Anita has mostly stayed away from e-Bay, but our friend Mike has gotten some pretty good deals on Legos there. Have you done much Lego buying or selling on e-Bay, Russell?
Lots... Some kits were fun to build, but I didn't want to keep them. (esp if there's lots of kit-specific parts - I don't like those). But eBay gives you access to kits (esp Technic, which is all my son and I buy) that you don't see in stores, as well as cheap kits from people who have built them. There's often the odd treasure trove of collections from people getting rid of the Lego they've had sitting in the cupboard for years, with no idea that they are still popular. Parents cleaning out cupboards after teens have left home are a great source...
I've never had a missing brick yet, and I've bought more used kits than new. I've gotten a couple really really cheap because they were missing instructions, but then I just download them and print them out at work...
I suppose I could just view them on the laptop beside the kit, but I've never tried that.
Today on eBay:
LEGO (6542): Bulk Bricks, Lots (1362), Bricks (120), Figures (210), Parts & Pieces (862)
Other, Mixed (170), Duplo, Primo, Baby (226), Robotics, Mindstorm (86), Sets (2018)
Castle (119), Space, Mars (170), Star Wars (608), Trains (76), Other (1049)
Technic, Bionicle (477), Other LEGO (2396)
That's a really big Lego shop, and that's just the US. Australia and the UK also have vast selections, and presumably others...
Cheers Russell C.
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