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Brick by Brick Brilliance LEGO bricks are the building blocks of childhood. Yet they are far from child's play. LEGO sets are fast becoming a hot commodity with collectors worldwide for fun and profit. Abundantly visual, informative and detailed, The Ultimate Guide to Collectible LEGO Sets is the definitive reference to more than 2,000 of the most collectible sets on the secondary market, illustrating the incredible value of LEGO bricks, not only from an entertainment and educational standpoint, but also as an investment. Consider a Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series Millennium Falcon, which sold at retail for $500, is now selling for more than $3,500 on the secondary market. The Ultimate G...
Since their debut in 1978, LEGO minifigures have become the most iconic piece of the wildly popular toy line. Although small in stature, minifigures stand particularly tall as hot collector items. How hot? Consider the rare Mr. Gold (shown on the front cover), who has sold for $1,500 on the secondary market. Beautifully illustrated and amusing to page through, The Collectible LEGO Minifigure reveals why these pint-sized plastic powerhouses are the driving force in the LEGO Universe, whether collected for fun or profit. Featuring: • Up-to-date secondary-market prices for new and used minifigures from 2000 to present • Hundreds of the most significant and valuable minifigures priced and highlighted • More than 20 top categories of valuable LEGO minifigures organized by theme, including Adventurers, Batman, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and Super Heroes • Hundreds of full-color photos • Useful tips for collecting, investment, and detecting counterfeits
Investoren suchen immer wieder nach neuen Gelegenheiten, um höhere finanzielle Erträge zu erzielen. Seit geraumer Zeit werden LEGO® Sets als neuer Stern am Himmel alternativer Anlageklassen bezeichnet, denn LEGO® Sets erreichen überdurchschnittliche Renditen. Im Zeitraum zwischen 1961 und 2020 erzielte ein wertgewichteter LEGO® Set Index eine inflationsbereinigte Rendite von 8,4 Prozent pro Jahr. Im historischen Vergleich trotzten LEGO® Sets klassischen Wertanlagen wie Aktien oder Rohstoffen. Es ist jedoch ungeklärt, welche LEGO® Sets im Wert steigen bzw. fallen. In diesem Buch werden die Wertentwicklungen von LEGO® Sets als alternative Anlageform umfassend untersucht und ausgewert...
This comprehensive monograph is a second edition of one of the most popular Poyser monographs; it covers all aspects of this spectacular eagle's biology and ecology, including a full review of the literature and incorporating the considerable body of research on the species since the publication of the first edition in 1997. The late Jeff Watson was one of Scotland's foremost eagle experts, with more than 20 years of research on the birds; following Jeff's untimely death, the book is being completed by his colleagues Des Thompson and Helen Riley. Scottish studies provide the foundation for a treatment that also includes up-to-date information from work in North America, continental Europe an...
The lively, insider story of the rise and rise of New Zealand's most successful logistics company. This is the story of a company built on the belief that with passion anything is possible. As they say at Mainfreight, 'Go anywhere as long as it is forward'. Mainfreight was founded in 1977 by the visionary Bruce Plested, who set out to make the company a family, a team, where everyone has a share in the riches and where the word 'management' is banned. The Mainfreight instruction manual is short: Feel the fear but do it anyway. This is a world where budgets are deemed ‘bullshit’. Why spend time preparing figures that are invariably out of date before the ink is dry? Just make more than la...
The ability of molecular and cellular imaging to track the survival, migration, and differentiation of cells in vivo as well as monitor particular gene expression in living subjects is rapidly moving from the research laboratory into daily clinical settings. The interdisciplinary nature of the field mandates a constant dialogue among molecular and
History of the airforce gunners from early days through World War II and later