General Collecting and Investing Forum

I am asking a general question here, being a Lego fanatic for some time, I have noticed the ever increasing lines or "themes" that Lego has come out with. As far back as I can remember, Lego came in Duplo, City and Technic. I can remember when Space came along and then the sub-themes to City. Looking at the variety of themes there is today, I am wondering if Lego is stretching themselves thin. It is interesting that Lego is trying to get into the female market (again) however the recent themes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Lone Ranger seem not to have been taken up as well. Previously, themes such as Dino, Soccer and Ice Hockey have not been all that rec…

https://mashable.com/article/republican-attack-lego-youtuber-robbed-crowdfunding-campiagn/#P_sC6UrnsgqK Strangers are stepping up to help a YouTuber rebuild his Lego collection after thieves made off with thousands of dollars worth of Lego sets and destroyed years of his hard work. The YouTuber, who goes by republicattak, is known for his intricate videos of elaborate Star Wars Lego sets. On Friday, he took his 12,000 subscribers by surprise when he posted a video simply titled "bye." In it, the red-faced and visibly distressed YouTuber tells his fans that he has just come home from a work trip to find that burglars have stolen and destroyed his sets. "I do…

Anyone recommend weighing scales big enough to weigh fully packaged large sets (like Pet Shop, Simpsons House etc)? Thank you.

I was wondering, how many can one invest and still not kill the market? Your thoughts please

Certain sets like 75016, 75017, 75021, and 75013 have been keeping closer to the $0.10 per piece standard most people use when judging sets, and others, like 75002 and 75015 actually have more pieces than the standard. Could this be a sign that Lego is lowering its prices slightly?

(Mods: Sorry in advance if this is posted in the wrong place, but I didn't see a dedicated storage forum. Please move if necessary.) I've been thinking how best to store my LEGO sets that aren't on display. At the moment I have three large plastic tubs (largest is probably 35L, with the other two around half that capacity) holding ALL of the pieces from the disassembled sets, plus the instruction manuals. There is no organisation whatsoever. This means if I want to rebuild any of the sets for display then I have to scrabble around amongst thousands of LEGO pieces to find the bits I need. Obviously this becomes very tedious very quickly! I don't build sets v…

ok... I'm still new at this and yesterday I received my first order from the Lego store. My plan is to just put the boxes on the attic and forget about them for the next 5 years. No rush for me. it started out being an investment but after receiving my first 3 boxes I now know that I have to buy more just to put some of them together. The boxes look much better than when you get them at a store were they are scratched a bit and get dropped by kids. My first items are: Mini Cooper Ghostbusters Back to the future I personally LOVE the look and feel of the Ghostbusters box and can't wait to get more to put one together. My kids went crazy about them One…

I am looking for an interested party to purchase my LEGO resale business. The business is running well but I am ready to step away due to family and the time commitment. The website is Theelementemporium.com. Message for details if anyone is interested.

Just watched this interesting and informative video about some of the current and recent Lego licenses and how they had been used by other construction brands in the past. Of special interes, Doctor Who, Yellow Submarine and Scooby Doo.

Ive seen that many of you find lego sets for good prices on ebay. How do you do that? I cant seem to find a good deal with the sheer amount of lego sets out there

Is it worth buying 71592-Milleneum Falcom-$700.00 75159 Death Star-$340.00 Both are new sealed and plan on keeping several years.Do you think it would be a good investment.Thanks

For you powersellers out there, do you have any suggestions or advice when it comes to selling over the Holiday Season(Nov-Dec?) for when prices should be raised to meet the demand of the last minute shopper? As an example have you experienced a period where you can raise your prices 10-20% more than normal because it's the second week of December and people are rushing to shop? I'm just trying to maximize my selling this holiday season and I've never sold enough to see the trends of the best time to raise prices to get the most out of what I own. Thanks for any and all suggestions.

In about 60 days, the Army is deploying me overseas to run an Emergency Room for almost 10 months. I have mentioned it casually in a couple posts, but now I'm really trying to put together my LEGO purchasing game plan. Here is my question: If you couldn't shop or purchase any LEGO sets in-person for the next year, and only purchase LEGO sets via online vendors, what approach would you take? For reference, I will have regular access to reliable internet service, and my wife can place any deliveries sent to the house in storage. I reguarly purchase online now via LEGO Shop at Home/eBay/BL/Amazon and AWD/Target. Thanks for any ideas or input!

