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Hi all,
I hope this is the right place for a "lego buying experience" type post like
this.
This weekend for the first time, I responded to a lego ad I saw in a paper.
Someone was selling second hand lego sets, for prices up to £40. I had a
quick chat with him on the phone, and then agreed to go over to have a look
at his stuff. From what he said, I thought he might have a bigset or two I
might want.
But no, he had a boatload of great old sets, that I didn't expect to ever
get my hands on without paying lots of money through auctions. Lots of old
sets from the early to mid nineties, all in their boxes. And he was selling
them REALLY CHEAP. Without wanting to brag about my good fortune, let's just
say that I ended up paying £150 (about $225) for 5 big sets and 3 or 4 small
ones, including individual sets that I imagine go for into the three figures
on internet auctions. There have been a few ordinary brick type pieces
missing, on the ones I have built so far, but nothing I can't replace with
bricks from my collection. My only "concern" is whether or not I can bring
it all back with me to the US when I go home for Xmas.
I found myself wondering how many more old lego collections are gathering
dust in people's garages and attics, and how many people there are who would
happily sell their stuff for considerably less than what they paid for it
five or ten years ago (hey it's second hand after all). I guess my question
is twofold:
Did I strike gold? Was this the kind of lego buying experience/fantasy that
AFOLs dream of, and that I can't expect to have again for a very long time?
Or is it normal to get deals like this from teenagers who want to get rid of
their lego, and want a quick buck for it without going to the bother of
setting up a internet site etc?
And if this kind of thing is normal, why do we even buy new lego anymore,
apart from getting new pieces?
Just wondering about your thoughts on this.
thanks
Magnus
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| (...) I am with you on this last part. I buy more old Lego than new. The current Lego sets do not have enough good pieces that I want; old Lego sets do. Sounds like you have done very well on this deal. It is a common occurence for older childern to (...) (23 years ago, 5-Nov-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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