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sealed Inika For Sale! (should i post this on b/s/t...please tell me if im breaking the rules hehe..)


Arcee

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i always hit the thrift shops to find old bionicles and lo and behold i hit the motherload. of course i couldnt resist opening the ones i've never owned before (visorak are REALLY COOL, i missed out on those ones)

 

however i have sealed:

  • nuparu inika
  • kongu inika
  • hahli inika
  • jaller inika
  • matoro inika

i'm thinking of selling them for $20 each...is this too much of a bargain or too expensive? I think the fact they're still sealed up gives them a lot more value. if i manage to pick up a sealed hewkii somewhere i'll probably sell the lot for $60-$100 depending on how much people care about the canisters being shut

 

who knows maybe they contain rare misprints.......ooooo spooky

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I dunno, that's twice their original value, but they are 8+ years old now, so maybe? One thing to consider is if their light up weapons still have battery life in em. If they're dead, that might hurt their value. (Even if they can technically be replaced... I dunno, I'm not the best judge of this.) If the batteries are still working, then that price wouldn't be too unrealistic.

 

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The batteries are indeed working, which is one of the things I've taken into consideration. You can always replace the batteries but that requires unsealing the package so I feel like that might add value?

 

I know Lego isn't exactly the same as, say, Gundam or My Little Pony where sealed packages are often worth more than the toy itself..with Lego I guess it's the pieces that are probably worth more.

 

But who knows I'm not too acquainted with collectors and maybe somebody would like an unopened canister.

 

Regardless I'm willing to sell them for $10 and no less instead, considering they have all the pieces and are in top shape.

 

I think I'll hit up B/S/T later and do some research

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Cool. Cool cool cool. Did that at the store and they're being sold in the $10-30 range, I guess between "I need to get rid of these old toys might as well make some cash" and people who are a little too hopeful.

 

The sort of "research" I implied is if BZPgoers value sealed sets at all because I don't like all the added fees etc that eBay involves 'specially if I'm selling low. Though I guess anyone with a bit of intelligence would check eBay for competitive prices. Hmph I'm totally not cut out for this

 

i guess......

 

not all the cans are the same........what's the differance........the selection has too many

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PRICES and VALUES it is so INFUUUUUURIATING. whare's the manager

 

(and now. the police are involved AHAHAHAHAH omg i cant BELIEVE what she made take place)

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people saying these were $10 were lucky lol. In Canada they were the first wave to be bumped from $12 to $16, so with that in mind a $4 markup is really very generous

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If you're a bit crafty (and shameless) you can try waiting until the new BIONICLE sets come out and then sell your guys at a high price to some newbie fan, calling the Inika some old "relics" of the previous BIONICLE age. :P

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people saying these were $10 were lucky lol. In Canada they were the first wave to be bumped from $12 to $16, so with that in mind a $4 markup is really very generous

 

gosh i was estimating down (they were like $12 or $13 american dollars if i recall correctly, i remember getting the toa nuva for like eight bucks)

 

according to google thats like $15 in american, yeesh

 

regardless i could take V-N's advice and see if later-year first circulation bionicle sets age well. after all it IS tough to find decent prices on 2001-2003 sets.

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people saying these were $10 were lucky lol. In Canada they were the first wave to be bumped from $12 to $16, so with that in mind a $4 markup is really very generous

 

gosh i was estimating down (they were like $12 or $13 american dollars if i recall correctly, i remember getting the toa nuva for like eight bucks)

 

according to google thats like $15 in american, yeesh

 

regardless i could take V-N's advice and see if later-year first circulation bionicle sets age well. after all it IS tough to find decent prices on 2001-2003 sets.

 

as far as I can remember, in 01-03 the canister sets were $8, then with the metru in 04 they went up to $10, 05 was $12 and everything after was $16-ish... wheres the american prices stayed much steadier. Canada gets ripped off by lego lol

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