How much do you think it costs? - a photo on Flickriver

            While a wild impossible race to get Wolfpack Beastmaster before scalpers is going on in my city, I think it's a good time to discuss insane Lego prices on a secondary market. :)

There are some very cool rare characters and sets which a lot of people would like to have, but over time it becomes impossible to obtain them, because the price skyrockets. One and a half year ago, when I needed a lot of money for a serious reason, I sold my second Revan, still sealed, for a price higher than I got for selling sealed 21322 Pirates of Barracuda Bay. I'm not quite complaining, it really helped me back then. For the curious, now the minimum price for a sealed polybag on BrickLink is around $274 (€265). But just imagine, a one (1) minifigure with the price higher than a set with 2545 pieces! How many people would never be able to get a beloved character in their collection because of the price? :(

There are other rare characters I need to find, they don't cost that much, but their prices are still insane. And the aforementioned Beastmaster was already sold out in shops in a first few hours (somewhere even right in the first minutes) after the new series has dropped, and the scalpers want a price x2 higher, which is quite a problem when you need a large pack of wolves like I do...

Bloggers who create lists like "the sets you can invest your money in to sell later" are also part of the problem. This is a fun hobby, it should be affordable, stop making it your next investing project!

Sorry, I couldn't make the scales look fancy enough for skilled builders (don't have certain parts), I just wanted it to be functional to convey the message. :)

Taken on: January 6, 2025

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