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Fri Dec 02, 2011 11:35 pm

Birthday gift from the wife.. .

Sat Dec 03, 2011 3:46 am

why wouldn't you open it?

Sat Dec 03, 2011 8:00 am

yeah why not? What's the big deal? my friend opened hers and is assembling it.

Sat Dec 03, 2011 9:32 am

1. Everything they make is limited and will be worth something significant. Especially to VW nuts and collectors like myself. I have yet to show off my stash.

2. I have three kids, don't want to lose a piece. (1332 ct)

3. I can enjoy the unopened box itself on display knowing someone with a similar passion designed it's contents.

4. I would open it and assemble it if I had bought it for myself. But she bought it and it's too damn cool of her to acknowledge my passion. It's the little things that matter the most.

Sat Dec 03, 2011 10:11 am

yes, you would not want to ruin its value. these will be worth millions someday! millions of what, i am not sure, but millions of something!

Sat Dec 03, 2011 10:31 am

Dauz wrote: 1. Everything they make is limited and will be worth something significant. Especially to VW nuts and collectors like myself. I have yet to show off my stash.

2. I have three kids, don't want to lose a piece. (1332 ct)

3. I can enjoy the unopened box itself on display knowing someone with a similar passion designed it's contents.

4. I would open it and assemble it if I had bought it for myself. But she bought it and it's too damn cool of her to acknowledge my passion. It's the little things that matter the most.

that, and it looks stupid

Sat Dec 03, 2011 11:10 am

johnnypan wrote: Dauz wrote: 1. Everything they make is limited and will be worth something significant. Especially to VW nuts and collectors like myself. I have yet to show off my stash.

2. I have three kids, don't want to lose a piece. (1332 ct)

3. I can enjoy the unopened box itself on display knowing someone with a similar passion designed it's contents.

4. I would open it and assemble it if I had bought it for myself. But she bought it and it's too damn cool of her to acknowledge my passion. It's the little things that matter the most.

that, and it looks stupid
Seconded.

So buy two and assemble one.

Sat Dec 03, 2011 1:47 pm

I struggled this same question on the Lego Beetle I got as a gift.

I opened it and built it... Now it collects dust on the shelf.

But... when people first come over to my place that's the one thing everyone always checks out. :wink:

Sat Dec 03, 2011 1:51 pm

So it's an investment?

Put it on the shelf next to your Beanie Babies.

Sat Dec 03, 2011 2:00 pm

open it and assemble. you can look at the finished product and the empty box at the same time if you want. what good is it other than a book end if your not going to open it?? highly doubtful it will be a high $ item someday.

Sat Dec 03, 2011 2:05 pm

EXJAY wrote: open it and assemble. you can look at the finished product and the empty box at the same time if you want. what good is it other than a book end if your not going to open it?? highly doubtful it will be a high $ item someday.

ditto.... that or douse the unopened box with kerosene and set it on fire...

Sat Dec 03, 2011 4:30 pm

I always get a kick out of the folks who buy stuff like this and never open it and enjoy it.

Who are you saving it for? Is it for you or the next guy?

Yes some day it may be worth more money. But if you look at the value versus inflation, you are probably much better off getting your enjoyment out of it now then you will be if you hold on to it for 20 years and try to sell it.

Open the darn box and have fun with it! Tomorrow you may drop over dead. Do you really want all those people at your funeral saying “what a shame, he never even got to play with his Lego bus”?

That can turn into look how lazy he was, he never build his Lego bus, never finished the car he was building, never painted the living room, and on and on and on.

Is that really the legacy you want to leave?

Go play with your bus!

Sat Dec 03, 2011 5:43 pm

drscope wrote: I always get a kick out of the folks who buy stuff like this and never open it and enjoy it.

Who are you saving it for? Is it for you or the next guy?

Yes some day it may be worth more money. But if you look at the value versus inflation, you are probably much better off getting your enjoyment out of it now then you will be if you hold on to it for 20 years and try to sell it.

Open the darn box and have fun with it! Tomorrow you may drop over dead. Do you really want all those people at your funeral saying “what a shame, he never even got to play with his Lego bus”?

That can turn into look how lazy he was, he never build his Lego bus, never finished the car he was building, never painted the living room, and on and on and on.

Is that really the legacy you want to leave?

Go play with your bus!

Hell yea, I'm gonna go dig out my old bucket of legos from my parents attic next time i'm over there haha..

Sat Dec 03, 2011 8:14 pm

drscope wrote: Open the darn box and have fun with it! Tomorrow you may drop over dead. Do you really want all those people at your funeral saying “what a shame, he never even got to play with his Lego bus”?

LOL!! :lol: :lol:

Sat Dec 03, 2011 9:52 pm

Open it--lick it--no kid'll touch it after that! :lol:

Sat Dec 03, 2011 9:57 pm

I built it. It's extremely detailed. Looks friccin awesome for what you can accomplish with Legos.

Sun Dec 04, 2011 5:17 am

You let these people talk you into opening it? It's worthless now...WORTHLESS!

Sun Dec 04, 2011 5:22 am

Sucker!!! All of our unopened ones just became that more valuable. :lol:

But seriously, post a pic of the finished project!

Sun Dec 04, 2011 6:45 am

Found this on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xn4VMCEB3A

I'm off to the Pomona swap to see what I can add to the collection. And hope to find all the other ish I need for the bug and my garage.

Sun Dec 04, 2011 12:13 pm

Open it. Empty all the crap out of the plastic bags. Build it.

Take it apart, put all the crap back in the plastic bags, put the bags back in the box.

You've had your cake and ate it too.

It's not like it's glass. It's a friggin' plastic toy.

If you lost a piece, walk through the house barefooted at 3:30 AM, with a full bladder set to burst. You'll step on the lost piece.