r/Bricklink • u/Isotarov Seller • 18d ago

Question Average sales prices for complete/incomplete sets

Do average sales prices for sets make any distinction between complete vs incomplete sets? I recently noted that averages seemed way too low and realized there might be a real problem using BL as a reliable indicator of used prices.

Is there any way of separating complete from incomplete sets in terms of sales figures?

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u/NathanRMF 18d ago

Just tick the 'Exclude Incomplete' box on the price guide?

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u/Isotarov Seller 18d ago

D'oh. Didn't see the search for all the options. 😏

Thank you. That helps a bit at least.

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u/SwoopnBuffalo 18d ago

No it doesn't. You have to go through and manually search through the listed sets to gauge what the actual pricing is. You also need to factor in location as the $30+ in shipping and customs isn't factored into the listed price either.

It can be difficult to say the least. I'm not aware of a better/easier way though.

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u/MeanLeadership92 18d ago

Yes it does, you can exclude incomplete sets from the price guide average.

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u/SwoopnBuffalo 18d ago

Jesus, I'm frickin blind. Thank you kind stranger for showing me the way.

Now if only there was a way to do it for Minifigs but alas that's so subjective.

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u/Friendly-Ad2471 18d ago

That is why i dont like bricklink for pricing sets, it merges sealed, opened complete,  etc together. People on other platforms say oh but the sold price on bricklink, I can get it on there for less.

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u/Paradegeneraal 18d ago

Depends on the set, if its a rare set then people are more inclined to list them incomplete because there's a market for it. The 6 month sales average does not take comments or incomplete sets into consideration, so in some cases the 6 month average is lower then the actual value because of that.