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 Author: i_r_on View Messages Posted By i_r_on
 Posted: Oct 24, 2021 18:25
 Subject: Subsets vs Figure pricing disrepancies
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 Topic: Price Guide
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It's most prominent on Advent Calendars but maybe there is the same phenomenon
in the collectible minifigures too...

Individual day entries with a figure in the advent calendar sets are cheaper
than (current average price) the figure listings. (Despite the fact that the
sub set from the advent calendar may come sealed which is an added value)

Here are two examples, I believe it's the same for other Advent Calendar
sets..

Subset of figure
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=75279-5&#T=P
Avg. Price : €3.68 (60 listings)

Figure only
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?M=sw0778#T=P
Avg. Price : €4.89 (669 listings)

Subset of figure
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=75279-8&#T=P
Avg. Price : €4.28 (33 listings)

Figure only
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?M=sw1065#T=P
Avg. Price : €5.86 (787 listings)

People seem to prefer selling & buying in figure format which kind of explained
with the 10x much listings for this format but how come the shallower market
for sub sets are less than the figure only market?

Nejat