So I thought I would start a thread where we could share what we got in our PAB cups, similar to the one on Eurobricks. Pics would be great, but if you just want to say what you got that would be cool as well. If you are new to PAB and want to see how to maximize space, check out my blog article here: http://community.brickpicker.com/blog/4/entry-242-pick-a-brick-cups-can-you-pack-an-investing-punch/

 

I thought I would kick it off with the two large cups I bought today. There's actually a bit of a story behind this. So normally the cups are $19.99 each in Canada for a large, but when I bought mine I was looking at the bill and I felt like it wasn't enough (in addition to the cups I bought a Friends set so I could get the Ice Cream Stand - I chose that over the Mech). They had charged me for one large and one small (10.99) I went back into the store, and one of the nice employees (heck, they are all nice!), I think Sidney was his name, said no problem, it was their mistake so don't worry about it. That means I got two cups for 30.98 CDN, not bad by my standards. Without further ado, here are the (badly lit) photos:

 

I used the central tower method, filling in the outside with small pieces, mostly 1x1 blue rounds - never know when you are going to need 1800 of those!

This picture is for anyone who doesn't take the time to pack their cups. I separated the pieces and poured them into empty cups, and the pieces that I squeezed into two cups filled 3 and a half cups - I'll take those extra pieces any day. And I'm not lying when I said "squeezed", I cracked one of the cups because it was filled so tight xP

And here's the spread. I thought since this is Brickpicker I should look at what I got from an investing perspective so here's the quantity list with Bricklink values:

 

3X White Doors @ 0.36=1.08

29X 2x1 Lime Tiles @ 0.05=1.45

26X 6x16 Dark Bluish Gray Plates @ 1.09=28.34

2X 1x2 Smoky Brick @ 0.09=0.18

1X 1x1 Red Brick with Stud @ 0.16=0.16

44X Clear 1x2 Brick @ 0.09=3.96

13X Dark Bluish Gray Corner Brick @ 0.09=1.17

105X Reddish Brown 1x4 Tile @ 0.06=6.30

18X 4x4 Reddish Brown Plate @ 0.08=1.44

30X 1x1 Dark Bluish Gray 1x1 Plate with Holder @ 0.04=1.20

2X Reddish Brown 2x4 Plate @ 0.05=0.10

69X 1x4 Light Bluish Grey Brick (Castle Builder's Dream ) @ 0.12=8.28

18X 2x6 Dark Bluish Gray Brick @ 0.18=3.24

41X 2x4 Dark Bluish Gray Brick @ 0.06=2.46

 

And finally: (and yes I did actually count this)

1817X Trans-Blue 1x1 Round Plate @ 0.03=54.51

 

Total Pieces: 2218 (average 1109 per cup

Price Per Piece (assuming 30.98 is cost): 0.01396... Basically 1.39 cents per piece. Ha! And people thought 10 cents per piece was good!

Bricklink Value: $113.87 Wow! Not bad for only an hour of packing. Too bad I have no intentions of starting a Bricklink store

 

So... what did you guys buy?

While waiting for my post to be approved I just found this: http://news.lugnet.com/general/?******=44305

 

So the record is 163 possibly 165. Which I think is amazing. Beats buying them on Bricklink (unless you go for Used ones)

 

Hey folks-

Not a picture of a MOC or anything, but I just came from the King of Prussia LEGO store in Pennsylvania and they have a bunch of useful pieces (I think) on their PAB wall especially for castle...

2x2 light bley tiles with groove, trans orange cheese wedges, 4 point torch/candelabra pieces, 1x1 black lantern pieces, and 3 stem flower base pieces (aka grass) :)

Does anyone know how often does the Lego store refresh its PAB wall?

Does anyone know how often does the Lego store refresh its PAB wall?

​I thought it was done quarterly.  Next refresh should be July 1, if I remember correctly.

Last wednesday I finally got the chance to visit it a PAB-wall. It was in a small unofficial LEGO-shop in Zwolle, the Netherlands. The cup was smaller than a regular small Pick-a-Brick cup but you'll see it still is of very good value.

I got quite a lot of pieces which I'll list down here. Please note I have used the official LEGO LEGO Shop at Home colors so they may differ from those on Bricklink

9 Flat Tile 2x2, Bright Yellow

8 Flat Tile 1x2, Medium Lilac

2 Flat Tile 1x1, Transparent Red

8 Round Plate 1x1, Transparent Red

7 Plate 1x3, Reddish Brown

22 Roof Tile 1x1x2/3, Olive Green

41 Round Plate 1x1, Medium Lilac

6 Round Plate 1x1, Transparent Yellow

13 Plate 1x2, Bright Yellowish Green

33 Round Plate 1x1, Transparent

37 Round Plate 1x1, Light Purple

3 Nose Cone Small 1x1, Transparent Blue

3 Wall Element 1x2x1, White

4 Brick 1x1, Dark Forest Green(Not listed on PAB online)

44 Round Plate 1x1, Bright Yellowish Green

4 Brick 1x3, Brick Yellow

12 brick 1x4, Bright Purple

8 Brick 1x4, Reddish Brown

9 Flat Tile 1x4, Reddish Brown

4 Plate 4x4, Reddish Brown

70 Brick 1x2 Without Pin, Transparent

2 Roof Tile 2x2 45° No. 2, White

Total Different Elements:23

Total Pieces(Cup): 360

Total Pieces(Haul, including extras): 420

Price per Piece(Cup): 2,5 Cents

Price per Piece(Haul): 3,083 Cents

Price per Piece(Online, Cup): 12,614 Cents

As you can see the Online Pick a Brick is very expensive, that's why I only use it when I order something large from LEGO, a man needs his printed pieces someway.

