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

Smack dab in the middle. I guess that means it wasn't placed mechanically.

It could be better and Lego changed the ratio from 3-4-5 to 2-4-6 to compensate for the smaller standard box size started with Series 9 that contain only 30 minifigures. My beef with Series 10's ratio is most of the minifigures in the middle bracket of 4 would be better suited for the army building 6's. Warrior Woman, Revolutionary Soldier, Tomahawk Warrior, Paintball Player, or Decorator even. But no, what do they decide on? Motorcycle Mechanic and Skydiver. Oh yeah, cause I just GOTTA have a ton of those guys. Sheesh.

Still, this is one series for me that I could just get by with buying a sealed box; the overall ratio works well for my collective habit of wanting 'extras'.

They certainly have screwed it all up.

It would be one thing too if they only had say 2 or 3 figures that only had 2 in a box, but 6???

The figures they pick for the extra ones should be more for the army builders or for ones the kids will want heavily. A decorator? They need to go back to having a minimum 3 per box IMO. It is why we are seeing minifig boxes completely ransacked now.

They certainly have screwed it all up.

It would be one thing too if they only had say 2 or 3 figures that only had 2 in a box, but 6???

It is messed up. I suppose for collectors that want a complete set are fine with a box of 30 but not many know or think about just buying a box. Heck, I didn't even know about buying a sealed box from the retailer until a month or so ago. There are so many army builders in this series it's not even funny. They could have gotten away with 4-2's, 6-4's, and 6-6's.

The figures they pick for the extra ones should be more for the army builders or for ones the kids will want heavily. A decorator?

I had originally thought by looking at previous patterns that the Decorator would have been a 2 instead of a 4. I just said that a Decorator would be better than a Skydiver because, much like the Series 9 Plumber, I could use a few for my cityscape. Always trying to think ten steps ahead when it comes to these limited Minifigures and potential MOC ideas. The Skydiver is fine and could be better if he had a double sided face instead of just the one.

They need to go back to having a minimum 3 per box IMO. It is why we are seeing minifig boxes completely ransacked now.

At the moment, it's more of that darn Mr Gold being the cause but a minimum of three would make finding even rarer characters easier to get a hold of. I think so far, I have only found barely three of the Roller Derby Girl from Series 9. The Forest Maiden has been much easier despite being just as rare.

At the moment, it's more of that darn Mr Gold being the cause but a minimum of three would make finding even rarer characters easier to get a hold of. I think so far, I have only found barely three of the Roller Derby Girl from Series 9. The Forest Maiden has been much easier despite being just as rare.

No, I am responding to a series 9 box. I live in a small town and this was the first time I have seen multiple bags ripped open at K-Mart. Of the 20 packets left between the two boxes, 10 of them were cops.

The Target ones all disappeared really quickly.

I have managed to get a few Roller Derby Girls (I think I have 5 spares now?) and once I have finished opening all the boxes and making sets I will go from there. The Tarot Reader, Plumber and Waiter have all been shocking for me to find.

No, I am responding to a series 9 box.

Oh. My mistake.

Having more desirable characters as the 'rares' that are either a 1 or 2 out of an entire box would end up leading to this sort of ransacking. I wonder if at the end of it all, do these people pay for the ones they found and wanted or do they just stuff em' into their pockets and walk out the store? I'll admit the whole mystery figure bag frustrated me in the beginning, but I never would have stolen or tore up the packet in store. That's just wrong.

Oh. My mistake.

Having more desirable characters as the 'rares' that are either a 1 or 2 out of an entire box would end up leading to this sort of ransacking. I wonder if at the end of it all, do these people pay for the ones they found and wanted or do they just stuff em' into their pockets and walk out the store? I'll admit the whole mystery figure bag frustrated me in the beginning, but I never would have stolen or tore up the packet in store. That's just wrong.

I have wondered something similar. In my case there is nothing more infuriating than making a mistake when felling the packets and getting home to find that out after paying $5 a fig. I bought four sealed boxes and have been trying to get the excess figs needed to make 12 sets out of it, but it has been a pain. I would never open a pack or tear one up (or write on them what the fig is). The open packs still had the knight figs in at least though I didn't check to see all the pieces. With the Mr Gold figs, and 6 minifigs only having 2 copies per sealed box, unfortunately I think we will see this behaviour a lot more often.

What does the Mr. Gold packet feel like? Does it feel bulky or heavy?

What does the Mr. Gold packet feel like? Does it feel bulky or heavy?

It feels like LEGO is inside...

you can see whats inside so think how it feels like ;)

Lol just wondering because it has that second bag in the fist bag, does this make it easier or harder to find?

I'd assume the dot pattern will alter throughout the world like the usual ones change?

