I have a tough decision to make

"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform) 06/29/2016 at 15:38 • Filed to: None

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I desperately need help. I don’t know what to do. Buffer image.

When I get my Lego Technic Porsche 911, do I build it, or leave it in its box and sell it for profit once it gets discontinued?

A set like this is going to more than double its value the second it’s discontinued, provided it’s still sealed in the box. I could build it, which would be awesome, but I’ll have nowhere to display it since it’s so big. And once I build it... that’s sort of it?

Help me out, Oppo.

PlasteredClover > TheHondaBro 06/29/2016 at 15:41

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Buy two, break even.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > TheHondaBro 06/29/2016 at 15:42

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Sell it with profit and buy more Lego

TheHondaBro > PlasteredClover 06/29/2016 at 15:42

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That’s $646.18 though.

$kaycog > TheHondaBro 06/29/2016 at 15:43

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If you have no way to display it, leave it sealed in box and sell for profit.

deprecated account > TheHondaBro 06/29/2016 at 15:44

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But if you break even, who cares?

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > $kaycog 06/29/2016 at 15:45

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Ooooo this is definitely the right plan

Jcarr > TheHondaBro 06/29/2016 at 15:45

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Over the course of your life are you going to be more upset about:

A) Missing out on a few hundred dollars

or

B) Buying this and never touching it, only to let it escape.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > TheHondaBro 06/29/2016 at 15:45

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I am planning on building mine. I don’t care that it is already going for $400+ on ebay. I would rather have the epic set than turn a profit by scalping others.

S65 > TheHondaBro 06/29/2016 at 15:46

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Where can you store it?

$kaycog > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 06/29/2016 at 15:46

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I’m brilliant.

#HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Biggus Dickus (RevsBro) > TheHondaBro 06/29/2016 at 15:50

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Build it and enjoy it. I could have done the same thing with my old Enzo model but its too cool to not build.

Edit: I just looked up the price and NIB is selling for roughly $1300-1400. Not a bad return over 10 years for a $300 investment.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > TheHondaBro 06/29/2016 at 15:50

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Tbh I don’t like the looks of it (the lego version) so it’s easy for me to say keep it for a while.

TheHondaBro > Jcarr 06/29/2016 at 15:50

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Those are good points you made.

TheHondaBro > S65 06/29/2016 at 15:51

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Not really anywhere at the moment.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > TheHondaBro 06/29/2016 at 15:53

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Has the Porsche bubble really gotten to this level?

Spridget > TheHondaBro 06/29/2016 at 15:54

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Buy set

Open set very carefully

Save packaging

Build set

Unbuild set when you’re bored of it

Replace pieces in packaging

Create false identity

Move to a new town under false identity

Seal pieces in packaging with duct tape and superglue

Live in false identity for several years

Put Porsche set in safe place

Become false identity

Register at Toy Show and Hobby show as a dealer under false identity

Take Porsche set out of safe place and bring it to Toy Show

Sell it, along with fake Hotwheels Redlines, fake baseball cards, Comic Books, etc, at Toy Show

Run for Senate under false identity

Lose Senate race, but use publicity to win election for Sheriff of small town where you live under false identity

Use Law Enforcement powers to murder the guy who you sold the Porsche set to

Civil Forfeiture Porsche set

Repeat process above

Fake death

???

Profit

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Jcarr 06/29/2016 at 15:55

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Answer: Buy 2, one to build and the other to cover costs.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 06/29/2016 at 15:55

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They are also going to be worth a ton used so you could do that.

Spaceball-Two > TheHondaBro 06/29/2016 at 15:58

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Option 3: Gib to Spaceball.

Tis best option

TheHondaBro > Spaceball-Two 06/29/2016 at 15:59

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Option 4: shank Spacetesticle’s bitch ass.

I like that one more, to be honest.

Jcarr > TheHondaBro 06/29/2016 at 16:00

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S65 > TheHondaBro 06/29/2016 at 16:02

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Keep it in the box then

RallyWrench > TheHondaBro 06/29/2016 at 16:04

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Keep it either way, and if you get to building and displaying it, great if not, it’s still an option. I probably won’t get to building my Technic LMP for awhile, but it’s nice to know it’s there.

The Stig's former college room mate > TheHondaBro 06/29/2016 at 16:09

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buy two

Pixel > TheHondaBro 06/29/2016 at 16:16

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A friend finances their lego habit by buying 2 of every big kit, building one and carefully storing the 2nd. When it goes out to production they sell the stored one for 2-3 times its value and buys more lego. They’ve been doing it for over a decade and have thousands in lego and a small profit to show for it.

Tripper > TheHondaBro 06/29/2016 at 16:17

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Leave it in the box. Your post prompted me to check the values of the FXX and the F430 as I have both (and I built them). The F430 has not gone up much but the FXX is on Amazon for $605!

Hey Julie > TheHondaBro 06/29/2016 at 16:21

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Buy two, build one, sell one for the double the price, you have a free Lego

Your boy, BJR > Spridget 06/29/2016 at 16:26

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Isn't that the plot of Banshee on Cinemax?

Spridget > Your boy, BJR 06/29/2016 at 16:34

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I’ve never seen it, but apparently they’re very similar (going off of Wikipedia here.) This means only one thing:

E92M3 > TheHondaBro 06/29/2016 at 16:38

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Option 3: Buy 200, hold for 10 years. Triple your money, use profits towards a REAL porsche.

Chasaboo > TheHondaBro 06/29/2016 at 16:42

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I hate to tell you this, but that orange car doesn’t look anything like the red car.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > TheHondaBro 06/29/2016 at 17:19

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Why waste money buying something you'll never use? The whole idea of buying something new just to sit on it in the hopes of profit just doesn't make sense to me.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > TheHondaBro 06/29/2016 at 17:48

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I've kept all the packaging. I've built it but buying two and leaving one sealed did cross my mind.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > TheHondaBro 06/29/2016 at 18:20

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It’s not air cooled, it won’t appreciate, you looney. :p

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > TheHondaBro 06/29/2016 at 19:00

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Holy shit, why didn’t you just buy me louvers instead?

TheHondaBro > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/29/2016 at 19:16

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Because you car is worth less than those damn louvers.

philipilihp > TheHondaBro 06/29/2016 at 19:43

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Uhm... build it. What fun is having it off you don’t build it. Just hang out on your wall when finished. Then paint a race track on the wall for the porsche to hoon on.

pjhusa > TheHondaBro 06/29/2016 at 20:00

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