I'm simple, I see Lego and investing in the title then I like n watch. There are definitely a lot of new lego investors and I look forward to buying out the ones that scale too fast and get into financial straits in the near future.
I am every slowly becoming an accidental investor. I see a set I like very much but I don't plan on building it now. So I buy it just in case. A few years have passed and I feel ready to let the set go. And I appreciate a good profit from it.
That's how I [Strick] got into it originally. I have a decent amount of sets now that I never intended to be investments, but they're so valuable that I'm scared of opening them :)
I saw a lot of this 'scalping' talk when the Bricklink Designer program sets finally shipped, and of course since their finite, the value shot up to well over 100% of its original price, I bought one planning to build, but when I seen the prices their selling for I thought differently on it, and have kept it sealed. If in 2 years it's worth nothing, then i have a set I wanted, if it's worth a lot, then it was a wise investment. Most of us are adults with other financial responsibilities and goals, i'd be crazy to not at least consider the option of reselling for profit. I do think some people take the 'investing' side to the extreme, clearing shelves of stock the second something is on sale or rumoured for retirement, but again I can't really blame them, if you know the market, and know what's gonna appreciate why wouldn't you? Don't hate the player, hate the game
Couldn't agree more -- I find myself in this situation more often lately with sets I never intended to be investments, but they are just too dang valuable to open
the funny thing is that in my area scalpers fail big time. I've seen tons of listings on offer up and market place from scalpers. none of them ever sell. Best way to stop scalpers is to not buy from them and leave them stuck with a bunch of sets they can't sell.
Hear hear -- couldn't agree more. Sometimes it's challenging in other toy lines (not so much for LEGO) to get what you want without going through a scalper. I think more onus needs to be put on the companies who manufacturer the products -- just make it more available!!
I kind of get it from lego's stand point though. Ramping up production isn't always easy. And most sets im sure are produced based on stores pre-orders. But from a collectors stand point their market response time is weak at best.
I'm simple, I see Lego and investing in the title then I like n watch. There are definitely a lot of new lego investors and I look forward to buying out the ones that scale too fast and get into financial straits in the near future.
Hah!! You've got a good long-term perspective -- thanks for the comment :)
I am every slowly becoming an accidental investor. I see a set I like very much but I don't plan on building it now. So I buy it just in case. A few years have passed and I feel ready to let the set go. And I appreciate a good profit from it.
That's how I [Strick] got into it originally. I have a decent amount of sets now that I never intended to be investments, but they're so valuable that I'm scared of opening them :)
I saw a lot of this 'scalping' talk when the Bricklink Designer program sets finally shipped, and of course since their finite, the value shot up to well over 100% of its original price, I bought one planning to build, but when I seen the prices their selling for I thought differently on it, and have kept it sealed. If in 2 years it's worth nothing, then i have a set I wanted, if it's worth a lot, then it was a wise investment. Most of us are adults with other financial responsibilities and goals, i'd be crazy to not at least consider the option of reselling for profit.
I do think some people take the 'investing' side to the extreme, clearing shelves of stock the second something is on sale or rumoured for retirement, but again I can't really blame them, if you know the market, and know what's gonna appreciate why wouldn't you? Don't hate the player, hate the game
Couldn't agree more -- I find myself in this situation more often lately with sets I never intended to be investments, but they are just too dang valuable to open
the funny thing is that in my area scalpers fail big time. I've seen tons of listings on offer up and market place from scalpers. none of them ever sell. Best way to stop scalpers is to not buy from them and leave them stuck with a bunch of sets they can't sell.
Hear hear -- couldn't agree more. Sometimes it's challenging in other toy lines (not so much for LEGO) to get what you want without going through a scalper. I think more onus needs to be put on the companies who manufacturer the products -- just make it more available!!
I kind of get it from lego's stand point though. Ramping up production isn't always easy. And most sets im sure are produced based on stores pre-orders. But from a collectors stand point their market response time is weak at best.