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I learned some of this information from a Lego investing site and community, Brickpicker.com. Brickset should consider promoting it if the admins have not done so already and I missed it. I imagine that plenty of user overlap exists....
Regardless of relations with any site this comment was clearly a spam advertisement.
I would also like to add that I was aware of the value of #10179 from its release and I am not intending to promote anything. The comments here reflect a high amount of animosity and frustration towards me, an individual with perfectly positive intentions. Thanks to @y2josh for clarifying my error.
10179 was a more interesting subject 2 years ago when it was 9 months post retirement and in the $1,000 price range, today at $3,000 it has seen the bulk of its run.
http://www.bricksetforum.com/discussion/1958/predictions-on-discontinuing-sets-and-their-secondary-market-value#latest
Look, if you're genuine and sincere, and this was a mistake or miscommunication, I suggest you just let this thread die out and move on.
Haven't we already clarified enough that the topic is irrelevant, and that the OP made a simple mistake?
Lets move on, and save our time, and our words :o)
thread-splitting sometimes has it's downsides when context is lost, which I think led to a lot of confusion and misunderstanding all around in this case.
I think most of the "debate" and comments came from the fact that the topic in general has been beaten to death. Thus, people were surprised by the fact someone mentioned such a, in their opinion, obvious comment. While also, seemingly, attempting too advertise and promote brickpicker.com.
If you inferred that someone had a question regarding the topic, than there is no reason you shouldn't try too be helpful. Doing what any good brickset member would do.
You did the right thing, even if it was a mistake... so don't feel guilty in the slightest! :o)
I do think that sinking in a few grand to make a few hundred is still not a bad deal. Better than sinking hundreds and making tens. Or no? Either way, it should appreciate, IMHO.
Thoughts?
a) I feel it's overvalued for everyone except for a very select few, and that window is closing more every day. As such, when the buyers dry up, the value will go *pop*
b) It's only one set, which does not give you any level of diversification risk protection for your investment
I feel there are much, MUCH better items to invest in Lego besides this.
Of course, I could be completely wrong, and have been before.
I would rather use that $2500 or so to buy up a bunch of sets like the Haunted House, Horizon Express, Winter Cottage, Tower Bridge, etc.
That being said, we are not trying to be Brickset. We are a LEGO price guide that also talks about LEGO investment. We love LEGO bricks, but we also love discussing ways to make money from them. We will be adding eBay Terapeak data for the UK, Australia and Germany next month so we can give more accurate prices for those and surrounding countries. As for the forums on our site, we are a work in progress and the site is growing daily, with all types of people and intellects. No, we are not as mature as this forum is, nor do we have the amount of quality posters this forum has, but we are hoping that one day, more quality conversations will find their way to our forums. Just as I read and participate in these forums from time to time, it is quite possible for Brickset members to find a topic or two that tickles their fancy on our site. Thanks for your time...
Is it not a site discussing the many strategies available for extracting Lego pieces from the noses of children?
:oD