Welcome to the channel! My name is Jake and I’m a dad who loves to collect, build, buy, sell and invest in LEGO! One of my goals from this channel is to help LEGO fans like yourself fund your building hobby through LEGO investing and LEGO re-selling. Feel free to subscribe to stay up to date on all my videos related to LEGO investing, collecting, buying selling and building!
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Why would the sticker sheet not be in the book.. you think it would be better shuffling around with all of those bags 🧐
I have one but mine's completely ruined
Good thoughts, thanks! keep it up :)
Go Bears!!
I had one when i was young! Thank you for the video 👍
Go Blue!!
Just built it today. It's amazing.
When I'm looking for legos online I often shop on ebay cause alot of peopl sell sets at discount if they remove figures and uthers cell brick and figure grab bags lots with random figs and pieces. This works great for me cause everything I build is modified in some wzy. I mis figures for my oene idias and modify sets to my likeing.
If you say America's inflation, then you haven't seen Iran's inflation yet, brother, tourism in Iran is over forty-five percent
Click bait video. Dumbass question while having all those sets stacked behind you. I bet your one of the ones bought up all the Rex Microfighter on Amazon and relisting it for three times retail on Amazon.
So much copium here lol if you buy in bulk in hopes of selling, you are a scalper no matter what you want to call yourself lol if “resellers” or “investors” keep buying all the sets on the shelf as soon as they restock, then how is there plenty of sets for everyone else to buy?
So many Lego scalpers trying to tell themselves they’re just collectors/investors to cope. If you buy multiple sets in order to sell for more money, it’s scalping. Just because you waited some time before buying or selling doesn’t make you an investor/reseller, you are still scum clearing the shelves in bulk and leaving none for the kids. Every “investor” that makes a video like this says they have scalped while doing it, so there is very little difference. Stores just need to start making purchase limits like they did for the pokemon card scalpers.
Your take on the dark trooper did not age well lol. It'll hit 90 by mid 2025 easily
I love videos like this. The other youtubers I listen to focus a lot on the buying part, so its amazing to see updated videos on selling.
Hey Jake this an old video. Maybe you will still see this comment still. 3 years later it’s gonna retire. I agree. I also think they will make more systems. What do you think on investment on this one? I think it will do well. Can get to that 350+. What you think? Thanks.
Unfortunately Ebay is still the best method option with the fees. Someone needs to create a new Ebay with 8-10% fees
never take financial advice from someone who wears boots in their home.
Please make review on the “boring” type of lego such as World Map… should i sell or hold?
Hi, can you do a review on the World Map lego. Is this set a good investment?
Lego investing is cringe and is currently ruining the community for the intended audience (kids who deserve the get the sets first) and actual enjoyers of the hobby.
With eBay, the fees are even worse now that USPS has gotten rid of certain cheap shipping options. Between a totally glutted reseller market and problems like these, making real money on eBay reselling sealed retired Lego is very difficult. And while you can resell certainly highly desirable used sets easily there, obviously the more a set sells for, the more Ebay is going to take from the sale.
You supose that the economy will get better, but nothing points that out
Great video 👍 I signed up for district. I have a 10x10 storage unit of sets going back to 2014. Any advice on using your platform??
which options on Europe? Ebay doesnt work properly in europe...
Dude thank you! This was ridiculously helpful
I really appreciate the effort in the professional do you put into your videos.. you really helped me a ton kickstart my Lego investing hobby.
What’s your opinion of the Lego Harry Potter Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets 76389 if bought under MSRP. Lego store has it priced more than big box retailers. In that scenario, what’s your forecast?
Hey man, I now only sell on StockX because EU. Would love to try out District once in EU.
Hey Jake, this is great! Can you now do one on packaging/boxing and shipping etc? 📦 🙏
Would you ever do a video on the topic of the “BrickLink Designer Program”? Such as which ones have sold the most, when is the right time to sell, buy to sell, ect? Love the content! Keep it up!
Dude, you’re starting to sound like one of those late night infomercials!!! 😁. Love the content.
That’s not a good thing ha!
Thank you for this video. This is my first year investing in Lego. So still trying to figure out the best avenues to sell new Lego sets. Your video really gave me some great options to explore, especially District.
Thanks for the information. I sell on Facebook Marketplace and have done well locally. I use an average of brinklink, brickset and brickeconomy to set prices. No fees and buyers can see/inspect what they’re buying. I meet at a local Swap Spot in the parking lot of the Police Station. I think it’s easier buying large number of parts from LEGO instead of brinklink. Most brinklink sellers do not have a large number of a particular part. If you want a lot of one part you have to order from multiple sellers. Thanks
I just buy cheap sets from Offerup. It's like a digital garage sale for some sets that are NSIB
Partner, 'The District' is a PONZI scheme. Pyramid scheme specifically, You get a piece of each sale, well, someone above you also get a percentage of each sale and so on. Be careful!
