I'm wondering what is considered acceptable from the standpoint of the used condition of bricks in a built set. I am currently piecing together some sets from a massive CL haul. I am discarding any broken, discolored, or gouged/dented/deeply scratched pieces, but almost all have numerous hairline scratches on them that can be seen when looking at them at a certain angle with decent lighting. For the modulars I'm building, I'm thinking about just pick-a-bricking a ton of 2x2 and 1x2 tiles, since these seem to be the most noticeable (on the sidewalk areas, mostly).

 

I realize that even brand new sets can have these scratches, just from being in the bags, so I'm wondering what the expectation is when buying a used set. What is the acceptable level of hairline scratches, or minor damage, in general?

 

Additionally, does anyone have a good method for removing these minor blemishes from bricks?

 

 

I've gotten used to the topic merging, but I wonder if when it happens the title of the topic could be changed to something a little more generically descriptive?

 

I.e, this one might become something like "Used Brick Tips & Condition" or something a little less cumbersome than what it's current sporting?

 

(Just an idea, feel free to point and laugh.   )

 

Done - thanks for the suggestion!

Done - thanks for the suggestion!

 

Thanks! :-)