Market Street for Taj Mahal, a good trade?

mooman66

I still haven't unloaded the Market Street I purchased last month in a moment of weakness. I now have the opportunity for a trade. Do you think a complete Market Street with Instructions is a good trade for a complete Taj Mahal with Instructions? Neither set has a box.

Whichever set I end up with, I am planning to sit on it for 12 months and ebay it.

Thanks for your input!

CCC

If you don't want A and want B, then yes it is a good trade.

I assume you are going to meet and exchange rather than post it?

mooman66

Yes, it'll be done in person.
I don't really want either one. My intention has been to sell all along. I am just trying to look into a crystal ball and figure out which one will be the better payout in 12 months.

CCC

If you know yours is complete, then stick with it. Otherwise, you will have to check that the other one is also complete before you can sell it.

Renny

I would stick with the Market Street set. I think it has a wider appeal and its value seems to be climbing steadily.

y2josh

I agree with Renny. I think Taj Mahal is a better set, but if you're not wanting it for yourself, I feel like Market Street has greater potential in terms of resale value.

mooman66

Now that the ball's rolling, I'll drop the other shoe. I need to make back $750 after fees, etc. to cover the original Market Street purchase and an additional purchase for my kiddos that I am keeping.

Still think Market Street can do that for me in 12 months? Except for a couple of squirrely auctions, it looks like Taj Mahal is steadily pulling more than Market Street right now, even without a box.

dougts

so this is the MS that had the horribly taped up box?
http://www.bricksetforum.com/discussion/comment/168897/

mooman66

No...I bought one without a box and was pleased with myself....then along came one with a box at the same price. Now I am dumping my first purchase and keeping the taped box purchase. (Taped box better than no box, I guess)
BTW, sent off pics to UPS. No news yet. ha ha ehhhh.

FollowsClosely

The Taj Mahal will do better in the long haul I think.

davee123

Here's what I see for BrickLink data for the past 2 years:





So, basically, over the past 2 years, Taj Mahal has done better overall, but appears to have leveled out recently. Market Street didn't make the same overall gains, but has had more reliable growth.

DaveE