weakside Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Whether you sold one rare set for crazy net profit or flipped +50 of the same set and still counting...which Lego set has been most profitable overall for you? Total net cash accumulated. Not including polybags. I'm only approaching yr 1 in investing so my inventory/transaction history is rather short, so for me it would have to be the Technic Exculsive Crawler (followed by the Hulk Helicarrier Break out which is gaining fast). Seems like a slow day on the forums (and bored at work haha), curious which sets other people cashed/cashing in on...money makers. Lets see if there are surprises... Quote
Doofy McGee Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Bored at work...haha, imagine that. Believe it or not, my most profitable set overall so far has been 6866 Wolverine's Chopper Showdown. I have bought and sold that set over 100 times and made a decent amount of money doing so. I still have ten sealed copies left, and they are currently worth about triple what I paid. I love those $20 sets! Quote
steakyboy Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 I hit one year investing couple days ago. Haven't sold yet but here are a few of the sets I own that I am looking forward to some nice future gains. Most bought way below MSRP with BOGOs and sales/clearance/coupons: 10212 Shuttles 10221 SSDs 8043 Excavators 41999 LE Crawlers 9476 Orc Forges 'NY I Love" Yoda minifigure from TRU Times Square event (Promo sleeve on X-Wing box) These are my big hitters, fingers crossed, besides some HP and MF sets. Quote
Noodlenut Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 My most successful set has been the 6868 Hulk's Helicarrier Breakout. I was able to get seven of them at $35 dollars. Quote
Polar_Beast Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Bored at work to lol, dreaming of LEGO. For me, my best money maker was the 4 Dolphin Cruisers I sold around Christmas, but mostly only because I got an unbelievable deal on them - $20 each (x4) in the clearance aisle at a really depressing Walmart, only about 3 weeks after they were released! They did all have a large letter "D" written on the bottom of each box, which I assume meant "damaged", but other than that the boxes were all in perfect condition. Made about $70 profit each after fees and shipping. I should note, I haven't been doing this very long, and only recently have started selling NIB sets. I hope to have much more stories like this once my arsenal of Super Heroes, LOTR and Friends sets really start appreciating. -PB Quote
weakside Posted January 27, 2014 Author Posted January 27, 2014 Bored at work...haha, imagine that. Believe it or not, my most profitable set overall so far has been 6866 Wolverine's Chopper Showdown. I have bought and sold that set over 100 times and made a decent amount of money doing so. I still have ten sealed copies left, and they are currently worth about triple what I paid. I love those $20 sets! Awesome. That is some crazy stock/inventory you had (100 of the same set)...but you pick the right one to load up on. That set is selling well for me too lately. Good value for $20 retail. Can't believe buyers are paying +$50 so soon already. I hope the other $20ish superheros sets (spiderman, cube) will follow but have a feeling they won't. the Cube chase is kinda boring and no exclusive figs. The Spiderman one has a better chance imo. Quote
weakside Posted January 27, 2014 Author Posted January 27, 2014 My most successful set has been the 6868 Hulk's Helicarrier Breakout. I was able to get seven of them at $35 dollars. Yeah, for me...I ran out of original stock purchased on sale...so managed to purchased more at regular retail price (just in time inventory!) and still made decent profit flipping it for $100 or more. I'll take 35%-40% ROI anyday. Bored at work to lol, dreaming of LEGO. For me, my best money maker was the 4 Dolphin Cruisers I sold around Christmas, but mostly only because I got an unbelievable deal on them - $20 each (x4) in the clearance aisle at a really depressing Walmart, only about 3 weeks after they were released! They did all have a large letter "D" written on the bottom of each box, which I assume meant "damaged", but other than that the boxes were all in perfect condition. Made about $70 profit each after fees and shipping. I should note, I haven't been doing this very long, and only recently have started selling NIB sets. I hope to have much more stories like this once my arsenal of Super Heroes, LOTR and Friends sets really start appreciating. -PB Lucky you. A crazy/great sale price will always help the profit margin. Always nice to have one of these stories near you that is not popular. Quote
Alcarin Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Well LEGO Toy Shop from Winter Village theme I bought x2 (all remaining) for 45 Quote
No More Monkeys Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Dollar amount wise - Architecture studio. Bought at $112. net profit $114. Should have kept it I guess, but I still have one more... Percentage-wise - 5749 Building Kit. Bought at $21. net profit $33 Just started in November 2013 though - so my scale is nowhere near to yours, guys... Quote
