r/legoinvesting

This is a good one, right? Ideas set of a beloved movie.

OK, so I’m pretty new to this, but I was wondering realistically how well does the value for a Harry Potter castle set the big one sealed still in original Lego shipping box that came straight out of the back of the store was never opened nothing and it has never hit any shelf hold up after the castle retires. Is this presumed to maintain value or not.?
Also to clarify, I’m not trying to sell this right now. I’m genuinely just curious if this is something I should be holding onto or just ripping open and build.

As per the title, I want to try and invest in some Lego and then make a profit later on.
The idea is to just try it out and use the profits to buy myself a set I want, I just don't know what are some good sets to invest in right now as I am new to this, the only things I know so far is that:

- Retiring sets are good since you don't have to wait as long
- Sets with exclusive minifigs are good, but how do I tell if they are exclusive?

Right now I am looking at the dune Ornithopter set that seems nice, I might get one for myself it's so good

I’m thinking about picking up some of the World Cup sets as long term investments. Thinking about picking up both the Goat #1 and Goat #2 since it was their last cup ever. Thoughts?

Screenshots attached of what we've seen so far - your local Walmart(s) may vary in selection and prices! Walmart has further marked down some of the older clearance sets and added some new ones. GLHF

Disclaimer: These screenshots are from a paid service that finds LEGO clearance at specified Walmart stores.

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Hey everyone,

My son and I have been collecting LEGO together for a few years now, and I got pretty over checking a bunch of different websites every time we were thinking about buying a set looking for the best price. We started a little weekend project to make my own lives easier and our LEGO collecting cheaper, but it kept growing until it became a proper website.

It's [**legopricetracker.co.nz**](http://legopricetracker.co.nz/)

I thought some other collectors here might actually find it useful.

It's completely free and you can browse without an account, but when signed in you can create a watchlist and track your collection and get email alerts when sets drop in price or come back online.

Here is a rundown of what we have built so far:

* Browse a catalogue of more than 27,000 current and retired LEGO sets. Obviously not every set has prices available, but you can filter to only show the ones we're currently tracking across NZ retailers.
* Compare prices from seven or eight retailers but we are looking at adding more over time **(these have now been updated)**
* View price history so you can see whether the current price is actually a good deal or just a "sale" that isn't really a sale.
* Build a watchlist and get notified when something you're waiting for drops in price or comes back online.
* Keep track of your own collection, wishlist and builds, including what you paid versus what it's roughly worth now (if you want to spend the time inputting this info!)
* Share your collection with a link if you want to show it off.

This isn't a business or anything. It's just something I've been building because I enjoy collecting LEGO and wanted a better way to keep an eye on prices.

If anyone has a look around, signs up, or even manages to break something, I'd really appreciate the feedback. I'd love to know what's useful, what isn't, and what features or retailers you'd like to see added next.

Here's my own collection so far:

[https://legopricetracker.co.nz/collection/share/e9f2a119-ece4-4425-84a2-68cf3664052f\](https://legopricetracker.co.nz/collection/share/e9f2a119-ece4-4425-84a2-68cf3664052f)

Thanks, and hopefully a few of you get some use out of it!

My wife uses Whatnot constantly for her stuff and it got me wondering if anyone here is buying LEGO on it.

She actually bought me set #75393 on there a little while back. The box was damaged so it went for practically nothing, but I checked the minifigs and they're worth $60 alone. She paid like $20 bucks for the set. Made me want to look at the platform more seriously.

Before I sink real time into it, trying to figure out if the live auction format actually gets you sets below secondary market on the regular, or if the damaged-box thing was just a fluke. We have had some times when we got stuff that didn't work or wasn't what was described and was able to return it no problem. Curious about others experiences.

Im currently throwing a lot of stuff away, including boxes. I personally don’t really care about them, but I was curious and looked on bricklink to see how much they’re worth.

Turns out, they’re worth quite a lot (more than €100). It feels kind of like a waste throwing them out (even though I know they do belong in the trash, sorry box collector) when I can just sell them for a pretty penny.

My question is: do boxes actually sell? Or am I stuck with them for a few years? I’d like to sell them, but I’d rather just throw them away if it takes too long.