Request Valuation on Mixed Lot

picklefish

"Lego 50 lbs and 50 manuals. Star wars, sports, city, bionocle. All clean legos."
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/37735/50lbs.jpg
They're asking $400 obo. I was thinking of offering $300 but I'm not really sure what bulk bricks are worth. Especially since I don't care for Sport or Bionicle. I'm just starting out as a collector and like the idea of building up some bulk.

Thanks for the help.

prof1515

I never trust a photo where they choose a deep box filled to the top because three-quarters (at least) of the content is hidden. You could have a top layer of Star Wars covering a boxful of Bionicrap.

Have they offered an inventory of included sets?

picklefish

That's a good point. I would go check it out in person though, before buying it though.

Nope they haven't offered an inventory.

rocao

I haven't bought bulk bricks lots in a while, but when I did, I'd start at a $10/lb valuation for a good condition, unpilfered (minifigs, baseplates, or other desirable parts not removed) collection.

As the condition or the specificity of parts worsened, so too did my valuation.

picklefish

Thank you Rocao! Exactly the kind of information I was looking for.

DadsAFOL

Apparently anywhere from $26.99 to $1200 depending on what's in there...

brickpicker.com/bpms/bulkdata.cfm move the slider to 50.

littletoki

I've bought about 600lbs of loose Lego over the last year. If they have manuals or Star Wars, I averaged about $7/lb. Otherwise, I try to stay within the $5/lb range. These were all local sales (via Craigslist) - online sales tend to go higher.

Without exception, every single seller overstated the weight of their lot. In an on-line sale, I would assume they will weigh it for shipping purposes but Craigslist sellers seem to have a very limited grasp of weight and volume.

Also expect to find a fair bit of non-Lego. In a bigger lot there will be a mix of other toys, especially Hot Wheels and megablocks. *excuse me while I run to the Grand Canyon to scream in frustration*.

Back!

Lastly, the cleaning and sorting of bulk purchases is very, very time consuming. But, it's all part of the fun. Kind of.

AFFOL_Shellz_Bellz

Beware of lots including other brands in spite of the seller's insistence that it is all Lego brand!

LordHarrier

5-7$ should be your price point unless you KNOW it's been sorted for non-lego, cleaned, instructions, etc.

brickupdate

This is really helpful feedback everyone, I'm likely going to be selling some bulk LEGO soon, so this helps me understand how to price it, and the the issues I need to address up front. You know, like removing all the Hot Wheels! :)