firstofminifigs Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Purchased on FB Marketplace for $20 hoping for a complete I-Rex... no luck. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Brickpicker Forum mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Leveller Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 While on holiday in Berlin I found two Speed Champions boxes, 75875 Ford F-150 and Hot Rod for 49 euros each, in a little toy shop. This set is drying up in Europe. Nice souvenirs!Sent from my SM-A520F using Brickpicker Forum mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil B Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Bought this lot on EBay recently: Finished inventorying and rebuilding them - very clean and no pieces missing. Manuals included. Paid $175 and used $10 in EBay Bucks to bring the price down to $165. I have all of these still MISB in my personal inventory (except the Mini which I already built). Given that the F40 is heading towards $300 territory on FBA, I figured it was worthwhile picking these up for ~$40 each used. The MISB sets will end up on FBA or EBay in the near future (though for the T1 I am not sure when that will be, and how long it will take for the millions of copies amassed by resellers since 2011 to disappear). I loved the builds - lots of interesting tricks used in putting these cars together. Previous owner was a collector and was meticulous about sticker placement, which is a plus. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 3 hours ago, Phil B said: Bought this lot on EBay recently: Finished inventorying and rebuilding them - very clean and no pieces missing. Manuals included. Paid $175 and used $10 in EBay Bucks to bring the price down to $165. I have all of these still MISB in my personal inventory (except the Mini which I already built). Given that the F40 is heading towards $300 territory on FBA, I figured it was worthwhile picking these up for ~$40 each used. The MISB sets will end up on FBA or EBay in the near future (though for the T1 I am not sure when that will be, and how long it will take for the millions of copies amassed by resellers since 2011 to disappear). I loved the builds - lots of interesting tricks used in putting these cars together. Previous owner was a collector and was meticulous about sticker placement, which is a plus. That Ferrari is worth $300? I picked one up years ago for $50 used w/ the manual. Even have a 2nd sticker sheet. When I tried to sell it for $75 recently, had zero takers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$20 on joe vs dan Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 13 minutes ago, jaisonline said: That Ferrari is worth $300? I picked one up years ago for $50 used w/ the manual. Even have a 2nd sticker sheet. When I tried to sell it for $75 recently, had zero takers. yeah, I've been in the market to get the F40; here's the low down: basically used in great condition (good stickers) goes for $65-$95...shipping cost is a big variable new, you can get it NISB fro $120-$150 on BL plus tax and shipping BL should be the standard for pricing...Amazon pricing for the non-mainstream sets is often times a reseller's wet dream price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil B Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, $20 on joe vs dan said: yeah, I've been in the market to get the F40; here's the low down: basically used in great condition (good stickers) goes for $65-$95...shipping cost is a big variable new, you can get it NISB fro $120-$150 on BL plus tax and shipping BL should be the standard for pricing...Amazon pricing for the non-mainstream sets is often times a reseller's wet dream price Cheapest New offering (US Only) on EBay is $299 w Free Shipping (There is one for $161 with bidding at $90 but it only claims to be Brand New, seems to be a used set though). Lowest Used (excluding auctions currently in progress) is $111. FBA is $249.99 at the moment "Normal" customers do not know about BL so that is no comparison. Edited July 26, 2019 by Phil B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortbus311 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Bought a Voltron set for $100 and a 75244 Tantive IV for $120, both local sellers. And a boatload from Walmart haha...Sent from my SM-G960U1 using Brickpicker Forum mobile app 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 That Ferrari is worth $300? I picked one up years ago for $50 used w/ the manual. Even have a 2nd sticker sheet. When I tried to sell it for $75 recently, had zero takers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$20 on joe vs dan Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 (edited) 17 hours ago, Phil B said: Cheapest New offering (US Only) on EBay is $299 w Free Shipping (There is one for $161 with bidding at $90 but it only claims to be Brand New, seems to be a used set though). Lowest Used (excluding auctions currently in progress) is $111. FBA is $249.99 at the moment "Normal" customers do not know about BL so that is no comparison. Just did a search for NEW on ebay...not a single one sold for over $200...NOT A SINGLE ONE Edited July 26, 2019 by $20 on joe vs dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil B Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 4 minutes ago, $20 on joe vs dan said: Just did a search for NEW on ebay...not a single one sold for over $200...NOT A SINGLE ONE In the meanwhile, the BuyBox for New on FBA has moved to $258. Sales rank #1053 in Building Toys, 26568 in Toys overall. Which means it sells pretty well for a large set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstofminifigs Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Gambled on 6 of the Disney Minifigures on sale on Amazon to fill out ones I'm missing from this series... got 4 Minnie's (already had a Minnie).Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Brickpicker Forum mobile app 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PringleNation Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Both sets are sealed (I cracked seals on 10221 for confirmation). Paid $600 locally off Facebook. