We've all been influenced to buy something and often you end up happy, but sometimes you regret your purchase. Today I wanted to talk about some of the LEGO sets and items that I've been influenced to get, that I wish I didn't (or have even already sold)...
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It is a necessary step. You buy, you regret, then you prune them and fine tune your collecting style. It's what makes your collection yours even if it changes over time because you will change as well.
Thats cool and all but isnt this like hollys 100th regret video, but still end up buying lots of unnecessary sets :p (i kid)
FOMO is what gets me. I've seen too many sets retire way too quickly that I'll get stuff if I have the slightest interest in it. I've sold a few Lego Ideas sets like the Yellow Submarine and ship in a bottle which were FOMO purchases. Same with the D2C 1989 Batmobile and Tumbler. I don't have space for them but I don't want to regret not picking them up. Also respect for including the original uploader names of the videos
I don't understand how you can get FOMO for sets that you don't really want.
I started asking myself "why am I buying" with every purchase if its not one of the few sets that end up living on my limited shelf space. Figs? Can I just get the figs more reasonably in the after market? Are the majority of the parts ones I can make use of on my medieval fantasy city build? Often leads to short term disappointment leaving the store empty handed. Always leaves me happy I have funds for the things I actually want on the aftermarket. You have a channel so you have more reasons to buy but yeah, impulse and influenced buying often comes with remorse points to some degree or other.
I regret buying battlepacks. As i've gotten older i realise i have no use for 50 little blue men, they're super overpriced and the sets themselves are not fun at all.
Hey at least they keep value 🤷♂️ you could resell them for your money back or maybe even more depending on the figs 🔥
yeah 2x3 well placed troopers in a moc are WAY more valuable then 50 of them standing in a line
i suppose generally loving clones has helped me to stay interested in lego clone troopers, along with getting a wider variety rather than just 100 of the same clone type. Another thing i do is make custom clones with decals, which are a lot of effort but they are also a cheap way of accessing an even wider variety of clones than lego could provide. they don’t have much monetary value, if any, but i personally love them. Also, if i dont like the builds i modify them or turn them into something better. obviously you do what you want to do but these things have helped me to continue enjoying lego clones 😊
I been collecting battle packs to. Planed to hold onto them for 5 years. But. As price gone up on battle packs. Thay was $25 5 years back now gone up to $42 $55. Crazy and that's at K mart hear. Cheapest place. To buy Lego where I am. But. Now trying to sale them all. To gain back Mony. I not into star war s. But. Just got. To see how I do. In re saleing them. On f book sale page. Had 45 so looks at them. But. 😊🤞🤞 Hoping some star war s. Freek. Buy s them.
i agree. suddenly i have twenty some 501st troopers but like... i don't have the pieces for mocs and i don't really play with them... what am i supposed to do with them
I have my botanical flower sets displayed in glasses behind Rivendell. Now my Rivendell looks like it’s surrounded by a forest of giant, colourful flowers.
At 26, I just now got back into Lego and my first set is the medieval blacksmith. I definitely do NOT regret this set - keep up the awesome vids!
Get the fishing hut awesome build
@@captainamerica7042 it's retired and probably really expensive. The next s3t he should get is the Lion Knights castle.
@@rickyma3189 I agree the Lion Knight's Castle is definitely worth it's incredibly high price. The fit with the Blacksmith is not great though, the scale is a bit off between those sets. Same deal for the Medieval Town Square, which is also quite a sweet set that has grown on me over time. (when I decided to build it into a larger diorama and fix 2 of the roofs)
My regret was being a mini figure collector as well as a set collector. Recently being an adult starting my life. I’ve learned minifigure collecting is very expensive and personally they just go into a bin. Now I mainly collect display-ability sets and I realized that is so much cheaper and more pleasing. Display sets are on display. Non display sets go into a bin to never be seen again. Skipped the ghost, quinjet, up house etc.
