darin Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 Hi everyone! Hope you all had a great Christmas. I was just curious to hear how much legos everyone sold this Christmas. As for myself, I didn't start my listings on ebay until Dec.2...believe it or not, from Dec. 2- 25, I sold over 40k! I maxed out my account, and had to start using my girlfriend's account. Ebay gave her an increase on what she can sell per month, from 25k to 75k, because they noticed her selling so much. lol I sold mostly harry potter, friends, excavators, fire brigades.. The reason for me selling so much this month, is because I'm raising money to bet on a UFC fight on Dec.28 (Chris Weidman) I'm about 95% sure Chris will win the fight. Out of the 40k I got from my lego sales, I reinvested 10k back into legos, and the rest... well, I'm putting on Chris. lol (about 35k, to be exact) The 35k should win me about 50k, so I would get back about 85k! I would then reinvest 50k, or more, back into legos. Sorry if i sound like I'm bragging about money or something, but I'm just super excited about this fight, and all the $$ I'm going to win. I will be able to stock up on sets whenever I want, and won't be missing out on deals anymore, because of money issues...for awhile at least. The most I've ever bet before this, is around 7k on Chris's last fight...that won me 18k. Sorry, this post really isn't much about what i sold, but more about the fight...and $$$$$ Here's a pic of my lego money before i bet it all, and lose it forever.....not a chance that Chris Weidman will lose to silva. Quote
TheDarkness Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 I sold just over 20k worth, so a reasonable return. I am already planning my strategy for next Christmas. 1 Quote
Leopard_7 Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 Hahaha, before Christmas eve I had sold around $50, then suddenly from then till Christmas I sold around $500. Most likely not too much compared to a lot of you guys but I started this little business in September so I'm really happy Congratulations to the rest of you though and hope you guys didn't have heaps of the Christmas weirdness Having some guy buy and pickup a lego present for their kid at 8.00pm Christmas eve was my craziest story Quote
TheDarkness Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 Having some guy buy and pickup a lego present for their kid at 8.00pm Christmas eve was my craziest story I had someone rock up at 9pm to collect one of the talking Minions. The woman was acting all wierd about it though, mucking around with times throughout the day. It wouldn't have bothered me if she didn't show up though. Considering this was for her kid's Christmas present and she hadn't gotten him anything yet, it really was cutting it fine considering we hadn't confirmed an evening pickup time. Quote
lego89 Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 Hi everyone! Hope you all had a great Christmas. I was just curious to hear how much legos everyone sold this Christmas. As for myself, I didn't start my listings on ebay until Dec.2...believe it or not, from Dec. 2- 25, I sold over 40k! I maxed out my account, and had to start using my girlfriend's account. Ebay gave .. congrats on awesome sale. btw, what was your net profit after expenses? Quote
IAmElim Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 Hi everyone! Hope you all had a great Christmas. I was just curious to hear how much legos everyone sold this Christmas. As for myself, I didn't start my listings on ebay until Dec.2...believe it or not, from Dec. 2- 25, I sold over 40k! I maxed out my account, and had to start using my girlfriend's account. Ebay gave her an increase on what she can sell per month, from 25k to 75k, because they noticed her selling so much. lol I sold mostly harry potter, friends, excavators, fire brigades.. The reason for me selling so much this month, is because I'm raising money to bet on a UFC fight on Dec.28 (Chris Weidman) I'm about 95% sure Chris will win the fight. Out of the 40k I got from my lego sales, I reinvested 10k back into legos, and the rest... well, I'm putting on Chris. lol (about 35k, to be exact) The 35k should win me about 50k, so I would get back about 85k! I would then reinvest 50k, or more, back into legos. Sorry if i sound like I'm bragging about money or something, but I'm just super excited about this fight, and all the $$ I'm going to win. I will be able to stock up on sets whenever I want, and won't be missing out on deals anymore, because of money issues...for awhile at least. The most I've ever bet before this, is around 7k on Chris's last fight...that won me 18k. Sorry, this post really isn't much about what i sold, but more about the fight...and $$$$$ Here's a pic of my lego money before i bet it all, and lose it forever.....not a chance that Chris Weidman will lose to silva. I've got two points : 1) I'm impressed with these numbers. Is this a full time job for you? 2) I would also love if Silva gets cocky and gets knocked out by Weidman like it happened in the last fight. However, if Silva is fighting intelligently, you could very well loose all this money you're betting on Weidman! Quote
Leopard_7 Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 I had someone rock up at 9pm to collect one of the talking Minions. The woman was acting all wierd about it though, mucking around with times throughout the day. It wouldn't have bothered me if she didn't show up though. Considering this was for her kid's Christmas present and she hadn't gotten him anything yet, it really was cutting it fine considering we hadn't confirmed an evening pickup time. Wow I think you take the pudding on that one for people cutting it fine XD Quote
TheDarkness Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 Wow I think you take the pudding on that one for people cutting it fine It was, plus I had someone arrive at 7.30 for a DeLorean. Hard enough to get the kids settled without people rocking up Quote
fendiixx Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 Thats a huge return, my sets havent reached the stage to be sold so hopefully next Xmas will be more fruitful. Good luck with the bet, MMA isn't big in England at all so i have no idea how likely you are to win but good luck Quote
