The Ultimate Guide to Collectible LEGO Sets: Identification and Price Guide, by Ed Maciorowski, Jeff Maciorowski
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LEGO bricks are the building blocks of childhood. Yet they are far from child's play. LEGO sets are fast becoming a hot commodity with collectors worldwide for fun and profit.
Abundantly visual, informative and detailed, The Ultimate Guide to Collectible LEGO Sets is the definitive reference to more than 2,000 of the most collectible sets on the secondary market, illustrating the incredible value of LEGO bricks, not only from an entertainment and educational standpoint, but also as an investment. Consider a Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series Millennium Falcon, which sold at retail for $500, is now selling for more than $3,500 on the secondary market.
The Ultimate Guide to Collectible LEGO Sets features:
- More than 25 top themes, including Advanced Models, Batman, Ideas/Cuusoo, Star Wars UCS and non-UCS sets, Technic, Trains, and Vintage
- Up-to-date secondary market prices for more than 2,000 new and used sets from 2000 to present
- More than 300 full-color photos of sets in their boxes, and built models
- Tips on reselling, flipping, and investing
- Amazon Sales Rank: #766265 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-10-29
- Released on: 2015-10-29
- Format: Kindle eBook
About the Author
Ed Maciorowski is the co-founder and co-owner of BrickPicker.com. He has been a LEGO collector since 1973, when his parents gave him his first set (710 Wrecker with Car). Ed is now an investor as well, with over 6,000 sets in his collection and a current market value well into the six figures. He and his brother, Jeff, got the idea to create the online LEGO price and investing guide after Ed discovered that a 10179 Millennium Falcon set he bought for $399 was selling for $800-$1,200 on eBay two years later. The price for that set is now nearly $4,000. Ed also is a regular contributor in the LEGO-themed magazine, BLOCKS.
Jeff Maciorowski is the co-founder and co-owner of BrickPicker.com. He is a senior website engineer for a $40 million market research company and specializes in multiple web technologies, including Cold Fusion, jQuery, Oracle, and mySQL. Jeff built Brickpicker.com from the ground up and it is now the third busiest LEGO-themed website in the world that attracts over five million visitors annually. The site has been featured in the USA Today and other digital media outlets (BBC.com, Wired.com). Jeff is also the creator of the recently launched BrickClassifeds.com website, a cost-effective secondary LEGO marketplace.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Wonderful book that offers a different perspective at the world of Lego By Tony If you are looking for a book dedicated to specific topics such as minifigures or specific themes, this might not be for you. DK has been publishing those books since 2010. Instead, Jeff and Ed Maciorowski take readers in a wonderful journey exploring iconic Lego sets with summaries, facts, excellent pictures, price values and opinions on popularity of each set. The book also clearly states that like other forms of investing, profits are not guaranteed. Not every Lego set appreciates in value.This book can easily be compared to a stock market investing guide that lists summaries and details on stock value for each S&P 500 company. However, not many investment guides contain such beautiful photography and is well designed. Honestly this book is designed for the coffee table. A hardcover edition would be welcomed.While a Kindle edition is available, it is not identical to the paperback. Some page details are missing in the Kindle edition that would have me recommend the paperback version instead.Disclaimer : This book contains some photographs taken by me. I was not compensated for my photographs or asked to write a review.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Excellent Guide for LEGO Set Collectors/Resellers; Entertaining for LEGO Fans, Too By Lynne E. If you're a collector or fan of LEGO sets, you'll probably like THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO COLLECTIBLE LEGO SETS; IDENTIFICATION AND PRICE GUIDE. Its only real drawback is that the prices are already out of date, as of the date of publication, and are kind of low (in varying degrees). The book generally limits itself to LEGO sets that were created and released from 2000 and after, but includes a handful of pre-2000 sets (e.g., 8480 Space Shuttle; 6086 Black Knight's Castle).The prices are drawn from eBay auction sales listings--which is an acceptable benchmark source, as far as I'm concerned. However, once a LEGO set is retired (as are most of the sets in this book), the price goes up and up with market demand. Thus no "price guide" can ever keep up, as long as older LEGO sets continue to be popular and desirable. Still, the Price Guide at the end of the book is fascinating, as it analyzes the sets with their calculated ROI% (return on investment percentage from the retail price). The appreciation on the rarest sets can be more than 1000% over the original retail price!The identification portion does NOT go out of date, and is valuable for collectors, sellers, and ordinary fans like myself. The listing for each set states: (1) set number and name; (2) year released; (3) no. of pieces; (4) minifigures; (5) original retail price; (6) current price for a new set; and (7) current price for a used set. There is an illustration showing what the set looks like, and a short text discussing interesting facts about the set (especially facts that may affect its future value as a collectible, such as early retirement that usually affects the rarity). This is the only book I've found that includes the original retail prices for retired sets.The Introduction includes a checklist of things that a novice should look for in selecting LEGO sets for investments. These are (1) rare pieces and minifigures; (2) licensed sets; (3) large sets with 1,000 pieces or more; (4) sets with low price per piece ratios; (5) sets with short production runs; (6) limited edition sets; (7) small sets and polybags, especially seasonal sets; and (8) unique sets. Each of the above checklist items is explained in more detail. There is also a lot of good advice about the drawbacks of purchasing LEGO sets for later resale as collectibles (e.g., the boxes require huge amounts of space).The entries for the sets are organized by the LEGO themes: Ch. 1 Advanced Models; Ch. 2 Architecture; Ch. 3 Batman; Ch. 4 Bionicle; Ch. 5 Castle; Ch. 6 City; Ch. 7 Creator; Ch. 8 Dino; Ch. 9 Friends; Ch. 10 Harry Potter; Ch. 11 Hero Factory; Ch. 12 Ideas/CUUSOO; Ch. 13 Indiana Jones; Ch. 14 Legends of Chima; Ch. 15 The LEGO Movie; Ch. 16 Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit; Ch. 17 Monster Fighters; Ch. 18 Ninjago; Ch. 19 Pirates/Pirates of the Caribbean; Ch. 20 Seasonal; Ch. 21 Space; Ch. 22 Star Wars UCS; Ch. 23 Star Wars Non-UCS; Ch. 24 Superheroes; Ch. 25 Technic; Ch. 26 Trains; Ch. 27 Vintage Pre-2000; Ch. 28 Miscellaneous. The book also contains a Price Guide, Glossary, Bibliography, and Author Biographical Information.This book displays perfectly in the Kindle edition on my iPad. This is a reference book for collectors that is also entertaining for fans like myself. If you're less interested in prices and more interested in looking at the details of the sets themselves, you might want to consider Great LEGO Sets: A Visual History.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. An Ultimate Guide to LEGO sets of the modern era... By BR For any fan of LEGO, this book is great for the in-depth reviews of the most iconic and collectible LEGO sets of the modern era. The pictures and layout of the book are amazing and it is very easy to read, whether you just want to look at the pictures of these great LEGO sets or read the details that make these sets stand out on their own. This is not only a LEGO collectible book, it's also a guide that has tips on how you should take care of your sets to retain maximum value and it also gives you indications of past/future trends when it comes to picking sets that may be a good investments for your future. Many of the sets outlined in the book will just continue to appreciate and haven't seen their full investment potential. Back to building...
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