10224 - Town Hall

[Bold-Arrow]

Then why leave the party early?

at this point I'm the abnoxious guest that refuses to leave

[ravenb99]

Then why leave the party early?

in your case the party never ends (which in life would be great lol)

 

in the business aspect of it though, you need sales as well.  Goes back to how your business model is set up. 

[Alpinemaps]

at this point I'm the abnoxious guest that refuses to leave

At this point? ;)

[ravenb99]

I don't understand the new core mathematics...

schools in general are getting out there.  Had an hour meeting with my daughters teacher last week over "Technology" learning.  Some stuff didn't get filtered through on the topic of Genocide and had some interesting questions from my 12yr old daughter.

[legone]

Don't listen to us. Just make sure.the sets you are flipping into are retiring and are worthy replacements. A tall order.

 

I knew it !!!!!

The Giant Tower!

 

 

[ISO8T0]

This is ToO much for me. ;-)

[biniou]

It has been proven many times that box condition means nothing in the world of EOL.

 

...in the USA.

 

Valenciaeric is spanish.

 

Here (europe) lots of people who pay expensive sets keep their boxes in mint condition. That"s why they are a pain when they see a little scratch on the box which wasn't mentionned.

UK BP sellers will confirm.

 

Be careful when you sell a set to a european collector... or at least be prepared to offer a discount if your picture does not show a torn corner.

 

My sets who have a torn corner do not sell if they are not 10% off less to my mint boxes.

Edited January 22, 2015 by biniou

[Val-E]

I guess that in the US it

[Ciglione]

Box condition is not critical until a certain point. End users (for example end-users like kids opening the set). But when a set like for example Town Hall reaches a certain high value you better have mint boxes. Not only cause people might complain. For myself, I cannot justify selling a "pancake" for so much money. But that is just me. And if you sell this pancake anyway.... make clear pictures of the damage and describe it thoroughly in your listing.

Edited January 22, 2015 by Ciglione

[Deejay]

I really don't understand people who just collect unopened Lego boxes. It's all about building Lego, not to stare at a mint Lego box

[Val-E]

I don

[biniou]

I really don't understand people who just collect unopened Lego boxes. It's all about building Lego, not to stare at a mint Lego box

They DO OPEN their boxes (at least people I'm talking about), but they keep them in great condition, for many different reasons (reselling is one of them).

Edited January 22, 2015 by biniou

[Kenxxx]

For a sought after, build-it-now Lego, certainly box condition is less important, but will always be a factor for some buyers.  I look at this listing for a "New" 10179 Millenium Falcon...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lego-Star-Wars-Collectors-Millennium-Falcon-Limited-1st-Edition-10179-NIB-/181644655434?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item2a4add7b4a

 

That box is beat to hell.  What have they been doing with that box?  What does it smell like?  If I'm going to lay out over $1000 for a collectors item, I want it to look nice.  Sealed bags or not... if it were for my own collection, I wouldn't pay $2000 for this. There's a listing for a "used" one at almost the same price, that looks like it's been properly cared for:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lego-Star-Wars-Ultimate-Collectors-Millennium-Falcon-10179-1st-edition-set-/111468646511?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item19f40c906f

 

Again - for my own collection - I'd rather buy the second one.

[Ciglione]

I always say:

 

A perfect box is no advantage... but a beat-up box is a disadvantage.

 

It is like when you sell your car. When you clean it thoroughly it is a common thing. But when you do not clean it people will complain and have a legit reason to haggle. 

[biking_tiger]

I always say:

 

A perfect box is no advantage... but a beat-up box is a disadvantage.

 

It is like when you sell your car. When you clean it thoroughly it is a common thing. But when you do not clean it people will complain and have a legit reason to haggle. 

 

Agreed, but there's a difference between a "dirty" box (excessive wear, punctures/holes, pancaked) and a less than perfect one.

 

I have five THs NIB--I don't usually discuss #s of sets because A ) Someone will always talk about how many more he/she has and B ) I'm not the guy who talks about how many more I have. Ego should have no place in investing, IMHO, but that's a topic for another thread.

 

I'm happy to have landed those THs as I came in late (started investing in September, 2014) and just happened to take Mr. Mack's advice. A few have some minor box dents and creases, but do I care? Heck no. Are the boxes "damaged"? Not really--it's several pounds of bagged plastic bits sliding around in a cardboard box; hard not to have a few minor creases. I'll fully disclose box condition with several pictures when I sell. The one TH, my sixth, that Walmart sent with a sticker on the side and the flaps popped open? That's the one I built for me because I could give two s**ts about box condition.

 

"Mint" means less in LEGO than it does in other collectibles. "NIB" or "factory sealed" means more to me--personally. I think "MISB" is a brass ring you can chase and chase, but someone picky enough will find a reason to nitpick the tiny scratch or rounded corner. I will never use the word "mint" to describe any LEGO box when selling, no matter how pristine. It's just not as useful as "new in box" and sets a seller up for all kinds of OCD buyer trouble down the road.

 

This is just how I do business. YMMV--and your opinion.

Edited January 22, 2015 by biking_tiger

[Val-E]

So I took my Delorean out for a spin today and set the clock to January 2013 to see what would happen. It clearly worked because when I hit 88mph some serious sheet happened and I found a toystore that had Jabba

Edited January 22, 2015 by valenciaeric

[Ciglione]

So I took my Delorean out for a spin today and set the clock to January 2013 to see what would happen. It clearly worked because when I hit 88mph some serious sheet happened and I found a toystore that had Jabba

[ISO8T0]

Life must be good in spain.

[Val-E]

I never joke about EOL lego! The crazy thing is they had absolutely nothing post 2013 in the shop at all - all EOL stuff!

[Ciglione]

I never joke about EOL lego! The crazy thing is they had absolutely nothing post 2013 in the shop at all - all EOL stuff!

 

That is one of the most epic sights and you did not make any pictures????

[Val-E]

In these situations, the least you to do draw attention to yourself, the better. Waiting at the checkout with all those boxes was stressful enough. The story isn

[makr]

*booking a flight to Spain*

[Val-E]

Part 3 of the story.

 

I don

[banshee3]

makes me angry that we can only get exclusives from LEGO Shop at Home brick and mortars. Makes these glorious finds impossible In Canada.

[Val-E]

Just got a call to say they have located the missing FB. Unfortunately they have no Caf