Lego deals thread......Please post finds here

Adoois

Lost that one important piece from a Lego set? Or want to buy very specific bricks and pieces to build your own model?

The the unofficial Lego marketplace called bricklink can help you. It's like ebay for lego.

google "bricklink" and click on the .com result.

If you know the set number the missing piece came from just enter that set number at the very top white box, with the drop down number next to it set to "items for sale"

When you get your search results click on "catalog entry" which you'll find at the end of every entry in your results list (just under the "Go Buy It" button).
Now click on "(View Inv)" to the right of the photo.

You then see each part in the model, how many was in the set, with its item number and description, including its colour. (remember what colour you need!)

Click on any item number, in blue, to the right of the image of the piece.

This shows you (in the first column from the left, under "lots for sale") how many of that piece is for sale, in each available colour!

(OR...ALTERNATIVE SEARCH TECHNIQUE IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE ORIGINAL LEGO SET NUMBER WHICH CONTAINS YOUR MISSING PIECE... if you don't know the set number, or just want to browse the huge list of parts available, they are divided into categories. From home click on the green "BUY" tab across the top, then click "parts" in the list, then try and find which catogory best describes your part. brick, tile, cone, slope, hinge etc etc. At the far right of any piece your interested in click on "Catalog Entry"..... )
EITHER SEARCH METHOD GETS YOU HERE, AND YOU CONTINUE LIKE THIS!....


Either click the colour you need in the "lots for sale" column, or at the bottom click "view all colours"

This next results page, which shows you all the sellers worldwide selling that brick, in that colour, you can fine tune your search. First thing is to click on "Show more filter options" in blue, near the top.

This should give you the option to select or click on "United Kingdom", then click "Go!" to search again. (You can leave the other options of Min Qty and Max Qty etc blank).

This now just shows the UK sellers for your brick, for cheaper postage.

Each seller has a number in brackets after the shop name. This is the positive feedback count for that seller. Works like ebay feedback.

Click "Go Buy It" if you want the peice from that seller. On the next page you have to select the amount, and click a button to add it to your shopping cart.

You'll have to create a free account and log in to complete your sale.

Some, but not all sellers have a minimum spend of a few pounds.

You can complete the sale with pay pal and some other options.

Hope someone finds this useful!

emujuice

Bricklink really is some kind of awesome. You can get those sets you always craved as a child or find new sets at discounts, or complete a minifig series by buying specific ones.

I've even got my own store on there selling minifigs, sets (old and new) and parts. It's a great way to get to know lego better too. Not sure if it's allowed but if anyone wants a 10% discount coupon for my store send me a PM)

If you've got a load of parts and not sure what set it belongs to you, you can find out using bricklink. Most parts have a 4-6 digit code on, type it in under catalog, click the colour it is on the left and it'll list the sets it's found in.

cagsd

Mmmmm interesting!!! We "inherited" a lot of Lego from family, however none of the sets are complete, and are all muddled up.... could be worth us selling some of the less common pieces on Bricklink??

emujuice

I'd suggest doing the opposite - complete the sets you think are most intersting using bricklink. You've got to really love lego to be bothered selling parts as it's time consuming to inventorise and then pick the parts. Also because you have to charge postage on each order most people want to be able to buy at least a handful of bricks at a time to minimise costs. That being said I have shipped a single 2p part out before (with 1.49 postage cost to europe...).
If you have the instructions it would help you get the sets together, as you can 'part out' a set on bricklink and see what's missing/there (and create a wanted list for the missing bits). but if you have some really rare bits, (more than a couple of quid each) you could sell them on ebay or bricklink, but traffic might be slow on bricklink (but fees are less and there's no listing charge)

Adoois

In your situation Cagsd, Bricklink could either be used to find the missing parts to make your sets complete, and then sell them on as complete sets, or to sell the parts individually.

On Bricklink there are many sets selling as used, both with box and instructions, or with some tatty remains, or none at all.

You can even find old instructions if you google for "brickfactory". Handreds of scanned instruction sheets, all cataloged by year from 1958, and searchable by kit number, name, theme.... a real nostalgia trip!

