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Hi Everyone! I've been reading a few topics on this forum, and decided to join. I've been buying and storing Lego as an investment for about 3 years now. I convinced my wife it was better than earning 2% interest at the bank, so we started with a few thousand dollars, and have built up a fair investment. I started with 3 each of the modular buildings (should have just bought all Green Grocers, but oh well). I'm also a serious collector and hobby builder, so investment buying fits right in. We are members of the Manitoba Lego User's Group (MBLUG), and we're part of the annual displays that they do. I always only buy Lego that interests me 100% just in case my investment feeling is wrong. For example, I had 5 Fire Brigades, but recently decided it was too many, so I traded one for a Grand Emporium, and parted one out into a custom building I was making. My most recent acquisition for investment was 4 of the Lego 41999 Technic Crawler (I did buy more, but those were for friends/family/myself to build - I won't get into how many I actually was able to buy). Last fall I was fortunate enough to buy a complete Lego collection from the previous 3-4 years, plus many 1990's sets. I kept what interested me, and sold off the remainder to pay for what I kept. I have a lot of collectible market, investment, and marketing experience through my job (I'm a director for the corporation I work for), and have used a lot of my own work experience in my Lego investment hobby. I don't ever think I'll be in the $50k+ range of Lego investment, and I don't want to think about how I'd store that much, either! Just so you all believe me (I know a lot of this forum is 'pics or you're a liar'), attached is a photo of *SOME* of my collection. I have about triple that, if you include what I've built for my hobby/display, and what I'm storing in a storage unit. Locutis

Attention stock holders of S&P500 companies. Shame on you for buying stock when its cheap and selling when its high. You should sell it at what you paid for it or less. ....for the children.

The Camper Van is a fantastic build. Yes it will decrease the value of your set, but the enjoyment was worth the money for me. You can always buy another one for investment. You can currently get them on Amazon for around

Hmmm, I wonder of the $149.99 price tag has anything to do with that?

For build or investing? The ghost train should EOL before the lone ranger train. If its for building in would say neither and go with the horizon express. As far as investing the two you mentioned I think both will do just Ok but not great after EOL, the trick is finding them at good discount prices (more than 30%)

    Remember, you didn't start your business, that guy in the White House did.

Bought VW camper van for

By hot price they mean you should burn the price tag

Any way to take the guys head off and attach that Turkey. I would prefer to make a Mr Bean Xmas special.

Where are the pilgrims? Whats that? No native Americans either? How is this supposed to be authentic? Actually it is pretty cool. For more authenticity there needs to be a drunk uncle and someone coming out of the closet in front of the whole family.

Where did you read this? This is Lego again, giving us the finger.