I like the Christmas tree and it's one of the few sets I've been able to flip locally for a profit during Christmas while it's still not retired. That being said, I think the possibility of an immediate new Christmas Tree release is huge.
Yep, totally agree, it’s an unfortunate risk. Might be one that if it sees a good jump in price right after retirement, can be sold just a few months later for a good profit and avoid the risk of LEGO releasing another tree next Christmas…
The executive destroyer I’m high on, but paying retail makes me want to move it down. But the gwp would be the only path to get it at a discount. Do you think it won’t go on a discount?
No one knows for sure if it won’t go on sale, just my hunch. Personally I would not pay MSRP, I’ll likely be getting all of mine from LEGO during GWP promotions with a cash back site, insiders points, and credit card cash back to create a good discount.
Sign up for honey , add it as an extension on your browser. You would go to like for example Lego website , something should pop up saying would you like to activate rewards , and then when you go to checkout it should ask you if you would like to search for coupons. And then it should tell you how much you will be getting cash back .
I probably won’t go through the process in a YT video, but it’s pretty straightforward. Just create an account and download the browser extension. You can activate Honey by either going to their website or directly on LEGO.com with the extension. You’ll be able to see if a set has an exclusive offer on the honey pop up when you click on each set, or you can browse the offers on Honey directly.
Not them haha, I mentioned in the video that they’ve dropped off the list for now since we still have seen images or have an official retirement date yet
Would the AT-TE BE A Good investment because you can get them for almost 40-50% off in certain Walmarts it’s retiring this year and it was value is 140 with a collectible commander Cody along with a huge clone lineup compared to previous ones.
I’m personally not investing in it this year since it isn’t slated to retire this year on any retirement list I’ve seen. If it was retiring, 50% off would be a nice price!
@@colinwalker9372 starry night is also not trying this year. The Avatar tree is retiring, but has been 57% off from Amazon quite a bit lately, so personally I wouldn’t be picking it up at that price range
From what I’ve seen, they’re being released on May 1st. We don’t have a retirement date yet, but if they follow the same route as Battle of Endor Heroes, they’d also have an 8 month shelf life
I’m not sure what retirement list has it scheduled to retire in 2026, but Brick Fanatics and Brick Tap both have it slated to retire in 2024. All sets discussed in this video are currently projected to retire this year by those sources 👍
Yeah BrickEconomy isn’t a reliable source unfortunately. I’d definitely recommend gathering retirement data from from Brick Tap, Brickset, and Brick Fanatics
Great content, thanks. Just a simple remark : maybe it's me, but I find it a bit disturbing that you look down at a text you probably wrote instead of consistently watching the camera while talking. Sorry to say, maybe it's my OCD! Anyway keep adding good content :)
Thanks! Yeah, my videos are fully scripted. Throughout the past year of making videos, I’ve tried out a few different styles and methods. Writing down all my thoughts before filming helps save me a lot of time while filming, makes sure I don’t forget anything important I wanted to say, and reduces my editing time. I’m hoping that over time I’ll be able to rely on it less!
Ebay listings are one thing. What are the sold prices of completed auctions. Don't forget to subtract the outrageous Ebay fees. "Collectors" have over bought and saturated the "markets". It needs to be a really limited special set to make it profit. 👎
In many of my videos, I highlight the realities of eBay fees and shipping costs. That’s why I’m always targeting significant discounts on my investments. The market is definitely not a good as it was back in the early-mid 2010s, but in my experience, as long as you’re disciplined and buying thoroughly research sets at good discounts, there’s still plenty of profit to be made.
From what I’ve seen, most Amazon listings of retailer exclusives are suppressed while the set is still in production. Once those sets are retired, they typically are unsuppressed. Have you seen differently?
