Westy Steve Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Hey guys, I'm new here. I've collected all kinds of things over the years, and I just learned about Lego collecting. It sounds interesting to me, and I'm especially interested in finding vintage sets and maybe even the first legos made. I'm writing a book about collecting, and thought I should try my hand at this. I have to confess that I didn't realize there was such a thriving population of lego collectors. I have a million questions...so I hope I can get over the five approved post hurdle soon. Regards, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Steve Posted September 26, 2014 Author Share Posted September 26, 2014 Question Number 557,683 of 1,000,000: Are production numbers for various sets listed anywhere? Like how many Eiffel tower sets were made? Has anyone ever tried to estimate production levels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neosphinx Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 (edited) Question Number 557,683 of 1,000,000: Are production numbers for various sets listed anywhere? Like how many Eiffel tower sets were made? Has anyone ever tried to estimate production levels? No production numbers are available save for true limited items like the 10179 or a mr. Gold. The rest are estimated by batches. All more expensive sets come with plastic seals on the box which tells you what batch your set came from. Again, how many are in a batch, we don't really know. And welcome to the site Edited September 26, 2014 by Neosphinx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locutus001 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Sorry but I cannot come up with additional information either ^^ Anyways welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciglione Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Welcome... I guess only lego knows how many of a set were produced. I think we are all seeking for an answer on that one. Good luck on your book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinP Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Welcome to Brickpicker!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Steve Posted September 26, 2014 Author Share Posted September 26, 2014 Thanks guys. I guess I can try to figure out the populations of some of the sets by comparing ratios of known items. I'm even curious about ballpark figures on production. Like did they make about 500 Eiffel Towers, or 50,000? Another question...is there such a thing as a Lego Collector's convention? Do they ever have them close to Florida? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevenplays Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Welcome to the Site! Feel free to ask any of your questions in the appropriate topics, we'll be able to help :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@rtisan Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Hello, welcome to the site! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedsausage Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Good morning and welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobo1969 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donliu Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Welcome .. enjoy the site =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Welcome, Westy Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZ-EUG Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Wellcome fellow brick baron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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