Jackson Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 What are the odds on that fight, and where do you place your bet? Silva might step into the cage with a different mindset this time, no dropping his hands and no clowning. We'll find out tonight! Edit: I found the odds. Silva -170. Weidman +140. Darin, do you use sports.bovada.lv? Quote
LegoManiacc Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 I'm about 95% sure Chris will win the fight. Here's a pic of my lego money before i bet it all, and lose it forever.....not a chance that Chris Weidman will lose to silva. Man, I'm nervous for you! I limit my betting to texas hold 'em, where I feel like I have at least some control over it. There's a 1 in 20 chance that Chris loses according to your calculations Good luck, hope it works out for you Quote
Leopard_7 Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 It was, plus I had someone arrive at 7.30 for a DeLorean. Hard enough to get the kids settled without people rocking up Hahaha, oh well a sale's a sale in my book even if it can sometimes make other stuff a little harder Hope next year's christmas sales are just as fruitful as this year (as little there is left ) :D Quote
Veegs Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 I managed roughly $4000 or so in total sales, from ebay to kijiji (Canadian Craigslist) and a few to friends of friends who know I have some harder to find sets. I'm pretty pleased. Reinvested about half and used the other half to reserve a lot for out new house. Lego Power! Quote
Anakinisvader Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 Hi everyone! Hope you all had a great Christmas. I was just curious to hear how much legos everyone sold this Christmas. As for myself, I didn't start my listings on ebay until Dec.2...believe it or not, from Dec. 2- 25, I sold over 40k! I maxed out my account, and had to start using my girlfriend's account. Ebay gave her an increase on what she can sell per month, from 25k to 75k, because they noticed her selling so much. lol I sold mostly harry potter, friends, excavators, fire brigades.. The reason for me selling so much this month, is because I'm raising money to bet on a UFC fight on Dec.28 (Chris Weidman) I'm about 95% sure Chris will win the fight. Out of the 40k I got from my lego sales, I reinvested 10k back into legos, and the rest... well, I'm putting on Chris. lol (about 35k, to be exact) The 35k should win me about 50k, so I would get back about 85k! I would then reinvest 50k, or more, back into legos. Sorry if i sound like I'm bragging about money or something, but I'm just super excited about this fight, and all the $$ I'm going to win. I will be able to stock up on sets whenever I want, and won't be missing out on deals anymore, because of money issues...for awhile at least. The most I've ever bet before this, is around 7k on Chris's last fight...that won me 18k. Sorry, this post really isn't much about what i sold, but more about the fight...and $$$$$ Here's a pic of my lego money before i bet it all, and lose it forever.....not a chance that Chris Weidman will lose to silva. Wow, that was good but not as good as my sales of: 1 Quote
akohns Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 I sold about $8-10k in Nov & Dec. I'm pretty happy. Still got plenty of stock left though so it could have been better. Quote
Guest betsy805 Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 About 2k, all of which was used lego and flips (thank you funhouse and friends!) as my other sets haven't 'matured' yet Quote
theplasticmanor Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 From Oct-Dec I did about $4k. Not bad considering last year was my year in LEGOS and I did about $1.5k. Once I get the hang of which sets to buy during the year to flip around Christmas I am hoping for $10k next year. The site and everyone's post have been very helpful to me. I only sell on eBay. Quote
Achilles Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 Obviously you're going to do what you want with your money, but to GAMBLE that much money on a fight, when lego investing has almost assured returns I can't really understand. Why not just put it all back into lego than actually risking it on a fight? Quote
Alcarin Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 Obviously you're going to do what you want with your money, but to GAMBLE that much money on a fight, when lego investing has almost assured returns I can't really understand. Why not just put it all back into lego than actually risking it on a fight? Because its less work and faster return potentially... without risk there is no reward... even with LEGO Quote
darin Posted December 28, 2013 Author Posted December 28, 2013 congrats on awesome sale. btw, what was your net profit after expenses? thx, and roughly 10k I've got two points : 1) I'm impressed with these numbers. Is this a full time job for you? 2) I would also love if Silva gets cocky and gets knocked out by Weidman like it happened in the last fight. However, if Silva is fighting intelligently, you could very well loose all this money you're betting on Weidman! no, legos is a side thing. thx for the warning about losing all the money..I'm well aware of that lol After weighing the risks to reward, its well worth the risk, IMO. Chris dominated the whole fight, incase nobody noticed. Nothing's gonna change this fight, except I know it will be a little tougher. Chris is #1 wrestler in all of ufc...which goes a very long way What are the odds on that fight, and where do you place your bet? Silva might step into the cage with a different mindset this time, no dropping his hands and no clowning. We'll find out tonight! Edit: I found the odds. Silva -170. Weidman +140. Darin, do you use sports.bovada.lv? I drove down 4 hrs to Reno NV to do my betting. I'm gonna do a bunch of 3k bets with my friends help. Quote
Guest brickcrazyhouse Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 congratulations to all on a good season and I've got silvia in the 3rd tap out win Quote
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