I didn't know what to wear for the title. And it shows.
It was after reading an article on the subject that I decided to order two sets that were missing from my collection: The Comic Con Exclusive Clone Wars Set ( comcon001 ) sold for $75 at Comic Con 2008 and produced in 1200 copies and the Mini Republic Dropship Mini AT-TE Brickmaster Pack ( comcon010 ) produced in 500 copies and sold for $49.99 at San Diego Comic Con in 2009.
After some customs tribulations, which will have cost me the VAT and customs clearance fees, here I am in possession of these two sets that I wanted so much .... I note in passing that the contact with the service in charge of customs clearance parcels from abroad improved significantly.
I wouldn't be talking about money here for these two sets, that's not the point. The only thing to remember is that you must be prepared to set yourself a maximum rate that you consider to be the limit of decency or your means. It is at this price that you will be satisfied with your purchase and that you will not be frustrated with spending indecent sums on your passion.
These two sets are not even an investment. They will only be of interest to collectors at the end of the line, who are looking for the rarest pieces and who have already acquired most of the range. But these collectors are rare and many are those who give in under the lack of space or the need for cash and who abandon their collection to newcomers on eBay, Bricklink or Le Bon Coin ....
If I speak to you about this notion of investment, it is in reference to the report broadcast this evening on M6 in 100% MA and which featured Festibriques, a passionate MOCeur apparently a member of FreeLUG and a guy by the name of David who accumulates at his home, in a dedicated room, boxes for later resale.
The report is well done, honest, but the presentation of this guy disturbed me. She misleads the viewer who risks believing that the few boxes of LEGO he has are worth gold.
It also conveys a rather pejorative image of the AFOLs that we are by highlighting a guy who is not an AFOL. We must not hide our face, there are many speculators in the LEGO world and the second-hand market lends itself to active speculation as the capital gains are enormous in some cases.
But the community isn't only home to this type of collector-speculator . So be it.
If you want to discuss this and share your opinion, feel free to post a comment or go to the already cult topic dedicated to it at Brickpirate.
Below is the extract of the report broadcast on M6 which really makes us look like imbeciles .....
