This has turned out to be a busy week. Normally I like to try to post daily, but with the real world keeping me busy I just haven't had a chance to get much accomplished here on Hive. Today I finally have some free time to sit and put together a post. I have been working on this particular post for a couple of weeks, mostly getting pictures saved so when I finally had the time to write it up it wouldn't be too time consuming. Today I'm diving back into some LEGOs, I was going to share more about the bin of girls LEGOs but I found something even more interesting at Goodwill a couple weeks ago.
But before I jump into the LEGOs, this morning I saw this in the news. A Cheeto was found by someone that resembled the Pokémon Charizard. So rather than eat it they framed it up and put it up for sale in an auction. Someone paid $87,840 for this edible item... People who just have too much money spend it on the strangest things...
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As always, I like to start off my LEGO posts with some insanely priced pieces of plastic. This particular mini-figure was given out a the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con, and only four were made. Right now you could expect to pay $4,500 for this Superman in a black suit. Yet more people with plenty of money to invest in tiny pieces of plastic! I would rather buy a gold coin personally!
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Now for the good stuff. Several years back there was a game released called Skylanders. In this game you had to buy figurines to play the game, so not only did they get to sell the game they also sold the figures. It was smart concept and they made a fortune. They were a big hit and so LEGO decided to make their own version to cash in on this video game trend. They created the game LEGO Dimensions and was released about ten years ago. While browsing at Goodwill I came across a collection of items for the game, but there was no game. Fortunately I remembered that my son had played the game years ago and I still had it with his old Wii U and games. So I gambled paying $60 for the bunch of them, but I saw a couple items that I knew should be valuable. So more of an educated gamble.
This was the first item that really caught my eye. I had never seen Doctor Who in LEGO form and knew it couldn't be very common. So I tested them on the game pad and they all worked, and then priced them. The going rate was $60, so I put it up for sale and within 24 hours it sold at full price. I got lucky on this one, it payed for my entire purchase! The gamble paid off this time, I've had some in the past that didn't work out so well.
The other item I saw was Scooby-Doo along with Shaggy. They aren't real common items in the LEGO world either. After testing them out they were all working. I put it up for sale for $30 and it sold in less that an hour. Now I know I should have asked for more, but it made the whole buy profitable which really was the whole point in the buy in the first place!
Next up I have the Portal 2 pack. As it turns out it wasn't very common either, and commands a price of $40 and up. Luckily all the bases worked in the game, but the mini-figure was damaged. You can see the crack on the side of the torso, that subtracts at least $10 off the price. But that's alright because at this point it's all profit anyway.
Now for some Lord of the Rings, and here I ran into my first major problem. The crossbow construction has a faulty base. I'll need to order a new one to be able to sell it, they come cheap it you know where to shop, around $0.02. Once I replace it the whole bunch might sell for $20 if I'm lucky, it's not nearly as popular as the first two!
And now for Unikitty. I might get $8 if I'm lucky on these, Lego City sets just aren't very popular. But it's better than nothing and I'll have to wait for a buyer who's lookin to collect it.
It also came with the portal to connect to the Wii U and the starter characters. As you can see it's really dusty, I'm going to have to clean the whole thing up and count the parts before putting it up for sale. Not a huge value, I might get $15 in used condition. It is an odd collection of starter characters with Gandalf, Batman, Wyldstyle, and the Batmobile. But I got to have a lot of fun playing a video game and making money in the process. Not a bad way to make a few extra dollars!
That will wrap up my Lego Dimensions post for the day. This was a real gamble because if none of the bases had worked I would probably had lost money because replacing character bases on the expensive sets isn't cheap. I'm glad I took the chance though, because it really was a lot of fun! I would be cautious to buy one of these unless you have some idea what sets are more valuable, I easily could have lost money on this one. Thanks for taking the time to look over my post, I hope you enjoyed it. I learned that you can make money from Cheetos as well, so the day wasn't a loss!
Have a great day everyone! I appreciate all of your support!
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87k? Wow. Isn't that some sort of processed meat that shouldn't be worth more than 3$? It's unbelievable. I remember when Justin Sun paid one is it two million dollars for one piece of banana.
No just crunchy corn product with flavored powder, that one is a flaming hot one because it's red.
That new Lego store finally opened in my hometown but I haven't had a chance to go there yet. I have a feeling there won't be many good deals to be had because it sounds like they are doing something similar to what you do. They likely know exactly what everything is worth and have little wiggle room.
I'm sure they are going to price things close to their real value. That's why I love thrift stores, sometimes you get lucky. On this one I didn't make a killing, but I got payed to play a video game which I otherwise never would have played!
That is definitely cool. I know what you mean about the thrift stores. I haven't been to one in a while, but sometimes you can really find some great deals!
My nephew found a camel hair blazer in one recently. It was made in the 70's and is brand new, it was produced by the company that made clothes for Dick Van Dyke. He paid $15 for it and easily could have sold it for over $200, but he's keeping it to wear!
Wow, that is really awesome. I have never been that lucky, but I know some people have found some really great things by chance like that.
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wow you really have some beautiful pieces
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Poeple with money has the strangest thing to buy isn't it?
I mean that $87,840 will evaporate to the air if the Cheetos was exposed to the element, or it will be expired one day, so with the money.
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I guess they have it sealed in an airtight container, but I would thing eventually it could break if it was shaken. Truly a bizarre thing to pay so much money for it, you could have bought a BTC!
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A fun endeavor! Glad it was profitable.
It was fun, I always liked playing the LEGO games. I may actually keep the portal and finish up the game before I sell it! lol
great content. my son plays lego and wished kept them in good condition. now they are all scattered on his room and still playing with them. truly lot of lego collectors around. thanks for sharing
Thanks! LEGOs can be worth serious money!
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lesson learned. i was able to salvage all them boxes and manual though lol. i see in ebay they do sell them as well..
It's amazing how some old things becomes valuable as the time passes instead of losing value.
It all depends on a collector base, if someone is willing to buy it then it has value!
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So strange that someone would pay that much money for a Cheeto….🤣☺️
I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder, my friend !😇
I would’ve taken that $87,840 and bought bitcoin!😊
Me too, that's insane money for a corn product that looks like a Pokémon! A BTC would be a far better investment, or you could have bought three of these!
Ohhh.... Now that looks nice!!👍😀
They never have Lego at my two Goodwill stores. You are lucky
I have a few around here in close by cities, so whenever I happen to be heading that way I stop just to see what I can find. Every now and again I get lucky, but more and more I find the competition is beating me to the punch. The employees say that LEGOs are usually gone within a day.
I loved that gollum lol! Good one!
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Thanks! The Gollum is funny looking!
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Great result and I was trying to think who they modelled the Dr Who after?
But selling within 24 hours was awesome. I always like reading your lego posts, and charity shop / thrift shop flipping is a great way to make money. Unfortunately there are rarely any bargains now as the listers have access to the internet too!
It's all competition and now even some thrift stores have time to look up values. I like the big ones that are understaffed so that no one has time to look things up. I'm not sure on the Dr Who, my favorite was always Tom Baker anyway! I didn't know LEGO had ever done Dr Who so it was a good bet!
Yeah and now lots of our charity shops have online stores on ebay and places like that too. They have got canny!
Tom Baker was awesome and made the scarf a freature!
Wow people pay crazy money for crazy things don't theyv
That they do, that Cheeto is just mind blowing financial irresponsibility...
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A flaming hot cheeto in the shape of a charizard worth almost $90,000. It would be a waste to eat it, but I'm really curious how spicy it would taste. (I mean, it's a fire type pokemon. It's bound to be super spicy.
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