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PSA to anyone who has sets they regret buying/no longer want: Take them apart, sort the pieces into your collection and use them to make your own creations! Personally I don't see a huge point in selling used sets unless you're REALLY strapped for cash - the beauty of lego is being able to take things apart and reuse the pieces!
To add to this, record which sets you have before taking them apart!
@@daveybuildslego Yes! I like hanging on to the instruction manuals of every set so I have a constant catalogue of everything I *potentially* have
I’ve definitely been influenced to buy Lego sets day one. Which I regret when I see them on sale a month or two later 😅. Now I try to only buy day one if it’s double points, or a very nice gift with purchase. Really enjoyed the video !
I normally regret buying sets before they go on sale. If it's a cheap set, I don't mind. But anything above $50 I think it's better to wait.
Now this part of regret I can get into. One of the biggest challenges for me with LEGO sets, has been deciding on when to buy a set. I've had some awesome deals from non-officiel LEGO stores that were heavily discounted, but I did miss out on a set that I wanted because it was out of stock extremely quickly when it was 25% off. Now it is going to retire this year and only available for full price (or more at other places) Deciding where to buy a set is also a challenge, sometimes if you wait you can get a good deal outside of LEGO stores, but having the insider points or GWP can also make a purchase more worth it. There is the same conundrum with buying parts. Do you buy them at Bricklink? If so .. which store has the most parts you need? Should you make a bunch of smaller orders or one big one? Maybe it is better to wait for a good set to go on discount that has a ton of those parts, or you can buy them of pick a brick online and skip the shipping costs altogether. Or you wait for something great to show up in the wall in the LEGO stores that fills the need for that part in another way. (or if you're lucky, they have exactly that part) For me, there is no regret from buying the wrong thing. That is something that shouldn't happen, ever. There is however a myriad of questions surrounding what you buy, when you buy it, where you buy it from and at what price.
One thing im glad I do is always wait for a year or so for sets to go 20% off. not only do i get the usual sales but I have time to ask myself if i really want the set once the initial hype wears off
I combined the first botanical set with the wild flower set in the same vase and it looks really good! Makes a big, and varied bouquet. Maybe that would help you enjoy your set more
I'm getting much better as not giving into impulse buys. Specially because I know I will NOT resell anything, ever. Because I just can't be bothered. So I haven't regretted buying many things lately. But I do regret buying some sets. Namely: everything and anything related to Disney-Star Wars (I've now dismantled anything not related to films 1-6), the Disneyland Train (I never built it. But that one I know will keep going up in value), the LEGO Movie 2 Apocalypseburg, and the dragon from that M-She-U film with the Chinese guy (something Chi? IDC) mostly because LEGO later launched the Auspicious Dragon build which is vastly superior.
Most of mid 2000s Hogwarts castle sets and the 2018 revival sets. After watching everyone get back into Harry Potter I set out to finish the SS/CoS waves and some of the other sets but seeing everyone sell them for so cheap should have been a big warning sign for me.
2001/2002 sets? That’s what I’m collecting now. Trying to find the cheapest sealed ones online 😬. I like the old simpler Lego and the original castle has such tall ceilings. Lot of modern Lego is a lot of the same tiny pieces which don’t seem that useful/fun to reuse, also too many stickers where the original had plenty prints. Maybe they had less themes back then or it’s just they went all out with HP
@@jijowajaknxanma3439 I didn’t like the post original Goblet of Fire sets. I loved the SS/CoS sets and the original mini Diagon Alley Builds and the “original diagon alley” but was not really impressed with many sets between the very first sets And the recent green Modular’s except for quidditch match and Beauxbatons
@@kwong06 I did start collecting the green modulars because of holly and because they’re 20th anniversary with remakes and call backs to the originals. But I agree I love the original waves. Maybe there was more imagination before the entire book series was released. And the original modular system is so fun. I much prefer the old figures than the new cartoony versions. The cartoony-ness really takes away from the spookiness or danger or the atmosphere the old had.
