Questions tagged [shopping]
The practice of exchanging goods for money or for trade.
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DUPLO train engine base part# 28743 engine is not working
I've went through all of the steps here:
How to disassemble the propulsion wheels of the LEGO/DUPLO train engine base part# 28743 drivetrain?
which was a great learning exercise but unfortunately it ...
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I want to get started making GBC modules. Which standard powered system to choose in 2023?
There seem to be two competing standards for powered LEGO modules in 2023.
Power Functions
Powered Up
I have read that Power Functions may be retired soon, but can easily work in a standalone ...
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How to buy a lot of 65803 Technic plates for a mosaic project?
I would like to make a pixel-art mosaic and found out the existence of part 65803 for building the base board: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=65803#T=C
Alternately, there is a ...
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Selling a physical build from purchased instructions?
I have been trying to find information on this subject including contacting designers. I have heard as long as you don’t include the instructions in your sale, all is fine as that is the intellectual ...
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Trading and Lego VIP [closed]
What websites can be used for trading? I want to have as many rare ones without buying anything. Does someone want to trade a Lego minifigure for free? I have been trying to get many Lego minifigures ...
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Finding minifigs in a specific theme
A couple of times I've been asked by people what is the cheapest or easiest way to buy some random complete minifigs in some theme.
For example:
they have a couple of fairground sets and they want to ...
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Searching for a part like 48989 but without the pins
I am searching for a part like LEGO 48989, but without the 4 pins.
The manufacturer doesn't matter as long as the part is compatible with LEGO bricks.
Also, a combination of parts is ok if it has the ...
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Sources of minifigures with plain, classical faces
For Reasons™, I am looking for current sets that have minifigures with the plain, classical faces:
However, if I look at the current selection on the Lego website, all the accompanying minifigs have ...
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Why does this "useless machine" use out of production parts?
I found this new video. It uses out-of-production parts like the transmission parts. So when I tried to buy these elements in new Technic sets, I didn't find some of them. Any suggestions please?
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How do I build this robot car?
I want to start using more LEGO Technic, but I'm not sure what the best way is to buy the parts without breaking the bank.
I'd really like to make a robot like the ones shown in this video.
Making ...
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How can find which Duplo sets, featuring car base, are currently sold in France?
My son have been playing a lot with my old LEGO at his grandma's, and I would like to buy him some to play at home.
I have tried to figure this out on my own, but I am stuck :(
I have read inside the ...
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Which websites can be used to trade minifigures?
Are there any reliable websites that do minifigure trading? I had a look around but couldn’t find much at all.
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Sell bulk by colour or by part or by both
I have 100’s of pounds of semi sorted Lego, mostly by colour.
Would it be beneficial to sort by colour and part to sell in bulk? Or sell a bulk lot of one colour but various bricks?
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Simplest/cheapest way to build a tensegrity model?
My daughter saw some beautiful and interesting tensegrity (tensional integrity) LEGO models on the Internet:
and she would like to get one for her birthday.
We've got a few Harry Potter LEGO sets at ...
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How should I go about buying 10-20 generic minifigs?
Not a collector, just looking to fill out a few things with sort of generic minifigures. I don't care a ton about what they look like, or even if they're all unique. Just looking for a good variety of ...
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Most cost efficient length for pneumatic hoses?
As the title says, I would like to know what the most cost efficient length of pneumatic hose (including 99021s) is, assuming the average length of each piece is 12cm (4.7") and I can cut large ...
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Just saw these 1990s sets in a local shop. Would any of these be a good investment? [closed]
Just saw these 1990s sets in a local shop.
Would any of these be a good investment?
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How do you sell Lego on Brickowl?
I was trying to start a store on Brickowl, but I noticed that, unlike Bricklink, it did not contain a sell button that was in plain sight. I searched around for it, but could not find it. If somebody ...
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Is it a stupid idea to buy every brick in an end of sale set?
There's a set I want that is currently available on eBay for around 8-10 x its original price.
I was wondering if I could just buy every piece needed and if you guys thought that made any sense ...
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MOCs: A question about using LEGO trademark
I recently made a MOC using LEGO bricks that I would like to sell. I know that, since this is my own construction I have the rights to do that, but my question is about the LEGO trademark. I want to ...
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LEGO selling price
I have a friend who is ready to buy my LEGO, but I still need to set a price. I have about 4kg (8.8lbs) of complete sets (2011 - 2014). Almost all of the 10 are complete. The other half with 4kg are ...
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Are there any sets without a lot of fluff?
I'm an adult but have come to fall back in love with LEGO again after building the LEGO Apollo Rocket kit.
I wanted to buy a large set of just various LEGO bricks to build neat things. But what I am ...
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What's the deal with the single-type-of-piece bags on Amazon?
While looking for current Lego offers on Amazon, I was surprised to see loads of offers such as:
10x Lego inverted slope 2x2 dark red
8x Lego plate 4x6 new dark grey
40x Lego Technic pin long with ...
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Can I sell pre-built LEGO sets?
So I was interested if it would be legal to sell LEGO sets that were built by me. Most likely on some sort of website whether it be my own or one like eBay or craigslist. Specifically:
Could I make a ...
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Looking for older conducting train tracks
I have an old 9V era (1991-2006) train set that has conducting tracks. Is there a place that I can buy conducting tracks? Obviously I have trolled eBay, Amazon and internet without success.
I can buy ...
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Selling sets on eBay - should I buy missing bricks and figures to complete a set?
