nolanfan34 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Haha, exactly, how much is sort of an important data point. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diabolos80 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 742 sold on ebay in the last 90 days... Pretty decent for a set that some say is already flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4x18 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I put one up today, within 2 hours it got purchased...... What really matters is... how much did you get for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sschmotz Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I bought one of these for myself and one to sell. The only thing that worries me is all the ones on ebay right now only have a couple of watchers. When only 2 or 4 people are following an auction, it does seem to prove that interest has fallen off, at least for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TabbyBoy Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I bought one of these for myself and one to sell. The only thing that worries me is all the ones on ebay right now only have a couple of watchers. When only 2 or 4 people are following an auction, it does seem to prove that interest has fallen off, at least for now. ... and we all know that most watchers are competitors, not buyers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4x18 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 This is my very last comment on this thread. Nice knowing all you fellow 41999ers! ;-) ... and we all know that most watchers are competitors, not buyers. Cheater! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fcbarcelona101 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 The set has been "retired" for less than 2 months, sells for $150 over retail despite the large number of listings and people still worry about the potential of the set lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sschmotz Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I'm not sure where your looking to see them selling for $150 over retail, at least not on ebay. The last 19 of 20 sold have been for $340 or less which isn't a big difference, but take out ebay and Paypal fees . . . and the profit from the set quickly diminishes. I'll definitely hold onto mine for a while longer. You can even get one on Amazon for less than $150 over retail with shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I'm not sure where your looking to see them selling for $150 over retail, at least not on ebay. The last 19 of 20 sold have been for $340 or less which isn't a big difference, but take out ebay and Paypal fees . . . and the profit from the set quickly diminishes. I'll definitely hold onto mine for a while longer. You can even get one on Amazon for less than $150 over retail with shipping.Semantics......fact remains it JUST retired and is selling for well above retail. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spener90 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fcbarcelona101 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Semantics......fact remains it JUST retired and is selling for well above retail. Yeah, that was more of my point. I'll rephrase: The set has been "retired" for less than 2 months, sells for $140 over retail despite the large number of listings and people still worry about the potential of the set lol PS: I have sold 4 for $330 over the past few days (seem to have an endless supply of these at my LEGO store, so have my own long term stash as well) and that leaves me with a profit of around $65 per unit*. Not bad at all. *After FEDEX shipping with signature AND insurance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcdb1984 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 340 w/ free shipping. Wanted to clear up some cash. I have 2 mint mint mint ones i'm holding. Sold 12 over the time of production. Can't complain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakinisvader Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Are you saying this will be the profits:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qo6_tjnXv8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbost01 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legoman12323123 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 If your interest in them is gone too, I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudcatsfan Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Holding a 200 set with a 10% credit card costs 20 bucks a year. Same deal if you could have put that 200 bucks into your 401k. Between the tax benefit of using pre-tax dollars, and the way the market is going, 10% is a reasonable opportunity cost. So if the set goes from 340 to 360,,,,you might as well have just sold it now, ESPECIALLY for those who can still find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcdb1984 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 or just pay your bills/get a better interest rate and dont charge what you cannot afford 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudcatsfan Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 or just pay your bills/get a better interest rate and dont charge what you cannot afford That's precisely why I showed the opportunity cost of not using the funds elsewhere as an alternative for those of us who do. Whether your investment dollar is funded via CC, savings account, or cash under your mattress, it's probably costing you a good 5-20% not to be using it elsewhere 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legoman12323123 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Holding a 200 set with a 10% credit card costs 20 bucks a year. Same deal if you could have put that 200 bucks into your 401k. Between the tax benefit of using pre-tax dollars, and the way the market is going, 10% is a reasonable opportunity cost. So if the set goes from 340 to 360,,,,you might as well have just sold it now, ESPECIALLY for those who can still find it. buying something for investment on borrowed money/credit card is ill advised. Would you take a loan from the bank to invest in stocks? No you use what money you are willing to/able to lose when you invest in toys/stocks/anything 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fcbarcelona101 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 buying something for investment on borrowed money/credit card is ill advised. Would you take a loan from the bank to invest in stocks? No you use what money you are willing to/able to lose when you invest in toys/stocks/anything Depends on the situation. Borrowing $1000 (CC) to get 5 Crawlers would have made a lot of sense if you planned to sell them in the short term and paid your balance in full before the end of your billing period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spener90 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Are you saying this will be the profits: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qo6_tjnXv8 Mom, Dad... we just burnt the house down because we are stupid... Honestly, if they did it in the middle of the driveway I wouldn't be shocked, but that is only a few feet from the house... the right wind gust, and poof, charred house and garage... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonysbricks Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Depends on the situation. Borrowing $1000 (CC) to get 5 Crawlers would have made a lot of sense if you planned to sell them in the short term and paid your balance in full before the end of your billing period. Let me know how that worked out on those death stars when their first retiring rumors started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 No one said they did that for death stars. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fcbarcelona101 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Let me know how that worked out on those death stars when their first retiring rumors started. I wouldn't know, since I didn't even think of doing that. Completely different situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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