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I have a fairly large collection. Processing bricks is a lot more pleasant with my homemade device, which is vaguely similar to the devices above, but made from MDF. Note that the commercial products have holes that are square, not round, so the size of bricks that is blocked by them is kind of variable. My sorter has two sorting levels, one with 30mm ...

I too think you answered yourself partially. You don't want 6 separate containers for these colors, which seems sensible; but on the other hand you admit yourself you mix some other colors when they are easily distinguished. Which I fully agree on: the first sort you should make is by part type anyway, and only afterward, if you have too much of a part, you ...

First thing to do would be to get together any building instructions you have and attempt to build those sets one at a time noting any missing elements as you go. Once this is complete and if you still have unsorted pieces, you could use a website such as Bricklink.com to try to identify the sets and then use Peeron.com to source the building instructions ...

Depending on what you have, your best bet is probably to re-build each set, and sell than as complete. Try BrickLink if you're not in a hurry to sell. You can see how much sets are selling for, and price yours accordingly. You can list them until they sell, and they only charge a small percentage when the items sell. If you want fast cash, sell them on ...

I'm going through the sorting process right now and I've gone with the following compromise: Old light grey and new light grey are sorted separately because they are hard to distinguish at times, yet clearly different most of the time. Old dark grey and new dark grey go together, because I don't have enough of either to justify a separate box, and they are ...

Seems like you've answered your own question (for now) by saying that you don't think your collection is big enough to justify such sorting. On the other hand, one might suppose that your collection will eventually get to that size, at which point, you'll have to decide if you need to separate them for storage, or if sorting while building is 'good enough'. ...

Before you start: It can be a big help to sort the parts, at least in some rudimentary way. Sorting by colour is least helpful, by shape much better. Don't dismantle partial assemblies until you've either (a) identified the sets that they come from or (b) you're sure they won't help you identify particular sets. To help you identify the sets: Search ...