Keep it or break it?

[conor912]

On the heels of Barry's insanely cool CJ completion, I was wondering what other set builders do once their done with a significant set. Do you keep it and take a break to financially reload or do you typically sell it off eventually to finance your next endeavor. Whenever I finish a set I always tell myself I'll keep it forever, though I have never held onto one for more than 5 years.....

[sdkammeyer]

Excellent topic. I am buying display cases as I put together the 206 set, and although its going to take 10 cases to display the entire set .... that's my goal.

I would like to think that I will keep it forever (and I probably will) .... but I could definitely see myself enjoying it for a couple/few years and thinking "Dang, do you know what kind of stuff you could fund if you sold all this?"

[kmac32]

Keep it because of all the work to put a set together

[glchen]

Right now, I am selling of completed sets to fund my next endeavors (or to try to complete existing ones). If I had enough capital available where I could keep my sets and start/complete new ones, I would probably do that. Since I don't, something has to go.

[EvilKing00]

If i finish the T205 set im keeping if forever - passing it to my son before i get too old, lol

[bbcard1]

Unless you have a very high rated set or something, breaking a set is normally the way to maximize profits. There are exceptions, but not many....but it is an emotional decision to break a set you took a long time assembling. It is also a lot more work to sell portions of many sets than it is to sell them in a hunk.

If I get hit by a bus tomorrow, I would expect my family to sell my T206 set as a unit...and the person who buys it will break it up. The thrill of these things is in the assembly of it.

BTW, I hope my son may get interested in a T206 set, but if so, i hope he gets the joy I have gotten by building it.