@@jijowajaknxanma3439 definitely love the diversity in the newer minifigures but I felt there was more charm in the older ones
I got all of the figures from Marvel Series 2 I wanted by buying the boxes, except Beast. He was my #1 figure of the whole series and I bought him for $6 at a LEGO resale store. He’s an awesome figure and was worth my $6.
Thanks for an awesome video! We just found your channel and have been watching your videos!! They are awesome 😎 we will be back to watch more!! 🎉 yes we agree the flower bouquets are for a certain crowd. But expensive!
I have also been selling a lot lately because I need to get out of the mindset that I need every single thing, especially every single MCU set. I just got the D2C Sanctum Sanctorum and I'm selling the Infinity War one because that is now rendered redundant
I found the Hoth AT-ST for 20€. Got 2 and one had a misprinted Snowy Chewie (there are flecks of gold on the front of his headpiece)
For that price, that’s an absolute steal
This is a really interesting list! I have no regrets buying the flower bouquet (they were a gift and she loves them and wants all the botanical sets). I actually paid extra for Marvel series 2 to import the complete set - I think they all look fantastic and are among the best minifigs ever produced. Would I go through that process again? No. But I do I regret it? Not at all! Based on your video history, I know you’ve got all the previous Disney minifigures. I didn’t so I really enjoyed the Disney Train. However I actually really like Captain Hook’s ship. This set is on the list for storage but that ship and the Minifigures are definitely staying out on the display shelf. I never got it myself but I’m very surprised to see you say the Inquisitor Scythe! Every other review and comment I’ve seen has shown absolutely nothing but love for it. My biggest regret is probably just Bricklink in general - I have paid way too much for figures and some parts from there. I had no plans on getting the 332nd Battle Pack, but I did like the troopers. Over the year I ended up getting 2 troopers and a Vaughn, but I might as well have just bought the battle pack 😝
It seems like I regret a lot of the sets I buy for some reason, I have been working on budgeting a lot lately
I love lego star wars, I have a clone army but I also have no desire to display them in my room. I prefer colorful sets like the pride set and the piranha plant, as well as displaying stuff like the tree house, botanicals and a few modulars. I also really regret every single marvel set I bought. I don't care about the mcu these days. That disney markup is just not worth it
The Inquisitor Transport Scythe is a phenomenal set.
It is. Having this set convinced me to get krennics shuttle which is similar but much cooler and now they dock together.
I've recently decided to part with a good chunk of my collection, so this video hit right at home in a good time. Anyone with limited space knows the feeling of disassembled, bagged up or boxed up sets and minifigures. It took my a while to figure this out, but storing dozens of sets and minifigures that I hardly ever touch is just not worth it when I could free up that money for something for my home that I will use or look at every day. And that is the silver lining, that Lego very often at least holds its value, or even increases. It's a bit hard letting go, and nostalgia is one hell of a drug that can cloud rationality, but it honestly feels good in the end. Someone else will get to enjoy these toys that brought me joy for a time, and I'll get to put that money towards a new chapter in my life of early adulthood. I'm not selling everything, far from it. I'm still gonna have way more LEGO in my place than the average adult, and I'm sure I will buy some more. But I'm promising myself to buy only things that I will actually display and enjoy, and not something that will be banished to a box after a short while. No more buying from habit. TL;DR. It's ok to let go.
I can agree on all of these. but man that room looks so good. I just got the sorting hat and it's great along with all the HP sets I have now lol. Also you're cute
Despite buyer's regret, I take solace in the beauty of Lego being a building hobby. I take apart all the sets I do not like and experiment in building new vehicles and MOCs for my Star Wars collection. That's actually what I did with the Inquisitor ship, turning it into a personal starship for my Inferno Squad battle pack. Also, the Captain Vaughn figure only has the printed badge to really differentiate him. I've been using my extra Vaughn figures to create officers for my 501st Legion.
I got a few marve sets that I regret. Dont like the movies or shows so I gave those sets away.