If you have any instructions or boxes left, use Bricklink to find the current value of those sets by entering the kit number. If you like the look of the price they go for, you could use the inventory to find all the bits and sort out your muddled up sets, and buy any missing bits so you can sell yours as "complete".

This would probably only work with bigger or rare sets, but some tiny classic space sets from the 80's still fetch big values!

As Emujuice says above, selling the bricks and parts you have individually is probably going to take a lot of effort. When orders come in for a few bricks at a time, it will be fiddly packaging up all those individual orders of a few bricks each. I think the big bricklink sellers are at it full time, with thousands of bricks stored in hundereds of boxes, but there are of course small time traders on there too.

Lego lots go for good prices on Ebay. Bags of Lego by the Kilo, sometimes loosely assembled into brick types like small pieces, or plain bricks, or flat peices, but many people like yourself may just put the whole lot up for sale in a oner! Search on ebay for "lego lot" and you'll see what I mean.

Bricklink seems to be cheaper for the buyer, ebay might be easier for the seller.

It's probably Bricklink traders who then buy up these lots! But it's up to you, and how much time and effort and money you expect back from that effort your prepared to put in.

cagsd

Adoois wrote: »

If you have any instructions or boxes left, use Bricklink to find the current value of those sets by entering the kit number. If you like the look of the price they go for, you could use the inventory to find all the bits and sort out your muddled up sets, and buy any missing bits so you can sell yours as "complete".

This would probably only work with bigger or rare sets, but some tiny classic space sets from the 80's still fetch big values!

Thanks very much for the advice! The Lego we inherited came to us in 7 stacking toyboxes, with approximately 100 sets of instructions - to sets ranging from 27 pieces right up to 1000 pieces, so you can imagine what a mind boggling task it is trying to sort it all out!! I think we totted up there could be about 25,000 pieces in there! :eek:

I am thinking what I might do is let my boys choose from the instructions we have, a few sets that they would really like, and we will try and sort out the pieces for just those, but I think the rest is going to have to be split up into "job lots" and got rid of on ebay or Bricklink!

thanks for your help x

cagsd

emujuice wrote: »

I'd suggest doing the opposite - complete the sets you think are most intersting using bricklink. If you have the instructions it would help you get the sets together, as you can 'part out' a set on bricklink and see what's missing/there (and create a wanted list for the missing bits).

Thanks for your advice too, as I stated in post above I think this is exactly what we will do - let the kids choose a few sets to try and complete, and pass on the rest!

A.Jones

Adoois wrote: »

If you visit several WHSmiths you may find one that is doing the Lego Brickmaster DK books, £3 off one, and is also in buy a second for half price deal. They are £18.99

However Amazon has them now at £10.38 for Star Wars, £11.39 for the City one, £11.84 for the Atlantis and £11.34 for the Ninjago. Just remember to search on Amazon under the book section, not toys and games.

Hardback book has a comic and instructions for several models using the included bag of bits. A couple of minifigs are included too.

The Star Wars one is best value as it has the most pieces for your money!

Atlantis Brickmatser is only £4.99 on thebookpeople, free delivery codes are on HUKD.

building_with_lego

cagsd wrote: »

Thanks very much for the advice! The Lego we inherited came to us in 7 stacking toyboxes, with approximately 100 sets of instructions - to sets ranging from 27 pieces right up to 1000 pieces, so you can imagine what a mind boggling task it is trying to sort it all out!! I think we totted up there could be about 25,000 pieces in there! :eek:

See, sorting that lot out is my idea of heaven

I love finding one or two unusual pieces from a job lot, identifying them via Peeron and working out which sets I've got from there. Got a £50+ submarine for £4 in a charity shop and was able to add in the few parts that were missing from what we already had. :j

thingswelike

A.Jones wrote: »

Atlantis Brickmatser is only £4.99 on thebookpeople, free delivery codes are on HUKD.

Bargain. Great set. I bought two more of these at that price. Great for birthday gifts for other people's kids.