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We're collecting the Minecraft sets for our boys (my Minecrafting activities are limited to playing Java Edition) & they were wanting 21117 so we'd have the Ender Dragon, but now we have another option. Personally, if the sets' price points were of equal overall value (I wouldn't expect them to be end up around the same actual price, as 21117 looks to be a much bigger set), I'd still go with 21151, as I prefer that iteration of the Ender Dragon.
I think I would be more tempted to do something like Jang did and modify the original Ender Dragon, as this new one looks much smaller:
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?id=139541#T=P
The average sold price for new is $170.
Not entirely unlike comparing prices at Lego.com to prices at Target, or car parts at a dealer vs. a third party like AutoZone.
I'm still surprised the Bank was retired, but it would appear the PR still sells better than the Bank!
(I'd get AS first.)
Space Skulls is the single most important, water-shed, profound, thought-provoking creation of this or any generation.
Star Justice is just a silly spaceship, so those always appreciate and are sought after in the aftermarket. However, as it is not strictly a classic space set, it has less overall demand. The LEGO Factory sets are problematic to price, as some sets are reviled and some are collectible as curiosity. Market Street is the only real over-achieving performer, as it backed itself into a higher demand category as a Modular.
You're kidding right?
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Ive always liked both sets, I remember finding them both different to everything else in my Lego catalogues at the time they came out. Space Skulls always caught my eye a bit more. I knew that Space Skulls is a bit of a meme here, so as the other night I was looking around aftermarket - I was surprised that Star Justice seemed to hold a bit more (or at least retain) its original value, while Skulls is ludicrously cheap.
Thanks for the insight though, you’re right, spaceships sell.
Space Skulls is da'bomb, yo!
I made the same observation with 'rare' CMFs, in that even a 1x per case CMF is still in total volume more available than most other minifigures. (Or other less-valuable figures.)
In terms of investment potential, I would expect that frequenty re-released sets - like X-Wings, A-Wings, fire engines, polivce stations, etc. will probably not retain there value above RRP once the supply of these sets in the aftermarket exceeds demand. Similarly - unless I am a hardcore fire engine collector, I doubt the average City fire engine is going to stay robustly above RRP.
We all should probably learn something from the Death Star re/extension release?
I actually think I will pull the trigger on the Space Skulls set once my bank account is looking a bit happier, my inner youth still actually quite fancies it.
^ I agree that an old X-Wing may be an entry-level item for a new collector. That would be one of the numerous factors to consider.
My argument really revolves around how recently high-volume iterations will perform 5 or 10 years from now. (Is the Force Awakens Millennium Falcon going to stay above RRP when there are four subsequent editions?)
I can’t imagine Porkins is that important to the equation, but who knows!
The only set I can think of since then might be #21308 which doesn’t sell out on [email protected] even at 50% off. Followed up by #76052 (a set I actually like but never bought), which was also on clearance seemingly forever, but never quite 50% IIRC. With discounts like that offered before retirement, some price depression on less desirable sets might not be totally set in the aftermarket either.
If anyone still needs one, or 3.
Right now the best ways to make money are getting lucky with clearance finds or buying up shortrun products like Brickheadz or store exclusives. Lucky find posts end up in the Brag thread and people buying up shortrun products know better than to put their necks on the chopping block by announcing they did that because the 'Lil' Timmy Defenders' will murder them.
Left hungry for spicy pulled pork cheesy fries (if that is a real thing).