Your comment got me thinking about this and I did some digging. To test our hypothesis I looked up every store exclusive set that retired in 2023 to see how many were search suppressed. Then I looked up every store exclusive set that is currently scheduled to retire. I found that 15% of sets that retired in 2023 are search suppressed and 50% of sets slated to retire in 2024 are search suppressed. Based off these findings I’d expect many of the suppressed listings for retiring sets will be unsuppressed. Either that or there has been a large shift and they stay suppressed. I expect it’s the former. Here’s the data below: Retired in 2023: 2/7 Target 1/5 Walmart 0/3 Amazon (makes sense haha) 1/2 Barnes & Noble 0/1 Kohl’s 3/29 (excluding Monkie Kid since many of those sets don’t have listings on Amazon yet) Total: 15% search suppressed Retiring in 2024: 11/12 Target 6/9 Walmart 0/3 Amazon (duh) 1/2 Kohl’s 9/28 (excluding Monkie Kid since many of those sets don’t have listings on Amazon yet) Total: 50% search suppressed
@@BrickDomainthe mechs may be selling well but that is absolutely parent who are picking up a cheap set for their kid it isn’t collectors or anyone that’s going to be spending any effort trying to buy it on the secondary market, for boba fett this is a bit different since he’s incredibly popular and it’s a good figure of him so people may still seek out the mech after retirement, for basic figures like the storm trooper there’s going to be no incentive it’s far less collectible of a sub line to the sort of people that are willing to buy things at a price hike on resale
Fair point, I think where we disagree is what demographic we think is buying these sets. Parents buying a cheap set for their kid is definitely happening, but if that was the only demographic, then I’d expect the sales numbers between the 3 sets would be about the same. The stormtrooper having 3k more sold a month makes me believe there’s more to the demand for that set than just parents.
Thx for the insight Brian! Patreon, here I come!
Awesome!
I like the Christmas tree and it's one of the few sets I've been able to flip locally for a profit during Christmas while it's still not retired. That being said, I think the possibility of an immediate new Christmas Tree release is huge.
Yep, totally agree, it’s an unfortunate risk. Might be one that if it sees a good jump in price right after retirement, can be sold just a few months later for a good profit and avoid the risk of LEGO releasing another tree next Christmas…
The executive destroyer I’m high on, but paying retail makes me want to move it down. But the gwp would be the only path to get it at a discount. Do you think it won’t go on a discount?
No one knows for sure if it won’t go on sale, just my hunch. Personally I would not pay MSRP, I’ll likely be getting all of mine from LEGO during GWP promotions with a cash back site, insiders points, and credit card cash back to create a good discount.
Check honey. They have done 20% caah back on it
@@the_cisco_kid does honey update weekly or kind of random?
My absolute favourite if I was investing this year would be the A house ! What a build !
It’s so cool!
Can you show us step by step how to sign up & order using honey?
Sign up for honey , add it as an extension on your browser. You would go to like for example Lego website , something should pop up saying would you like to activate rewards , and then when you go to checkout it should ask you if you would like to search for coupons. And then it should tell you how much you will be getting cash back .
I probably won’t go through the process in a YT video, but it’s pretty straightforward. Just create an account and download the browser extension. You can activate Honey by either going to their website or directly on LEGO.com with the extension. You’ll be able to see if a set has an exclusive offer on the honey pop up when you click on each set, or you can browse the offers on Honey directly.
I am intrigued. I am guessing the unreleased Phantom Menace brickheadz? given that you were so hyped about the endor brickheadz retired last year.
Not them haha, I mentioned in the video that they’ve dropped off the list for now since we still have seen images or have an official retirement date yet
Would the AT-TE BE A Good investment because you can get them for almost 40-50% off in certain Walmarts it’s retiring this year and it was value is 140 with a collectible commander Cody along with a huge clone lineup compared to previous ones.
Starry night, and the avatar tree aswell. Can get both of those for 30-50% off in select stores
I’m personally not investing in it this year since it isn’t slated to retire this year on any retirement list I’ve seen. If it was retiring, 50% off would be a nice price!
@@colinwalker9372 starry night is also not trying this year. The Avatar tree is retiring, but has been 57% off from Amazon quite a bit lately, so personally I wouldn’t be picking it up at that price range
Love u man!!! Thx
No problem!
Thank you, my dude.
U got it 🫡
🤫 Typewriter and Globe still alive 😂
2 more updates to the list to come, not out of the woods yet ;)
I do like them & think they can do well, but I don’t think they’ll make my top 10 😬
I like the 31143 birdhouse. In Australia at least it's low on supply at sells for 60%+ over full retail and has been for a while.
Nice! Those are good metrics!
Phantom menace brickheadz will come out in may and also retire this year ? If I heard correctly. Short shelf life wow
From what I’ve seen, they’re being released on May 1st. We don’t have a retirement date yet, but if they follow the same route as Battle of Endor Heroes, they’d also have an 8 month shelf life
Give us a clue on your top set, maybe first 5 numbers of the lego set number
😂😂😂
The eldorado Fortress is now 159€ in France. It's quite tempting to invest in but the retirement is in 2026 apparently so long time to wait.
