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Grolim

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Grolim

BrickPicker Contributor

Grolim writes about LEGO collecting and the secondary market for BrickPicker. The pieces collected here are part of their BrickPicker writing archive.

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When to Buy LEGO Sets: A Formula to Aid Decision Making
Market AnalysisJanuary 21, 2014

When to Buy LEGO Sets: A Formula to Aid Decision Making

Every time you are confronted with a Lego set for sale your brain makes a decision on whether or not it would be a good purchase. Sometimes people put a lot of thought into this decision, other times not and it’s an impulse buy.

Optimising the Purchase Time and Price for LEGO
Market AnalysisAugust 13, 2013

Optimising the Purchase Time and Price for LEGO

Over the last few weeks I've been looking into understanding how the time you decide to purchase a set for investment factors into your real investment returns.

Comparing LEGO Retail Purchase Prices Across Regions
Market AnalysisAugust 1, 2013

Comparing LEGO Retail Purchase Prices Across Regions

The differences in retail prices that Lego attracts across different countries and regions is an often talked about subject.

LEGO Arbitrage: Market Pricing Differences
Market AnalysisJuly 21, 2013

LEGO Arbitrage: Market Pricing Differences

Arbitrage is a term used to describe the practice of using price variances between different markets in order to make a profit. This may mean different geographic markets such as countries, regions, states, or even cities and towns.

Second Wind:  Retired LEGO Sets Experiencing a Growth Comeback
Market AnalysisJuly 18, 2013

Second Wind: Retired LEGO Sets Experiencing a Growth Comeback

While I was writing a review for the 10174 AT-ST UCS set I came across a phenomenon that had me intrigued. It was quite evident that the set had experienced a recent surge in secondary market price growth.

Attack of the LEGO Clones
Market AnalysisJune 26, 2013

Attack of the LEGO Clones

Remakes, clones, variants, redo’s, copies, call them what you will but they play a big part in the savvy investors thinking. Especially in the most beloved Star Wars theme.