Hey Holly - thanks for sharing this story. I didn't realize pros like you deal with regrets too.
I think as a collector I need to be more careful with the purchases I make. I’m constantly running out of space and putting in a new shelf of coffee table or whatever, and I display my LEGO in my room so I need space for my bed and all my other things and it’s fine to the point where I’m running out of space to move in my relatively spacious room. Moral of the story is if you’re getting into hardcore collecting, be careful with your purchases.
I regret getting a whole Ninjago wave just for the characters but now I’ve moved on to sealed vintage Harry Potter. Wish I saved that money, just got original burrow in the mail!! I’ll always wait on new Lego now. It’s hard though, sometimes you need some fun. At least you can have fun building it before you part with it!
i still get impulse buys with lego but managed to cut down on pops like 97% now as used to also impulse buy those of characters i liked but stopped as very rare i buy funko pops now but harder to do with lego.
@@ravenspurplebeats5412 I’m was into Pokémon cards before I got completely back into Lego. But I completely stopped buying them. During pandemic they exploded in price, then the company started printing infinite amounts to compensate. Now there is no rush anymore and most of them are going down and down.
@@jijowajaknxanma3439 yeah varying on card it seems can go up or lower over time though charizard is maybe one worst of cards to rise up alot.
@@ravenspurplebeats5412 to be honest I miss when I was the only one doing it and an amazing deal wasn’t hard to find, now every card is inflated. I collect based on playability, I’m waiting until modern cards (that’s what I collect) crash to pennies until then it’s not worth it. I already have a large collection. It’s not really scare anymore and the whole market has like, decided the price of everryy card. I was already ahead of the game but I don’t need to collect anymore cause everyone else is. Maybe promos but they’re so cheap it’s not even worth buying them right now
I have the attitude of “can I make this with my own pieces?” And if so then “I can get these new minifigures separately on bricklink” but if it’s a set that I’m desperate than I get it when I can and look around to find it cheaper
I regret buying Star Wars sets. I only bought a few but parted them out for parts almost instantly and built mocs for my Classic space collection which is way more fun and interesting.
At least the SW sets have a lot of stuff that you can build spaceships with.
Great video, I think it’s important that we as collectors keep asking ourselves what is driving the collection, if it isn’t joy or nostalgia it’s usually, influenced by others..I have started making myself fill my Cart and leave it for 1 week and if I still want it all I complete my purchase..I have a habit of buying sets I don’t love to make potential mods or mocs with, which is not a bad idea except for the giant backlog I have and the fact that I mostly collect 2 franchises. When I took a look most of my issue was plain old FOMO.
We are started to slowly see Holly entering her "dark ages" arc 😅
Nah, just way more selective with what I buy set wise. Not enough space to have it all. Though I’ve been enjoying making mocs a lot which has been so fun
I understand and can certainly relate to what you are saying. I now wait for a GWP that I really want.
This is so true! All these sets are available for a while (& will go on sale) so wait & you will be happy 😊
The bouquet was great idea I never got a vase for it just in a box gathering dust like you say
It's interesting there's no Lego harry potter sets here. I recently bought the new wave hagrids hut and am bored with it already. It could have used a lot less pieces, they're all stacked up in the base and the roof - presumably to knock the brick count up so they can up the price - and even though the inside is pretty cool, the build was repetitive and I took it apart again quite quickly.
I felt like it didn’t fit the “influenced” to by part, as for a long time I’d said to myself I’ll just get everything and will also buy every set to review and then just keep the ones I want. That being said, the ones I regret were most of the Green Roof castles and the Hogwarts Trunk. Then I plan to sell the small Hedwig, Forbidden Forest, Sorting Hat and Patronus
@@HollyOnFilm oh thank you so much for replying!!!
you bringing up rather having an echo base or at-at made me realize i want a new echo base that's good so i can finally own one...
only flower set i got and enjoyed was bonsai tree set as still have displayed to this day in cherry blossom version as like it because its Japanese and also like ninjago which takes lot of reference from Japanese also.
