Lego Investing & Reselling
Every few years, major media outlets publish articles on how investing in LEGO is better than investing in the stock market or gold. In a recent article from The Guardian (source), the value of LEGO has been rising by 11% annually which is a better rate of return than many other…
In recent years, investing in LEGO sets has become an even more popular way of making a side income for many LEGO fans and online business owners. Due to LEGO sets being able to consistently produce incredibly high returns on investment, investing in the sealed LEGO sets, storing them for…
So you’ve got a set or two, perhaps you’ve even amassed a sizeable collection and naturally find yourself wondering what it’s all worth? Fortunately there are sites like eBay, Bricklink, Amazon and Brickset that boast a whole array of resources ready to help you calculate the value of any LEGO…
The word retiring may not be directly associated with LEGO, but in the collector and investment community it is well known that each LEGO set is not produced endlessly. There are multiple reasons that LEGO sets ‘retire’ or end production, so here is a quick list of some of the…
Every LEGO set has a limited production life, meaning that LEGO will eventually stop producing it. When production is stopped, we call that set a retired set. Once a LEGO set is retired and no longer available on retail shelves, there is a good chance that the only place you…
As a Lego investor or collector, do you ever make your buying decisions based on when a Lego set is supposed to retire, and try to figure out how long the shelf life is for the sets you’re interested in? The average shelf life of a Lego set is slightly…
Over the years, reselling LEGO sets has been a lucrative venture for many people around the world. Facebook Marketplace, eBay, Mercari and other buying and selling platforms have been a premier destination for LEGO sellers. These sites are fantastic, but none of them come close to Amazon when it comes…
Many people doubt that LEGO sets can be a good investment. That’s understandable, because most of us did not grow up hearing about LEGO investing. Financial advisors don’t offer this as part of their money management services. It is not part of your typical retirement plan. Yet, LEGO investing can…
Facebook Marketplace is arguably one of the best opportunities in the past few years to make some extra money or build a business by selling things online. As of 2021, Facebook users have reached a whopping 2.8 billion, which is the population of China and India combined. One of the…
So, you just sold your first LEGO set online. You’re excited to ship it to the buyer, but you don’t know where to start and how you can ship it safely. We’ve been there! To ship a LEGO set safely and securely without damage to the item, you need to…