Hello, I rediscover Lego last year and I bought a lot of set too fast. Now I learned bit a more how the sales work, where and when to buy. (it's really hard for a canadian!) My rules for now: 1 - If possible, never buy full price 2 - If I can't sell it in the future, I've no problem to keep it 3 - Only 1 of each set max But now I have a some money to invest and a lot of storage space, so I'll probably skip rule 2 and 3. And I'm not sure yet what I'll do. For now, I'm curious to learn what investment mistakes happen to other people ex: Do you buy 100 set #XXX and you just can't sell them now?

So yesterday I was able to score a maersk train and an Emerald Night both need new stickers if I want them built in original way also maybe a few parts missing, but he threw in a huge tub that had all kinds of lego in it jets, police station pieces, fire station, city transportation set the one that had street car, also old city coner set lots and lots of legos. I'm second guessing the purchase though cuz I have no idea how am gona sort through all this or what to do with it. Good deal for 200 dollars pictures to follow

I can see Lego prices in general increasing in the future, just from the the increase in oil prices. They are made of Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastic, which is made from oil. Production of 1 kg of ABS requires the equivalent of about 2 kg of oil (raw material and energy). So any substantial oil price increase from future Middle East conflicts and the like can have a serious effect on Lego prices. The Lego bricks you have will become even more valuable if cruise missiles fly into Iran, so buy them while they are still reasonable. What do you think?

Hi everyone. We recently had a passing in the family and whilst sorting out the estate we came across 3 presents still wrapped in a box. We opened them to see what they contained. 3 lego box sets from the late 60's early 70's un opened. They are lego system 120 train set, lego 687 aeroplane and lego system 033 basic set. We are intrigued by the possible value of these items. I know this site gives an approximate cost but where would i be able to get a valuation? Also the 033 basic set seems to be a bit elusive. Any help would be appriciated. Cheers Ben

Not Lego obviously... But is anyone else looking at these? Rapidly selling out from every supplier going over here in the UK!

I actually got lucky enough to get an invite in the mail yesterday. First one I've gotten! Anyone else get one? I don't know how I got one. I definitely don't spend as much as a lot of people that go there, but I've filled out everyone of those store surveys. What do they give out at the event and are any of the sales at the event any good?

So now that all of the hoopla over the Crawlers and BTTF DeLoreans is finally starting to die down, this question can finally be asked. What other set released on August 1st do you think will be a real winner someday? Which set are you dying to have for your own collection?

Thought this would be an appropriate topic to discuss in this forum. Just wanted to post some options we have when we decide to sell. As for my experience, I have never sold a lego set but have sold various other collectables. Here is a quick summary off the top of my head. Feel free to add your opinions, comments, and pros and cons. Ebay Pros: most exposure, best chance to sell set Cons: Fees (now take fees out of shipping/handling plus ebay double dips with paypal fees) Craigslist Pros: free to list, cash Cons: limited exposure; most customers are looking for deals Bricklink Not really familiar with the sell…

I'm reaching out for help on a giant project that I'm working on for my son's birthday. I've built a massive table and glued 32x32 baseplates (15 of them) to the legs of the table. My plan was to cover the baseplates in tiles for a nice finish...Ive got quite a few tiles I can pull from my very small bricklink inventory. Now comes the tricky part. I need enough tiles to cover 15,360 holes on these baseplates. Purchasing that many tiles off of bricklink would cost me a small fortune. I've got enough out of my inventory for only about half at the moment. So for you longtime bricklink store operators or shoppers are there any sets out there that are overly loaded with …

I have a guy trying to sell me a butt ton of cmf minifig cases(all boxes opened/sealed cmf bags) and a few of the CMF displays(120 figs in each). My main question, whats a good percentage and what should I use to get a baseline(ebay or bricklink)? Nothing super old or rare Ninjago movie, Series 16, Fantastic beasts, Disney series 1. Ideally these would not been searched through but you never know and I dont want to sit and squish a dozen or so cases. Thoughts?

Hi there. I’m to the site, and excited to be a part of the community. I just bought a Tantive IV on eBay the box was badly banged up. Also, the white section at the bottom of the box with the age and piece count is a sticker, that seems to be stuck on at an angle... Is this normal?? See picture attached. Seems sloppy to me and is this a counterfeit or perhaps non-US version of the set? Thanks for the feedback! Jason

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