Inflation, price increase and limited space are reasons to limit purchases, even impulse buys. I mainly buy figures, printed pieces and similar parts via Bricklink due to personal interest. Buying the Avengers Tower last year and the Owlery today (still worth it) is already enough for me for a long time (even though Firestar Toys releasing a custom Spider-Gwen will definitely bite me within months for sure). Moral of the story: buy what truly seems relevant and hold for sales, they always arrive
Thanks for sharing! I’ve been there as well lol I am careful “now” before I dive but I have a few that later I was like Doh! I got the AT/St lol I didn’t really want that later 😩 if you don’t want that spaceship my little nephew would love the spaceship 🚀 have a fun weekend 😊I got the prade train set for $15 US clearance I don’t know how I got lucky on that one.
This community is so sickeningly consumeristic I’m glad to see people make videos about saving money and not buying sets that you don’t 100% love
My various regrets include: The entire Hobbit & Lord of the Rings themes: I may have gotten swept up when I hopped on the bandwagon in 2012, but years later, I don’t label myself as a Tolkien fan, so I ended up parting most of the sets I got. Star Wars: whatever love for Star Wars I felt died out in the 2020s, so I ended up parting most of the sets I got, with the exceptions of key spaceships because I want to maintain the enthusiasm of my Star Wars loving brother. The 2014 D2C Dark Knight Tumbler: this fragile frustration probably put me off life size buildable cars for life. The Big Bang Theory: 2015 offered LEGO Ideas sets based off Wall.E & Doctor Who (which my brother got), yet I stupidly acquired the decent set based off a sitcom I eventually grew to dislike. I COULD HAVE GOTTEN WALL.E!!! Harry Potter (after 2020): once upon a time, I was a huge Harry Potter fan. Then JK Rowling turned out to be a transphobic pillock & now I don’t feel comfortable associating with the boy wizard.
You should consider reviewing 60439 City Space Lab. It's great for parts and well priced for once.
You are true i bought also so many sets for couple of parts😅
100% agree with all except the Inquisitor Transport Scythe. That set is fantastic. Trying to sell that Endgame set myself…
It is weird to see someone enjoy the exact opposite LEGO sets and parts from what I enjoy. I steer away from just about every licensed set and Star Wars in particular. I also am not a huge collector of minifigures. I buy bricks, I build stuff with it and I get the minifigures and animals that make sense to have with that. I never bought a set I didn't really want, nor did I ever sell one or wanted to get rid of one. I love classic space and I think the Moon Knight figure is great, despite not spending a dime on LEGO marvel. There is one thing we can agree on though: Brickheadz are lame, it doesn't matter if it is Disney or not, none of them are fun, good or interesting to build. I don't recall ever getting influenced to buy something, LEGO is addictive enough on its own and there is way more I want to buy than I can afford to spend my money on anyways.
Hey Holly, do you think you could do a video on the Lego sonic sets as some of them are very good, Brickheadz too.
They get us every time with cool gifts with purchase and double points weekends. I have the disney 100 set of four brickheadz somewhere in the attic along with the disney tribute camera. I like them it's just I never seem to get around to building them. On monday they are bringing back the snack van free gift. I already have one from buying the natural history museum but my mind is already thinking if you can buy Snow whites cottage now and get that snack van again then do it. I think I like to have two of them in case I mess up the stickers on the first.
I feel like if everytime we say no to ourself we note how much the set was We could easly buy an Original Lotr set instead of 12 sets we regret
The biggest thing for me is avoiding the initial impulse to buy something on day one because of the plethora or reviews and hype surrounding new sets upon their release. If I can get past that initial wave of enthusiasm that typically helps me avoid buyers remorse with my lego sets.
The main reason I haven't gotten the 332nd is because in canon, they only ever served in one battle (siege of mandalore) and then literally ALL of them died. Putting them in unique mocs just wouldn't make sense in my mind
The only reason to buy battle packs especially clone troopers is to army build so if you had no intention in building an army it makes no sense in buying them .
