Are Lego Creator sets a good investment?
Lego Creator sets are always one of the most popular, they have a broad range of different, sets and more recently the 3 in 1 creator sets have been flying off the shelves.
But does this popularity and unique feature translate to making them good investments?
Well, let’s look at sets that have retired in 2022 and 2023 to see how they have performed since retirement.
Don’t forget the basic principles of Lego investing
31100 Sports car £8.99
This Creator set retired in December 2022, a relatively small set so it is sometimes difficult to get a top return.
A hugely popular set this one, is in the top 1 – 2k sales rank.
A year after retirement it had already gone to £21
So if you had picked up for £6 – 7, you would be grabbing that 100% ROI after all fees.
31111 Cyber drone £8.99
Retiring in 2023 this set has not been out of the market as long as 31100 above, bought for £4.50 in supermarket clearances, which was easy money.
6 months after retirement it is sitting at £16 so a very clear 100% ROI
If bought at £6 a more achievable target price, then you are still making a good return already on this set. I think this set continues to rise as well close to £20.
Another solid creator investment
31112 Wild lion £12.99
The Wild Lion set retired at the end of 2022. When on the market, following the trend of other creator sets, it was always hugely popular on Amazon and in the top 2,000 sales rank.
You could have bought it for £10 on Amazon but we didn’t see bigger discounts. Ideally, I would have wanted a third of this set.
The price now is currently going between £20 – 26, so at the higher end you’re making good money. Perhaps not 100% if had bought at £10 mind.
31113 Race car transporter £21.99
This set also retired in 2022 and was a set that I had a few of. Briefly, it was available at £12 so a considerable discount.
Within a year of retirement, this set was going for £40 and is still at the same price now.
If we had bought for again our target of a third off. Then we would be hitting our target of 100% ROI
31114 Superbike £17.99
The superbike again retired in 2022, however was less popular than other Creator sets, this one more in the fields of 5 – 15k
There were opportunities to buy at a third off. But now 18 months after retirement it has only crept up past £25.
Meaning post fees only look at a 30% ROI
Another clear sign of being mindful of the sales rank whilst on the market.
Yes, you have made money, but that’s a long hold, for not much return.
31115 Space mining mech £21.99
This set retired in 2022, and was again a popular set in the top 5k consistently during its lifespan. 
My target buy price would again have been a third off, so around the £14 -15 mark. It wasn’t discounted much on Amazon at all.
It is currently selling for £40 – 45. If bought at full price you are making a 50% return. But showing the importance of buying at a discount, if you could buy at a third off you are claiming your 100% return.
31116 Safari wildlife tree house £24.99
Retiring in 2022 again and in mid-range of popularity this set. 25% (£19.99) was a very achievable price for this set.
Within a year of retirement £50 price point had been hit, it hasn’t gone much further up in another 6 months. But you are looking at 100% return now that the price is at £55
Another solid investment, and again if we had seen a third off we would be laughing.
31121 Crocodile £24.99
I do not recall this set much – I think looking at the fact if its absence amazon selling it whilst on the market, that it was an exclusive set.
Right now although a slow seller a few a month, it is selling for close to £100. A gargantuan return on this crocodile.
The telltale sign that this would be a good investment is that it was selling over RRP on Amazon whilst on the market. This would give confidence in good performance post-retirement, and my did we have some good performance.
31127 Street Racer £17.99
Now onto a set that retired only in 2023 so we may not have had enough time to see its potential.
When on the market it was one of the most popular Lego sets in the top 1k sales rank.
It could have been picked up at a third off or £12.
It now currently sits at £27 so already making a 50% ROI and will expect to be seeing the magical 100% ROI by the end of the year
31128 Dolphin and turtle £8.99
Another 2023 retiree, a very popular Lego set. Rarely discounted but a couple of opportunities for getting close to £6.
It currently sits at £15-16 mark. so again very close to 100% return.
Overall a rousing success for Lego Creator all around.
Basically, you want the popular sets, at a discount of a third off if you can, and you are well on your way to 100% return.
Next we will look athe Creator sets that are currently on the market to see which ones we can make these sort of returns on.
