What Lego set did you sell today and for how much?

[brickvoyeur]

Quote

I'll read the Nightmare Before Christmas story this year, kids. 

Twas the night before Clearance
And all through the aisle
Steamrollers were packed
Into my cart like a pile

Exo Suits were hung
In the storage with care
Knowing that in a decade
They still will be there

Sergeant Jyn Erso was nestled
Deep under my bed 
With terrible proportions
And a face that looks dead

Wonder woman in her armor
And cheetah in her cap
The lasso of truth will tell you
That this set is pure crap

When out on my doorstep
A noise shook me awake
ShopJustice still delivering Olaf
Flat as a pancake

Faster shipping than FedEx
The turds as they came
I cried and I pouted
As I called them by name

"Now, Dots! now, Mario! 
Now Lego Movie 1 and 2!
On, Raiders! on, Mighty Dinos! 
On, Takodana and constractables too!

To the depths of the dumpster! 
Stacked 50 feet tall
Now throw away! throw away! 
throw away all!"

Each year I make efforts
To donate a bit more
But Toys for tots sends a bill
For returning them to my door

Since I can't give them away
I'll dig a big pit
It's the final solution
To get rid of this sh!t

I shook as I laughed
At the thought of relieving this pain
It was nearly 3am
So I looked quite insane

As I poured the kerosene
I cheered with delight
"I'll light you on fire,
So you're out of my sight"
 

Edited December 7, 2022 by brickvoyeur

[seapotato]

Yep basically if you want tracking, you pay twice as much for a parcel. Last time I had a small box that was about $20 to ship and I would have to had added another $20 for tracking. It's ridiculous.

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[stephen_rockefeller]

Yep basically if you want tracking, you pay twice as much for a parcel. Last time I had a small box that was about $20 to ship and I would have to had added another $20 for tracking. It's ridiculous.

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SAY WHAT????????????????

[seapotato]

That's what I said to the post office clerk lol

SAY WHAT????????????????

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[weakside]

Yep basically if you want tracking, you pay twice as much for a parcel. Last time I had a small box that was about $20 to ship and I would have to had added another $20 for tracking. It's ridiculous.

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SAY WHAT????????????????

I don't understand Canada Post logic/pricing sometimes...after awhile I thought I had an estimate/guideline for shipping costs based on experience shipping various box dimensions and to locations across Canada but sometimes I'm totally shocked.  Guess I need to find another shipper or just chalk it up to dues needed for being a reseller. 

 

I had to repeat the price on the display to the clerk to double check lol.  I'll pay more for the service/peace of mind but over a certain treshold it's crazy to absorb so much shipping cost especially for a small sale.

[Darth_Raichu]

SAY WHAT????????????????

As much as people b*tch about USPS, compared to the rest of the world it is still the most efficient and economical postal system.

[holleman67]

Wow if you buy shipping through ebay my minifigures are about $1.75 with tracking

[naf]

$20 is above average price at the moment. Did you sel it outside of ebay/amazon?

 

I sold them locally on craigslist.

[biniou]

I (hardly) sold a bundle galaxy squad 70702 + 70709.

Bought 68 euros (9e + 59e), sold 80 euros personally (15% profit).

It was a newbie mistake investment I made and I'm glad that I didn't lost money in the transaction...

The RRP was 29e + 99e. It seemed to be a good deal... cheap price is cool, and I like this theme, but because it is quite unpopular (my heart bleeds as I'm writing these words), it doesn't worth an investment.

 

 

[Alpinemaps]

Sold 3 of my Martian Manhunters for $20 each.  I still have 3 left that I'm going to hold onto.  I figured I'd sell half now in case they don't end up doing as well as predicted down the road.

 

I'm holding onto my 3.  I got them with stuff that I wanted/needed from LEGO Shop at Home.  They are free.  If I make more than they are going for right now, then I've definitely won.  If they tank, I'll still get a couple bucks out of two of them, and I'll keep the 3rd one for myself.  I've been a fan of MM since I started reading comics 30 years ago.

[Alpinemaps]

The last few days, I've sold:

 

Doctor Doom Jet and Daily Bugle Building from 76005

Rapunzel polybag (multiple)

Emma's Flower Stand polybag (multiple)

Stephanie's Bakery Stand polybag (multiple)

Lone Rangers minifigs from 79110 (Silver Mine Shootout)

[naf]

I'm holding onto my 3.  I got them with stuff that I wanted/needed from LEGO Shop at Home.  They are free.  If I make more than they are going for right now, then I've definitely won.  If they tank, I'll still get a couple bucks out of two of them, and I'll keep the 3rd one for myself.  I've been a fan of MM since I started reading comics 30 years ago.

 

4 of them were "free" since I got them through cancelled orders on shop@home, so I had no problem flipping them now (and keeping one for myself), $60 in my pocket with no effort.  The other 3 were orders that I actually wanted, so I'll sit on those in case they go up.

[Ciglione]

Good to read all the sales over here... well done guys! I am just wondering what I do wrong. I am trying to sell for over 3 months now but with little luck. What do I do wrong? I only had some luck with selling the Hulks and the Wolverines. Earned 90 euro in total in 3 months. Any tips and advices you guys can give me?

