5005883 Custom Marvel Spiderman Print

 Will have to take a photo of this as no large print on Lego website, A VIP reward which came with Porsche order. Another one of those which used £3.50 worth of rewards for something which according to Lego is worth £5.99 and on ebay currently is £15

10295 - Porsche 911

 This is my first purchase through the nectar rewards scheme, which means for all purchase on Lego I get a minimum 1% return, this actual purchase was part of a triple points scheme on the nectar site so 3% and a double VIP points from Lego, so effectively the £120 invested in this set has gained £12 of rewards from Lego which can be reinvested and get more of a return, £3.60 from nectar to spend and £20 worth of Lego merchandise to sell. so of the £120 spent I have got back £35.60 which is around 30% of the money spent. Which leaves room for the rewards to increase in value and the set itself to gain value.

In the the future all purchases will be made through the nectar portal to gain the 1% it is money which can be spent on shopping, so although not physical money, it will save me spending my money on the shopping but use what I have built up.

5005996 - Belgian Patent LEGO Elements 1963

 VIP reward which I added to the sesame street order

40486 - adidas Originals Superstar

 With the sesame street set we got this as a reward

21324 - 123 Sesame Street

 A new day brought a new set of free gifts from Lego, and I had, had my eye on this set for a while. So purchase made and two free gifts included with VIP points to boot.

5006068 Stainless steel mug w/ lego print Friends

 Got this on the last day of the friends central perk offer

5006003 Australian Patent LEGO Minifigure 1977

 Came with Central Perk as a reward

Lego says worth £10 on ebay currently £12 or more

21319 Central Perk

 I know this is widely available but a popular series which will help demand it also came with two free gifts

5006746 Swing Ship Ride - C-Day

 Free gift with order

according to Lego worth £11.99 on ebay lowest price I can see is £24.99 

10281 - Bonsai Tree Botanical collection

 This is the first of my investments where have bought it but actually built it. This and the flower bouquet were both bought with the intention of building them for one simple reason. Our house seems to be very dark and any house plant rarely survives, so what better than having Lego flowers. The tree is now pride of place on a shelving unit, the flowers I have held back until I can find a Lego vase for them.

Free item 30557 - dots photo holder cube

 The first of the free items, and although in a previous job I had a boss that never liked me to say free, it was something without charge, but in this instance it is easier to say free. But they do have a value, and according to Lego it is £3.49 so having made the purchase I did I got this for free/without charge.

10280 Flower bouquet - Botanical collection

 This was a purchase based on the fact that in our house no house plants seem to survive, as we are just not able to get enough light into the property. This set was bought along side the Bonsai Tree set, which I have built.

Once I had built the bonsai tree, I thought as nice as it is and without a Lego vase I thought the set would be better left in it's box for the time being. It also doesn't seem to have sold as many as the tree so could have it's own rarity value.

My very first investment - 21326 Winnie The Pooh Tree House

 This is the very first set which I have bought all thanks to our lass. One day whilst sat at our computers, our lass turned to me and informed me of a new set being sold by Lego, after a bit of research I could see people were selling the mini figures alone for 20 and 30 pounds. I was inline for a bonus from work, our lass gave the green light by saying "I work hard, so why not treat yourself". Next thing you know I have it ordered.

I was initially going to build it, then it came to mind that I have been looking for something to invest in, shares I know little about and you rely on to many factors beyond your control. Putting money in a bank leaves you wondering if you will ever see it again. This way if I am so inclined, I can take one of my investments and build it, get the enjoyment from doing so and although I would have lost a lot of its value I would still have something to sell on if I wanted to. As quoted above the mini figures alone have been taken from sets and selling for 20 or 30 pounds.

So this officially started it all.