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| | | Author: | rab1234  | | Posted: | Jul 9, 2021 13:44 | | Subject: | Why would I sell sets any more? | | Viewed: | 322 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| Maybe this isn't a new trend and I'm just noticing it more as I've
gained selling experience, but there seem to be fewer and fewer sets that would
be profitable to sell as a whole vs just selling the expensive figs and some
individual pieces.
I enjoy selling complete sets because I feel like I'm letting someone recapture
a bit of their youth through finding a great classic set, but there are added
headaches involved. Finding every last piece or else having to list as incomplete,
increased storage space, far longer time to sell, harder to estimate shipping,
etc.
Lately it also seems that you actually get less money and it takes longer to
sell some of the classics. For example, I just came across what appears to be
a complete Armada Flagship in a bulk purchase. However to pull all the pieces
out of a 50 pound lot would take a long time and the part out value is ~25% more
than the complete set sells for. There's just no incentive when there are
only 15 or so high value pieces and figs that I can turn around quickly for over
$200.
Anyone else with any thoughts around this?
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| | | | | Author: | randyipp | | Posted: | Jul 9, 2021 14:14 | | Subject: | Re: Why would I sell sets any more? | | Viewed: | 88 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| I think that has been the case for some time. I think you only really put together
used sets from a bulk lot if you enjoy it or it is a set you are in search of.
When I used to do it I mainly enjoyed assembling each set after I had all the
parts. Then I would disassemble to sell.
So profit wise assembling used sets from a bulk lot is probably not the best
use of time.
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| | | | | | | Author: | rab1234 | | Posted: | Jul 9, 2021 16:58 | | Subject: | Re: Why would I sell sets any more? | | Viewed: | 71 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, randyipp writes:
| | I think that has been the case for some time. I think you only really put together
used sets from a bulk lot if you enjoy it or it is a set you are in search of.
When I used to do it I mainly enjoyed assembling each set after I had all the
parts. Then I would disassemble to sell.
So profit wise assembling used sets from a bulk lot is probably not the best
use of time.
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Possibly if the parts for a modular or creator building are there and partially
constructed it would make sense. Essentially sets that don’t have a small number
of pricey parts, but instead have a bunch of slightly above average priced pieces.
Especially for a seller like me who doesn’t generally sell common parts.
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| | | | | Author: | peregrinator | | Posted: | Jul 9, 2021 14:53 | | Subject: | Re: Why would I sell sets any more? | | Viewed: | 84 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, rab1234 writes:
| | I enjoy selling complete sets because I feel like I'm letting someone recapture
a bit of their youth through finding a great classic set, but there are added
headaches involved. Finding every last piece or else having to list as incomplete,
increased storage space, far longer time to sell, harder to estimate shipping,
etc.
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I think one difficulty might be this: someone who is nostalgic for Lego might
already have a fairly solid collection, and could be looking for just a few pieces
to complete that classic set. And this potential buyer might not be too particular
about whether the parts are vintage or not, distinguishing light gray from light
bluish gray, or that the colors are exact at all.
Speaking only for myself, I would not want to buy
but rather, buy the parts that would allow me to complete it, even if some of
the colors are "off" or even completely different (my daughter wanted a white
one!).
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| | | | | | | Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jul 9, 2021 15:07 | | Subject: | Re: Why would I sell sets any more? | | Viewed: | 81 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, peregrinator writes:
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Speaking only for myself, I would not want to buy
but rather, buy the parts that would allow me to complete it, even if some of
the colors are "off" or even completely different (my daughter wanted a white
one!).
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Philistines! To the stocks!
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | cosmicray | | Posted: | Jul 9, 2021 20:28 | | Subject: | Re: Why would I sell sets any more? | | Viewed: | 62 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Selling, peregrinator writes:
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Speaking only for myself, I would not want to buy
but rather, buy the parts that would allow me to complete it, even if some of
the colors are "off" or even completely different (my daughter wanted a white
one!).
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Philistines! To the stocks!
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or guillotine as the case may be.
Can I interest you in some nice freshly knitted LEGO caps ?
Nita Rae
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jul 10, 2021 07:35 | | Subject: | Re: Why would I sell sets any more? | | Viewed: | 63 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, cosmicray writes:
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| | Philistines! To the stocks!
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or guillotine as the case may be.
Can I interest you in some nice freshly knitted LEGO caps ?
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Phrygian caps only, to go with the guillotine 
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | peregrinator | | Posted: | Jul 9, 2021 21:45 | | Subject: | Re: Why would I sell sets any more? | | Viewed: | 81 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| | Here's some real blasphemy |
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | rab1234 | | Posted: | Jul 9, 2021 22:20 | | Subject: | Re: Why would I sell sets any more? | | Viewed: | 81 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| Red, grey, and trans yellow... oh the humanity.
In Selling, peregrinator writes:
| | Here's some real blasphemy
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| | | | | Author: | zorbanj | | Posted: | Jul 9, 2021 17:09 | | Subject: | Re: Why would I sell sets any more? | | Viewed: | 86 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| With a 50 pound lot I would first do a rough sort, which has to be done regardless
of whether I pull out sets or sell it as pieces. The Armada Flagship is only
270 pieces, less once you subtract out the high value parts, so it shouldn't
take long to see how complete it is.
I would list the minifigs and the ship separately.
