The "brag" thread: Post your recent great finds!

samiam391

Hunter1959 said:

Anyone interested in purchasing?

Interesting place to market something, but it is right up my alley. I'm interested @[email protected] .

1265

Hunter1959 said:

Anyone interested in purchasing?

That's a great set you got. Not sure what you expect to get for it since not much price info on this set. The only thing I found was this to be estimated around $8200.00.  Good luck.  @Hunter1959

Astrobricks

@Hunter1959, please post for sale items in the Marketplace section.

WesterBricks

Hans Solo, lol

Venunder

You would have to wonder if that is legitimately real, with that Name mistake.....?

560Heliport

Well, considering how often mistakes appear on UCS plaques, maybe it's actually a sign of authenticity? ;)

Hunter1959

Venunder said:

You would have to wonder if that is legitimately real, with that Name mistake.....?

Google it, all images have the same mistake. This is legit. 

SumoLego

Astrobricks said:

@Hunter1959, please post for sale items in the Marketplace section.

Amy chance the mods can move it over to the Marketplace Topic Thread?

@drdavewatford; @Yellowcastle; @CapnRex101; @Huw

FowlerBricks

So, it seems I have gotten an Assembly Square off Facebook Marketplace for $80. Only thing that is visibly missing is the baseplates.

WesterBricks

^ They started building and gave up. You might also be missing whatever they had placed on the baseplates before they bagged the rest of the loose parts. Still a great score.

FowlerBricks

WesterBricks said:

^ They started building and gave up. You might also be missing whatever they had placed on the baseplates before they bagged the rest of the loose parts. Still a great score.

It appears that everything on the baseplates is in the ziplock

vanvonfull

Nice! I also only buy modulars for the baseplates. 

OldTownBricks

These are the centerpieces of a LEGO collection I found at an estate sale. After a couple weeks of them not selling, I finally managed to get the owners to a reasonable if not super cheap price. 

FollowsClosely

^ Some stupid crazy prices on those post-it notes. Nice find.

OldTownBricks

FollowsClosely said:

^ Some stupid crazy prices on those post-it notes. Nice find.

Oh yeah, they were definitely initially priced at MISB rates, and wouldn't budge for a while. 

AJRDLawrence

Good and bad news yesterday. 

The bad news being that 31117 Space Shuttle Adventure arrived without my last coin, the Octan coin, being present in the shipping box. Lego refunded my VIP points but I'm ineligible to reclaim the Octan coin to complete the set. The the shipping box was only covered with a single piece of tape so I imagine either the warehouse team forgot to put it in, or it slipped out of the sides.

I had been signed up to stock alerts for 76239 and it sold out quickly at £34.99. When I went food shopping I managed to buy it new and unused from Tesco for £8.75! I don't know why they are clearing a recent set so quickly, and one of the new and sealed pieces was damaged, but it balanced out what started out as a disappointing day.

Lo1sJess

@AJRDLawrence my octan coin was shipped but was missing from the padded envelope almost 2 weeks ago.  Called CS and after checking with someone the associate added a key chain so the packaging would be better and go thru FedEx instead of USPS.  I got the coin Tuesday.  I suggest trying CS again.

AJRDLawrence

Lo1sJess 

I did as you suggested, but I tried emailing Lego instead of calling them, and I was reissued a new code, cheers. The Octan coin arrived today to complete the set, along with some Duplo for my future child and visits from my godson, and the lightbrick set to experiment with.

I'm surprised the replacement package came with no padding of any kind and still a single piece of packing tape across the middle to hold it all in - it could have quite easily worked it's way loose from the sides. Hopefully 75312 Slave 1 will be back in stock soon as that's next on my list. I could pick it up in stock from another retailer today, but as it hasn't been discounted over here, I'd rather have the points too.

Powderfinger

Just bought a complete 10195 för $140, that's close to the best find ever for me.

adiemc

Saw this in the window of a charity shop yesterday lunchtime.  Couldn't resist at £10.  It is only missing one 1x1 round brick, has no stickers and two of the magnet couplings have broken but considering it's about 50 years old it's in pretty reasonable condition.

WesterBricks

Scooped up this Elf Clubhouse on eBay over the weekend for $59 shipped. It was described as incomplete since the seller couldn’t tell how many bags had been opened. (Spoiler alert: just Bags 1)

I took a chance on it after watching the ABF build video and deducing it was all there. And it was 100% complete, even the spare parts.

As a bonus, it was shipped 2200 miles in two days.

WesterBricks

I just rescued Santa’s Workshop from a nasty 90s bulk lot. As usual, missing a handful of common parts, and no minifigures this time, but $45 for the lot was still a slick deal.

Curiously Mrs. Claus’ hair and cookies, and Santa’s sack, were present. The brick-built snowman and reindeer were bonuses.

Switchfoot55

A great couple of finds! Congrats!

WesterBricks

My final brag for a little while…

Scored #71741 for $184 shipped. The kids and I are very looking forward to building it.

GrannyLEGO

WesterBricks said:

My final brag for a little while…

Scored #71741 for $184 shipped. The kids and I are very looking forward to building it.

It's a great build. I've built, deconstructed and rebuilt several times already

legomental

WesterBricks said:

My final brag for a little while…

Scored #71741 for $184 shipped. The kids and I are very looking forward to building it.