See this is the problem, I want small armies I’m just impatient 😂
I had my eye on the Friends apartment set for months and wanted it purely because I have Central Perk and felt like I couldn't have one without the other as a fan of the show. I ended up getting it right as Lego's prices increased (I literally saw the price jump up) and justified it as a birthday present or that I'd been wanting it for so long. Whilst I probably would've bought it anyway, I look at it now and wish I'd waited for a sale or something because there's not a lot in that set that does it for me compared to the other one which was less than £100 at the time so I definitely feel you. 🤦♀️
I saw that one discounted quite a bit too!! I think they forgot the reason why Central Perk sold so well, and that was that it was great value for a low price
I don’t buy LEGO often but when I do it’s usually a bigger 200 dollar set only 2 sets last year I bought
I bought the Hoth AT-ST but not at full price I bought it still sealed from Facebook marketplace for about $40
when Harry Potter came back in 2018 I was so excited and started to collect the Hogwarts extensions then Lego changed the connection design(annoying). I now have all but one, the clocktower, and I am thinking about getting rid of those and just getting the 2010 Hogwarts main castle which would give me more room for other sets like the Indiana Jones temple escape that I actually want.
Lego need to make thw futurama ideas set already
Thanks! I can relate to many of your points. And I even agree with the Inquisitor shuttle (2016 Krennic's shuttle still looks way better IMHO) And for my own regrets list: * Endgame Final Battle 76266 for pretty much the same reason as yours for regretting Avengers: Endgame Final Battle 76192. I wanted Thanos, angry Wanda and Valkyrie on Pegasus, I got them, and the rest is still in the box. I didn't even bother with the build that I found uninteresting. * Optimus Prime. It's cool, it's imposing. It also falls apart if you look at it wrong and transformation isn't smooth. And it doesn't even fit with my regular Transformers collection. * McLaren MP4/4. Bought on sight only to find it has many infuriating issues: wrong tires, wrong Senna helmet, printing white on a red piece was a bad move... Instant buyer's remorse
As someone who's been trying to grab that McLaren I am now even more determined to buy it at the discounted price I've seen if that's the case
@@HollyOnFilm Going discount is the smart move IMHO. Don't know how much accuracy matters to you but I'd recommend getting some 1/8 scale extra decals (Goodyear for the front wing and tyres). I wonder if the tyres on the technic Mercedes W14 might be an improvement over the MP4/4's way too narrow default options?
The one and only set I regret buying just after I built it (and I'm sure that will be shocking for most people😅) is Disney Hocus Pocus. It's kind of wobbly, hard to get inside or properly see anything there, and to me it just doesn't look interesting. I bought it as a fan of the original "Hocus Pocus" movie and 'cause I like spooky stuff, but now I really just want to get rid of it. But it's hard to sell as I want to keep all the minifigures+the graveyard (the only good things in this set imo).
I'm an expert at not buying sets lmao. Many i want, i just don't buy em for various reasons; do i have space for it? do i have any use for it?
There's a lot of Lego sets I brought when I got back into Lego when I was like 14 that I brought solely for the sake of it which I ended up selling in future but the biggest regret I do have is getting the Age of Ultron Quinjet. It's a generic set with some pretty cool minifigures but it was just a basic set, pricey set I got for a film that, in hindsight, I don't really care much for. It's even worse when at the time I could've gotten the Guardians spaceship for the same price, a better set IMO and from a film I do actually still hold onto quite warmly
"Didn't want to leave the store empty-handed." I think we're all cursed by that at some point! I will say, tho, the times I have left empty-handed have resulted in a sense of self-satisfaction that I could be strong. Sure, mixed with a feeling of grumpiness, haha, but yeah hours afterwards I'll have forgotten about the disappointment.
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Dang I kinda also regret buying that 4 plus train just for moana as well...
