General Buying & Selling

I need some advice on how to sell my entire collection of Lego. The majority were purchased in the last 5 years (or so), though I have probably 5-10 lbs of pieces from my childhood (pretty worn from constant play and then a very long storage and multiple moves). I stumbled on Brickpicker when I was trying to figure out the value of my used sets. I was encouraged by the prices I was seeing, but had a minor disaster (or not so minor). A friend brought his kids over and they took apart every. single. set. my daughter and I had put together. To the point that some minifigs had arms/legs removed. I was amazed. I've NEVER seen that level of "destruction" in such a short a…

Does any one here have experience packing their sets with "Shrink Wrap Film" ? I am packing all my sets in individual uline boxes and halfway though it, the "wise" person we all have at home aka "Wife" asked if down the road would the film stick to the art box...... uhmmmm??? Would it? I am packing them this way as i am sending them away for storage , and I think the wrap will prevent humidity, dust and critters to damage the box..... Any thoughts? BR

I've to send a package to this address: Postnr: 24280000Packstation 601Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg 69190 what address is this? may I use a courier to ship to this address from Italy? thanks

Soo, I haven't seen anyone else mention this, please let me know if they have - But I stumbled into a WalMart today that had these "beauties" throughout the store: (Specifically, I am referring to the LCD tags, Kohl's/Macy's style - not the LED bars underneath. Including the Toy section. I chatted with one of the employees, and the prices and such will automatically update, so they no longer have to replace tags. Obviously, this will take some of the advantage away from us who know and share what the prices are ahead of time. No idea how it will handle Clearance items, or if they will still stick Clearance Yellow Tags on the shelf next to clearance items…

I have these Creator sets and they are priced well below the Lego RRP, retired sets. Just can't get rid of them for a reasonable price. I always thought Ferris Wheels, Ships and Castle's were popular. 31119 Ferris Wheel 31120 Medieval Castle 31132 Viking Ship and the Midgard Serpent Any idea why these don't sell? Thanks

Hey all, just wanted to say Happy New Year to all and this got me thinking. What was the Lego.com discount schedule for last year? Do they typically repeat offers about the same time every year? It sure would be helpful planning if we knew a little more about what they typically do, even if there are no guarantees of what they'll do this year. I know that (Ed or Jeff) Brickpicker had a great article about how to take advantage of the site, but combining that with a little planning could do well for all of us. Thanks in advance, history buffs! Jim

Ok, so it looks as though I've been stiffed on a Taj Mahal through delcampe.net. In short, bought last Saturday, on Sunday had a re fund being processed, had an email today saying its failed. Had tried emailing the seller through delcampe and PayPal (both different email) and directly through both sites but no response. The delcampe email no longer exists and their store is now empty. So...........anyone had any luck in getting their money back? And to add insult to injury, just did a search for the image and it popped up on some Hong Kong Pinterest style site!!! FFS!

A buyer recently asked to return a large Lego set they bought on BrickLink. The box was literally perfect when I sent it in the snug 'frustration free' cardboard box.As you can see, it did get a bit damaged in transit, but (to me) it's nowhere near "pretty beat up" as the buyer described. Of course, accepting the return means I'd be out selling fees and round-trip shipping, which totals around $60. Recognizing this, I offered him a small discount. He rejected and filed a claim with PayPal. The individual is apparently a reseller who is uninterested in less-than-perfect boxes. I am expecting PayPal will side with buyer because it seems like that's eBay's default. …

I don't know how I missed this, but the new Dimentional Weight pricing is going to hurt when selling any of the larger sets. Just wanted to point out the change so you guys are prepared. Links for reference https://community.ebay.com/t5/Announcements/USPS-dimensional-weight-changing-in-June/ba-p/29842834 https://ir.ebaystatic.com/pictures/aw/shipping/DIM_Weight_client_R7.pdf

Dear Brickpickers! We have stumbled upon a collection of Star Wars minifigures which we would like to resell. Well the catch is: the minifigures are in real great condition. No scratches, all shiny and not a sign of dust or stains. The question is: how does one determine whether a minifigure is to be listed as new. I know, this might be the dumbest question you've read all day. Do LEGO vendors actually list these minifigures as new items based on the looks of the item rather than the freshness? It is something we've been wondering for a while. Now that we've seriously considered investing in minifigures, we feel like it's something we should know. Ma…

This is my first holiday season as a seller. I have a few sets that I'd like to sell. Do prices rise around the holiday season? I have a friend who sells vintage video games and he said the prices soar when Amazon kicks the small timers off for the holiday season. What has your experience been? Thanks

I'm curious to see everyone's perspective on long term potential of Lego Dimensions Starter Sets All formats, as well story, level, and team packs. Anyone buying and keeping for long term or selling now. I picked up a big lot of them a while back and making money on them just wondering if I should keep raising the price or leave them at current levels since it looks like i'm the only one left with any stock now. I'm considering some of it bulk as well. Since I want to free up some cash flow too.