I am preparing to sell my daughter's LEGO sets on eBay - Elves and Star Wars.
We have completed the mammoth task of finding the pieces we have from each set, but some sets have missing pieces and ...
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Do extra parts add to set's resell value?
When I build a set I tend to keep the box and instructions as I noticed they add to the value of the set.
I also keep the extra parts in the box but I'm not so sure if they add actual value. My ...
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Which official LEGO stores have the largest selection of bricks in their PAB wall?
Official LEGO stores offer the opportunity to fill a cup (small or large) with LEGO elements from a wall with shelves, usually near the back at the store.
These are called PAB walls (Pick A Brick)
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North American market Lego boxes sold in Europe (by Lego itself). Is that normal?
Thanks to this old question I know that North American market Lego boxes have the piece-count printed on the box, as that is a requirement in USA and Canada.
European market boxes don't have that.
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Actuator availability?
Is it true that there is no way to purchase any sort of Technic/PF/PU linear actuator directly from Lego at this time? The current giant Liebherr excavator seems to include #40918, a part which was ...
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How to sell built Lego sets?
I have 4 UCS Star Wars sets: Slave 1, Airspeeder, TIE fighter and Sandcrawler. I'm not interested in keeping them anymore. They take up a lot of room and don't do much.
I was wondering how to sell ...
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Buying specific part variant on BrickLink
I've ordered a lot of pieces (at least a lot for me) on BrickLink, among them a bunch of "3794b - Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud with Groove (Jumper)". Instead of that variant, I received "15573 - ...
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Anyone familiar with "consets"?
I just saw a Facebook ad for consets.com.
They claim to do a "warehouse clearance", "today only" of genuine LEGO,
Their prices are suspiciously low, though, even for "bootLego" / "fake Lego" ...
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Buy new lego tires/tyres and treads
I'm part of a Lego team making competitive bots, and noticed that newer tires have better traction than our tires which are 5 years old.
Any ideas where I could buy new tires? I've tried lego.com's "...
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Do LEGO sets go on sale on black friday?
I'm considering buying a LEGO set (42110) and with black friday coming up I was wondering whether they go on sale for black friday on amazon or the official LEGO store/shop at home. I looked at the ...
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Lego Classics alternative
I've been looking at buying one of the classics sets for my young kids. My desire was to have a large collection of bricks that they could build houses/cities/etc with.
I thought that the Classics ...
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Where can I buy DUPLO bulk bricks? [duplicate]
The request seems weird, I'm looking to buy for my 1-year-old some Duplo, but they all come in "dog shapes/windows/humans" etc, with a very small amount of rectangular/square blocks, which is all I ...
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Looking for empty LEGO boxes for 6389 Fire Control Center and 6669 Diesel Daredevil
I'm looking for empty LEGO boxes. I need two: one for 6389 Fire Control Center and one for 6669 Diesel Daredevil. Where could I find them?
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Advice on selling a lot of Lego? [duplicate]
I have a bin of Lego with a bunch of $100+ sets. The bin contains 29lbs. of Lego. I want to sell them, how should I price them? There are sets like 7743 and such. They are in pristine condition. There ...
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Selling complete sets, Assembled or Disassembled?
I have several complete Lego sets that are assembled. I would like to sell them and want to know if I should ask a higher price if I disassemble them and organize the pieces? I also have the ...
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Why isn't the new LEGO CV joint available on Bricklink or Brickowl?
In the new 4x4 X-treme Off-Roader set 42099 there are 2 new, sturdier CV joint pieces that I would like to have. If I search for 42099 on Bricklink I don't see a list of pieces included in the set. I ...
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Are miniature blocks (like Wise Hawk or lno) legal to buy online in Europe (Hungary)?
I bought some Wise Hawk mini blocks (about 100 pieces) for me and my family in Hungary online from China. But the customs office has seized it, saying it is an unlicensed copy of LEGO and I committed ...
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How to describe a building set which is like LEGO without using the "LEGO" word?
We are sellers of building toys like LEGO online. But their website does not allow using the word "LEGO" directly to describe the products. Are there any other words that could describe the building ...
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Makeblock and LEGO PF cable synthesis
My 10yo son and I have ventured into the realm of taking our LEGO hobby up a notch with robotics. We have built the makeblock mbot and adapted LEGO bricks and want to incorporate the Power Functions ...
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Do they have every brick type or just the basics at the PaB wall?
I am looking for a specific piece and I don’t know if they will have it. Is it any piece or just basic ones like 2x4’s?
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Where to buy rare old LEGO sets?
Does anybody know a good place to buy rare old LEGO sets?
I'm looking specifically for old "pneumatic" featured LEGO Technic sets.
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Where to get bulk GBC soccer balls?
I am running a middle school robotics club, and this year we are focusing on building a Great Ball Contraption (GBC). One problem I'm having is acquiring the balls. On BrickLink, the discontinued ...
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How much does the full-size LEGO Bugatti cost?
I read that the LEGO developers have built a real driving Bugatti from Lego Bricks.
Did they only use original LEGO parts? Which ones and how many? Which sets does one need to buy and how many? And ...
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How deep can discounts on Amazon get?
I'm looking at the Hogwart Train set on Amazon right now and they are 20% off the MSRP. I recently bought the 60198 set at a 5% discount, now it is 16% off.
I wanted to know typically how deep the ...
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Selling completed and assembled models?
I'm am looking to sell completed models but do not want to disassemble them. Can someone point me in right direction?