I’m not sure what retirement list has it scheduled to retire in 2026, but Brick Fanatics and Brick Tap both have it slated to retire in 2024. All sets discussed in this video are currently projected to retire this year by those sources 👍
@@BrickDomain oh i just trusted brickeconomy graphic
Yeah BrickEconomy isn’t a reliable source unfortunately. I’d definitely recommend gathering retirement data from from Brick Tap, Brickset, and Brick Fanatics
Great content, thanks. Just a simple remark : maybe it's me, but I find it a bit disturbing that you look down at a text you probably wrote instead of consistently watching the camera while talking. Sorry to say, maybe it's my OCD! Anyway keep adding good content :)
Thanks! Yeah, my videos are fully scripted. Throughout the past year of making videos, I’ve tried out a few different styles and methods. Writing down all my thoughts before filming helps save me a lot of time while filming, makes sure I don’t forget anything important I wanted to say, and reduces my editing time. I’m hoping that over time I’ll be able to rely on it less!
@@BrickDomain try the Elgato Prompter
Ebay listings are one thing. What are the sold prices of completed auctions. Don't forget to subtract the outrageous Ebay fees. "Collectors" have over bought and saturated the "markets". It needs to be a really limited special set to make it profit. 👎
In many of my videos, I highlight the realities of eBay fees and shipping costs. That’s why I’m always targeting significant discounts on my investments. The market is definitely not a good as it was back in the early-mid 2010s, but in my experience, as long as you’re disciplined and buying thoroughly research sets at good discounts, there’s still plenty of profit to be made.
👎 no. Not true at all. Lmao you shouldn't invest.
Just being honest, judging, based on the spew you typed.
Pink parrot not good for amazon sellers as it is seach surpressed.
From what I’ve seen, most Amazon listings of retailer exclusives are suppressed while the set is still in production. Once those sets are retired, they typically are unsuppressed. Have you seen differently?
No just many of those are suppressed. Hp first flying lesson is still suppressed. Seems pretty rare for something to un- supress
Your comment got me thinking about this and I did some digging. To test our hypothesis I looked up every store exclusive set that retired in 2023 to see how many were search suppressed. Then I looked up every store exclusive set that is currently scheduled to retire. I found that 15% of sets that retired in 2023 are search suppressed and 50% of sets slated to retire in 2024 are search suppressed.
Based off these findings I’d expect many of the suppressed listings for retiring sets will be unsuppressed. Either that or there has been a large shift and they stay suppressed. I expect it’s the former.
Here’s the data below:
Retired in 2023:
2/7 Target
1/5 Walmart
0/3 Amazon (makes sense haha)
1/2 Barnes & Noble
0/1 Kohl’s
3/29 (excluding Monkie Kid since many of those sets don’t have listings on Amazon yet)
Total: 15% search suppressed
Retiring in 2024:
11/12 Target
6/9 Walmart
0/3 Amazon (duh)
1/2 Kohl’s
9/28 (excluding Monkie Kid since many of those sets don’t have listings on Amazon yet)
Total: 50% search suppressed
the stormtrooper mech has to be a joke
Nope :) do you have any counterpoints to my analysis of the set?
@@BrickDomainthe mechs may be selling well but that is absolutely parent who are picking up a cheap set for their kid it isn’t collectors or anyone that’s going to be spending any effort trying to buy it on the secondary market, for boba fett this is a bit different since he’s incredibly popular and it’s a good figure of him so people may still seek out the mech after retirement, for basic figures like the storm trooper there’s going to be no incentive it’s far less collectible of a sub line to the sort of people that are willing to buy things at a price hike on resale
Fair point, I think where we disagree is what demographic we think is buying these sets. Parents buying a cheap set for their kid is definitely happening, but if that was the only demographic, then I’d expect the sales numbers between the 3 sets would be about the same. The stormtrooper having 3k more sold a month makes me believe there’s more to the demand for that set than just parents.
Appreciate your comment! Will be interesting to see how it all plays out once these mechs retire 👍
@@BrickDomain that makes sense, i suppose some people may also be using it as an army builder currently that may be driving up the numbers sold
21338 just received an extra box for free 🤣
Woahhhh that’ll bring your average cost down significantly haha
@@BrickDomain I may just build it myself, it is an amazing vintage set, lots of details and you can add lights etc, love it.