Hi all! New to the forums here but a life long Lego fan. Long story short, I was helping my "Aunt" (she's really my cousin) pack up her house and came across a couple of boxes filled with NOS Lego System by Samsonite supplemental sets from 1961 in great condition. Her mother and father owned a toy store and this must've been left over stock that ended up in her storage for the last 60 years. Anyway, my Aunt asked me to sell them for her. So I have a large lot of complete boxes in mostly Very Good to Excellent shape (dare I say some of the boxes are Mint!) and I'm wondering the best approach to determine their value and to sell them. Part of the problem is that t…

I bought a Vampyre Castle in store at TRU but discovered later it was cheaper online so I had one shipped to home. The condition of the box that shipped to home was worse than the one I bought in store. Think I can return the one that shipped to home using the receipt from the in store order without any hassle?

Found these in Greece, apparently EU countries can be the copycats just as easy as China can: https://goo.gl/photos/cqEwhBMiB5przV9y5

Tried searching and came up with zilch, so here goes. Have several extra large and small instruction manuals (as well as some Nintendo NES game manuals ) and wondering the best way to ship them. The USPS cardboard envelopes (not sure of the name) are priority mail and seem expensive for manuals that only cost a few bucks. So how would you fine gentlemen go about shipping them in an acceptable and economic way? Thanks in advance for the advice.

So I screwed up taping my label to my padded envelope and now need to reprint it. I expected to be able to do this from my paypal activity page but I don't see any links that allow me to reprint the label. This is for a trade so no money was exchanged. Never mind. Option was in the email.

Question for those who Lego as a small business. does the mileage to buy a set affect the cost basis? If i drive to a store (Target, Walmart) to look for clearance Legos but don't end up getting any does that count as a deduction for mileage? thanks for the info. if this is posted somewhere else let me know.

I received an email from a person via my BL store. Person wanted a shipping quote on one set. I gave the quote. Then they came back and said apparently my store states I won't ship to North Carolina, they copied and pasted a note that the person was getting message "Seller does not support orders shipping to North Carolina." I checked my settings, and didn't see anything that would reflect that, and I'd just made other sales within the US. So we agreed to pay outside the website store (via Paypal invoice) and then I'd ship the order. And again the person stated that my store states that I don't ship to any US state. {Note: I haven't received any orders over the w…

Just a random observation of something that's happened a few times now. Back in the summer I bought a whole bunch of the DC Super Heroes cheap sets on clearance and they sat on my shelves for months, unloved. Then yesterday one of the Wonder Woman dorm rooms sold, I raised the price $5, then another sold, raised the price $5, then the last one sold. Something similar happened around this time last year where I had 3 of the most recent pirate ships sit for months and then they all sold on the same weekend. Makes me wonder if some youtuber or mommy blogger somewhere suddenly posted a video review recommendation or something. I see that the price for the Wonder Woman dorm is…

Hi I purchased instructions for a custom lego set and now am wanting to sell both the instructions and the set itself. Would it be better to take it all apart and sell the pieces separate on brick link, or sell it all together as a set with the instructions? The instructions are for Brian Coopers Teknomeka mech robot. Also how would I figure out the value for both ways to sell it? Thanks

I just found another very legitimate looking store that I am 99% sure is drop shipping with stolen CC's. The store is www.mechtoy.com and they seem to have a few decent deals, but too many things line up for them to be a drop shipper, every set is listed just a little below retail, every set has a fixed shipping and handling price of $10 and with a little reading, you can tell that the people who designed the site are not from the US, and the contact address is bogus. Anyway, please don't order from them as others will likely get some nasty surprises down the road on their CC's.

Has anybody checked out an app called Letgo? I've seen it advertised on TV, so I decided to download it. It basically functions as a visual Craigslist, with no buyer or seller fees. I may pick up a 50+ pound bulk lot that was listed on there with a bunch of 2007-2009 Star Wars instruction manuals shown for $350. I'm probably going to list a set or two on there as well; I'll let everyone know how it goes.

So I got a bunch of these right before they disappeared off the planet overnight - all under $15. Some for $12 something. Anyway, My target with smaller sets is hopefully they will double quickly, and then sell them and be done as they usually have lower ceilings and they are better for quick transactions. So wolverine, probably somewhat influenced by Christmas, is sitting at almost $40 on Ebay. Which presents a question: 1. I could go ahead and double my money on the 15 or so I have now, walk away with an 100% ROI in about a month. Pros: quick money I can reinvest, also if these come back into stock its free money as I can get more. Cons: May miss ou…

My wife and I are new to collecting. We had our first real lego adventure today. This morning my wife and I went and got the sets we wanted to build next. My wife got Old Fishing Shop. I got tower bridge. We decided to stop at a thrift shop. We found 2 gallon baggies of legos for $3.99 each. I got them home and so far as I can tell. there are four sets. Mars Mission 9694, Creator 3in1 Jet 4953, Lego Racers 8153, And an unidentified as of yet Mars mission large set. We also found a lego board game there. lol We then stopped at another thrift store and bought 3 totes full of legos. These all appear to be from the 80s with a ton of minifigures. My wife had been dyi…