"fake" (other versions of) LEGO

annandale

It's not appropriate to tell the people sending you the fake lego that it's causing problems so what does this achieve for you? Just a thread warning other people not to buy it but that does nil to sort your issues out.

Surely you could let people know that your son has enough lego and he doesn't need to be gifted any more? To the people who buy him the replica sets.

Or you could take the gift and re gift it somewhere, maybe to a refuge that's desperate for toys because if the gift is as cheap as you say it is it's not like your son is going to be missing much and he certainly won't miss the frustration of trying to put together a set of fake lego that's causing more problems than joy

Kim_kim

pinkshoes wrote: »

I would rather spend £10 on a small genuine Lego set than a larger replica one.

I'm with you there, quality over quantity every time.
But most people want something that appears bigger, rather than smaller.
You can't dictate what others buy, unless they specifically ask you & even then they might still buy otherwise.

Bumblebear

Regardless of any points about levels of gratitude and morality - I bought my husband (yep, husband) a Wilko Blox (or whatever the blasted stuff is called) set for Christmas, it cost £7, we weren't doing proper presents but each got each other something fun for our first Christmas in our home, with a tree. So come Boxing Day we sat down to make said item together (is now a good time to mention we're in our 30s?...) and I was glad it wasn't given to a child. There were parts missing, parts that barely went together, poor construction planning, illegible instructions etc etc. It wasn't quite the trip down memory lane, when we might have had new Lego as our Christmas present, I had envisaged. But then, the whole promotion in Wilko did reek a bit of "kids must have lots to open, buy them these big boxes of toys for little money". I would be more concerned about choosing something the chid is likely to still be playing with next Christmas, even if that is to the detriment of how many presents they get to open on the morning itself, or the size of said present.

Not slamming Wilko by the way, I love their Pyrex style dishes

Mr_Toad

Tiddlywinks wrote: »

For most of us it's just a toy - to entertain - not part of our investment portfolio.

Perhaps it should, this is a Money Saving board after all.

November 2015 I bought Lego set 42009, a large Technic crane from ASDA when they were on offer, 20% off I think.

Just before Christmas I sold it on fleabay for £232 + £12 P&P I doubled my money in the year.

How many other investments gave as a good a return? And it was an investment, it was bought specifically to sell on.

Legonomics!

A few weeks ago Tesco were offering 30% off some Lego sets. Amongst the sets on offer were a big bucket wheel excavator, set 42055. It normally sells for between £149 to £190 it's £189.99 in the Lego shops. With the sale discount I paid £112 which was amazing as it's a very popular set. However, because of the size even Lego shops don't carry many. Today the cheapest one on fleabay is £159.99 when they discontinue it, and they will, prices will double overnight.

Lego put a lot of effort to keep the Technic range fresh so introduce new sets all the time and no matter how popular a set is they always replace it at some point.

I have a Legonomics fund. I buy, I store for a few months or more then I sell. My fund started at £200 nearly four years ago, it now stands at over £3000 plus the sets in the loft all of which are currently selling for a lot more than I paid and their value is going up faster than most people's 'normal' investments.

People make money dealing in the strangest things.

SingleSue

We had two boxes, one for the genuine lego and one for the cheaper stuff....the boys managed to play with both and were happy to build with both.

Re growing out of lego, eldest bought a whole load off of youngest last year, he is 23. He is obviously not the only one who enjoys it either as it has become a regular night of entertainment in student halls except instead of juice, they have vodka.

Gavin83

Mr_Toad wrote: »

A few weeks ago Tesco were offering 30% off some Lego sets. Amongst the sets on offer were a big bucket wheel excavator, set 42055. It normally sells for between £149 to £190 it's £189.99 in the Lego shops. With the sale discount I paid £112 which was amazing as it's a very popular set. However, because of the size even Lego shops don't carry many. Today the cheapest one on fleabay is £159.99 when they discontinue it, and they will, prices will double overnight.

Only issue with that is it's likely to still be out for a while yet, I'd have held off another year before buying. It's been discounted a lot so likely to still see the discounts in the future. However it's a good set, it's huge and unlikely to be redone.

I do feel like Lego are starting to overdo the RRP of sets so they look like a massive bargain once they're discounted.

But yes, it's a great investment. There's even several forums dedicated to this subject and several Lego specific ebay style sites!

SingleSue wrote: »

Re growing out of lego, eldest bought a whole load off of youngest last year, he is 23. He is obviously not the only one who enjoys it either as it has become a regular night of entertainment in student halls except instead of juice, they have vodka.

Lego is the new video games, ie: a toy designed for kids that's being used by adults as well.

LilElvis

Bumblebear wrote: »

Regardless of any points about levels of gratitude and morality - I bought my husband (yep, husband) a Wilko Blox (or whatever the blasted stuff is called) set for Christmas, it cost £7, we weren't doing proper presents but each got each other something fun for our first Christmas in our home, with a tree. So come Boxing Day we sat down to make said item together (is now a good time to mention we're in our 30s?...) and I was glad it wasn't given to a child. There were parts missing, parts that barely went together, poor construction planning, illegible instructions etc etc. It wasn't quite the trip down memory lane, when we might have had new Lego as our Christmas present, I had envisaged. But then, the whole promotion in Wilko did reek a bit of "kids must have lots to open, buy them these big boxes of toys for little money". I would be more concerned about choosing something the chid is likely to still be playing with next Christmas, even if that is to the detriment of how many presents they get to open on the morning itself, or the size of said present.

Not slamming Wilko by the way, I love their Pyrex style dishes

I found the same problems when I bought a cheapo Wilko set for my sprog. When it was (finally) finished it fell apart with the slightest nudge as there was no stability in the design. I think my daughter was 5 when I bought it and she really did get frustrated and tearful when she couldn't follow the appalling instructions. It certainly wasn't her ability that was lacking as she managed to build the Lego VW camper van model at the same age, and with minimal parental assistance, and that's sold as suitable for age 16+.

I had thought that at least the Wilko set would provide some handy extra blocks, but they were so poorly moulded that a large proportion wouldn't push together/pull apart. Had to weed them all out of the Lego storage containers and throw them away, so a total waste of money.

We had a Lego-tastic Christmas - the shopping mall, Grand Hotel and the amusement park. :T