This brings the total up to a whopping 360 pieces. Here I payed €8,99 for them but on the online PAB it would have been €45,41. Together with the polybag 30188 for €3,95 this was a pretty decent haul.

Now that have the parts that are for a specific take home mini build, I find there very many good pieces on the PAB wall now.

Saw some new PAB models and parts on the wall today at my local Lego store ...

 

Am I missing something obvious here?

Surely Pick A Model is buying a set??
I am sure I have seen loads, all in different sizes and price brackets.

4,99$ for these pieces seems to be a rip off compared to the normal pick a brick wall (although it is "just" 14 cent per piece).

I've also taken the time to fit as many pieces as possible into a cup... after I've done that several times I have decided that I'll never do it again. (At least not to such an extend!)

It is very timeconsuming and just not worth your time! Okay maybe you safe 5$, but you'll be sitting there for hours trying to puzzle bricks together so that you have the ideal fit. And when you're back home you have to unpuzzle everything again.

Solutions for bigger bricks are a good idea and I'll continue using them BUT I cannot advice anyone to overdo it as it is just not worth your time moneywise.

I tried PAB buying and selling. I bought 1.5kg over a number of cups in late 2013. Cost £40. Selling costs £140 Profit approx £120.
Looks good on paper, but it is soooooo time consuming. Most have been £0.99 auctions, as they did not move using BIN. I am only just finishing this lot now. In the meantime I have gone through many Bulk lots in the same time period and made about 20x more. So PAB is not really for me.

The exception is 3068b Grey 2x2 tiles. They sell like hot cakes, so I am always scanning for those on the PAB wall. Have not been any for the past year though.

I have found horses and stairs on PSB wall, easily pay for entire cup

I tried PAB buying and selling. I bought 1.5kg over a number of cups in late 2013. Cost £40. Selling costs £140 Profit approx £120.
Looks good on paper, but it is soooooo time consuming. Most have been £0.99 auctions, as they did not move using BIN. I am only just finishing this lot now. In the meantime I have gone through many Bulk lots in the same time period and made about 20x more. So PAB is not really for me.

The exception is 3068b Grey 2x2 tiles. They sell like hot cakes, so I am always scanning for those on the PAB wall. Have not been any for the past year though.

I seriously lucked out then. When I was traveling in Europe in the spring, I hit the Lego store in Paris, and they had 2x2 grey tiles. I bought a big cup pretty well of just them.. 700 or so. I've used most for moccing, but if they sell well... maybe I could part with a couple hundred of the leftovers.... 

Whoah, do you guys want to enjoy the full satisfying experience of using these Lego pieces to build something exciting or do you just want to make money?!  

The exception is 3068b Grey 2x2 tiles. They sell like hot cakes, so I am always scanning for those on the PAB wall. Have not been any for the past year though.

Never can have too many of those pieces between modular house builds, street scenes, and other stuff so I'm not surprised.

These may be out already at your local Lego store but 7/1/16 refresh has SAND GREEN 1x2 plates and 1x1 bricks. These will make a great buy in order to get the two in store promos. 

Can confirm on the sand green. Employee just put them out on the pab wall the night of 6/30

8 hours ago, purplepigeon said:

Can confirm on the sand green. Employee just put them out on the pab wall the night of 6/30

Where are you located?

I'm hoping the sand green pieces are going to be available nationwide at all PAB walls.

8 minutes ago, oneknightr said:

Where are you located?

I'm hoping the sand green pieces are going to be available nationwide at all PAB walls.

Usually not up to date this early in the month but you can check here:

http://wallofbricks.com

Filled a large cup at my Lego store on Friday.  They had the sand green 1x2 plates and 1x1 bricks.  They also had 6x12 green plates and the Pick-a-model was a little truck.

Filled a large cup at my Lego store on Friday.  They had the sand green 1x2 plates and 1x1 bricks.  They also had 6x12 green plates and the Pick-a-model was a little truck.

Sad part is the Sand Green 1x2 plates and 1x1 bricks aren't exactly a match (put them together under a light and you'll see).

Picked one large PAB cup today.

Anyone think the price of sand green will drop on bricklink now?

Salt Lake City store had sand green 1x2 plates and 1x bricks on PAB wall. Didn't grab any.

2 hours ago, damnsanders said:

Anyone think the price of sand green will drop on bricklink now?

For sure, especially if enough sellers are buying them by multiple cups at a time.

If anyone has the pick a model instructions for the truck, I and my five year old would appreciate it.