10217 - Diagon Alley

[donliu]

Do you think picking up a used harry potter 10217 for $100 no box is worth picking up?

[hepcatpunk]

If complete, yeah.  Kind of a no-brainer really.

[comicblast]

Yes. http://www.brickpicker.com/bpms/set.cfm?set=10217-1 Worth $200 according to BrickPicker data that is 2 months old, but looking at a few recent eBay sold listings, they go for $220+. GOGOGOGO!

[MartinP]

I would get it. But check first if the set is complete.

[donliu]

ya i just talked to the guy and he said its complete. i never bought a used set before so what should i be lookin out for? its already built 

[MartinP]

I would ask if there are minifigures and damaged parts.

[Quacs]

Make sure complete instructions and all the minifigures (like MartinP said) are included.  Ask him if he still has the box - not required, but icing on the cake.

[donliu]

ok ill check everything out. he said he has all 3 instructions manual but no box . thanks guys =)

[nolanfan34]

Having all minifigs and accessories is really important I think. Sounds like a great deal.

[tonysbricks]

You also have to ask about stickers. People "forget" they are on the parts list. Not sure if this set has them, this is more general advice.

[MartinP]

You also have to ask about stickers. People "forget" they are on the parts list. Not sure if this set has them, this is more general advice.

I always forget about the stickers. In some cases I do not put them on the set. Other times, I bought a set used and it does not have any stickers. If there were stickers to a set, and they are missing, I do not think that it would affect the value much, depending on what stickers are missing.

[DoNotInsertIntoMouth]

I would jump on it for sure. My wife wants this set really bad.

[TheDarkness]

Considering my stash of this set, I am pretty sure it will do well. If all stickers, pieces and instructions are there then this is a no brainer.

[donliu]

i picked up the set. everything looks good from what I can tell. the guy i bought it from said all the stickers on already the set and the instructions and minifigs are clean. Only thing is i need to get some replacement windows which i can get them from brink link. cant wait to take this bad boy down and build it again =)