Here's a random thought. For the first person that is lucky enough to find one of the "Golden Minifigures", what do you think they will list it on eBay for? (Let's just assume he/she did for the fun of it.) How about....

Here's the list of Mr Gold's that have appeared so far (that I know of).

796 - Zellingen, Germany

865 - Karlsruhe, Germany

870 - Karlsruhe, Germany

880 - Karlsruhe, Germany

898 - Burke, Virginia

933 - Karlsruhe, Germany

934 - Karlsruhe, Germany

942 - Karlsruhe, Germany

1229 - Germany

1331 - Belgium, Europe

1604 - agp548 from Hawaii, USA

1849 - Graz, Austria

3160 - Benzo on Brickset from Saskatchewan, Canada

3194 - Mos Eisley from Fullerton, California

3271 - Tuckerton, New Jersey

3342 - mushedroom

3739 - La Mesa, California

4154 - Richardson, Texas

4544 - Mountain Home, Idaho

4576 - Lake in the Hills, Illinois

4610 - Tacoma, Washington

4616 - Ellensburg, Washington

4625 - BrickBrats on eBay from Victorville, California

4628 - Portland, Oregon

4746 - Mos Eisley from Fullerton, California

4838 - Deder2416 on Brickset from Georgia

4855 - SamuraiPete on Brickset from Spring Hill, Kansas

4914 - datsunman on Brickset from Phillipsburg, New Jersey

4928 - Twiddlepotts from Portland, Oregon

These have been found but no number given.

Bricks was lucky enough to find 2

Tommahas8012 had one

Akamu54 on Brickset from Thunder Bay, Ontario

buriedbybricks on Brickset from New Brunswick, Canada

jvdrummer182 on BrickSet from New Jersey

Mike in Southwestern Ontario, Canada (No idea on number or what the guys real name is.)

Mr. Gold's found: 2,152

Mr. Gold's left to be found: 2,848

Mr. Gold: Where is he found?

Mr. Gold: World Map

Ed Mack's Edit: In addition to the Mr. Gold value discussion, John and Dave from BRICKS AND MINIFIGS posted a picture of the "dot codes" from a Mr. Gold they have in their possession. Maybe it will help you find another one.

Edited October 23, 201411 yr by TheOrcKing
update to Mr. Gold count

I'm no expert of the English language, but whoever wrote that article is in need of a fundamental writing class.

I would LOVE an army of Oompah loompas! Lol

Here you go! 25 found so far. Or at least 25 reported.

thanks,

notice its all those sketchy east coasters and europeans LoL. West coast represent, playing by the rules....(or not reporting it LoL)

http://minifigures.lego.com/en-gb/GoldenMinifigure/Default.aspx 30 have been entered now!cant believe it.

I've just seen a few Mr Golds on Ebay UK, bids in the

Give it a few weeks and you'll probably start seeing that price come down and down. Not sure exactly where it will stabilize, but it will be a lot lower than what it has been before the official release of series 10.

In my opiobion its just because they are only.just being found so first lot i think they will go down abit when more are found also it will be very limited gold figure for example rhe gold c3-po sells at higer prices

ps3's were selling for $6k on ebay when they were first released and in limited supply. now you can buy one for $200 or less used. similiar situation here. the hype is high and supply is currently very low. prices will come down eventually. if you have one to sell now is the time to do it. happy hunting!

I've just seen a few Mr Golds on Ebay UK, bids in the

When the Price comes down, buy a few...the price will go back up.. I remember when chrome C3PO was selling for like 70 bucks each

Obviously, after today the price should drop quite a bit. As the 'official' release date is today, the question is how many will be on ebay by the weekend? IMO if u want one, be patient and be ready to drop a couple of C notes.

There were 10,000 golden C-3PO's, but I don't think the hype was as bad for those. There will be a ton of people smooshing for these, unlike the C-3PO where you had to buy and open the set.

There is no guarantee to getting one no matter what route you go unless you buy one straight up. I think the price will dip down, but again, there is another audience that wants to be the first to have something which also drives up a price. I'll be curious to see how many of them are actually registered on the internet.

the hype is high and supply is currently very low. prices will come down eventually.

As a few members have said, it's just the preliminary hype. I can almost guarantee you that we won't be seeing a Mr. Gold sell for $1,000 for at least a few years. The lowest it will probably get is around $100. Just a guess though.

