Popular Post gregpj Posted September 1, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted September 1, 2016 This one is for you LEGO, inspired by @BrickLegacy and brought to you by Brickpickers everywhere. 54 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theconfusedgoose Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 How long does it take plastic to rot ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickerbrack Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 If this new Death Star is just a rehash of the old set, ala the Winter Toy Shop I think this is the end of Lego investing as we know it. I was planning on getting out this Xmas season anyway for a variety of reasons, but this just gave me an extra shove in that direction. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Raichu Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 3 minutes ago, Brickerbrack said: If this new Death Star is just a rehash of the old set, ala the Winter Toy Shop I think this is the end of Lego investing as we know it. I was planning on getting out this Xmas season anyway for a variety of reasons, but this just gave me an extra shove in that direction. Because the obligatory song is obligatory. And yes I purposely did not post the original just to be on topic 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 refreshes like the toy shop and 75159 (if it 10188 part deux) just makes investing more harder and extremely time sensitive. if anything, hopefully actions like "refreshes" by the TLG will make the aunt ednas of the world think twice about lego investing. weed out the clueless investors (ala dot com bubble) 11 minutes ago, Brickerbrack said: If this new Death Star is just a rehash of the old set, ala the Winter Toy Shop I think this is the end of Lego investing as we know it. I was planning on getting out this Xmas season anyway for a variety of reasons, but this just gave me an extra shove in that direction. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KShine Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 15 minutes ago, jaisonline said: refreshes like the toy shop and 75159 (if it 10188 part deux) just makes investing more harder and extremely time sensitive. if anything, hopefully actions like "refreshes" by the TLG will make the aunt ednas of the world think twice about lego investing. weed out the clueless investors (ala dot com bubble) I know that you are trying to find a bright side to this, but I don't believe (for re-sellers) that there is one. We have reached the point in the LEGO life cycle, that without the influx of new blood, we may be looking at a total collapse (from which we may never fully recover). 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdfan Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 refreshes like the toy shop and 75159 (if it 10188 part deux) just makes investing more harder and extremely time sensitive. if anything, hopefully actions like "refreshes" by the TLG will make the aunt ednas of the world think twice about lego investing. weed out the clueless investors (ala dot com bubble) But I wanted to put all the Lego sets in a vault and unload them after 20 years. No good, you say? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 35 minutes ago, Brickerbrack said: If this new Death Star is just a rehash of the old set, ala the Winter Toy Shop I think this is the end of Lego investing as we know it. I was planning on getting out this Xmas season anyway for a variety of reasons, but this just gave me an extra shove in that direction. 2 minutes ago, KShine said: I know that you are trying to find a bright side to this, but I don't believe (for re-sellers) that there is one. We have reached the point in the LEGO life cycle, that without the influx of new blood, we may be looking at a total collapse (from which we may never fully recover). At least I have 50% off Nexo Knights to look forward to. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theconfusedgoose Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 11 minutes ago, exciter1 said: At least I have 50% off Nexo Knights to look forward to. People thought I was crazy when I said buy chima. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theconfusedgoose Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 (edited) LEGO Chima 70009 Worriz Combat Lair https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C1C2RRO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_QsFSxbSMZ4W8K I've bought almost 200 of these on clearance. Boxed then up, put them in storage, and watched as the values turned into profits. Go ahead and buy your worthless death star, ill keep buying my chima. Edited August 15, 2016 by Theconfusedgoose 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 2 hours ago, KShine said: I know that you are trying to find a bright side to this, but I don't believe (for re-sellers) that there is one. We have reached the point in the LEGO life cycle, that without the influx of new blood, we may be looking at a total collapse (from which we may never fully recover). The sky isn't falling...yet. I went through several obstacles with selling sport event tickets (annual SBLs, one-time SBLs, scamming buyers, postage increase, higher seller fees, bad US economies, replacement stadiums with more seats, being forced to pay full price for BS games like preseason). I had over 20 teams plus special events each year. I gave it all up except for 3 teams after 2011. Why? With the evolving Lego investment market (like with tickets for me) , it comes down to one thing : 1) Does the extra work, added risk and more BS still worth it knowing your profits will be lower than years past and likely decline each year? For me , the answer is no. My Lego buying had greatly reduced since 2015. There aren't easy home runs anymore in Lego investments. We all know that. I think if things continue the way they are, many newer and clueless resellers will exit the market , Aunt Edna will think twice about buying Lego since it's prob not better than gold and larger resellers such as yourself will need to rethink if it's worth it. So there is still money to be made but is it worth it? I don't think so. