Val-E Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Right now the SSD is looking pretty sweet - in Europe there are still sales (unlike TH) and the price is catching up with the US. There is still the movies to help. One can only hope the DS goes before the movie too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGallows Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I posted this is modular building tips, but I though it was worth a post here as well. Double haunted house mod. Enjoy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinemaps Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 That was SSD for me, so I ended up trading last year 1 HH and 1 Arkham for 1 SSD. Still think in the long run that will largely be a wash, but if HH gets to $1000 I might regret it!Honestly, for me, I have that same regret. I had a chance at the end of November to buy HHs and SSDs from Legoland California with a last minute delivery. I went with 2 SSDs and 1 HH, but part of me regrets that I didn't do it the opposite way. Time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I posted this is modular building tips, but I though it was worth a post here as well. Double haunted house mod. EnjoyIs that the Athens town hall in the middle? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrothgar Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Out of curiosity, is there many members here who have a high stock of HH or any high value sets, and are on one or several mortgage(s)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolanfan34 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Is that the Athens town hall in the middle?TOO SOON 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropheus Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 TOO SOONDon't bet on it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waddamon Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Out of curiosity, is there many members here who have a high stock of HH or any high value sets, and are on one or several mortgage(s)?There are a number of us who have larger amounts of exclusives. >20 and 30 of each exclusives, some have far more. Having a mortgage has nothing to do with anything. Positive cash flow is what matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrothgar Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 There are a number of us who have larger amounts of exclusives. >20 and 30 of each exclusives, some have far more. Having a mortgage has nothing to do with anything. Positive cash flow is what matters.Your answer is quite interesting for the things to come..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legopocalypse Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 That was SSD for me, so I ended up trading last year 1 HH and 1 Arkham for 1 SSD. Still think in the long run that will largely be a wash, but if HH gets to $1000 I might regret it!actually you traded me sealed: HH, AA, and a set of series 1 mixels for my opened box but sealed contents SSD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ppsagehen Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 A good general rule is to sell the sets that aren't appreciating rather than focusing on taking profits. This does not apply to QFLL situations, of course (better to have sold RI for $100 than hold 'till now and sell at $20), but HH is firmly retired and I think we've got a pretty good feel for the available inventory. It is also, as Jaisonline writes, a unique set that is not likely to be reproduced, well, ever. The new Monster CMF figures can only help. They let people flesh out their Halloween style lego displays with additional creeps, and CMF list price is so high now that even near duplicates don't really compete much with the HH crew.As an aside, Chinese culture very much frowns on depictions of graveyards, ghouls, and the undead in general. This may have the happy side effect of dissuading Chinese counterfeiting of 'monster' lego sets and figures (for what it's worth, I have not seen any for sale thus far).Very true. I live on the 4th floor in a very Chinese influenced town… they call it 3a because the word for 4 sounds like the word for death. The apartment sat empty for months before we moved in… I doubt they will be duplicating these monsters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiliusThunderhead Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 So what i dont get with this set (and quite a few others actually) is how hard it is to get a "used" one. Just would have thought there must be some stock out there from people who have built this but now want to move onto something else so willing to sell their old one. Just seems pretty sparse. Basically i just want one of these for the personal collection and if i could get a used one there'd be no second guessing myself about whether to break the seal or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biking_tiger Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 So what i dont get with this set (and quite a few others actually) is how hard it is to get a "used" one. Just would have thought there must be some stock out there from people who have built this but now want to move onto something else so willing to sell their old one. Just seems pretty sparse. Basically i just want one of these for the personal collection and if i could get a used one there'd be no second guessing myself about whether to break the seal or not I built both TH and HH last fall... I've toyed with the idea of selling my used TH, but never the HH. It's just too cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekragle Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 (edited) So what i dont get with this set (and quite a few others actually) is how hard it is to get a "used" one. Just would have thought there must be some stock out there from people who have built this but now want to move onto something else so willing to sell their old one. Just seems pretty sparse. Basically i just want one of these for the personal collection and if i could get a used one there'd be no second guessing myself about whether to break the seal or not this is a set you can save for halloween each year and rebuild it with the kids.... after pumpkin carving of course. Edited August 5, 2015 by thekragle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 So what i dont get with this set (and quite a few others actually) is how hard it is to get a "used" one. Just would have thought there must be some stock out there from people who have built this but now want to move onto something else so willing to sell their old one.This is a set one would find most difficult to part with in my opinion. You would have to pry it from my cold dead hands ....and I don't mean that figuratively. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fcbarcelona101 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 This is a set one would find most difficult to part with in my opinion. You would have to pry it from my cold dead hands ....and I don't mean that figuratively. I completely agree, I sold mine before I could open them. I always had the idea I would keep one for myself, but having them sealed made it so much easier for me to part with. Actually, every set I open I keep and find hard to sell later. Even Home One lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bricketycricket Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 If I had to sell my collection, HH would be the last thing I would let go of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiliusThunderhead Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Thanks guys exactly what I didn't want to hear! Sounds like even if I did find a used but clean one the price would prob be very close to a new one. Given its popularity would love Lego to do an updated haunted mansion version. Maybe I'm kidding myself and this one will continue to appreciate. Much as I do like it its now all about what it's worth to me and I just can come to part with the asking price on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolanfan34 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 actually you traded me sealed: HH, AA, and a set of series 1 mixels for my opened box but sealed contents SSD.Oh, haha, was that it? Forgot about those damn mixels. Still will probably run about even in the long run, we'll see. :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiliusThunderhead Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I completely agree, I sold mine before I could open them. I always had the idea I would keep one for myself, but having them sealed made it so much easier for me to part with. Actually, every set I open I keep and find hard to sell later. Even Home One lolI don't think there's any monetary value that can be assigned to the fact you own a Lego set where you can recreate possibly one of the greatest delivered lines in movie history. "Admiral, enemy fighters in sector 7G"......."its a trap!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathBuilder Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 True that^ Credit: Chris McVeigh flickr 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenb99 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 (edited) Thanks guys exactly what I didn't want to hear! Sounds like even if I did find a used but clean one the price would prob be very close to a new one. Given its popularity would love Lego to do an updated haunted mansion version. Maybe I'm kidding myself and this one will continue to appreciate. Much as I do like it its now all about what it's worth to me and I just can come to part with the asking price on this one. if disney doesn't do a haunted mansion down the road i would be surprised Edited August 6, 2015 by ravenb99 edited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickLegacy Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Looks like this surpassed $450 shipped on Ebay and we haven't even hit the Halloween season yet.This set will reward those with patience. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Guapo Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 This is the set that will do well because it is a great set. We can talk about everything else: limited shelf life, EOL dates, doing the dance, being hoarded. With this set it doesn't much matter. It is simply a great set, which is why very few want to part with it used as well. I have built it three times. Would be four this Halloween but I haven't had the chance to tear it down yet, so probably will just keep it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciglione Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 This is the set that will do well because it is a great set. We can talk about everything else: limited shelf life, EOL dates, doing the dance, being hoarded. With this set it doesn't much matter. It is simply a great set, which is why very few want to part with it used as well. I have built it three times. Would be four this Halloween but I haven't had the chance to tear it down yet, so probably will just keep it up.True.Personally I would even have alot of problems letting go of my MISB's! Even for nice profits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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