There were 10,000 golden C-3PO's, but I don't think the hype was as bad for those. There will be a ton of people smooshing for these, unlike the C-3PO where you had to buy and open the set.

Yeah you're probably right. But also the fact that back then Lego weren't as popular as they are now. I mean you're comparing a few years back to now. It's just two different worlds IMO.

Hey all, So I saw that the Toys R Us stores had gotten some series 10 minifigs in earlier this week so I decided to stop by and check them out over the weekend. I went to the store near my house and was talking to the manager while I was going through the bags and he told me there is no Mr. Gold in there, because the employees went through all the bags even before the box was put out. He mentioned that there was no Medusa, Mr. Gold, Trendsetter (even though I found one and bought it - HA!), Librarian and Paintballer. I know stores get shipments before the release date, but to allow the employees to go through them ahead of time seems somewhat unfair. I realize that there isn't anything anyone can/will do about it, but I just thought that was in bad taste for the store to do that. Out of the 18 bags left in the box, they were all warrior women, mechanics, jumpers, clowns and 1 painter. Although I did manage to find the Trendsetter and a Grandpa. Oh well ... maybe I will just try a different store. The one by my work said that their shipment of minifigs never made it because it got stolen during shipping. Geez ... all for Mr. Gold?

Hey all,

So I saw that the Toys R Us stores had gotten some series 10 minifigs in earlier this week so I decided to stop by and check them out over the weekend. I went to the store near my house and was talking to the manager while I was going through the bags and he told me there is no Mr. Gold in there, because the employees went through all the bags even before the box was put out. He mentioned that there was no Medusa, Mr. Gold, Trendsetter (even though I found one and bought it - HA!), Librarian and Paintballer. I know stores get shipments before the release date, but to allow the employees to go through them ahead of time seems somewhat unfair. I realize that there isn't anything anyone can/will do about it, but I just thought that was in bad taste for the store to do that. Out of the 18 bags left in the box, they were all warrior women, mechanics, jumpers, clowns and 1 painter. Although I did manage to find the Trendsetter and a Grandpa. Oh well ... maybe I will just try a different store. The one by my work said that their shipment of minifigs never made it because it got stolen during shipping. Geez ... all for Mr. Gold?

just another example of rip-offs-r-us shady business practices and why it should be the LAST place you spend your hard earned investment dollars. what i can't believe is that the manager actually admitted that. if it was me i would certainly be making a phone call to the district manager or even someone higher and complaining. that is total BS.

That may be one of the most disgusting things I have read (in the world of Lego). Phone calls would be made... to TLG.

Another story that proves TRU is GARBAGE!!!!!!!! Yet people still spend their money there! Unreal!!!

You better get ready for the horror stories. If employees at any large box store have a clue about the potential value in a $3 small bag, you will be lucky to find anything of value in these sets. They will be stolen. They will be opened. Better off buying a SEALED CASE of 60 Collectible Series 10 Minifigures. At least you stand a chance of getting a complete collection.

Honestly that is more prevalent than you might imagine. Ther is nothing stopping employees from doing exactly what they did, which is unfortunate.

That is really sad. Are the doing this in work hours?

My local Lego store does this, but they typically just help people find a figure they want as they have some of them sorted in the back, I can't imagine one of them would find a Mr Gold and then just let it get bought unknowingly.

My local Lego store does this, but they typically just help people find a figure they want as they have some of them sorted in the back, I can't imagine one of them would find a Mr Gold and then just let it get bought unknowingly.

If they found a Mr. Gold, would they just buy it for $3?!?

Wow, that`s wrong on so many levels. It`s unfair yes, but it`s also false advertising depending on how you look at it. The boxes state packs may contain a Mr. Gold. If they have been searched and looted, at will not sure the packs likely didn`t have one to begin with, but to place the possibility in the consumer`s mind knowing full well they will get nothing is wrong IMO.

This is disgusting and very unfortunate. I suspect my local Walmarts have done the same thing though, because out of 7 boxes during my recent trip, I only found 15 Roman soldiers. I should have found 40ish at 6 per box. There were others missing too. Unless someone got a head start, which is possible, and I can`t say for sure.

I hate TRU, but sadly up here I don`t have any other options for sets when sales come. Yes a 20% off promotion only gets me 10-15% off in reality, but there is nothing else available and my business goes there.