[jaylay]

Good to read all the sales over here... well done guys!

I am just wondering what I do wrong. I am trying to sell for over 3 months now but with little luck. What do I do wrong?

I only had some luck with selling the Hulks and the Wolverines. Earned 90 euro in total in 3 months.

Any tips and advices you guys can give me?

are you selling current sets only? if so youll have to wait a couple of years to see any "real" gains as sets go EOL ...

[jaisonline]

Sold my final 6211 ISD 3 weeks ago (sealed box with 2 broken seal tape) Made a small profit at $215 after fees. Buyer paid postage. Luckily, the buyer agreed to have it shipped without the Lego box so a large flat rate USPS priority shipping box was used.

What stinks is that I had this very same set sold 3 months ago at $285 but the buyer never paid.

[Ciglione]

 

are you selling current sets only? if so youll have to wait a couple of years to see any "real" gains as sets go EOL ...

 

Some of the sets I have for sale:

- 6868 Hulk's Helicarrier Breakout

- 8096 Emperor Palpatines Shuttle

- 7632 Crawler Crane

- 3368 Space Centre

- 70115 Chima Speedor Tournament

My asking prices are much below the current value on brickpicker. Should I give it a try on ebay?

[Guest betsy805]

Price of Wolverine must be rising.  Had a couple of mine listed for $60/each, shipping included and had two different sales for them yesterday.  

[jaisonline]

Some of the sets I have for sale:

- 6868 Hulk's Helicarrier Breakout

- 8096 Emperor Palpatines Shuttle

- 7632 Crawler Crane

- 3368 Space Centre

- 70115 Chima Speedor Tournament

My asking prices are much below the current value on brickpicker. Should I give it a try on ebay?

You might offering them them too low. Don't just go by the BP guide as that value is usually lower than "market rate" due to eBay auction errors (e.g. Sellers part out sets and list them as complete or list used sets as new). Verify "sold" prices on eBay yourself. Also check out Bricklink's price guides.

[Young_Gun21]

  

Some of the sets I have for sale:

- 6868 Hulk's Helicarrier Breakout

- 8096 Emperor Palpatines Shuttle

- 7632 Crawler Crane

- 3368 Space Centre

- 70115 Chima Speedor Tournament

My asking prices are much below the current value on brickpicker. Should I give it a try on ebay?

Where are you trying to sell, Craigslist?

-I don't always going shopping, but when I do I buy Lego-

[Ciglione]

Well done. I have two of the wolverines left. Sold the other ones far to cheap. I will hang on to these last two.

[Ciglione]

@Young_Gun21: On my regional "craigslist" in Europe. @jaisonline: I will try ebay tonight. Just I am a bit hesitant. For me is difficult to determine the asking price on ebay with paypal and shippingcosts which you have to account as well.

[Young_Gun21]

@Young_Gun21: On my regional "craigslist" in Europe. @jaisonline: I will try ebay tonight. Just I am a bit hesitant. For me is difficult to determine the asking price on ebay with paypal and shippingcosts which you have to account as well.

As far as fees go it is 10% + 2.9% + $0.30. So pretty much 13%.

-I don't always going shopping, but when I do I buy Lego-

[BearCrash]

@Young_Gun21: On my regional "craigslist" in Europe. @jaisonline: I will try ebay tonight. Just I am a bit hesitant. For me is difficult to determine the asking price on ebay with paypal and shippingcosts which you have to account as well.

 

Local eBay sucks. I tried to sell some polybags on ebay.be a month ago (available to worldwide); listed them for 10 days, had about 30 views and didn't sell them.

Then I listed them on ebay.com (also available to worldwide) and sold them after two days with about 200 views.

[tonysbricks]

@Young_Gun21: On my regional "craigslist" in Europe. @jaisonline: I will try ebay tonight. Just I am a bit hesitant. For me is difficult to determine the asking price on ebay with paypal and shippingcosts which you have to account as well.

My general rule is take cost * 1.18 and add 5/10/15/20 to approximate shipping. This gives you about the break even point on the set. Then figure out how much you want to make and price it accordingly.

 

(Why 1.18 and not 1.14? If I buy at 100 and do a calc against 1.14 this says the price should be 114 to break even. If I estimate fees at 14% and multiply 114 by .86 it is actually 98. The reason is your actual fees are on the bigger number and they have gone up since the sell price went up. The extra .04 accounts for that difference and adds a little fudge factor.)

[Ciglione]

Thanks folks! So to make it short... Cost price * 1.18 + 5 (national shipping) or + 20 (worldwide shipping) = break-even price I think I got it. I will do my first test case tonight. Do I need to put Auction or BIN?

[Young_Gun21]

Thanks folks!So to make it short...Cost price * 1.18 + 5 (national shipping) or + 20 (worldwide shipping) = break-even priceI think I got it. I will do my first test case tonight.Do I need to put Auction or BIN?

Auction are more risky. I like BIN or Best Offer. Shipping could be more then that depending on size and shipping service. You will figure most of it out pretty quick once you start sell on and have to ship items.

-I don't always going shopping, but when I do I buy Lego-