>>9786296Scalpers actually help out with set availability. Lego ends up doing bigger batches to meet up with more immediate demand and then there's a much larger supply on the aftermarket when it does retire. Sets from the last 10 years are generally easy to find even if their prices are higher due to the craze around the immediate value spike in the first UCS Falcon and the attention that got from "investors".
Lego does kind of suck from a investment perspective though. It takes up a lot of room, needs to be in a temperature and climate controlled area, costs money to sell (around 20% end cost on ebay), takes time to list and ship and if you sell too much, the tax man is going to be after you.
The odd thing does skyrocket, but for most sets you're waiting 5+ years to get a return even worth going through the ordeal of selling something. And then you run the risk of a re-release or remake tanking that value.