I always wait for discounts, luckily we get many of those nowadays. And I've had fewer and fewer sets on my wishlist with every passing yeaf for some reason.
*year not yeaf, touchscreen keyboards are the bane of my existence
I haven't gotten rid of any of my Lego. But my least favorite sets are the Endgame ones which aren't accurate to the movie.
I regret buying a lot of different sets honestly. The Obi-Wan Vs Vader (from kenobi) at full price. The Justifier at full price (idk why I did it, I just wanted cad bane ig) For both of those it was the hype and the excitement around new sets. Similarly, I bought the UCS Star Destroyer (my biggest regret) thankfully on a big discount before it retired, because everyone kept telling me that was the best set ever. And it was definitely not fun to build, I hated building it, none of the figures are interesting, it's so flimsy, and now sits on a shelf in the basement. For Harry Potter, I bought the 2021 Great Hall/Chamber of Secrets at full price on release day, and I immediately put it in a bin. I had fun building it, and I liked the figures, but I didn't like the green roofs, and I didn't like the modular system, so I've since sold it. Great video as always! Thanks for talking about this issue that no one ever likes to bring up.
I actuslly regret getting the Home Alone set. Overpriced and it is jusf collecting dust. The size doesnt fit well with my other Christmas Lego when i build up my Christmas village during the holidays
I added a light kit to mine which I felt helped, but I get exactly what you mean
My biggest regret is the Horizon Forbidden West Tallneck. I got it as an impulse buy one day because the games are in my backlog, and I thought if I like the games I might want the figure, but I haven’t even opened the box yet. It’s just chilling in my closet, and a year later it hasn’t appreciated in value to even get my money back if I sold it on the secondary market.
I regret buying the coliseum because its just sitting in my closet unable to display, not to mention it was 500$
The only set I regret getting is the dark trooper hallway. Not because it's a bad set because it isn't, but it is just kind of a pain to find a place for on my display plus i don't think it looks that good as a display set at all really.
I don't necessarily totally *regret* this, but I got the Office set. I love the show, I was really excited for the set when it was announced, but it honestly doesn't display very well on my shelf. If I were to replace something in my display, it would be that set.
I still haven’t built mine, mainly cause of that issue. I want to get a case for it so I can have it out where you can see the whole thing but have it not get dusty.
I had the same issue with the Disney train. I kept Moana but gave the rest of the whole set to my daughter
We all have "Regret Sets"...mine was/are speed champions...luckily Lego raised prices making it easier to stop.
I am so glad I found the new Mclaren for $30 AUD instead of the $40 retail, I get theres so many brand sponsors on the sticker sheet but that 50% markup in a couple years is CRIMINAL
I Think you need to build the inquisitor scythe before saying you regret it it is an awesome set
should I sell my Lego if all I do is build it and forget about it because i only enjoy the building process then after im done i never touch or ever glance over at it
If there’s sets you don’t love the look of on display on a shelf, or they sit in a storage tub, I would. Then you can build a wide variety of sets and not have to worry as much about the cost since the money is being recycled.
I bought the 3 Spiderman no way home sets because I really liked the movie even though I don't care about Marvel. This is probably the only thing I regret buying.
Do you mean set with 3 Spidermen, or 3 different sets?
At least they’re not expensive sets like the modular sets which are overpriced and regret getting them
My lego only doing harry potter star wars bit of lego city disney but depends really
Agreed!
I try only to buy when things are on sale.
