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Subject: How complete does a set have to be?
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Revision: Todd Lehman, 1996-01-08
Location: /market/auction/awareness/
<P>Anything goes. You can sell LEGO<SUP><FONT SIZE="-2">®</FONT></SUP> pieces, LEGO<SUP><FONT SIZE="-2">®</FONT></SUP> boxes, original LEGO<SUP><FONT SIZE="-2">®</FONT></SUP> building
instructions, LEGO<SUP><FONT SIZE="-2">®</FONT></SUP> Idea Books, LEGO<SUP><FONT SIZE="-2">®</FONT></SUP> comic books, LEGO<SUP><FONT SIZE="-2">®</FONT></SUP> catalogs, anything.
It's all been done.</P>
<P>Just be sure to let people know how complete the set is and generally what
condition it is in. You don't necessarily have to list <I>all</I> the missing
pieces, or every scratch or blemish, but your efforts will be appreciated
if you do so.</P>
<P>If you're selling a LEGO<SUP><FONT SIZE="-2">®</FONT></SUP> set, you'll get the most for it if you have all
the pieces, the original instructions, and the original box (in particular
the front and back panels of the box), but you generally won't get much more
for it if it's mint-in-box than if it's been opened and played with -- as
long as it's still in good condition.</P>
<P>Some people already have the pieces to a set and are only seeking the box or
the instructions -- for example, they found the pieces at a garage sale, or
their dog chewed up the instructions, or their dad threw out the box.</P>
<P>Some auctions even consist purely of LEGO<SUP><FONT SIZE="-2">®</FONT></SUP> pieces, where the auctioneer buys
dozens (sometimes hundreds) of brand-new LEGO<SUP><FONT SIZE="-2">®</FONT></SUP> sets and divides them up into
specialized parts packs. This is a time-consuming but lucrative business.</P>
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