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[quote=Anonymous]It’s definitely a niche kind of market but you can recoup “some” of your expenditures (definitely wouldn’t call it an “investment”) if you [i]can[/i] resell. That’s often easier said than done. The sets that sell quickly are usually “NIB” (new-in-box, with little or no “box” damage). As a prior poster mentioned, the originals come in carefully crafted packages that correlate to the building instructions and getting them just right on a repack (after you’ve built it yourself) is almost impossible. For the past several years, I’ve spent as much time breaking down a Santa’s Village build (that DC and I spend glorious hours together building from Thanksgiving to Christmas). There’s no way I’d bother to try to make any money that way.

What I have learned to do is pay attention to offerings through the free Lego-dot-com VIP membership and, if something peaks our family’s interest, we’ll sometimes buy two (two DCs!). Build one and decide if it’s a keeper….or sell if it’s just so-so (which has been rare). Eventually, there’ll be a “mass” open-lot sell-off as the kids move out but we’re ok with that.  
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