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatmanjack Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Newt's Case of Magical Creatures $21 Wal-Mart Clearance For Personal build 4 left on shelf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$20 on joe vs dan Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 On 7/26/2019 at 11:51 AM, Phil B said: In the meanwhile, the BuyBox for New on FBA has moved to $258. Sales rank #1053 in Building Toys, 26568 in Toys overall. Which means it sells pretty well for a large set. let's choose to disagree on how one defines the current market value. Since I mostly sell on Ebay and cannot on Amazon...I don't really consider Amazon prices as the price I might get....but I do a reality check on BL for sets i am buying on ebay. That said, Amazon does "Set the market price" for non-Ebay for a given time when comparing to mainstream retailers. There's no black or white and the goal post moves pending on the time, set, phases of the moon, etc. I appreciate the discussion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil B Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 3 hours ago, $20 on joe vs dan said: let's choose to disagree on how one defines the current market value. Since I mostly sell on Ebay and cannot on Amazon...I don't really consider Amazon prices as the price I might get....but I do a reality check on BL for sets i am buying on ebay. That said, Amazon does "Set the market price" for non-Ebay for a given time when comparing to mainstream retailers. There's no black or white and the goal post moves pending on the time, set, phases of the moon, etc. I appreciate the discussion Your arguments make sense in the generic case - but since this was a one-off purchase (there aren't more of these "4 creator car set" listings for the same price available), and since the purchase was made by me, who has MISB versions of each car on the shelf, and who has access to FBA, the prices I quoted are accurate as a justification for my purchase of the listing in question. If I list my MISB 10248 F40 on FBA now, I will clear ~$200 minus my purchase price (~$80). Similarly, I will make money on selling the other sets, since I got all of them for significantly below RRP. I'm sure I will end up paying nothing for these 4 cars once the smoke clears, hopefully with some extra money to boot. That's where I was coming from. And ignoring that, $40 each for these cars in "Used but complete with stickers and instructions" state is IMHO a good price to pay regardless, hence why I posted my purchase in this thread. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLL Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 My purchase starts to showing up today ? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcell Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 let's choose to disagree on how one defines the current market value. Since I mostly sell on Ebay and cannot on Amazon...I don't really consider Amazon prices as the price I might get....but I do a reality check on BL for sets i am buying on ebay. That said, Amazon does "Set the market price" for non-Ebay for a given time when comparing to mainstream retailers. There's no black or white and the goal post moves pending on the time, set, phases of the moon, etc. I appreciate the discussionDefining market price is easy...just look at the price you can sell as an item for in a given MARKET.Sent from my SM-G965U using Brickpicker Forum mobile app let's choose to disagree on how one defines the current market value. Since I mostly sell on Ebay and cannot on Amazon...I don't really consider Amazon prices as the price I might get....but I do a reality check on BL for sets i am buying on ebay. That said, Amazon does "Set the market price" for non-Ebay for a given time when comparing to mainstream retailers. There's no black or white and the goal post moves pending on the time, set, phases of the moon, etc. I appreciate the discussionDefining market price is easy...just look at the price you can sell as an item for in a given MARKET.Sent from my SM-G965U using Brickpicker Forum mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcandre Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Traded my creased up prime day voltron for these two today. Really nice guy too. I asked him why he wouldn't just sell them. He said he only had $110 in both and just wanted the voltron to build. Good for both of us I think. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saruman Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Bought two LEGO Harry potter Whomping Willows for $86. Essentially I got them BRAND NEW for 50% off! Seller has speckled feedback and used a stock photo. We will see how this purchase goes when the sets get delivered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saruman Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 I got both sets super fast! However one box had holes and tears and dents, the other came with one bigger dent and some smaller smashes. Both boxes had some creased corners. After a lot of negotiation. I got $16 of a refund back. So I goth both sets for a total of $70 or $35 a piece! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saruman Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Bought 2 LEGO popup books for $49.99 apiece on amz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FM Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 I borrowed exciters time machine and found a mom n pop with 30+ nice sets 0-50% off, all clearanced out of the big stores last year. The 12 sports centres were $20, marked that price since May lol 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yukmeez Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Snuck in an order for 21144 at full price - not bad considering they are already popping at $100/each Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortbus311 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Snuck in an order for 21144 at full price - not bad considering they are already popping at $100/each Lol... i see those pop up 1 at a time on Jet every now and then. I buy them up as fast as I can.Sent from my SM-G960U1 using Brickpicker Forum mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusiKyle Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Two more purchased for the amusement park collection (bit on the Carousel with $40 off in VIP but added on the 3-in-1 to get the bag and blanket promo). I still need to build a table for it I'm thinking 4' x 8' with a train encompassing the park. Next up is the Creator Expert Roller Coaster and I think I'm good! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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