Advice on resale of original brickstructures/lego architecture sets; signed by adam tucker reed.

Brickstructures2009

Hi All,

first time post on your forum - so please go easy :)

I was after some advice on resale of an original brickstructures/lego architecture set; Ive owned for 10 years.

I purchased them as a set direct from brickstructures USA in 2010; but forgot about it and only found it again recently in back of my cupboard.

All the sets are unopened, in mint condition and come in the original brickstructures shipping box with receipt. They are also all personally signed by Adam Tucker Reed (creator) and include 'Landmark Series' and 'Architecture Series'; i.e.

1. Fallingwater (21005)
2. Guggenheim Museum (21004)
3. Sears Tower (21000),
4. John Hancock Center (21001),
5. the Empire State Building (21002),
6. the Seattle Space Needle (21003);
7. The White House (21006).

Ive seen the fallingwater go for a significant sum as discontinued etc, but would like thoughts on complete set.

Would you please be able to provide any advice or direction on resale.

Many Thanks!

Astrobricks

Sorry I corrected you on the other thread. I didn’t see this one :-/

samiam391

Here are links to sold listings of these sets over the last 90 days on eBay. That should give you an expectation of what you would get if you sold on eBay. Keep in mind that you'll lose about 15% of that amount to fees.

If you sell on forums/BL/BO the typical expectation is that you sell at a slightly lower price as people know you aren't getting hit with as high of a fee cost.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=lego+21000&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=lego+21005&LH_Complete=1&rt=nc&LH_Sold=1

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313.TR10.TRC1.A0.H0.Xlego+21001.TRS1&_nkw=lego+21001&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=lego+21000&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313.TR9.TRC1.A0.H0.Xlego+21002.TRS2&_nkw=lego+21002&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=lego+21001&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313.TR2.TRC1.A0.H0.Xlego+21003.TRS0&_nkw=lego+21003&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=lego+21002&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313.TR9.TRC1.A0.H0.Xlego+21004.TRS2&_nkw=lego+21004&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=lego+21003&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313.TR9.TRC1.A0.H0.Xlego+21005.TRS2&_nkw=lego+21005&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=lego+21004&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313.TR9.TRC1.A0.H0.Xlego+21006.TRS2&_nkw=lego+21006&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=lego+21005&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1

Brickstructures2009

Thanks samiam391 appreciate the feedback!

vanvonfull

Cool collection. I slept on a used falling water recently on Craigslist. The longer I wait... the higher the price. 

Shropshire

Not sure if you have it in Australia, but in the UK, Ebay run a promotion every few weeks (there's one right now) that limits their sale fees to £1, this makes a HUGE difference. So for me, anything more than £10 I list only during those times. It is based on when list not when your auction / buy it now closes. To maximise the result, if you use Buy it Now with accepts offers and be sensible on price then you get to have a 30 day window from when list in which you'd pay no more than £1 to Ebay (plus usual paypal fees), whereas an auction only gives you 3/7/10 days etc. I also find it a better way of selling i.e. in bursts every few weeks rather. Just don't set it to relist automatically if doesn't sell as that 2nd time around will be normal 10% fees.... relist it manually next time the offer is on.

Brickstructures2009

Hi Vanvonfull, yeah its a pretty cool collection; great to find it again after 10 years in the back of a cupboard. I originally bought the entire collection because of Fallingwater a great piece. Cant believe the prices some of these are asking - WOW!

Brickstructures2009

Thanks Shropshire for insight into Ebay UK - will look into it!!