Really want this one and good price!

gelkster

After a dry spell & returning to a 9-5 job, my pusher scored today. Per our usual understanding, I build the sets & earn a deep discount on those I want.
The 1977(?)  Coast Guard Station is there!

MaffyD

gelkster said:

After a dry spell & returning to a 9-5 job, my pusher scored today. Per our usual understanding, I build the sets & earn a deep discount on those I want.
The 1977(?)  Coast Guard Station is there!

My first ever set!

gelkster

There are some Paradisa sets in there-- I was able to cobble together most of #6416 & maybe 80% of #6411 & the watercraft from #6401. Unfortunately the smaller Paradisa sets that there are manuals for are just bits & pieces; pink beach umbrella from #6409 here, a pink chair there. 

gelkster

Oh I have the white 6x6 container for #6403 (used as a sandbox) but not much else of the set; it's primarily used in Fabuland-- no wonder I didnt recognize it.

gelkster

Some sets I didnt get manuals for that are revealing themselves are #6669, #4002, & I'm excited that several unique parts for #6897 are showing up!

gelkster

Seeing lots of unique parts for #6393 Big Rig Truck Stop!!! There was a single torn page of its manual in the pile-- I should've paid more attention to that

CCC

I had possibly my best purchase ever a couple of weeks ago. For £10 I bought an almost complete original Black Seas Barracuda (missing most figures but the sails were beautiful), 3 smaller classic pirates sets, about 1/3 of the Black Knight castle including one horse with barding and multiple castle figures including feathers and plumes, 4 or 5 old smaller technic sets, two 9V old technic motors and battery boxes, 2 Space Police II sets. Plus many late 80s and early 90s advertising sheets, service pack listings and so on. The storage boxes they came in have to be worth at least a fiver too.

I already sold on one piece of 125cm string that I already had, and that more than paid for the whole lot!

On the same day I also bought an excellent condition Frodo with DBG short cape for 50p, and a Gollum missing one arm for 25p. Not a bad day at all.

pxchris

Wow...
Wow, wow, wow.

SumoLego

I had a guy 'mistakenly' increase his price on some roadplates from $4.00 to $30.00.  Because $30.00 is reasonable for a dingy used roadplate.

Needless to say, I passed.  I also passed on the local guy that wants $750.00 for a used Brick Bank... 

Other random side-note, why do people think they can get 15% more than the retail price of a set presently available on both [email protected] and on Amazon.  And that is presently on sale at Target?  I will never understand this thinking.

FollowsClosely

I picked this lot up yesterday. 60lbs for $200. Can't wait to dig in.

Astrobricks

^ Do the wood blocks have Lego logos? ;-)

FollowsClosely

Astrobricks said:

^ Do the wood blocks have Lego logos? ;-)

No, but the chalk might!

WesterBricks

Scored #10233 Horizon Express for $100 this week. There were only a few dozen parts missing. I was able to fill in everything from my collection, and I just need to BrickLink a few color-correct parts and one minifigure.

Bags 1 (the locomotive) were all sealed, and everything else was in brand new condition. Building a new set from 10 years ago is the closest I will ever get to time traveling.

FollowsClosely

Second in line for this $25 bin...

... bummer.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/683028649574062

WesterBricks

^ I can’t repeat here, what I said out loud just now.

In other news, that post belongs in The One That Got Away and not here 😉

FollowsClosely

I am foolishly optimistic that the guy first in line falls through.

WesterBricks

Finally, a brag-worthy score tonight. Only $25 for this Mindstorms EV3 kit with some expansion sets, a FLL regulation size table, and a couple of challenge mats from 2013 and 2014.

The seller said he’s been trying to sell it for months. I think it’s because he listed it as “EV3 Robotics module and table”, and he didn’t use the name Lego anywhere in the ad. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Switchfoot55

I was hoping to see this post here. congrats on the score!

lessjunkfood

A teeny-tiny brag: I was moaning yesterday about missing out on CMF series 22 in stores, then last night found a couple I needed for sale on FB marketplace for $2 each. A woman was selling duplicates she’d opened, the elements were still in the inner poly bag. Pepper/Toucan/Horse figs remain…

WesterBricks

^^^ update on my Mindstorms score… I didn’t need the table and mats, so I sold them for $50. Free EV3 kit and doubled my money 😊

SumoLego

Walked a neighbor garage sale today.  I was amazed to see some 2014 standard OT SW sets priced above used retail.  Complete with a rather rude sign that said: 

"We know what these sets are worth based on eBay and Bricklink, do not make bad offers"

I rolled my eyes and kept walking.  I like Admiral Akbar as much as anyone, but $85.00 for a used A-Wing is just nuts.

560Heliport

^ Yikes. I hope no one buys any of their LEGO.
And Ebay is a stupid source for prices: that's what one person was willing to pay for that item.

andhe

Want to get ebay prices, then make the effort to sell it on ebay. 

CCC

I saw the same at a car boot sale on saturday.

Them: "This is £150 on etsy!"
Me: "If it is not selling at £150 on the internet where there are refund policies if items are not as described or missing parts, you won't get anywhere near that in a muddy field with a couple of hundred people.