Part out value assumes you sell everything, including commodity pieces that take
forever to sell or never sell. Timewise, the pieces of a set go into baggies
and you're done but if you sell them as parts you first have to put them
away and then pick them later for the order.
In Selling, rab1234 writes:
| | Maybe this isn't a new trend and I'm just noticing it more as I've
gained selling experience, but there seem to be fewer and fewer sets that would
be profitable to sell as a whole vs just selling the expensive figs and some
individual pieces.
I enjoy selling complete sets because I feel like I'm letting someone recapture
a bit of their youth through finding a great classic set, but there are added
headaches involved. Finding every last piece or else having to list as incomplete,
increased storage space, far longer time to sell, harder to estimate shipping,
etc.
Lately it also seems that you actually get less money and it takes longer to
sell some of the classics. For example, I just came across what appears to be
a complete Armada Flagship in a bulk purchase. However to pull all the pieces
out of a 50 pound lot would take a long time and the part out value is ~25% more
than the complete set sells for. There's just no incentive when there are
only 15 or so high value pieces and figs that I can turn around quickly for over
$200.
Anyone else with any thoughts around this?
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| | | | | | | Author: | rab1234 | | Posted: | Jul 9, 2021 22:06 | | Subject: | Re: Why would I sell sets any more? | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| I guess true in a lot of cases, but with some of the old classics like the pirate
ships, you can sell 10% of the pieces for 100% of what you could get for the
whole set. ~25 pieces from Armada flagship = $200 and it only took me 5 minutes
to find them.
Now this same bulk lot contains probably the whole set of 31097 (a very large
3 in 1 creator). The part out value of this set is like 2.5 times what you could
get for the whole set, but I don't want to get in the business of selling
individual parts under $0.25 and I also don't want to pull 1000 parts out
of this lot to sell it complete. So it will probably end up in my mostly unused
"I'll use these parts in a MOC later" pile.
lego problems
:-o
In Selling, zorbanj writes:
| | With a 50 pound lot I would first do a rough sort, which has to be done regardless
of whether I pull out sets or sell it as pieces. The Armada Flagship is only
270 pieces, less once you subtract out the high value parts, so it shouldn't
take long to see how complete it is.
I would list the minifigs and the ship separately.
Part out value assumes you sell everything, including commodity pieces that take
forever to sell or never sell. Timewise, the pieces of a set go into baggies
and you're done but if you sell them as parts you first have to put them
away and then pick them later for the order.
In Selling, rab1234 writes:
| | Maybe this isn't a new trend and I'm just noticing it more as I've
gained selling experience, but there seem to be fewer and fewer sets that would
be profitable to sell as a whole vs just selling the expensive figs and some
individual pieces.
I enjoy selling complete sets because I feel like I'm letting someone recapture
a bit of their youth through finding a great classic set, but there are added
headaches involved. Finding every last piece or else having to list as incomplete,
increased storage space, far longer time to sell, harder to estimate shipping,
etc.
Lately it also seems that you actually get less money and it takes longer to
sell some of the classics. For example, I just came across what appears to be
a complete Armada Flagship in a bulk purchase. However to pull all the pieces
out of a 50 pound lot would take a long time and the part out value is ~25% more
than the complete set sells for. There's just no incentive when there are
only 15 or so high value pieces and figs that I can turn around quickly for over
$200.
Anyone else with any thoughts around this?
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | zorbanj | | Posted: | Jul 10, 2021 00:16 | | Subject: | Re: Why would I sell sets any more? | | Viewed: | 68 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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Now this same bulk lot contains probably the whole set of 31097 (a very large
3 in 1 creator). The part out value of this set is like 2.5 times what you could
get for the whole set, but I don't want to get in the business of selling
individual parts under $0.25 and I also don't want to pull 1000 parts out
of this lot to sell it complete. So it will probably end up in my mostly unused
"I'll use these parts in a MOC later" pile.
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I haven't had good results with selling Creator sets. There's a ton of
supply and they just don't sell for much as sets. I usually part them out.
I have a mostly complete 4993 for sale right now and the only reason I didn't
part it out was because I pulled it out 95% assembled.
Ah, good problems to have. Congratulations on your find, it looks like you have
a good bulk lot there.
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| | | | | Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jul 10, 2021 04:11 | | Subject: | Re: Why would I sell sets any more? | | Viewed: | 67 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| I think you have to remember too that parting out is not always as good as it
looks. Part out value may look high, but not everything will sell at average
price and some parts will not sell at all. There is also the risk that you might
sell one minifig or one sought after part but the others don't sell, and
then cannot complete the set so have no option of selling as the set if you tried
selling just the minifigs and expensive parts first.
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| | | | | Author: | StarBrick | | Posted: | Jul 10, 2021 05:02 | | Subject: | Re: Why would I sell sets any more? | | Viewed: | 78 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| I deeply enjoy the process of completing an old set.
It may take months or so, some even years. But when it does pass the stage of
completion, it gives a kind of rush to the head.... Well, you know what I mean
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Mostly it will be build and take some time on a shelf or a cabinet to be admired
and played with. And after some months the decision will be made to dismantle
it, store it in a box or maybe put it up for sale.
That's what I think this site was all about.
I think that was what Dan's real dream was about: sharing with others the
joy of these magnificent pieces of plastic....
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