terrymc4677 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 I bought 10 of these for $15 each at a shopko bogo50 sale a week after the movie released. I had no luck quick flipping them, and I have no time or patience to part out sets. I kept one for my daughter and returned the other nine. They seem to be readily available in my area as well. For those waiting for a deal on these, shopko bogo50 sales are the way to go. Sent from my iPad using Brickpicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holleman67 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 I bought 10 of these for $15 each at a shopko bogo50 sale a week after the movie released. I had no luck quick flipping them, and I have no time or patience to part out sets. I kept one for my daughter and returned the other nine. They seem to be readily available in my area as well. For those waiting for a deal on these, shopko bogo50 sales are the way to go. Sent from my iPad using Brickpicker Really? When the first wave went oos I sold mine.for $32-$35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrymc4677 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Really? When the first wave went oos I sold mine.for $32-$35 I had mine listed at $39.99 buy it now with free shipping. No takers. At $35 I'd only be making about $7-$8 profit on each, so I listed them a tad higher to try and clear $10 to make it a little more worthwhile. I don't normally try to quick flip sets. It's too much work, and you need to move serious volume to make anything substantial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holleman67 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 I had mine listed at $39.99 buy it now with free shipping. No takers. At $35 I'd only be making about $7-$8 profit on each, so I listed them a tad higher to try and clear $10 to make it a little more worthwhile. I don't normally try to quick flip sets. It's too much work, and you need to move serious volume to make anything substantial. Yeah if I did my math right I cleared $10 in profit, but bad for literally positing and selling right away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lego_Man Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 To part out or sell as an entire set? Thanks for your time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcandre Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Keep it a year or two. Parti *** will make you a buck or two but the real money is after its retired Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iahawks550 Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Or, you can part it out, time after time, make some money, and then buy a bunch in a year to hold. There really isn't any reason to hoard this set now, is there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@rtisan Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Or, you can part it out, time after time, make some money, and then buy a bunch in a year to hold. There really isn't any reason to hoard this set now, is there? If you have the time, do the above. Parting out is all about the quantity much of the time, small margins big quantity can make you quite a bit of money in exchange for time. Got to figure out what works best for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrymc4677 Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 What's the general consensus on the long term outlook on the movie sets? My thoughts are that parting out while the movie is still fresh in everyone's minds would be the way to go with these. Except for Benny's spaceship and the sea cow, does the rest of this line have serious growth potential several years from now once eol and after the movie(s) have come and gone? I don't part out, so I do not currently own a single movie set for resale. My kids have a few in our personal collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcandre Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 What's the general consensus on the long term outlook on the movie sets? My thoughts are that parting out while the movie is still fresh in everyone's minds would be the way to go with these. Except for Benny's spaceship and the sea cow, does the rest of this line have serious growth potential several years from now once eol and after the movie(s) have come and gone? I don't part out, so I do not currently own a single movie set for resale. My kids have a few in our personal collection. Cuckoo is the only small set I like from the movie theme. Only place to get unikitty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbacunn Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 I parted out several of these when the movie first came out and there was a shortage. Did very well selling on Amazon and eBay. Supply caught up with demand and it seemed like you could find this set easily so I stopped. Haven't been following the prices on the minifigs lately. If the minifigs are still selling well then there is no reason not to part it put. I assume this set will be around at least through the end of the year and you can get more for long term holding. It will be interesting to see if demand increases for these sets at Christmas. I have no idea. Sent from my iPad using Brickpicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 I think that you missed the boat parting out this set but I could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZombieToyChest Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Great set but parting a set out is to much work for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legodelorean Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 I think parting this out was great when the set came out. You can get it for $18.99 at Target now. They are all stocked up and have been for a while now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holleman67 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Best time to part out is when the sets first drop. People pay premiums for the minifgs then. That's why I love my local try'a because they put stuff out early so I can make some money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoNotInsertIntoMouth Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I think that you missed the boat parting out this set but I could be wrong. Yeah its pretty much gone. 20$ sets are almost worthless to part out now anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauromosis Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 What would be the best way to get 5-10 of these? Online/brick and morter/etc.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_14 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Lots in B& M here in Toronto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauromosis Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I should have said "cheapest?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinP Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 What would be the best way to get 5-10 of these? Online/brick and morter/etc.? If you want cheap. Look for them on sale. I don't know if any store has them on sale at the moment, but when they come on sale you could buy a few. Another way to get some is to buy some from LEGO Shop at Home or a Lego store and use VIP points to lower the cost. If your order qualifies for the two promos, you could sell the promos to lower the cost as well. You could try looking on Bricklink to see if there are any selling that have it for a decent price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoltzjl77 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Meijer is clearancing these at $14.99. What's the consensus on the investment outlook for this set? (Not interested if your general opinion is that small sets aren't worth the time/effort - please reply only if you have an opinion on the ROI at the ~$15 buy-in!) Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belljohn Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Meijer is clearancing these at $14.99. What's the consensus on the investment outlook for this set? (Not interested if your general opinion is that small sets aren't worth the time/effort - please reply only if you have an opinion on the ROI at the ~$15 buy-in!) Thanks! I was looking forward to selling this last Christmas for a high ROI, but obviously that didn't work out. After retirement, I expect this set will have the highest ROI of the entire line. I will only pay less than $15 to buy more of this set so that if it hits double retail, I can still double my money. If it retires soon, $15 is a good price, but I think it might linger all year (especially at TRU). If the Lego Movie stays relevant in kids' lives, this is the only set with the classic Unikitty, and it will be very valuable at some point. My recommendation is buy some, but don't clear the shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciglione Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I love the set, my wife loves the set, together with Benny's Spaceship it is the best of this first wave of Movie sets. Also for what I've heared production of these stopped in December. It is a great set to part out as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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