good condition... gave me great feedback for packaging (always love that).

Had it listed on craigslist at $475... got a few nibbles, but no serious buyers.

Shortly after it sold on eBay, a craigslist inquiry came in from a  guy who asked if I "wanted to trade"?  Now, I have more than one in stock... if this guy has a serious offer, I'm willing to listen. I told him up front that I wasn't really looking for a trade... that if that's what he wanted, it would have to be very attractive for me. I also told him I just sold one on eBay for about $550. He replied, "I know how much they're worth and I also know how much they were when they came out...." I felt like saying: So what are you offering d-bag?  He never would say.  Kept asking what I wanted in trade. I made a few (not very generous) suggestions, and never heard back from him.  I hate people like that.

haha. Those ppl just don't understand the world "market value". He should just kick himself not buying it "when they came out" instead of complain the current price of it.

1 minute ago, justapilgrim said:

To get that kind of discount one would need discount GC in the mix. Run the risk of getting banned or buying bogus cards that will keep capital tied up. I could use fuzzy math and count the GBH I received with my tumbler, but that was x1 to get me to the magic $150

that was most likely TARGET purchase with all those 15%/20%/15%/30% stacking around thanksgiving last year. that would have done the magic. i refrained myself from purchase during that time. { was too busy selling .... didn't have resources to cover both side (purchase & sales) at the same time }

75019 AT-TE $150 Amazon FBM. Let's move the Tumbler talk back to that hyperactive thread.

Sold a 76007 Iron man Malibu Mansion Attack on Ebay for 42.5 with 10 shipping

50x Cowler Dragon Polybags $150 + shipping. After taxes, fees, shipping made about $70 on $64 target clearance for $1.19 ea. Keeping it rolling while everyone chases Poe and batman

$50 - SW Advent 2015 (eBay)

$70 - 2x double decker couch same buyer (Amazon FBM)

Full set of Series 4 Mixels for €45 cash, (buy in was €18)

Sold a 21301 - Birds, for €95 clean cash in hand to a nice lady. Buy in was the Dutch RRP of €50. So nearly 2x RRP in less than 6 months after buying.

Wish I had bought more.

$55 - Another Silver Centurion Amazon FBM

$24 - HF Rocka Crawler eBay

Ebay

79108 Stagecoach Escape $48 shipped.

Sales really slowed down after the holiday season but it has started to pick up slowly but surely.  This week I've sold:

eBay:

x1 41510 Series 2 Lunk Mixel - $13 w/free ship

x6 75920 Jurassic World Raptor Escape - $79 each w/free ship; paid $42.51

x1 8883 Power Functions M-Motor - $16 w/free ship; paid $8.01

x2 Iron Man Silver Centurion Polybag - $43 each w/free ship (both to same buyer); free from Gamestop

Amazon:

x1 75049 Star Wars Snowspeeder - $60 + $5.44 ship credit; paid $22.47

x3 10697 Large Creative Box - $80 each + $7.02 ship credit; paid $32.10

x1 75920 Jurassic World Raptor Escape - $75 + $5.33 ship credit; paid $42.51

x1 60061 City Airport Fire Truck - $60 + $5.14 ship credit; paid $10.85

x2 Star Wars Millennium Falcon Microfighter - $36 each + $4.50 ship credit; paid $10.91

x1 Series 4 Complete Set of 9 Mixels - $55 + $4.92 ship credit; paid $33.39

 

Your margins are all over the place.

I sold 10x venom polybags for $8 ea, same buyer

10211 - Grand Emporium - $324 (FBM)
42000 - Grand Prix Racer - $230 (FBA)
5560 - Pink Brick Box - $58 (FBA)
Series 7 - Bunny Suit Guy - $34 (EBay)
Series 11 - Female Scientist - $14 (EBay)

I guess for the SFLL in me.  I finally sold my SKILZ Mulit-Sport radars for $50 each after a $5 buy-in. They sold much faster than I thought they would.