The Moon Knight is very detailed and may fit the TV series, but I didn't like him as I wanted a Moon Knight that fit the comic books of the 80s when I was a kid. It is very easy to get swept up in buying Lego sets.
everyone seemed to be hyped up about the r2d2 set with... DARTH MALIK! and I'm like... I don't even know who that is... i'd buy it on discount though lol
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I regret buying the UCS Hedwig lol
I regret the B-Wing. 😢
There were a couple of Hobbit sets I regret buying because the build was small but you have to be careful what you buy. I want to collect Star Wars sets, but I am only really interested in the Original Trilogy stuff, and the Prequels (to a lesser extent.) Lego would never do anything based on Legends so there isn't any point in me buying anything that is Disney Star Wars related as I am not a fan of Star Wars Disney. I don't understand the appeal of Brickheads tbh - they remind me too much of Funko pop figures and Bobble Heads and I really hate those because they don't really look like what they are supposed to represent. There are a few LOTR ones, but quite honestly I would much rather have The Prancing Pony, Beorn's Hall, or Galdariel's Mirror, something like that than Brickheads.
I’d love to see a smaller LOTR set ($100-$150ish) get released alongside the giant sets. Though I guess if they only do one a year it’s easier to manage
I love the avengers endgame set!
I regret buying most of the Ninjago 10th anniversary sets, ths exclusive figs are reslly cool but 4 sets out of 7 are horrible looking and useless, the drafon set with anniversary nya cant even be displayed because of the too big wings!!!
On the subject of Brickheads, that is Lego competing with Funko Pops. While I bought too many Pops, I've only bought one pack of Brickheads, the Harry Potter 4 pack with Harry, Ron, Hermione and Hagrid. It was part of a purchase to get the Hogwarts Grand Staircase promo. Have I built the Brickheads? No, I never opened the box and don't plan on building them.
It’s surprising that the longer the BrickHeadz continue the less detailed and fun they seem to be. Theres only a handful these days that have the charm the first few waves did. Meanwhile Funko have amazing details, but too many variants that people don’t care as much anymore
@@HollyOnFilm The Funko Pop variants are a pain. As you said, there are too many of them. One character I collect in Pops is Harley Quinn, and I was a completionist. No longer, because the variants. And on the subject of variants, every time your favorite singer Taylor Swift puts out a new album, it has multiple variant covers. She does that, because she knows her legion of Swifties will buy one of each variant.
Buying brickheadz is WORSE than postnut clarity
I think FOMO drives a lot of people’s Lego purchases and Lego knows just how to create and manipulate the consumers’ buying motivations. I wanted to buy (mainly) Star Wars Lego for investment, I have around £3k worth of unopened sets now in my loft (attic) and apart from a few of the larger UCS sets, most of them have not really appreciated in value, which I think is happening more and more -especially since Lego have increased their prices. I have pretty much stopped for now to see how things go for the next few months/year. But I think buying Lego for investment is as unpredictable and risky as it has ever been…..
I’m with you about the state of Lego investing, I personally feel that so many people have jumped on it and in most cases buying the same sets that it won’t have a return big enough to make the effort of packing and storing worth it. Alternatively though, it means as a fan the sets are available on the after market readily
The Pattern is Star wars 😂
I gotta just stick to the core (and my favourite) ships I’ve learnt
I'm glad I don't care for IP lego sets 9:15 do you think its worth getting for $30 USD instead of $40? 10:30 do you think its worth getting for 40% off? I don't regret it, but having to buy sets before they retire is frustrating, because I can't afford all the ones I want
☝️🙏😁 Never Regret When You Buying Lego,My Dear Friend @HollyOnFilm 🙂💕👍
Get rid of my Legos? Are you crazy??? :)
Hmm, "Hype", "Influencers" = LAN youtubers and there hyped up lame reviews on set's they receive for free as they seem to suck a golf ball through a garden hose in order to receive the set's, not something I take notice of at all in the purchases I make therefore no regrets.
I figured you buy stuff early so you can review on KZhead to make money 🤑💰
I regret buying that stupid Statue of Liberty set. It’s well made but somewhat flimsy at the arm and to be frank I really dislike America and Americans all together. Now it’s a dusty reminder of how not to spend my hard earned money lol
"a dusty reminder of how not to spend my hard earned money" is the best thing I've heard to capture this feeling
Marvel is dead since endgame. Every show and movie has stunk since and lego sets show that. I cant watch anything marvel anymore