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Hi Bob and guys, (...) Its an very old question. Imo its an silly one, just pay the price for the sets youre willing to pay. Dont bother to compare it to other deals. Secondhand LEGO isnt worth more then 30 - 50 % of the original sellingprice. When (...) (25 years ago, 6-May-01, to lugnet.market.appraisal)
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Personally, I think it's a pure judgement call on your part. How much do you want a set? How necessary is it to have the set, or can it be built from existing parts? etc. I've had very disappointing results where even the condition of a opened set (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.market.appraisal)
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| | Re: MISB Set Prices vs. Opened Set Prices
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(...) Yes, that makes sense - opening the set to build it instead of keeping it unopened as an investment is a very important distinction. Also. like the other posts talked about, the age of the set is important. My current period of collection is (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.market.appraisal)
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(...) Depends on how rare it is, how wanted it is, how old it is, how common the non-MISB version is etc etc. For instance, with say the 8480 Space Shuttle, MISB vs used with box makes less than 50% in my experience, while with say a 8860 Car (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.market.appraisal)
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| | Re: MISB Set Prices vs. Opened Set Prices
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Another big factor will be the age of the set. If I'm buying a set that's 3 or 4 years old I'm not going to care very much if it's in MISB. On the other hand I'd pay a _lot_ for MISB for just about any set from the 1970s, because I know that would (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.market.appraisal)
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