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

[TacoCat]

39 minutes ago, DadsAFOL said:

Benny’s Spaceship is hitting the BuyBox at $180. Sold 2 today already.

I sold one for $200 FBA earlier this month. Glad to see this set is finally gaining some traction.

[jeff_14]

2 minutes ago, TacoCat said:

I sold one for $200 FBA earlier this month. Glad to see this set is finally gaining some traction.

I’ve sold 3 of these for about that as well

[$20 on joe vs dan]

10 hours ago, TacoCat said:

I sold one for $200 FBA earlier this month. Glad to see this set is finally gaining some traction.

I've also heard that the 2nd movie is helping to move the first movie sets...I'm wondering if this is a phenomenon only linked to Lego movies and not other genre movies...will Toy Story, Ghost Buster, and Frozen also ignite sales of prior movie sets?  I think so but additional variables.

[FM]

Please critique this transaction (which on face values seems pretty good) from start to shipped as I want to learn and improve:
CL transaction, picked up 3 built modulars (Palace Cinema, Detective Office, & Old Fishing Store (not technically a modular, I know)) for $75 ea. ($225 total)
Condition: minor dust but like new and complete w/ booklets and original boxes in excellent condition.
After storing it for 2 months (not sure what i wanted to do) I Priced on ebay $199, $210, $220 all shipped
One buyer (100% rating) wants all 3 for $600 shipped...I looked into shipping (coast to coast) and negotiated $610 (He does not want the original boxes).
Spent 3 hours breaking down and bagging the sets and packing.
Packaged re-use large-size bubble wrap and fixed price Priority Mail Large boxes ($17.50 ea); before you cringe at the priority mail boxes...since weight was not an issue I used a 2nd priority box to reinforce the box so all sides essentially double walled. Taped up like a franchise running-back's ankles
So here's the math:
$610 - fees = $549
$549 - shipping ($53) = $496
$496 - buy-in ($225) = $271
So profit of about $271 or 120%
Did I miss anything and what could I have done better?
Also when faced w/ the facts above would you consider it a good transaction?
Thanks in advance 
 

1) check eBay fedex price. At around 6 pounds it gets cheaper for me for cross-country shipments.
2) if you're buying sets assembled let the buyer know you have not inventoried the parts, or list them as 99% complete.

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[cladner]

sold some architecture skyline venice and berlin for $85 and $87 respectively, fba.

buyin was $15.

 

[MarleyMoose]

FB Marketplace for $125. Was happy to get rid of some SH

76009 Superman Black Zero Escape

76021 The Milano Spaceship Rescue

76005 Spider Man Daily Bugle Showdown

[lazuli16]

eBay Dragon Sanctuary $300, buy in was $43 SYWR points. 

I miss the good old SYWR days. 

[exracer327]

22 minutes ago, lazuli16 said:

eBay Dragon Sanctuary $300, buy in was $43 SYWR points. 

I miss the good old SYWR days. 

Was that an auction or buy it now?

[lazuli16]

BIN

[justapilgrim]

Duplo my first plane 10849 $18.99 (buy in $1) FBA

Reason number 79 I’m done with the big sets

Duplo my first plane 10849 $18.99 (buy in $1) FBA

Reason number 79 I’m done with the big sets

And p.s. this is 300%+ over MSRP and hasn’t been retired that long. Quit buying Star Wars

[Gonkalin]

Wall-E    $140 on Ebay. With free shipping.

[LegoWalker4]

Sold a 30617 Green Lantern Jessica Cruz polybag on BrickLink for $12.98 that came free with a DVD  (DVD also came with an $8 coupon off the Lego 2 Movie admission).  How much is it again to ship it in a bubble mailer envelope under the new U.S. postal rates?

I am sorry for the shipping rate question and I sound like a newbie.  it has been a long day because our 5-month-old puppy has been missing since late this afternoon.   

[LegoWalker4]

16 hours ago, LegoWalker4 said:

Sold a 30617 Green Lantern Jessica Cruz polybag on BrickLink for $12.98 that came free with a DVD  (DVD also came with an $8 coupon off the Lego 2 Movie admission).  How much is it again to ship it in a bubble mailer envelope under the new U.S. postal rates?

I am sorry for the shipping rate question and I sound like a newbie.  it has been a long day because our 5-month-old puppy has been missing since late this afternoon.   

A very happy reunion!

[MarleyMoose]

CL sale 10221 SSD $675

[Phil B]

A very happy reunion!

As the proud owner of a 5 month old puppy myself, I can only imagine the amount of stress the last 24 hours have brought you. Glad to hear it all ended well.

[Pseudoty]

A Comic Con Brickheadz  eBay Global Shipping for $375. Listing was for $400 OBO and eBay had a promo sell 3 listings with no FVF so accepted BO. 

[ravenb99]

3 hours ago, Pseudoty said:

A Comic Con Brickheadz  eBay Global Shipping for $375. Listing was for $400 OBO and eBay had a promo sell 3 listings with no FVF so accepted BO. 

Please tell me it was $374.97...

[TigerEyez]

Sold my Forma set for $200

[Pseudoty]

On 4/13/2019 at 2:43 PM, ravenb99 said:

Please tell me it was $374.97...

Sold a couple of Seacows for $384.97 each. Some Soccer Mom must have posted a pic or something on Instagram. 

[ravenb99]

3 hours ago, Pseudoty said:

Sold a couple of Seacows for $384.97 each. Some Soccer Mom must have posted a pic or something on Instagram. 

Don't tell Tabby.. 

[Furious_george]

1 hour ago, ravenb99 said:

Don't tell Tabby.. 

SeaCow will have its day yet.

[vexxet]

Sea Cow??!!?  I have a room in my house thats dead-bolted, marked with RIP thats full of seacows, UCS Xwings, and joker steamrollers.

Dont make me go in there.  I cant stand the pain.

[Guest TabbyBoy]

4 hours ago, ravenb99 said:

Don't tell Tabby.. 

Please do, I often have people travelling back to the US with a nearly empty suitcase. I've offloaded mine at break-even since they're tanking in the UK, but I know people who are still struggling to offload theirs. I've asked them to join BP, so hopefully you may see some at RRP or below very soon.

[Gonkalin]

Yeah, Makes not sense. Sea Cow is an amazing set. I have one on my mantel and 2 in the basement. Luckily I didn't go deep on them. But still you shouldn't lose money on it. Like the stock market, not all sets are going to be AAPL.  I would recommend building one if you haven't already.

[Guest TabbyBoy]

36 minutes ago, Gonkalin said:

Yeah, Makes not sense. Sea Cow is an amazing set. I have one on my mantel and 2 in the basement. Luckily I didn't go deep on them. But still you shouldn't lose money on it. Like the stock market, not all sets are going to be AAPL.  I would recommend building one if you haven't already.

I can't agree more, it's a great build and a great display piece in its own right and for steampunk fans. Could it simply be case of too many being made? I did break even on one in a trashed box and that was by parting out.

It's a shame as the RRP is reasonable and you get a good weight of bricks for the money. Maybe the theme just doesn't appeal?

Edited April 25, 2019 by TabbyBoy