Spelunkin_Paul Posted July 24, 2016 Posted July 24, 2016 Found this lot on Craiglist for $500....Lots of older Star Wars. I can't tell which theme is on the far right, yellow labels. What do you think of this find? Quote
dcdfan Posted July 24, 2016 Posted July 24, 2016 World racers maybe. Can't really see in iPhone screen. Quote
Spelunkin_Paul Posted July 24, 2016 Author Posted July 24, 2016 Yep, the photo quality isn't great. Those are World Racers. Other pictures on the listing show nicely sorted out Lego pieces. Will have to contact if everything is complete as it isn't stated in the listing. Looks to be about 100 sets or so, working out to around $5/set Quote
dcdfan Posted July 24, 2016 Posted July 24, 2016 I don't usually deal with used but that sounds incredibly cheap to me. Quote
Spelunkin_Paul Posted July 24, 2016 Author Posted July 24, 2016 I haven't delved into used sets either, but if I can grind thru a slow flip, it might be worth it. Quote
dcdfan Posted July 24, 2016 Posted July 24, 2016 Hopefully someone experienced with this sorta stuff will chime in soon before someone else picks it up. Quote
BrickMarket Posted July 24, 2016 Posted July 24, 2016 Looks like there is some decent value there if the sets are mostly complete and in good shape. I would run it through the lot calculator if you can make out some of the set #'s (the pic is too blurry on my phone). Based on previous experience with lots of that size, I would be a buyer at $300ish based on the amount of work involved in pulling sets out, cleaning, assembling and listing them, not to mention the high probability of missing pieces. Quote
Ciglione Posted July 24, 2016 Posted July 24, 2016 Bought such a lot once. It turned out to be alot of work, too much work, to clean and sort everything. Many sets turned out to be complete or almost complete. But many also were not. It takes alot of time to sell used sets. Especially the non-popular ones. Yes, I made money on the lot eventually. But I will never do it again. 1 Quote
Spelunkin_Paul Posted July 24, 2016 Author Posted July 24, 2016 6 minutes ago, Ciglione said: Bought such a lot once. It turned out to be alot of work, too much work, to clean and sort everything. Many sets turned out to be complete or almost complete. But many also were not. It takes alot of time to sell used sets. Especially the non-popular ones. Yes, I made money on the lot eventually. But I will never do it again. Yeah, I could see this. 1/3 of the sets are City, which would be a grind to sell. Looking at some of the Star Wars that I can make out, it would be a lot of work for profiting off of used sets. No guarantees of complete sets. hmmmmm......probably gonna stick with new sets. Thanks for the input everyone. 2 Quote
Migration Posted July 24, 2016 Posted July 24, 2016 I would be all over that lot...for $200-$250. As is its a bit high for what's pictured. Incidently, for the sets that I can id the best selling one is a city set. Quote
Spelunkin_Paul Posted July 24, 2016 Author Posted July 24, 2016 31 minutes ago, Migration said: I would be all over that lot...for $200-$250. As is its a bit high for what's pictured. Incidently, for the sets that I can id the best selling one is a city set. Which city set are you looking at? Quote
Migration Posted July 24, 2016 Posted July 24, 2016 32 minutes ago, Spelunkin_Paul said: Which city set are you looking at? Hint: It's directly next to 3179. Quote
Ciglione Posted July 24, 2016 Posted July 24, 2016 3 minutes ago, Migration said: Hint: It's directly next to 3179. It is a city airport set. Right? 1 Quote
Migration Posted July 24, 2016 Posted July 24, 2016 1 minute ago, Ciglione said: It is a city airport set. Right? 3182 Quote
Ciglione Posted July 24, 2016 Posted July 24, 2016 1 minute ago, Migration said: 3182 That set was also included in the lot I bought. Did not have the energy yet to check it for completeness. But now you mentioned it I might check it out this evening. Quote
Spelunkin_Paul Posted July 24, 2016 Author Posted July 24, 2016 12 minutes ago, Migration said: Hint: It's directly next to 3179. You know, I was eyeballing that tower, but couldn't find which set it belonged to. Quote
Migration Posted July 24, 2016 Posted July 24, 2016 One thing to keep in mind about that set, the plane makes up the majority of the value. If you make a play for this, make sure the plane is included. 1 Quote
Spelunkin_Paul Posted July 24, 2016 Author Posted July 24, 2016 Here is a couple other images from that listing. Quote
dcdfan Posted July 24, 2016 Posted July 24, 2016 I will never understand the people that post pics of Lego they wanna sell. How about inside the containers. Hey, here's a pic of the closet they're in or a pic of the house they're in. 2 Quote
TigerEyez Posted July 24, 2016 Posted July 24, 2016 1 minute ago, dcdfan said: I will never understand the people that post pics of Lego they wanna sell. How about inside the containers. Hey, here's a pic of the closet they're in or a pic of the house they're in. Word! 2 Quote
TigerEyez Posted July 24, 2016 Posted July 24, 2016 (edited) We should make CL ads with just this pic Edited July 24, 2016 by TigerEyez 4 Quote
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