6838-Pc LEGO Pokémon Venusaur, Charizard & Blastoise

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I was finally able to get the Botanical Garden. My daughter will be so happy.

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Too expensive.

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Some of these "Deals" are above MSRP the reference price is insane $199?

https://home.woot.com/offers/lego...-london-1?

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ProfChaos85

Aug 22, 2026 4:20 PM

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I got the Pokémon starters. I had over half of that in Amazon rewards, so it was most affordable.

WillRep4Help

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WillRep4HelpAug 22, 2026 4:35 PM

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Lego has always been expensive.

I wonder how my parents afforded legos when I was a kid? Were they bought second hand? Goodwill? I have no clue. I wish I was rich. Paying hundreds of dollars for plastic bricks is kinda crazy.

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leoskee

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I used to buy Legos as an investment and slowly grew myself out of space to store them. I have half of my storage space in my house taken up by Lego sets. I kid you not. I have 23 extra large size moving boxes from Home Depot full of sets. I have no more room to buy them. I haven't bought another set in well over a year. I hope it was worth it in the long run. Only time will tell.

Lego prices are getting out of control! That Pokemon and the Eifel Tower sets are crazy for $549. My most expensive sets are 2 UCS Millenium Falcon sets that I got from the famous price mistake from over a decade ago. I would never pay retail price for anything that expensive.

Last edited by leoskee August 22, 2026 at 11:01 AM.

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Mitch3592

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Quote from WillRep4Help

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Lego has always been expensive.

I wonder how my parents afforded legos when I was a kid? Were they bought second hand? Goodwill? I have no clue. I wish I was rich. Paying hundreds of dollars for plastic bricks is kinda crazy.

Certain ones like these are more investments. They have out performed the stock markets last 20 years or so.

Leader2light

Aug 23, 2026 5:25 PM

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Leader2lightAug 23, 2026 5:25 PM

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Get the AliExpress version for 70

avg-joe

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avg-joeAug 23, 2026 5:48 PM

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This looks great but not $550 great... 😅

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inspir3d

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Quote from Mitch3592

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Certain ones like these are more investments. They have out performed the stock markets last 20 years or so.

That's not entirely correct... S&p has crushed any Lego set appreciation, folks forget to factor time value of money into their math coincidentally.

Separately your liquidity and ability to buy at scale limit this. Ie, you have $1M to invest, you aren't exactly going to buy and store legos. The storage alone would destroy the return

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alexta6

Aug 23, 2026 7:43 PM

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This is not really deals.. 18%? give me at least 30%

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FReeWorld0rder

Aug 23, 2026 8:24 PM

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FReeWorld0rderAug 23, 2026 8:24 PM

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Lego prices are insane. Remember when these were for kids?

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MaroonHeart725

Aug 23, 2026 9:58 PM

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Quote from Leader2light

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Get the AliExpress version for 70

do you have a link for this? I have never purchased from AliExpress--is it just as simple as purchasing from Amazon? (aside from shipping times).

Leader2light

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Quote from MaroonHeart725

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do you have a link for this? I have never purchased from AliExpress--is it just as simple as purchasing from Amazon? (aside from shipping times).

Yeah just look up lepin reddit

BlueDesk9616

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Quote from Mitch3592

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Certain ones like these are more investments. They have out performed the stock markets last 20 years or so.

Let's suppose we even choose amongst Lego's top performing categories such as Lord of the Rings or Batman. We're talking about 10 - 12% compound annual growth rate (source: Brickeconomy) versus 12 - 16% for the S&P 500 (including dividends) over a similar period. That's a big practical difference because the diverging returns compound over time.

Still, Lego's returns have been competitive with physical gold and have beat many other asset classes, which is definitely nothing to scoff at. Most collectibles end up worthless. So in comparison Lego does incredibly well.

Last edited by BlueDesk9616 August 23, 2026 at 03:04 PM.

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