Two Minifigures Worth Their Weight in Gold and Silver... and Slightly More!

samiam391

These are (sadly) not mine.

The following figures have come into the possession of a rare minifigure collector in Scotland:



There are only 2 of these frames in existence and of course the 14k gold and sterilng silver figures are 1 of 2. 

One frame was handed out as a prize at SDCC in 2010 and the other at Celebration V in 2010.

The owner has no secrets about his collection... he is coincidentally the winner of the George Lucas figure that was auctioned a few months ago for $11,000.

What he paid for these? I have it on good authority that it was over $100,000 but that cannot be 100% confirmed or denied. 

Hard not to be envious of his collection:
https://www.instagram.com/legoman_scotland/?hl=en

He's the way I wish a lot more collectors were about their collections, completely open and willing to share their treasures with the public! Too many of these gems get hidden away without a trace.

On a side note, for anyone feeling guilty in this thread:
http://bricksetforum.com/discussion/27162/whats-the-most-youve-spent-on-a-minifigure#latest
Glad I could wash away your guilt... :)

Goldchains

Must be nice to be rich as f*&%.  How can I get in their will?

SumoLego

How can I get their WILL.I.AM?

SumoLego

Also, I wonder if the other Certificate of Authenticity notes it is figure '2 of 2'?

MAGNINOMINISUMBRA

Around $1330 USD in precious metals at today's spot rates.
 So yeah, SLIGHTLY more...
I think I'd prefer the ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE UCS Falcons you could buy with the same money!

nexander

I wonder if he is willing to share his treasures at Edinbrick 2018 @DougTemplar ? Maybe not the 100k frame though, insurance would have a fit!

CCC

His collection is far from complete. He hasn't even got a clone trooper covered in Sharpie.

drdavewatford

Nice - thanks for posting, @samiam391!

It's a timely reminder that however obsessional we might be about our collections, true 100% completion is only attainable for a select few....

Redbullgivesuwind

Do not worry comrade @drdavewatford for vhen ve vise up it is not you who will only lego. But lego vill own you.

blokey9

SumoLego said:

Also, I wonder if the other Certificate of Authenticity notes it is figure '2 of 2'?

no, the other certificate will be also say 1 of 2.

EvilTwin

samiam391 said:

he is coincidentally the winner of the George Lucas figure that was auctioned a few months ago for $11,000.

Meanwhile at Lego HQ "hey what minifigures shall we put in the next Star Wars advent calendar? How about George Lucas? We've still got that design hanging around somewhere haven't we?"

redarmy

Wouldn't be surprised if this person lived in this fair city of mine...wonder who it could be?

CCC

EvilTwin said:

samiam391 said:

he is coincidentally the winner of the George Lucas figure that was auctioned a few months ago for $11,000.

Meanwhile at Lego HQ "hey what minifigures shall we put in the next Star Wars advent calendar? How about George Lucas? We've still got that design hanging around somewhere haven't we?"

It would be George Lucas with a Santa hat.

Fireheart

redarmy said:

Wouldn't be surprised if this person lived in this fair city of mine...wonder who it could be?

If you look on the Instagram link above, there is a picture of his PA getting the 75192 for them.. Find the PA on social media, and see where they work... and you have your answer... 

dmcc0

redarmy said:

Wouldn't be surprised if this person lived in this fair city of mine...wonder who it could be?

Indeed he is.  The instagram also has a link to his non-lego instagram.  Garreth Wood, founder of the Boozy Cow amongst others and son of (billionaire) Sir Ian Wood.  So clearly not short of a few quid.

redarmy

^ Garreth into Lego..who'd have thunk it..good on him...lucky git...

nhyone

With that kind of insane amount of money for a minifig, he could have customized any figure for far cheaper.

Sure, Lego's ones are authentic, are really rare and really do cost a great deal. But anyone can reproduce them relatively easily and very cheaply.

You can probably tell I'm not a minifig collector. :-)

khmellymel

Kinda on topic:  I love the Boozy Cow.