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Posted 1 September 2015
LEGO 76042 helicarrier £214.99 at toys r us
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Rrp £269.99, not many discounts to be had on lego.com for this other than free poly bag and VIP points, so £55 off is not to be sniffed at. Doubt it'll be in stock online long at this price.
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sorted byProbably find its for the adults and not the children
2,996 pieces of plastic to be exact. So 6p a piece. Much better value than most Lego sets and will hold it's value far better than most toys.
Its not for children and you can't really play with it.
The detail in the build is far beyond an average child's attention span.
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You need to take a breather! Nobody is talking massive profits. Most of us are buying to use or keep as a collectors item. If at some point its worth £100 or so more than we paid for it then happy days. Don't get upset because your profits are dropping as more people are buying to sell at a later date.
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The Cafe Corner and MIllennium Falcon which were mentioned in that thread were released back 8 years ago when the investing scene had no exposure. Those kind of returns are long gone as every Tom, Dick and Harry seems to be involved in it these days. Do you really think a set will ever be 'rare' again?
Yes.
Or no.
Doesn't matter. Doesn't even need to be especially rare, just not in production. They don't produce all sets forever. They won't produce this one forever. Plenty sold sets on Ebay for over £250 already. Be waiting a long time for a savings account to turn £214 into £250+. You might not get some of the crazy 500%+ returns they're on about, but you're not likely to lose out.
(I'm not a Lego collector, but I have a friend who is ...)
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Risk of fraud during selling, damage during shipping, theft during storage. If you’re small time, one loss can wipe out your profit and if you’re not submitting a self-assessment form for tax anyway, it’s a hassle. Go large scale to make the economies work and then it’s a real business, with real competition.
And of course this is a 2015 set, MCU have avengers films scheduled up 2019, with infinity wars. This set will be around for another 4-5 years. There is no easy money here.
Yes he is. His PM to me was complaining that i was exposing the market and damaging my own sales. If there was no longer a market i would not have received the message, would I?
Sorry though pal, this site is all about sharing - that includes not just deals but knowledge too.
Don't like other people cutting in on your action?
Tough.
But it's not really for children and it's certainly not a toy, it's a display piece for collectors.
If you're going to bring the morality of spending money on a luxury item rather than feeding a starving child, that's a whole different discussion and not really appropriate for HUKD!!
the heli-carrier
You are mixing forms...I'd love to see a child - a normal one, not one of those Child Genius types - have a crack at this.
The end result would be....interesting.
"Average child's attention span"
Yes kids love Minecraft hell even adults love Minecraft but the above are video games. Good look getting a child to sit there with you and build this over 12+ Hours
I wouldn't trust a kid near this they would probably eat a brick..
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Beatmyprice - works like flubit, paste in url, wait and hope they find one for you. May be tricky now that stock is basically gone.
Lego retire big builds like this after a few years. I'd guess in 3 years this will be worth £500 + if retired sooner than later.
The 10221 Super Star Destroyer retired 1 year ago. Its now worth £750+ base purchase price was around £200
Last three on eBay sold for £615, $570 and £534. You failed to mention eBay fees, Paypal fees and postage and packing. Also the "£200" price tag was actually £350
Just tried replying to your pm, but im getting an error (posted in feedback, bit of a weird one).
I dont buy lego to sell myself, just know that its profitable from the masses of easily available info online - several links in this thread alone. My comment was mainly to point out that lego isnt just for kids, its big business and easy money if you put your mind to it.
Looking at your responses .... and your avatar ..... are you trying to put other people off or something?
The guy I know who does this with Lego sets has always done pretty well out of it. I guess you do have to apply some selectiveness to them, but they're usually a pretty sound investment.
(Also - you took the bottom end, £250, and this one is still - just about - available in the shops. Give it a year and it'll be selling for even more. Your sums don't really stack up - the seller doesn't pay delivery, the buyer does - if you revisit this in a year or two's time ... )
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My daughter wanted a set with bday money. It was £60 in local lego store. No free polybag, crappy points or shopping 'experience' would change the fact it was only £40 in the argos store across the street.
what on earth are talking about, have seen what kids make in minecraft, Disney infinity, terra. lego is for all family, regardless how big set is...
have they actually made the enterprise lego version?
Or do morrisons and get 20p off a litre (worth up to £20) if that is more local.