Greatest "Flipped" set ever???

nerdsforprez · 2014-03-11T16:58:57.000Z

I just posted this on Bricklink, so if you are a member, perhaps you may see it there. But I thought that this post might be more appropriate for brickpicker, so here it is. I am saddened that I had a Dark Period where Lego was not a part of my life. That is what too much school will do to ya Very happy to be back, but sometimes I lament the fact that I missed out on some of the greatest (debatable I know) sets out there for "flipping" or investing, such as the UCS MF, ISD, several Modulars, and the like. I was having a conversation with my friend the other day, sharing my sob story, when i realized, although I missed out on some of the greatest sets ever (for flipping or investing) I may not have missed the greatest set ever for "flipping" (i.e. maybe not as a long-term investment, but in the short-term, oh yeah). That set may very well be a Technic set. Set 41999. I bought two of these for $200 each. Sold them for $450/each one month later. No, this is not due to my acumen, rather, this was more or less the average selling price during their heyday, which was more or less only a month after their release. Still a great set, but even now, the average selling price is not $450. around 350ish, give or take. Feel bad for the fella who bought mine, so far he has lost around $200. But I digress.... Lego announced that only 20,000 of these sets would be made, so people freaked out and bought all they could. For around a month or so you could sell them for almost anything, and like I said the going price was around $450 average. Then speculation arose that Lego might release more, which, as of yet, has not happened and the going price dropped. Still high, it has dropped since its heyday and not rebounded completely. But, it begs the question. Is Lego 41999 the greatest "flipped" set ever? I am not talking about long term growth, the SW UCS models and several modulars have more growth, but this has occurred over many years (or in the case of the ISD, a decade), where I more than doubled my original investment in a month (as did many others)! If it is, then I can rest in solace that although I missed many great investments, I was a part of the greatest "flipped" set to date Thoughts?