Spartikis Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Imperial Flag ship is my best ROI % wise, as i bought them for around $130 a piece and they are selling for over $400 but i only have 2 of those sets But total profits will probably go to Orc Forge or Kingdoms Chess Set as i have quite a few of those Quote
Young_Gun21 Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Dolphin Cruiser for sure. Sent from my iPad using Brickpicker Quote
cvail8 Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Black Pearl. Bought a bunch of them at $75 on the Target Black Friday deal. Started selling them at $200, and just sold my last one for $300. I wish I had bought more. Quote
Migration Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Architecture Studio. Without question. Sold 18 so far at a buy in from $110-135. Down to one that has broken seals will probably list it soon. Quote
Darth_Raichu Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Architecture Studio. Without question. Sold 18 so far at a buy in from $110-135. Down to one that has broken seals will probably list it soon. Now this is interesting. How did you make money selling a set with $149.99 MSRP for $135 ? Quote
Migration Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 "Buy in" is what I paid, not what I sold for. 1 Quote
p8nt4lyfe Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 10179 for me, Bought used for $900 on Craigslist, built it, and sold on Amazon for $2500 Quote
weakside Posted January 27, 2014 Author Posted January 27, 2014 10179 for me, Bought used for $900 on Craigslist, built it, and sold on Amazon for $2500 That is quite the FLIP/exchange Nicely done. Quote
LegoManiacc Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 10194 Emerald Night...such a great looking set, can't force myself to part with my last 3 copies either. 1 Quote
Young_Gun21 Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 10179 for me, Bought used for $900 on Craigslist, built it, and sold on Amazon for $2500 How long did you have to wait to sell it for that much. That's $500 over the top ones on Ebay. Sent from my iPad using Brickpicker Quote
toni8284 Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 I think it's the 21050. I sold over 100 of them. Should have kept it... Quote
azalon Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 Star Wars Imperial Shuttle #7624 for me. Kind of what got me started in investing heavier into Lego sets. Amazon had a Buy-2-get-1-free deal years ago. I think I would up with around 35 of them. Started selling them in the $160 range but kept rising to $215 area at the time. Have two left that will be listed eventually. 10179's gotta be the one for single set profit if you go by per set amount. Had 11 that I bought for between $250(1) and $407(10), started selling too early, so a couple sold at $1200, then 1400, then 1800. Still have 3 left though. You just can't get caught up in the "if I still had it" anxiety. Just think about it that you were able to either enjoy or reinvest those funds into something else that continued your investment. Probably a few others that have the same ballpark rate, but haven't started selling yet. GG's, Flagships, Emerald Nights, etc. 2 Quote
c4dreams Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 Vampyre Castle has been good to me since it retired. Hahahahahaha, I kid I kid. But seriously, 41999 treated me pretty good on the flip, and also getting some passenger trains from UK AMAZON for flipping has treated me well. But I'm just a small time seller. Quote
LegoManiacc Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 Star Wars Imperial Shuttle #7624 for me. Kind of what got me started in investing heavier into Lego sets. Amazon had a Buy-2-get-1-free deal years ago. I think I would up with around 35 of them. Started selling them in the $160 range but kept rising to $215 area at the time. Have two left that will be listed eventually. 10179's gotta be the one for single set profit if you go by per set amount. Had 11 that I bought for between $250(1) and $407(10), started selling too early, so a couple sold at $1200, then 1400, then 1800. Still have 3 left though. You just can't get caught up in the "if I still had it" anxiety. Just think about it that you were able to either enjoy or reinvest those funds into something else that continued your investment. Probably a few others that have the same ballpark rate, but haven't started selling yet. GG's, Flagships, Emerald Nights, etc. Still holding UCS MF's, GG's, Flagships and EN's? I must commend you on your patience, sir...very nice! Quote
zskid00 Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 I have been reselling LEGO on a much smaller scale than most of you, though I did start dabbling in it about 3-4 years ago. I think my biggest return in total was from the Harry Potter Burrow set. I snagged about 18 sets right after Christmas the year they were clearanced for $30 (50% off). I had no patience and sold them a few months later for about $70-$80 each. In hindsight I should have kept them a little longer, but I don't have the space or funds to hold onto much for 2-3 years to maximize my profit. Most of my inventory is in what I can flip within a shorter window (6-12 months) and reinvest the capital. Quote
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