Answers.Body: <p>The less sets there are available, the better the chances of a rising price. This implies the sets that will get more expensive with time are:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Sets that are or very close to being out of production</li>
  <li>Sets that are expensive when they come out (> less sales)</li>
  <li>Very large sets (expensive > less sales)</li>
  <li>Licensed sets like Harry Potter or Star Wars (short production-time > less sales / collector's value)</li>
  <li>Sets with unique/limited parts or colors like the <a href="https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/247/what-changes-were-made-to-maersk-blue">maersk-ships</a></li>
  <li>Collector's editions</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>But note that it's never so easy - licensed but small sets for example won't become very expensive as they usually sell very well, so you should look for a set with a combination of this criteria. For example: a very big licensed set like the <a href="http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?q=10179" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Millennium Falcon</a>.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: It's indeed never easy, but usually the set which proves to be the best value are these which you just missed.
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Answers.Text: My research has been limited, but the resale price of the larger star wars or batman sets (original rrp over £75) is phenomenal.
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Body: <p>My brother recently sold some of the lego he had as a child, and they went for a <em>lot</em> more than they cost originally, even taking inflation into account.</p>
  
  <p>So, what <em>types</em> of sets have risen in value most over the years?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: BTW: I'm of the opinion the real value in Lego comes from playing with it, not trading in it. But for the purposes of this question I'm just interested in the financial side of things.
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Title: Historically, what types of sets have proven to be a great investment?
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ThreadText: # Historically, what types of sets have proven to be a great investment?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2011-11-02)
  
  My brother recently sold some of the lego he had as a child, and they went for a *lot* more than they cost originally, even taking inflation into account.
  
  So, what *types* of sets have risen in value most over the years?
  
  **Tags:** investment, value
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: BTW: I'm of the opinion the real value in Lego comes from playing with it, not trading in it. But for the purposes of this question I'm just interested in the financial side of things.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2011-11-02. Score: 8 | Accepted answer
  
  The less sets there are available, the better the chances of a rising price. This implies the sets that will get more expensive with time are:
  
  * Sets that are or very close to being out of production
  * Sets that are expensive when they come out (> less sales)
  * Very large sets (expensive > less sales)
  * Licensed sets like Harry Potter or Star Wars (short production-time > less sales / collector's value)
  * Sets with unique/limited parts or colors like the [maersk-ships](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/247/what-changes-were-made-to-maersk-blue)
  * Collector's editions
  
  But note that it's never so easy - licensed but small sets for example won't become very expensive as they usually sell very well, so you should look for a set with a combination of this criteria. For example: a very big licensed set like the [Millennium Falcon](http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?q=10179).
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: It's indeed never easy, but usually the set which proves to be the best value are these which you just missed.  
  > **username_3**: My research has been limited, but the resale price of the larger star wars or batman sets (original rrp over £75) is phenomenal.  
  
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