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrymc4677 Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadfraggle Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 3 minutes ago, jaisonline said: So there is still money to be made but is it worth it? I don't think so. And that's really the crux of the argument these days. It's not so much of an issue of whether there is still money to be made in reselling LEGO - there certainly is. It's an issue for each individual seller to decide, Is the juice worth the squeeze? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BrickLegacy Posted August 15, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 15, 2016 22 minutes ago, Deadfraggle said: And that's really the crux of the argument these days. It's not so much of an issue of whether there is still money to be made in reselling LEGO - there certainly is. It's an issue for each individual seller to decide, Is the juice worth the squeeze? 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstodda Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 We can all learn from OJ: RUN when its time to RUN...... lol 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadfraggle Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 40 minutes ago, BrickLegacy said: Well played Sir, Well Played... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legoverzamelen Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 And that's really the crux of the argument these days. It's not so much of an issue of whether there is still money to be made in reselling LEGO - there certainly is. It's an issue for each individual seller to decide, Is the juice worth the squeeze? Lego investing is still a matter of 'Buy Low, Sell High'. It's just getting harder to do both 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbg108 Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 2 minutes ago, legoverzamelen said: Lego investing is still a matter of 'Buy Low, Sell High'. It's just getting harder to do both If Lego keeps ignoring innovation and re-releasing old sets I'd expect buying low will get pretty easy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstodda Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 1 minute ago, legoverzamelen said: Lego investing is still a matter of 'Buy Low, Sell High'. It's just getting harder to do both NOTE: At a better rate than the company itself. It always cracks me up people post "How dare TLG change their sales strategy to make more money and make it harder for others to gain profit they gave up"... Its all about margin and any good company finds ways to eat that margin up on the front side. If there IS any left on the back end, thats $$ LOST in their eyes (unless it drives purchasing behavior which MAKES them $$$ in the future) If investing was easy, everyone would do it. But the harder the investment, the smaller the market, which usually means a more consistent payoff.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjj1984 Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 On the plus side, I'll bet they'll replace the flick fire missiles with spring shooters! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 4 minutes ago, tjj1984 said: On the plus side, I'll bet they'll replace the flick fire missiles with spring shooters! Over on Eurobricks that seems to be the consensus too. Seems it is WTS part two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miami Bomb Squad Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 (edited) People are taking a **** with this new DS set coming out. Low $500s with shipping on Ebay for the 10188. For those folks who missed out, this is the time to buy the 10188. Edited August 15, 2016 by Miami Bomb Squad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold-Arrow Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 1 minute ago, Miami Bomb Squad said: People are taking a **** with this set. Low $500s with shipping on Ebay . For those folks who missed out, this is the time to buy the 10188. Problem is most here didnt miss out and the minority that did, will wait for the new model 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asharerin Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 1 minute ago, Miami Bomb Squad said: People are taking a **** with this set. Low $500s with shipping on Ebay. For those folks who missed out, this is the time to buy the 10188. 75159 is supposed to be an almost exact copy of 10188. I'd wait a few more weeks and buy it alot lower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miami Bomb Squad Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 1 minute ago, Bold-Arrow said: Problem is most here didnt miss out and the minority that did, will wait for the new model Your banking its a remake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 1 minute ago, Miami Bomb Squad said: Your banking its a remake. Multiple sources are now saying that - we´ll find out soon enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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