The LEGO thread [STRICTLY NO SALES!] - Part 10

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Btw, any idea who to call to chase my BrickLink parcel from USA with USPS locally?


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hi everyone
its been a while since i logged in , and i have not been buying lego recently as well , due to a busy schedule and also lack of storage space at home.

anyway i did a quick check on resale prices on ebay.sg , and found that most of the sets that i had bought in the past year had risen in price. what surprised me pleasantly and unexpectedly is the price of 10228 haunted mansion which is asking for around $700. that is a cool 200% increase in price ( the rpp was US179.95) !! this beats any shares that i have bought in the past few years on the stock exchange.

of course one could always argue that lego stock is not so liquidable , and selling is not so easy as the click of a mouse. nonetheless to me , the paper profit is tidy and neat . other sets that have done rather well are the town hall and millenium falcon 7965 . i can understand perfectly now why some sets are always sold out and difficult to get , and will this lego bubble one day burst ?
 
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americanidol said:
hi everyone
its been a while since i logged in , and i have not been buying lego recently as well , due to a busy schedule and also lack of storage space at home.

anyway i did a quick check on resale prices on ebay.sg , and found that most of the sets that i had bought in the past year had risen in price. what surprised me pleasantly and unexpectedly is the price of 10228 haunted mansion which is asking for around $700. that is a cool 200% increase in price ( the rpp was US179.95) !! this beats any shares that i have bought in the past few years on the stock exchange.

of course one could always argue that lego stock is not so liquidable , and selling is not so easy as the click of a mouse. nonetheless to me , the paper profit is tidy and neat . other sets that have done rather well are the town hall and millenium falcon 7965 . i can understand perfectly now why some sets are always sold out and difficult to get , and will this lego bubble one day burst ?
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Me too. Was not up todate with some of the current prices.
Was surprised at Haunted House price now. Still feel there is much room for increase. Same for TownHall.
 
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True, the price does appreciate, but (1) space -- you need lots of space for inventory, (2) interim interest -- bank pay you interest, but unless you sell off the goods, there is no interest,

Read Tulip economy
 
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siloti said:
True, the price does appreciate, but (1) space -- you need lots of space for inventory, (2) interim interest -- bank pay you interest, but unless you sell off the goods, there is no interest,

Read Tulip economy
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3) termites will eat up your lego
4) mother will unknowingly give away your precious lego to your cousins/ nieces/ Nephews
 
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Paranoid said:
3) termites will eat up your lego
4) mother will unknowingly give away your precious lego to your cousins/ nieces/ Nephews
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for me is wife.... she is the most dangerous enemy to lego. I only newbies, and she keeps nagging non-stop say i am a good-for-nothing old man and play children toys, and threaten to give away them to neighbours.

I can sympathetise other lego collectors when they have lots of NEW SET mint box, and still buy new ones...
 
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where in internet can i check CURRENT set (departmental stores type) price?? urgently need to check something... not for resale.
 
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