Posted January 3, 201312 yr Hello all Firstly, apologies if this thread is deemed off-topic - I wanted to post to the buy/sell/trade forum but it won't let me for some reason (?). Anyway, here's the thing:- There's a LOT of new sets I'd like to buy and build in 2013; more than I can really afford or find space for. What I'd like to do is buy the sets new from LEGO direct, build them and keep them for maybe 6 months and then, unless they're worthy of being kept permanently, sell them on. If I could get a reasonable fraction of the original buying price I'd be happy with this arrangement. However I have a few questions and maybe some of the folks here can suggest answers... Can anyone recommend the best forum for selling used sets? Ebay? Would it make sense to sell them with their boxes and instructions et al or just as parts (saves postage too)? What sort of price should I set for a used set? E.g. if a set is £100 new is it worth £75 used (presuming no retailer starts discounting it meantime).]? Any help appreciated! /ben
January 3, 201312 yr Hi, Ben. Bricklink.com is a great place to sell LEGO. IMO, it is way better than eBay because -seller fees are lower -no listing costs -no extra cost for adding pictures. Also, bricklink has 'stock pictures' if you don't want to add your own -specifically oriented towards LEGO fans. You can use bricklink's price guide to see the sales trending: how many have been sold, prices, and prices of available items. I would save the boxes and instructions. Leave it up to the buyer to choose to have it sipped w/o them to save on postage . (It's customary that the buyer pays all postage costs).
January 3, 201312 yr If you're not in a rush to sell, bricklink is absolutely the way to go. Only reason to use ebay is if you HAVE to sell it quickly. Even then, I'd post it in the selling forum here at a good price for a couple days first.
January 3, 201312 yr I have found that second hand I am getting between 50 - 70% of the new price, this is for current Technic sets so other themes might be different. I sell them fully built with the building guides but no boxes.
