Questions tagged [value]
Questions regarding the monetary value of LEGO sets/pieces/products.
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What set is the best value for what you pay (lowest average cost per brick)? [closed]
Which Lego set is the best value for its cost? What I mean, is if you were to find the average cost per brick, which set would be the lowest? I feel like it would be something with lots of tiny pieces,...
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Is a huge box of old unsorted Lego and non-Lego pieces with no instructions or boxes of any value?
I have an old big bin of at least 20,000 Lego and Lego-like pieces. I never kept the boxes or the instructions when I was finished building sets and I have Lego pieces from at least 50 different sets, ...
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Minifig keychain value [closed]
I'm new to collecting minifigs and have a pretty basic question about the value of keychains.
I found a seller offering rarer minifigs at 1/3 of there price on bricklink, they are genuine lego but ...
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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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Is this minifigure with a white shirt showing a little orange monster worth anything?
I have a LEGO minifigure that I am unable to find anywhere on the internet. He has the classic smiling yellow head, with a white torso portraying an orange monster shaped as a 3D cube/hexagon, with ...
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What's partial set 45100 - Education Story Starter worth?
I found this set in a thrift store. It's not 100% complete. The set consists of 1144 parts, divided into 14 bags, which are all unopened.
The missing parts are:
1 x 16x16 grey plate
The blue box ...
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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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Determining the age and value of old NIB Lego sets
I have several old Lego sets, new in box. Maybe 20 years old or more. How to determine the age and value of these old Lego sets?
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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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What to do with old LEGO Magazines
I'm in the process of moving, and I have come upon my old collection of LEGO magazines. All from the early 2000s, I have the LEGO Magazine, the Mania Magazine, and a bunch of Shop-at-Home catalogues.
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Why do LEGO bricks keep their value even though they are still being produced?
I am curious why prices of individual bricks do not decrease because of increasing number of bricks produced. As an analogy to currency, when some government is printing money, their value gets lower. ...
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How much is Sheriff's Lockup #6755 worth?
I have set #6755, Sheriff's Lockup. What's an estimated value without the minifig?
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What is the selling rate per pound for individual colors?
I separated all my LEGO bricks by color so I can get max profit to pay closing costs on my family's home. Is there a going rate per pound for individual colors?
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What would make these store display Star Wars sets particularly valuable?
I came across this display a trade show/swap meet. Now almost all the other toys/collectibles/etc. had a price tag on them (some were even in excess of $1,000).
However these Star Wars sets had a ...
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Why are LEGO minifigures getting more and more expensive?
I am a big fan of LEGO and collecting for 30 years now. But while the "normal" sets seem to hold their price, LEGO minifigures are getting more and more expensive.
I can remember, when in Germany one ...
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BAFTA Bob the builder set value?
I have a boxed sealed LEGO set from 2002. I attended the Children's BAFTA dinner, with several celebrities. Each had an exclusive Bob the Builder set as a gift under their seat, which included a LEGO ...
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I have a vintage set box with the kids on it. Should I continue collecting era appropriate pieces to refill it?
I have an early vintage set box (with the boy and girl on the cover). I've been collecting vintage pieces in order to restock the box with the hope the complete vintage set will be desirable on the ...
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Is there a rule of thumb for the decrease in value of complete sets without instructions?
Assuming the set is complete, would the value for example be $5 or 10% less than market value if the instructions are missing? Is there a general rule you'd look for when buying?
Thanks!
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What would total cost of the LEGO® Star Wars collection be in MSRP to date? [Dec 2015]
According to this article from 2014, the cost to buy the entire LEGO® Star Wars collection since 1999 would have been just under $15,000 USD ($14,762). I assume the price mentioned in this article is ...
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How much do you think these Lego pieces are worth?
I've got some very old LEGO brick from the 50s, and am wondering how much they are worth. I'd like an estimate because I know that they are now collectors items that might be worth something.
Here are ...
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Does the value of LEGO increase over a period of time?
I have a couple of exclusive LEGO sets such as the 50th Anniversary set, 10184 Town Plan, as well as the LEGO Harry Potter 10217 Diagon Alley set. I was wondering if these will increase in value into ...
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How much are large retail LEGO Minifigures worth?
I have an extra large LEGO figure (approximately 19 inches/48 cm tall) that I wish to sell. This is an item which has only been available to retailers as part of merchandising the stores.
Any ideas ...
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How can you estimate the value of a LEGO collection?
I might get a chance to buy a big LEGO collection of an old colleague of mine, but before I even come out with this suggestion I'd like to know, more or less, how much it should be worth?
The last ...
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How can I find the value of a LEGO set over several years?
Bricklink has this handy feature on its site which allows you to view the average selling prices of a particular set based on previous auctions.
I like this feature, but unfortunately, it only ...
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What sites are available to sell original boxes?
A couple of years ago, I stumbled across a site (not Ebay) where LEGO fans buy and sell items. I have some large boxes for various sets to sell. All my son's LEGO collection is in plastic boxes, and ...
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Historically, what types of sets have proven to be a great investment?
My brother recently sold some of the lego he had as a child, and they went for a lot more than they cost originally, even taking inflation into account.
So, what types of sets have risen in value ...
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