🤔🤔 you sell in the Jake’s bricks district, I get a cut, district gets a cut. No other layers involved. But hey you can sell on eBay and give them the full cut 💪💪
Mercari has steep fees for buyers. There are at least 2 or 3 different fees (besides tax and shipping) to pay when you're checking out. It is ridiculous. I feel like Whatnot is doing okay because they are offering $15 coupons for new buyers, and if you watch the auctions you will notice that MOST of the bids come from new buyers using their coupons. I'm afraid that once they quit offering those, the platform will slowly cool down. I know you are trying to advocate for District, but the fact that almost nobody knows about this platform is just backbreaking. I've been buying and selling Lego for a couple of years now, and this was the first time I heard about it. StockEx is a joke. The prices seem very low, but once they apply all of their fees, you end up saving $15 in a $500 set. It is straight-up better to buy at the official Lego website and get your insider points.
Walmart great for Lego
Selling or buying?
Amazon recently removed the seasonal Xmas Tree and Sleigh because they are "discontinued". Do you think this is a problem going forward?
I have heard it’s really difficult to get listings activated or rebuilt so it could be for sure
I sell on ebay and the fees are crazy. I am trying to sell some on facebook.
Truth! Fees on eBay keep going up
'Only does this as a small time gig' while sitting in a rooms with a least a few hundred boxes on warehouse shelves XD
Hey there are dudes do this full time and I am far from that ha
I sell lego in Walmart Marketplace also.
Oh yes I have heard people doing this! Do you like it?
@@JakesBricks Yes, been having more and more sell than Amazon. 15% fee too. Prices a bit much higher than Amazon in many set.
@@MrWinwin13interesting, is it easy to get started selling there or is it like Amazon?
Beicklink is a mess and you would think when Lego purchased them they would make it easier and become more technologically advanced
I know!!!
As a side gig eBay is the most realistic and easiest way to sell.
Absolutely! For now!
Agreed.
Bricklink FTW!
Great place for all things LEGO. Terrible interface IMO
I went on district but they said they wouldn’t ship to Australia
It just got added so sellers will need to update their listings to turn on shipping to Australia. If you find something your interested in feel free to message the seller
@@JakesBricks ok great thanks a lot I’ll be sure to check what sets u guys have listed
Sellers misusing the shipping cost (i.e. pricing product for 0.99 and grossly increasing shipping cost) on eBay was the probable cause for them adding fees for shipping. The shipping label bulk discount on ebay kind of helps with that. However, charging fees on tax is ridiculous and the high fees on eBay overall hurt.
Yes I remember the .99 + $45 shipping days. eBay imo has started to price people out. Curious if they will continue to be a long term viable option
District sounds just like whatnot absolutely identical, if ur on whatnot your building a community or district and people come to your shows because they know you. U also sell stuff in the BIN just like district the big difference is the shear amount of people on whatnot compared to district, honestly don’t see district making it long. Even Duck bricks sells More on whatnot and M&R is on whatnot as well as a ton of other huge KZread Lego channels
We will see! They are definitely similar. Although you can’t connect in real time with the creator or community outside of the live in whatnot like you can in district. Additionally each district allows other sellers to sell inside of it. Whatnot is great for creators just not for the average LEGO seller. But time will tell!
The pricing on your district page is wild, even for currently available sets. Why would anyone overpay on that platform when they can get the set for MSRP or even 20% off in most cases. The executor (75356) is currently available for $70 from Walmart and Lego with free shipping, you’ve priced it at $100 plus shipping.
Or get it for even cheaper on whatnot
Just like eBay sellers can charge whatever they want. I haven’t controlled the pricing inside of the Jake’s bricks district yet. If a set is too high it likely won’t sell. You probably aren’t seeing any “deals” per se because they are likely sold.or they sell quickly. Hope this helps
I like what I heard you say about stockx . If they could improve the time to customer would be amazing. Verified shipping would eliminate scams by 99%. If eBay or Amazon would make that option and at a small increase to fees would be icing on the cake
@@rbletitgo4948 after applying all of their fees, their prices are no longer attractive. They will list that $500 set for $400, but after all the fees, you'll pay $484 for it (this is just an example). I don't think it is worth it.
Great vid Jake! Amazon and their customers are the worst to deal with BUT they definitely move the most volume so a Bezos-Bozo I remain.
It is definitely still the best to move volume!!!
The District is great, i look forward to selling on there Jake, once it comes to my neck of the woods the UK.
Whatnot is already in the uk
This is true! Hoping district gets the uk soon!
@@jasonBrown-ol2lz Yes i know it is, i already sell on there but not Lego.
Thank you, I never fully understood all of the differences that make platforms so different to sell on
Glad this video helped