markvs Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Hi New here, found the site by chance. I have always been a massive Lego fan, and when an old girlfriend bought a set for fun as a present, it re-kindled my passion :-) Now many years on, and with my own kids, i have been helping my daughter collect the old Harry potter sets. As i live in Denmark now, and Lego is in everyone blood here, i have been toying with the idea of getting sets for investment purposes. I have the opportunity to buy a 10179 millenium flacon. It is BNIB, with what looks like slight crease on the box. The seller wants $1000 US for it (the danish equivalent anyway). Is this an ok deal? I have read that the value of this has been decreasing, i assume due to the newer version. Next question, should i open the seals and check the contents? Does this affect value? I also picked up a Harry Potter Hogwarts 4842 for a good price, and itching to know whether to check inside. Thanks in advance, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Welcome to the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TANV Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 1 hour ago, markvs said: Hi New here, found the site by chance. I have always been a massive Lego fan, and when an old girlfriend bought a set for fun as a present, it re-kindled my passion :-) Now many years on, and with my own kids, i have been helping my daughter collect the old Harry potter sets. As i live in Denmark now, and Lego is in everyone blood here, i have been toying with the idea of getting sets for investment purposes. I have the opportunity to buy a 10179 millenium flacon. It is BNIB, with what looks like slight crease on the box. The seller wants $1000 US for it (the danish equivalent anyway). Is this an ok deal? I have read that the value of this has been decreasing, i assume due to the newer version. Next question, should i open the seals and check the contents? Does this affect value? I also picked up a Harry Potter Hogwarts 4842 for a good price, and itching to know whether to check inside. Thanks in advance, Mark Welcome to the madness. As a newbie, I HIGHLY recommend you read the Introduction by @Phil B for useful advice and ideas. It is lengthy but gives you perspective on how this works. Second, if you can afford to, I wouldn't buy the original UCS MF for $1000 from someone since the new one is an improvement at a cheaper price. This set's value has been dropping steadily and here in the US, prices range from $500 to $100 for the 10179. This is an opinion however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_chaos Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 2 hours ago, markvs said: The seller wants $1000 US for it (the danish equivalent anyway). Is this an ok deal? I have read that the value of this has been decreasing, i assume due to the newer version. Next question, should i open the seals and check the contents? Does this affect value? I also picked up a Harry Potter Hogwarts 4842 for a good price, and itching to know whether to check inside. Don't open a sealed box, it will reduce value. The 10179 would be a big risk. $1000 is probably a good deal, but selling it would be another matter entirely. A few have sold on eBay.de for varying prices between 1000 and 2000 Euros in the last month. Have a look yourself on various European websites to get an idea. 4 minutes ago, TANV said: Second, if you can afford to, I wouldn't buy the original UCS MF for $1000 from someone since the new one is an improvement at a cheaper price. This set's value has been dropping steadily and here in the US, prices range from $500 to $100 for the 10179. This is an opinion however. Not for new sets; all prices that I can see are in excess of $1300. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markvs Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 Hi all, Thanks for the comments. I was going by brick link guide prices, and the guide prices on this site. On this site, it lists the value at $2250. I can see a pre-assembled version on ebay.com for $610 the Uk site has them at £2000 minimum for BNIB. I can also see (from this site) that the new one isn't necessarily a complete improvement on the old one :-) something about an 'ugly rear-end' ;-) and lacks the 'limited edition value'. The new one in Denmark is 6500 DKK, the old version I am looking at is 6000DKK (just for comparison) I am not expecting to make a fortune here, just to be a able to sell it a short while down the line and clear a few hundred bucks to fund my lego habit :-) all the best and thanks for the input. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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