21006 - White House

[grackleflint]

52 minutes ago, GhostDad said:

United Nations.  Imperial Hotel.  Brandenburg Gate.  I'm sure there are many others.

Leaning Tower of Pisa and Villa Savoye are others. Basically all the 2015 retirees have not done great. 

The soon to be 2016 retirees (White House, Lincoln Memorial, Trevi Fountain) are doing good if you consider Amazon FBA prices as your guide. All three of those sets are currently seeing at least a 50% gain (e.g. $50 White House is selling for $78 FBA now) but that may just be Christmas shoppers driving the price up temporarily and the big players may soon come in and kill all the gains (see United Nations where two sellers have almost 1000 units at Amazon at $62/63)

And now there is the threat of better, more detailed remakes like Burj Khalifa and the upcoming rumored Solomon Guggenheim Museum.

Some other retired sets (Empire State Building, John Hancock Center, Sears/Willis Tower) have been remade (better) as part of the new Skyline sets.

Architecture is no longer a niche series for LEGO or investors. Everyone knows about them now.

Edited December 16, 2016 by grackleflint

[cladner]

15 minutes ago, grackleflint said:

Leaning Tower of Pisa and Villa Savoye are others. Basically all the 2015 retirees have not done great. 

The soon to be 2016 retirees (White House, Lincoln Memorial, Trevi Fountain) are doing good if you consider Amazon FBA prices as your guide. All three of those sets are currently seeing at least a 50% gain (e.g. $50 White House is selling for $78 FBA now) but that may just be Christmas shoppers driving the price up temporarily and the big players may soon come in and kill all the gains (see United Nations where two sellers have almost 1000 units at Amazon at $62/63)

And now there is the threat of better, more detailed remakes like Burj Khalifa and the upcoming rumored Solomon Guggenheim Museum.

Some other retired sets (Empire State Building, John Hancock Center, Sears/Willis Tower) have been remade (better) as part of the new Skyline sets.

Architecture is no longer a niche series for LEGO or investors. Everyone knows about them now.

i just sold an empire state building on amazon for $57.  i paid $15 at a TRU BOGO in 2014.  ESB is a total under the radar winner.  Eventually even the architecture losers will be making me more money than the vast majority of super heroes sets ever will.

Edited December 16, 2016 by cladner

[GhostDad]

1 hour ago, cladner said:

i just sold an empire state building on amazon for $57.  i paid $15 at a TRU BOGO in 2014.  ESB is a total under the radar winner.  Eventually even the architecture losers will be making me more money than the vast majority of super heroes sets ever will.

I don't doubt that, but then you're comparing them to SH sets...

[Val-E]

Now that interest rates are going up, money in the bank may well do better than SH sets, unless they pull another Ant Man battle out of the hat.

[Martae54]

Good job guys. 

 

Edited January 6, 2017 by Martae54

[dcdfan]

https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Architecture-White-House-21006/dp/B003U4A12U

Edited February 19, 2017 by dcdfan

[Guest TabbyBoy]

Guys... Hurry up and wipe them out as I want to corner the US market ;-)

[dcdfan]

1 minute ago, TabbyBoy said:

Guys... Hurry up and wipe them out as I want to corner the US market ;-)

I suggest you stop in all the B&N's here because they seem to be at every location...

[Guest TabbyBoy]

18 minutes ago, dcdfan said:

I suggest you stop in all the B&N's here because they seem to be at every location...

Thanks, I'll get some ex-colleagues to load up for me ;-) They helped me no end with my stash of Mars Rovers!

[Migration]

I would like to thank B&N for their 25% off sale wiping out the last remaining easily available stock of this set. Should be set for a nice rise now...

[exciter1]

1 minute ago, Migration said:

I would like to thank B&N for their 25% off sale wiping out the last remaining easily available stock of this set. Should be set for a nice rise now...

I'm just thankful Books A Million has a bunch left.

[Migration]

I'm just thankful Books A Million has a bunch left.

Must be nice living 4 years in the past.

[exciter1]

Just now, Migration said:

Must be nice living 4 years in the past.

Hey, you were just talking 2 days ago, no time warp here.

[Sfcommando14]

6 minutes ago, exciter1 said:

I'm just thankful Books A Million has a bunch left.

Same.  I'm running out of room so it's nice of them to hold them for me Plus there was a BN loaded near me before this sale.  I won't go back that way for a couple weeks, but I'm guessing they are still sitting there.

Edited February 27, 2017 by Sfcommando14

[bricklues]

Guys, what's the max price you would pay if you missed it...? For your own collection and maybe one to put aside..

[exciter1]

1 minute ago, bricklues said:

Guys, what's the max price you would pay if you missed it...? For your own collection and maybe one to put aside..

The current lowest price, buy now.

[bricklues]

I am able to get it for about 60eur in a local store... but it feels too much :$

[Val-E]

5 minutes ago, bricklues said:

I am able to get it for about 60eur in a local store... but it feels too much :$

Too much. Less than 30 is an acceptable price.

[bricklues]

I think similar. Will try to find one cheaper...

[exciter1]

You do realize an update is prepped for a Fall release?

[Val-E]

I have a feeling there´ll be someone else living there by then.

[dcdfan]

I have a feeling there´ll be someone else living there by then.

Says the poo pile. BTW, never gonna happen.

[Val-E]

Nerve gas, dude, nerve gas.

[John82]

1 hour ago, Val-E said:

I have a feeling there´ll be someone else living there by then.

Putin is already picking the curtains.

[Guest TabbyBoy]

2 hours ago, John82 said:

Putin is already picking the curtains.

... and Kim Jong Un is looking at a new carpet since Bill Clinton spilled "something" on it.