ryanfitton Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 Just wondering, but the price rise for some sets, especially for the modulars when the are discontinued is ridiculous. I am wondering would standard sets have a high price rise compared to licenesed sets when they are discountinued? Or would the price rise only happen on a particular line/model which is popular. Quote
CMP Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 Well, modulars are commonly regarded as one of the best subthemes in years, judging by how well they sell. So yes, it's only really rare or very well designed sets. Batman's popular mostly for the minifigs, but that's about as much as anybody will pay for figures. No, common themes like City/Modern space/Castle aren't going to be worth as much, unless there's an exclusive figure, or if the set itself is so. Quote
ryanfitton Posted August 31, 2011 Author Posted August 31, 2011 Well, modulars are commonly regarded as one of the best subthemes in years, judging by how well they sell. So yes, it's only really rare or very well designed sets. Batman's popular mostly for the minifigs, but that's about as much as anybody will pay for figures. No, common themes like City/Modern space/Castle aren't going to be worth as much, unless there's an exclusive figure, or if the set itself is so. Great, thats some great info. Thanks for your help :) Quote
Brickdoctor Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 Older sets often rise in price ridiculously, too, because of the demand among AFOLs. MISB Classic Castle and Pirates sets being the prime example. Non-licenses sets of smaller productions runs could rise that much in thirty years as the newest generation of AFOLs starts buying them. Like CallMePie said, the minifigs are a big selling point. That's probably why its the D2C non-licensed sets that rise the highest - because without those ultra-special licensed 'figs, the model itself has to be that much better. Quote
vexorian Posted September 3, 2011 Posted September 3, 2011 (edited) It is demand. Plenty of AFOLs really want those modular buildings and sellers know it, so they raise the price. This is redundant but it is mostly because I originally made a post that misunderstood the OP and now I can't delete it, so let me replace it with something that is consistent to what the OP says. Edited September 3, 2011 by vexorian Quote
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