Killing me not to open my sets ( how do you deal with that to save sets unopened?)

happyskunky

About 6 months ago I had to sell a lot of my sets due to hardship.  Really hurt, I didn't have a huge collection but I had about 5 sets worth $200 that I put together.  I also sold a lot of smaller sets.   I recently was about to buy 3 sets that I have not opened yet.  I enjoy putting sets together as I find it fun and relaxing.  I also want to save these 3 sets unopened for collectible value.  I actually want to do this with any sets I buy next. 

It's just that it's killing me not to open them and enjoy them now.   Anyone else have to deal with this and how do you " Cope "  <---- lol

princedraven

Best thing to do is open straight away, even if you are not building straight away.  Then they are already open.  A lot of sets will still fetch a decent price as long as you take care of the box, instructions etc and you get the best of both worlds.

CCC

If you want to enjoy them then open them. If you want them as an investment put them in a plastic box and store in a loft/attic/cellar where you cannot see them and be tempted. If you are buying as an investment, they are not yours to enjoy.

3stackshs

Buy two open one

AllBrick

Buy new sets and hide them, then buy massive boxes of second hand Lego on the cheap.

The sorting of the mixed box will distract you from opening new stuff. Works for me.

COOLEGO

When I can, I'll buy a new and keep sealed and then buy a cheaper used set and build that, then display or sell it on to buy another. Any sets that I buy to collect/possibly sell on at a later date I just put away out of sight, as in reality they are not mine long term.

Picopirate

It depends on your personality.  Place in an unused closet so they are out of sight and out of mind.  Or just display the boxes, if the box is a display piece you may be less likely to open.  Actually both methods can work. I put away a few big sets because I lacked display space, I added sets I got as gifts to the stash (as well as freebies that were included in some orders).  It was my rainy day stash but I rarely touched it.  When I finally put up shelving to display some sets, I decided to just display the larger sets in their boxes.  While digging the sets out, I took inventory and was surprised to find some sets I forgot about.  The larger sets have remained on display in their boxes, and so far (6 mo) temptation has not gotten the better of me.  Granted I did buy and build one modular and tons of dimensions sets in that time.  Maybe that is the answer... buy enough sets to satisfy your desire to build (though that is probably both physically and financially impossible for most people here).

ryjay

Do what 3stachshs says.

Patrik78

Simple, I have to time to open and build my purchases, works for me like a charm :(

CHAINSAW

happyskunky said:

About 6 months ago I had to sell a lot of my sets due to hardship.  Really hurt, I didn't have a huge collection but I had about 5 sets worth $200 that I put together.  I also sold a lot of smaller sets.   I recently was about to buy 3 sets that I have not opened yet.  I enjoy putting sets together as I find it fun and relaxing.  I also want to save these 3 sets unopened for collectible value.  I actually want to do this with any sets I buy next. 

It's just that it's killing me not to open them and enjoy them now.   Anyone else have to deal with this and how do you " Cope "  <---- lol

Lol, if I were you I would buy the set again and then build the one you buy and keep the other one to save for collectable value.  or you can just build the one you have and then buy another one down the road somwhere.

princedraven

Be aware that it's easy to go along this line:
Buy one - build
Buy two - build one and save one to resell
Buy three - build one and save two to resell
Buy three - think about the value of the last things you sold and struggle to open any....

Unless you want a lot of headaches around storage, packaging for reselling and parcels going missing, to name only a few of the issues.  I would suggest you just open and enjoy.

bandit778

Use them as they were intended, buy them and build them.
There are a lot of people jumping on the buy to sell bandwagon and personally I think that with the popularity of Lego as a brand at the moment and the large amount of sets available, just buying sets that you want to build can be costly enough let alone buying them to wait a few years to see if they make money.
If they are really good sets that would have increased in value to a point where it's worth sitting on them for a few years, building it but keeping it complete will still make it a saleable item but you would have had the enjoyment out of it as well. 

CHAINSAW

bandit778 said:

Use them as they were intended, buy them and build them.
There are a lot of people jumping on the buy to sell bandwagon and personally I think that with the popularity of Lego as a brand at the moment and the large amount of sets available, just buying sets that you want to build can be costly enough let alone buying them to wait a few years to see if they make money.
If they are really good sets that would have increased in value to a point where it's worth sitting on them for a few years, building it but keeping it complete will still make it a saleable item but you would have had the enjoyment out of it as well. 

I do both, with some sets I feel like building them, but with others I buy them for their re-sell value.

Redbullgivesuwind

Become a politician and then write off all Lego as a necessary  expense.

CHAINSAW

Redbullgivesuwind said:

Become a politician and then write off all Lego as a necessary  expense for those you represent.

Lol, good idea.  I like it. ;)