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Selling used LEGO is definitely legal, at least in most legal systems. One of the most basic property rights involves the right to transfer ownership as long as both parties agree on the terms. Even selling items under copyright (instructions, box art, games, etc) is legal under the first-sale doctrine.
I don't see any reason that any of the 3 things that ...
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I will start by saying I do not own any of the LOTR sets. But, Bricklink has inventories of many sets including any extra pieces that were included with the set. You do not mention which specific sets you own, but here is a link to the 9474 The Battle Of Helm's Deep inventory on Bricklink. It lists a total quantity of 6 extra pieces (5 unique).
You could ...
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I don't think there's any rule about that, and most probably various factors influence the length of time for which a set is available. From experience, I'd tend to say that most sets last around 2 years, but it's certainly not fixed in stone, so don't take my word for it.
Considering exclusives usually mean more benefit for LEGO, it would make sense for ...
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In any case, it does happen regularly at key LEGO events, and in plain sight, as well as on the Internet.
Considering LEGO employees (and big bosses) attend these events on a regular basis, if they had a problem with this, they would have said so by now. Obviously, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen doesn't mind.
Of course, it needs to be very clear what you're ...
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Here are the two things that I would recommend:
Get yourself a big set if you have the budget for it. These will have a large variety of pieces and once you've built the models from the instructions you'll have a good understanding of a lot of different building techniques.
Watch eBay or similar sites for large lots of Technic parts by the pound. These can ...
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The number of parts shown on the box of the LEGO set indicate how many parts are included without the spare parts. Spare parts tend to be added for the smallest pieces of a set that can be lost easily.
Spare parts tend to be fairly consistent between identical sets regardless of where they are sold and sets with a greater amount of parts will generally have ...
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For our Lug, we have assigned one person who is the contact for all things LUGBULK and is also responsible for the organization of everything. (He also happens to be the one who will spend the most). We followed this general format to keep everything organized.
At the most recent club meeting, we agreed on those parts that the club needed for upcoming ...
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I say this as having been a model railroader (http://zoorail.wordpress.com) for more than 10 years. You will never get the level of detail, scale or even perhaps value with Lego railroad sets as compared to normal model railroading but I just bought two Lego Train sets 7939 and 3677 and was blown away by the care that has not only gone into how they look but ...
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On top of the already mentioned:
http://www.lugnet.com/
http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/LEGO_Wiki
http://www.brickset.com/
http://www.peeron.com - Large set database and instruction scan library
http://www.bricklink.com - Lego marketplace selling millions of used and new parts and sets. This is also a nice reference for information and
inventories related to ...
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Click on the MyBrickLink tab on the top row, then My Settings in the second row of tabs, then the My Shopping Settings link. Check the box next to "Show Weight in Shopping Cart". Then, when you view a cart full of items in a particular BrickLink store, scroll to the bottom and it should tell you the calculated total weight.
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Given operations like http://www.brickmania.com/ the answer is decidedly yes... as long as you follow certain rules.
Among those rules are NEVER use the actual LEGO logo, and refer to the elements as LEGO® elements.
A somewhat fuzzier rule is that aside from mentioning that genuine LEGO® elements are contained in the product, your product should not be ...
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Ultimately, you'll probably have to come up with your own solutions, but I think the main issue is to pick which parts to order, as the number is usually limited and your LUG members all have different views on what to pick.
Here are a few line of thoughts:
Have each member pick one favourite part, or more (so you can attribute the second one if there's a ...
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I have to say I did the opposite and bought loads of small kits first and then larger kits later, however I did do a lot of research on the net and there are plenty of good books for reference material on individual mechanisms on Amazon (without having to buy lots of useless pieces for only specific functions on one kit only – can be quite expensive ...
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On top of the resources that you listed, I have found these two sites to be incredibly useful:
peeron.com - Large set database and instruction scan library
bricklink.com - Lego marketplace selling millions of used and new parts and sets. This is also a nice reference for information and inventories related to old sets.
It's not a site, but if you don't ...
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My boys and I purchased a precision scale for nine dollars from Harbor Freight and set it to grams. We purchased ten Lego minifigures series nine. We measured the ten empty packages for a weight of 19.8333 grams and divided by 10 to get an average wieght of 1.983 grams, or rounded to 2 grams. We then weighed the ten inserts showing the 16 numbered, named and ...
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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 ...
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Good places to find parts include:
Thrift stores, car boot sales, jumble sales. Sometimes you get lucky.
eBay is a good general source for parts... as long as you can find what you're looking for.
LEGO's Pick-a-Brick (PAB) service is good for for common parts.
LEGO's replacement parts service is better for less common parts from newer sets. The range of ...
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I was interested in Lego Mindstorm 3 too, so I asked Lego directly. This is what they replied (on 9th February, 2012):
I'm afraid that LEGO Mindstorms 3.0 you inquired about isn't available to purchase at the moment! It might be around soon, but I can't tell you about any new LEGO® toys until they're actually available for purchase!
Well, it might be ...
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