I find out about BrickPicker by searching for "lego brick forum" today.

I find out about BrickPicker by searching for "lego brick forum" today.

Not related, but why is Taiwan considered a province of China?

I'm pretty sure it's an independant state.

I believe my buddy linked me to this website. This was when I was interested in potentially investing and collection and now, I'm $3k deep in LEGOS!

It was a dark and stormy night.  The Internet glowed before me.  I ventured upon a place called Google.  My fingers clacked against the keyboard: L-E-***-O.  Brickpicker sprang forth!

Last week i was searching for Lego Taj Mahal, and i found that set is very expensive compare to it's RPP. Then i knew many people investing in Lego. Searched about Lego Investment on Google, voila! i came to this site.

I happened to notice LEGO prices on eBay when looking for something unrelated.  I then googled "Lego Investing" and.... here I am!

I just found BP through another link that I can't remember right now! I was trying to find out what certain sets in my collection were worth, and this eventually came up! 

I just found BP through another link that I can't remember right now! I was trying to find out what certain sets in my collection were worth, and this eventually came up!

Cool name. Welcome to the forum. Dude the first thing you should do is complete your brickfolio. Bam! Total market value of your collection. And you get really neato ratios and pie graphs. Odds are if you love Lego, then you love pie graphs B)

I don't remember exactly, but I believe, like others, I did a search on Lego investing and found BP. And, ever since, I've slowly been filling up my basement with new sets! LOL

I found this site by search under the keyword "brick + forum".

I probably googled "why the hell does an Imperial Flagship cost $360 on ebay?"

Viola.

I probably googled "why the hell does an Imperial Flagship cost $360 on ebay?"

Viola.

 

First google answer: @#% damn resellers.

I freaking spelled voila wrong. I blame resellers.

I freaking spelled voila wrong. I blame resellers.

Darned resellers are buying up all the dictionaries. Can't even find one for the children that doesnt cost a darned 20 dollars...

Darned resellers are buying up all the dictionaries. Can't even find one for the children that doesnt cost a darned 20 dollars...

That's why it helps to keep a pocket dictionary. :thumbsup:

My brother was talking about investing in Lego.  I googled Lego investing and I found this site.

For awhile I was keeping a similar list of all my Lego sets but haven't done it in years.

After a few hours I am hooked on this site.

I freaking spelled voila wrong. I blame resellers.

 

If we have a viola player or horticulturalist among us, the spelling is correct.

 

Well, there you are (or voila in French).

I googled "How to rip off naive buyers who left it too late to buy at RRP when hey had the chance" and the rest is history.

I found this site through the brickshow. I have read the article of USA today but was not convinced. What convinced me was a friend of mine telling me about the carroussel and the Taj Mahal and how expensive they became now. One section in the USA Today article worries me. That is when random people tell you to go invest in Lego. It is happening more and more lately.

I found out about this site a couple of weeks ago from Brickipedia, when I was trying to identify a minifig that came with my Creationary game.

i'm get brickpicker forum, from facebook grup...happy join this forum

Found out about this site from reddit.

I found the site whilst searching for apps. I was wanting to find an app that I could keep track of minifig like a portfolio. While I didn't really find what I was looking for, I did like this portfolio keeper and the stats than any other site. Then I began to read some blog posts and I was hooked. 

 

Great site!

USA Today article for me as well in Dec. 2012

I had been pulling sets out of bulk lots and flipping them for a couple years when I ran across some sealed sets and was trying to figure out when/if they would retire, enter Google and there you go. This was Julyish 2013. I lurked a bit before I joined.