mauro23 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Just now, cladner said: depends on the market... europe bricklink: amazon USA: currently: $80 ($30 over MSRP), 6 months - $100 (2x MSRP), 1 year $120 , 2 year $140-150. if i lived in europe and could only sell on bricklink, i wouldn't invest in LEGO. You can still sell on Ebay... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cladner Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Just now, mauro23 said: You can still sell on Ebay... all of the retirement updates that are posted by the turd king are using euro bricklink as the benchmark. i am sure euro ebay is a viable market. i am just pointing out that using european bricklink sales as barometer of the lego market tells a very small low volume side of the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNH1974 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 It's price (incl postage) on Ebay Uk was £50-55 with the odd £65 (there's always one lucky seller or foolish buyer). Given it's stock piled I can't see it passing £80 before the end of the year. Of course I hope to be wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauro23 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 (edited) 6 minutes ago, cladner said: all of the retirement updates that are posted by the turd king are using euro bricklink as the benchmark. i am sure euro ebay is a viable market. i am just pointing out that using european bricklink sales as barometer of the lego market tells a very small low volume side of the story. That is only partially correct. Let's have a look on Mars Rovers on European AND US/CA market - very few sales in the last half year. But when you look at Ebay.de AND Ebay.com you will see several sales on higher price than the offers at BrickLink... Edited February 9, 2017 by mauro23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cladner Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Just now, mauro23 said: That is only partially correct. Let's have a look on Mars Rovers on European AND US/CA market - very few sales in the last half year. But when you look at Ebay.de AND Ebay.com you will see several sales on higher price than the offers at BrickLink... i didn't see a 2014 retirement analysis post anywhere so yes this set is certainly exceptional performer. i am sure the euro lego market is not as dour as its made out to be otherwise you wouldn't be in the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 1 hour ago, mauro23 said: You can still sell on Ebay... But for how long? The other Ecto is still on sale so that will provide some type of competition. I see sales taking off once all the GBHQ line is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, cladner said: i didn't see a 2014 retirement analysis post anywhere so yes this set is certainly exceptional performer. i am sure the euro lego market is not as dour as its made out to be otherwise you wouldn't be in the game. I believe MR is mentioned on the first page of the 2015 sets retirement thread when the OP started putting out stats. In any case you are looking at about 1 sale per month in the 130 euros bracket with 18 listings. The conclusion is indeed that BL is a turdy two-pot marketplace and is only good for providing meaningless stats that at least have no currency fluctuation built in! Edited February 9, 2017 by Val-E 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearCrash Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 2 minutes ago, Val-E said: But for how long? The other Ecto is still on sale so that will provide some type of competition. I see sales taking off once all the GBHQ line is done. On Halloween of this year, Stranger Things season 2 will debut on Netflix. The teaser trailer for the new season has the main characters running around in Ghostbusters outfits.... Just saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iahawks550 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Val-E said: The other Ecto is still on sale so that will provide some type of competition. Most people who have serious interest in 21108 have almost ZERO interest in 75828. Edited February 9, 2017 by iahawks550 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Just now, BearCrash said: On Halloween of this year, Stranger Things season 2 will debut on Netflix. The teaser trailer for the new season has the main characters running around in Ghostbusters outfits.... Just saying. If you are basing your investment strategy on that then good luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 (edited) 4 minutes ago, iahawks550 said: Most people who have serious interest in 21108 have almost ZERO interest in 75828. But those who like GBHQ do, right? That´s why I said in the sentence after that prices will rise when GBHQ also becomes a collecctor´s item. If the whole line goes later this year, which is what I expect, then prices of Ecto 1 21108 should start to climb next year and the initital stock of flippers will be less too. Please post your seal codes the lucky ones who ordered today. @Sprocket77 for example. It would be good to know when they stopped making it. Edited February 9, 2017 by Val-E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iahawks550 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I don't think GBHQ plays into the equation hardly at all. I liken it to BTTF 21103. It didn't need anything else to drive value and there are enough casual fans that will purchase Ecto-1 by itself and have little interest in GBHQ. I'm also not sure if those buying GBHQ have much interest in Ecto 1-2. Novelty and remembrance will drive Ecto-1. Ecto 1-2 delivers neither. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post exciter1 Posted February 9, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2017 27 minutes ago, Val-E said: If you are basing your investment strategy on that then good luck! Is basing an investment strategy on all the levels of poop a more viable option? 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearCrash Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 1 hour ago, Val-E said: If you are basing your investment strategy on that then good luck! I bought my last Ecto-1 over 15 months ago. It's not unlikely that something like Stranger Thinks introduces Ghostbusters to a whole new generation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 5 minutes ago, BearCrash said: I bought my last Ecto-1 over 15 months ago. It's not unlikely that something like Stranger Thinks introduces Ghostbusters to a whole new generation. The kids nowadays love that new Melissa McCarthy version. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shewie Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I would buy Melissa McCarthy minifig disguised as a Sean Spicer fro SNL. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 5 minutes ago, Shewie said: I would buy Melissa McCarthy minifig disguised as a Sean Spicer fro SNL. Awesome, with the mobile attack podium. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano1980 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Disappeared from the search now will it pop back retired Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grabbitfast Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 The ecto 1 oozes class and originality its replacement looks like a trash can in comparison,stockpiled or not this is one set I am holding on to for as long as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furious_george Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 On 10/02/2017 at 3:15 AM, Deano1980 said: Disappeared from the search now will it pop back retired I'm betting it will get one more go at life for an hour or two, then gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 3 minutes ago, Furious_george said: I'm betting it will get one more go at life for an hour or two, then gone. Yeah, bet one a few returns coming in sometime in the next few weeks. It´s already up on RRP at bricklink but there is a huge glut of stock to work through. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TabbyBoy Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 39 minutes ago, grabbitfast said: The ecto 1 oozes class and originality its replacement looks like a trash can in comparison,stockpiled or not this is one set I am holding on to for as long as possible. Don't be too greedy as we all now know that some sets can drop sharpy once they've peaked. Set yourself a target and sell when ready ;-) There's a huge amount being resold now so I think we have a year before sustained growth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furious_george Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 81 listings on eBay. Yikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TabbyBoy Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Furious_george said: 81 listings on eBay. Yikes. Yep, those impatient sellers will be making a lot less money on them than I will be. I learnt my lesson with the Delorean & Mars Rover, never again! Edited February 10, 2017 by TabbyBoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 (edited) Only 190 on BL with just under 700 units. Assuming sales of 20 a month that means stock will be scarce by 2020 or so provided no new listings come up! Edited February 10, 2017 by Val-E 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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