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Hello everyone and wanted to say hi and it is great that you have a site like this to people who love collecting. Dennis

Hi, I am new to this site so iv posted this as a way to get to know people. Nick.

Hi Thought I was one of a few until I was told about this site. Been collecting a few lego sets including tower bridge, millenium falcon to name a few. I wanted to ask what everyone does about storage? as you can imagine the tower bridge is a fairly big box. I have kept them in a dry dust free room, but was wondering whether i should buy an airtight box just in case? i don't want the box to fade or anything. Thanks all

I found this site through browsing "LEGO communities", and of all I saw this site appealed to me the most. I have been playng with LEGO's since I was 3, but only played with the cheapo baby LEGO blocks. I now am interested in building actual things, and collecting. What are some great sets I could get for ~$20? I have always loved LEGO's. I'm now 15, just turned and want to keep it as a hobby. Also what is this talk about investing LEGO's? Can someone explain to me about this part, please? Also I play a game called Blockland which is awesome where you build stuff with LEGO's.

Hello, registered today. I played a lot with LEgo when I was a kid and I have very good memories. Now I'm forty and interested in Lego again, especially the special models like the tower bridge. I hope to find some information about investing in LEgo (rare) models. Any tips are welcome. Of course I'm gonna check the forums. Greetings Martin

Hi, it's nice to meet everybody on here! I've been a member on BP for a couple weeks now and have come across so many helpful articles by the members of this site, that have gotten me well on my way investing in LEGO (Having a blast)! I hope that some day I too can contribute to the community as so many others have. I look forward to getting to know everybody! Cheers! -Matt/Hosamov/Hosa

Where to start... I just recently rediscovered my love for Legos. Growing up I've always had some form of lego sets. Back in the early 2000s was my hayday in lego building. I had an original UCS Rebel Blockade Runner, X-Wing fighter, and Imperial Star Destroyer. Every set had it's original box and instruction set. Then I joined the Air Force and forgot all about them. My mom called me up a few years later asking what she wanted me to do with them all. I said just give them away. Oh how little did I know then... Flash forward to a couple of weeks ago, and I'm in Salt Lake City and noticed a new Lego store. Oh boy!!! What excitement that was. …

Today I took a leap of absurd faith and stopped my monthly mutual-fund automatic investment and bought some legos, after reading all day. I loved these things when I was young, now I have 35 sets and 16k pieces. Woohoo

Greetings All! First off just wanted to say thanks to those who maintain a site like this. It is really a treat! So, first order of business is to evaluate the value of my collection. Wish me luck!

Hi Everyone! I've been reading a few topics on this forum, and decided to join. I've been buying and storing Lego as an investment for about 3 years now. I convinced my wife it was better than earning 2% interest at the bank, so we started with a few thousand dollars, and have built up a fair investment. I started with 3 each of the modular buildings (should have just bought all Green Grocers, but oh well). I'm also a serious collector and hobby builder, so investment buying fits right in. We are members of the Manitoba Lego User's Group (MBLUG), and we're part of the annual displays that they do. I always only buy Lego that interests me 100% ju…

Hi all ,just found yesterday this awesome site , Im from rome,italy

Joined awhile back but finally getting my boots on reading articles and forum discussions. Legos have become the answer to my mid-life crisis... LOL. Cheaper than a brand new sports car or boat! Having fun building and investing at the same time.

Hello everyone, I am new to the site (and pretty much new to Lego). I am a stay at home mom to 2 children and several years ago I started shopping clearance and buying/selling items. I bought everything from clothes, electronics, toys, etc. After a while I realized that Lego sets were really the way to go so I started somewhat focusing on that. I stopped for a year after I had my 2nd child and now I want to get back into it but put most of my focus on investing in Lego sets. I do not personally build or collect so I do not have much knowledge on what may be popular or good investments. When I started buying them a few years ago I was under the impression th…

First time posting, long time lurker (almost a year). Moderately committed investor. Occasional builder. Happy to be here! I spent many years away from Lego and was inspired to get involved again when I received a Lego advent calendar for the holidays a few years ago from my longtime girlfriend. My favorite themes/lines include Winter Village, City, Creator (the houses), Modulars, Technic, and some licensed themes. I'm looking forward to increasing my involvement here so I can expand my own knowledge. Cory

Just passing through and thought I'd say hi. Going to post an Unreleased ad campaign you lot might like for Lego. Been sitting on this for over 30 years now no ones ever seen it ;-) watch this space....

