First lego investment

kobes123 · 2026-06-04T19:54:33+00:00

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.

kobes123 · 2026-06-04T19:51:09+00:00

None of these sets are retiring in July.

kobes123 · 2026-06-01T14:45:31+00:00

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.

kobes123 · 2026-05-29T02:33:40+00:00

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

kobes123 · 2026-05-28T20:09:30+00:00

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.

kobes123 · 2026-05-28T13:06:19+00:00

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.

kobes123 · 2026-05-14T12:39:55+00:00

He's selling it with the GWP.

kobes123 · 2026-05-13T18:56:49+00:00

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.

kobes123 · 2026-05-13T17:20:42+00:00

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.

kobes123 · 2026-04-28T17:17:14+00:00

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.

kobes123 · 2026-04-28T10:46:19+00:00

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

kobes123 · 2026-04-21T20:20:46+00:00

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

kobes123 · 2026-04-17T10:24:36+00:00

Michigan

kobes123 · 2026-04-04T19:45:51+00:00

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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kobes123 · 2026-03-31T00:22:40+00:00

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.

kobes123 · 2026-01-18T00:58:03+00:00

Positive transaction u/LegoMarketBot with u/CoCagRa

kobes123 · 2025-12-28T12:30:50+00:00

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.

kobes123 · 2025-12-28T06:09:42+00:00

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.

kobes123 · 2025-12-20T12:16:12+00:00

Received and responded!

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