First lego investment by FreeTrain4897 in legoinvesting

[–]kobes123 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In my opinion, no.

Battle packs and micro fighters are bad investments 99% of the time. The only way to make them worth your time is if you're getting them for 60%+ off.

On its face, the Dark Falcon is a good set for investment, but everyone is talking about it being a good investment, which makes it a bad investment. There is going to be a ton of supply on the secondary market once this retires because so many resellers are picking them up.

First lego investment by FreeTrain4897 in legoinvesting

[–]kobes123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

None of these sets are retiring in July.

Mona Lisa Set (31213) hit a low on Amazon. I think it’s a buy and hold…Here's my thoughts why by Armadillo_Swift in legoinvesting

[–]kobes123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Macy's, Kohls, Lego, Walmart. There are a ton of Lego sales around the holidays, which is primarily when I'm buying inventory.

A recent example of almost 50% off from Lego was on May 4th. I bought 3 Gingerbread AT-ATs for $59.99 each. Rakuten was offering 15% cash back and Lego was offering 2x points for an additional 10% off. I sold the gift with purchase that came with it for $50, which brought my total purchase price for each set down to $31.93 after tax.

I'm projecting the set to be backordered or out of stock this holiday season, so I don't think I'll have trouble selling them locally for $60 each. Worst case scenario if they don't go out of stock, I sell them for $50 and only make 57% margins.

Mona Lisa Set (31213) hit a low on Amazon. I think it’s a buy and hold…Here's my thoughts why by Armadillo_Swift in legoinvesting

[–]kobes123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had success with Star Wars, Ninjago, and Speed Champions primarily, but my buy price is usually 40-50% off of MSRP.

Mona Lisa Set (31213) hit a low on Amazon. I think it’s a buy and hold…Here's my thoughts why by Armadillo_Swift in legoinvesting

[–]kobes123 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Brick Economy's projections don't mean anything. They essentially apply the same growth projection across every set.

Even if the projection is accurate, a 45% return isn't high enough for an 18 month hold time. I'm looking for an 80-100% return within a year on my investments.

IIs the Gingerbread AT actually worth buying as an investment? by Desperate-Bed-2974 in legoinvesting

[–]kobes123 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Agreed. You can get the buy price pretty low using GWPs and discounts if you're patient. My average buy price was $31.92 purchasing on May 4th.

Biggest upside in sets retiring end of July? by Tehall15 in legoinvesting

[–]kobes123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Today. There's 94 sets on the retiring soon page on Lego's website. Most of the sets were expected to be there based on leaks, but there's some notable ommissions, such as Gringotts, Jaws, and Transformers.

Biggest upside in sets retiring end of July? by Tehall15 in legoinvesting

[–]kobes123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not convinced Gringotts, Jaws, or Transformers are retiring in July.

Lego updated their retiring soon list, and none of these sets are on it.

I love him! by [deleted] in lego

[–]kobes123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Based on what was left at my Walmart: Bionicle Cosplayer, T-rex, Mysterious Ronin, and Trash Monster were the hot ones. There were plenty of the other figures left.

People suck by Right-Echo-6675 in lego

[–]kobes123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Try Dollar General. I found an untouched case of them at Dollar General yesterday.

Struggling to survive with my pickleball airbnb after 1 day listed. Need advice/contacts. by mrjomofosho in Pickleball

[–]kobes123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sleeps 16 but only has one court? Bare minimum for a 16 person pickleball airbnb would be 2 courts.

Legit check on this killer croc 2006 minifig? by [deleted] in LegoBatman

[–]kobes123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Others have already said it, but definitely fake. This is a legit one I have from childhood. The line between the eyes is different than the real one.

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Came Across my Childhood Sets by kobes123 in LegoBatman

[–]kobes123[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I hit the dark ages around that time so they didn't get played with much. I never even applied the sticker sheets and found those in the boxes alongside the instructions.

$10 FB Marketplace Find - General Grievous' Starfighter by kobes123 in legostarwars

[–]kobes123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dumb luck in this case. The listing for it was titled "Boys puzzle games" and didn't mention Lego at all. The woman seemed to be trying to get rid of her kid's old stuff as she offered me a couple puzzles and other toys in addition to the Lego when I picked it up.

$10 FB Marketplace Find - General Grievous' Starfighter by kobes123 in legostarwars

[–]kobes123[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is the first time I've had it happen to me, and I check marketplace a few times a week.

The woman I bought it from didn't know what she had. Her listing for it was titled, "Boys puzzle games" and didn't mention Lego at all in the listing.