Reggie Bautista wrote:
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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