Fantastic site, I don't know if I ever gain 1cent investing in Lego, for sure this will be the excuse to buy some nice set! Jac

I'm an AFOL who has recently come out of the 'dark ages' over the past year. I was a huge Lego nut when I was a kid in the 80's, most of my vintage collection consists of Classic Space, Futuron, Blacktron 1, 80's castle sets, and the first wave of Pirates in '89. I recently got married, and now have 2 step kids (and a newborn!). I bought my step son a Lego set as a Christmas present, and when I built it with him I got bit by the Lego bug myself. I feel fortunate that I came out of my dark age when I did. I was able to pick up most of the Kingdoms line, which I think is spectaluar, along with the Medieval Market Village, Lord of the Rings/Hobbit, and the Winter Vill…

Hi guys I really enjoy reading the discussions and blogs on this website. Hope I can contribute someday

Hi, I am new to the world of collecting Legos , I must confess that I stumbled into it by accident. We went shopping to Laredo Texas, about a two hour drive from home, and one of the last stops before we go back is Wal-Mart, so I was doing nothing in particular, just waiting for my wife to spend the last pesos remaining on my debit card after her crazed shopping spree, and I was walking by the toy section of the store and there they were a whole aisle of Legos, perfectly aligned and I could care less about them but something cached my eye, I saw red labels on them, so I approached slowly towards a 9493 X-Wing Fighter, and the red label read 35.00 USD, I guess I …

Im new to brick picker and just want to say hi

Good evening, I *think* I came across Brick Picker through The Brothers Brick, or maybe a link off a link off a link on Youtube. Either way, it immediately caught my attention as an investment strategy. About seven years ago I became an AFOL, built some MOCs and then ran out of time. I also realized for my creative purposes that modelling in foam was more my thing. But, now I'm stuck with about $10K in Lego to liquidate. The speculation part of this Lego investing fits with my current outlook on investing. I follow Casey Research and speculate on physical assets like gold and silver. ABS plastic bricks is no different and a hard asset that I can own…

Hi everyone! To be honest, I've registered as a member a few days ago but I was really hooked on all the great blogs and other forum topics in my quest to identify my first investment/ display set I've been buying lots of Duplo series for my daughter (age 5) and now i can start venturing into other series Sadly, prices of the sets here are much higher compared to other regions... After reading almost all the forum posts, I plan to start with one of the following: 10225 R2-D2 7965 Falcon Also will aim to get the complete Series 11 minifig Anyway, just wanted to say "Hi!" to all and "Thank you!" to this excellent site creators and b…

Hi Guys, Just another Aussie from the leafy eastern suburbs of Melbourne! Was into Lego when i was young, and recently caught the Lego bug and now am addicted again. Have been trying to get into Rare pieces and now learning about Lego investing. I have started with some Super Heros sets and Star Wars Sets. Was lucky to get myself one of the SS sets during the recent TRU sale. Into collecting polybags as well. Hope to speak to you guys more and talk Lego! Cheers

Hello Everyone, I found this site a few weeks ago after learning about some of the newer Star Wars sets. I started to research the secondary lego market, and was really blown away. There is so much to research! I'll be collecting and selling some, but hopefully I can make this hobby pay for (some) of itself. Also, I wanted to say thanks to all of those who contribute posts, it is super helpful for new members like me.

Hi All, I thought it was time to emerge from the shadows and stop lurking. I have been a Brick Picker member for a while, but only started actively reading the Forum a few weeks back. I live in the Easter suburbs of Melbourne, and consider myself a Lego hobbyist. Trying not to become a Lego collector (I already collect books, and really don't have the room for Lego), or investor, though I my dabble a little utilising the good advice from the members here. My Lego history stems from a childhood filled with Lego, but then several years without it. I picked up some of the earlier Star Wars UCS sets to build and display, and occasionally grabbed new ones her…