So my wife was at the store today and saw that they had the series 10 minifigs so she bought me a handful knowing that I would do the same. As luck would have it one of the packages contain the "elusive" Mr Gold. My question is what do I do with it? While I do collect the mini figures I am not that OCD and dont need this in my collection, I would rather have the cash. So I do sell it now? Do I hold on to it? What would you do in my shoes? EDIT: So I posted on my Facebook wall that I found Mr Gold. One of my friends from high school whom I have not talked to in five years offered me $1,000 for it. I jumped and he just came to my house to get it. I think this is the best quick flip, and I avoided ebay and paypal fees.

Hold on to it, Mr Gold hasn't grown in value at all yet, give him time, he will likely get to be over $100 someday and that would be about the best CAGR on the site.

There are 2 on eBay right now one at $560 with 2 bids and one at $610 with 16 bids. That seems like a great return on a $2.99 investment to me.

that's awesome! congrats! i would sell now, reason being that not many have been found yet and offered for sale. right now they are hot, hot, hot with very little supply available. as more get discovered more will be offered for sale, which might lower the potential value. start the auction at the level you would be happy with and watch it lift off from there. keep us posted on how you do if you decide to sell! also, where abouts are you located? just curious as to where this one ended up at and where it was purchased.

He was found at a Meijer (like a walmart but better) in northwest Ohio. This particular Meijer has the tendency to put things out before release dates all the time. I often buy movies and video games there a week before actual release and then sell for a markup on eBay. People are willing to pay way over retail just to get something a little early. (but we all know this already)

He was found at a Meijer (like a walmart but better) in northwest Ohio. This particular Meijer has the tendency to put things out before release dates all the time. I often buy movies and video games there a week before actual release and then sell for a markup on eBay. People are willing to pay way over retail just to get something a little early. (but we all know this already)

which is exactly why i would sell it now! but that's just my opinion...whatever you do with it, i am sure you will be happy with your decision.

one example from my personal experience from when i was a teenager that is kind of related to this...1989 pro set football cards. there was an error card (#47, william perry) that was in extreme short supply and was released by accident. i got one in a wax pack for 89 cents. the guy at the card shop offered me $120 on the spot. wasn't graded or anything (we didnt have to get our cards graded back then to be worth anything, but that's another story). i turned him down thinking the value would go up. wrong. today that same card is worth about $5 if that. i am not saying that mr gold would ever tank like that, but the point i am making is that when the demand and hype is high and supply is short that is the best time to sell. through the years the supply stayed the same, but the demand and hype cooled quite a bit, thus resulting in my $120 error card now being worth almost nothing.

None of the 15 stores around me have even put series 10 on the shelves yet. The closest target says they won't have them until mid may :(

I would hold on to it!

Sell sell sell sell sell. Auction that bad boy off before others become available. As I am in sales I can attest to the number one sales motivator in existence.... FEAR OF LOSS! That's why sales end in a week, Black Friday & Early bird specials work so well, that's why they give out free boble heads to the first 1000 people into a baseball game etc........ Sell it now, while the hype is good. And people "fear they may miss" this opportunity to get it at whatever prices they are going for now.

Sell sell sell sell sell.

Auction that bad boy off before others become available.

As I am in sales I can attest to the number one sales motivator in existence....

FEAR OF LOSS!

That's why sales end in a week, Black Friday & Early bird specials work so well, that's why they give out free boble heads to the first 1000 people into a baseball game etc........

Sell it now, while the hype is good. And people "fear they may miss" this opportunity to get it at whatever prices they are going for now.

For that matter, that's why Jabba's Palace went through the roof. People "feared they miss lose" out on JP = crazy high demand.

that's awesome! congrats! i would sell now, reason being that not many have been found yet and offered for sale. right now they are hot, hot, hot with very little supply available. as more get discovered more will be offered for sale, which might lower the potential value. start the auction at the level you would be happy with and watch it lift off from there. keep us posted on how you do if you decide to sell!

also, where abouts are you located? just curious as to where this one ended up at and where it was purchased.

+1 to this if you need the money now. Once series 10 is officially released, at least 3,000 of the other Mr. Golds are going to end up listed on Ebay and the supply is going to temporarily drive the price back down a bit. Once they are all sold it may go back up to what it was or more, but now id your best chance to sell unless you want to wait a few years.

On a side note, I'm starting to get jealous of all this Mr. Gold stuff. Not so much that people are finding them, but I'm getting upset that I can't even purchase series 10 at all.

If you sell it you probably will not get another one unless you buy one on eBay for like $1,000.00.

Sell it now. Do a one day auction, start it at 0.99. The price will come down on this as many more will be found. Lego may even re-release this separately, which they have done in the past with other exclusives.

As much as I would like to have one myself, I would more than likely sell it. Hell, I would sell it and put that money towards an used 10179 lol. Sell it now while there are not that many out there and you will probably be able to buy one later for a lower price than that if you want. Maybe not much lower but who knows!

If you aren't a die hard MF collector just sell it. It could be worth 10 times what its going for on eBay in a few years or like someone said LEGO could release a bunch and it be worth a couple of bucks.......that's the chance you take in this game. If you sell now while series 10 isn't even widely available you will maximize your profit.