Minifigures and their Secondary Market Value

TheCableGuy

^ They were an official run of 800 total split in varying quantities between the 3 sandtroopers and a clone trooper if I recall.

TLG made them for members of the 501st for a convention. There were some left over after they were handed out and these were sold/raffled.

There has been quite a few customs since then - the torso decal is I suppose quite easy to copy however the pauldrons would be a different matter altogether.

BrickDancer

Never heard of them befor @TheCableGuy , any more info on them?

TheCableGuy

When I bought them there was an online article detailing the whole story behind them and the exact split of them - for the life of me I can't remember where it was.

Off to google them now....

Diggydoes

I guess it´s time to remove the Clone-Trooper Poly from any of the "most expensive Figures"list, it´s going to be a freebie in september :)

vitreolum

I bet the robin poly will soon follow.

byucougs

So, I don't know if this is the right place for this question or if has been asked before but here goes....
Are CMFs worth more if I leave them sealed? One collector at a trade show told me no. I thought I would ask the experts.

BoiseState

Not really. Maybe a small amount.

CCC

It depends on what they are. Sealed zombies, spartans, romans, etc often sell for 20-30% more than unsealed. You can guarantee they are new if they are sealed, and some people collected sealed sets.

S5 fitness instructor, maybe less of a premium for having it sealed.

byucougs

Why less for a sealed fitness instructor?

Pitfall69

There's a joke in there somewhere, but I'm not touching it.

Less because she isn't as desirable as a Zombie or a Spartan. Series 5 was over produced compared to Series 1 and 2. There was a good chance you would get a Fitness Instructor because they were 4 to a box. Also, people aren't building armies of Fitness Instructors.

I keep all my CMF's sealed, although there was some talk about taking Mr. Gold out of his package to prove you had him.

CCC

Yeah, just as she is not desirable, sealed or open, unless you are after a complete set.

Pitfall69

Technically, I'm a Fitness Instructor (Personal Trainer) Are you saying that you wouldn't be overjoyed to have your very own Pitfall69 CMF???

I think I would be worth more than Mr. Gold. Definitely if I was chromed, eh @samiam391?

Renny

^Do you really want people feeling you up ;)

Pitfall69

Oh man. I actually forgot about that. At least I wouldn't have a light saber blade ;)

CCC

Pitfall69 said:

Technically, I'm a Fitness Instructor (Personal Trainer) Are you saying that you wouldn't be overjoyed to have your very own Pitfall69 CMF???

Do you wear a pink leotard, aqua leggings and a green headband? That is why the parts are so useless for MOCs.

Diggydoes

^how could these parts be useless,you can create a stop-motion video of any of the LMFAO-tunes with these parts ;)

Brick_Obsession

@Pitfall69 are you a Eunuch ;-)

Pitfall69

^No. I have a "light saber blade" it is just not included as an accessory that is detached. This thread has taken a most unfortunate turn.

TheCableGuy

^ I didn't know that TLG made 1L light saber blades....;-)

byucougs

I feel I should apologize for where this went. I will think about my questions for carefully in the future. :-)

Pitfall69

Don't worry about it. It's all fun n games until someone's eye gets poked out with a light saber blade ;)

Anyway, we need to have some more lists. What would be the top non-licenced themed minifigures? Also, the top CMF's.

CapnRex101

^ Top CMFs would have to be the Zombie (S1), the Spartan (S2) and the Roman Soldier (S6) I would have thought. The Clown (S1) is probably up there as well.

Brick_Obsession

^ Series 1 Cheerleader usually seems to command a lot of money. She is often sought after.

Legobutterfly

^ Not so much lately on ebay UK it seems, have seen some start at a fiver not sell at all and I picked one up a month or 2 ago for £2 with 3 other figures included too. Happy to admit it may have been a fluke but personally, I just don't think she is sells as well as she once did.

Pitfall69

I guess most of the Series 1 Minifigures command a premium since they didn't produce many.

sidersdd

I did a run through Bricklink to get the top 25 CMFs (not including the Team GB figs, and not including Mr. Gold). This is a rough estimate of value (in US$).

Series 1 Zombie $25
Series 2 Spartan $14
Series 1 Nurse $14
Series 1 Clown $12
Series 1 Skater $10
Series 1 Robot $10
Series 6 Roman Soldier $10
Series 1 Wrestler $9
Series 1 Cheerleader $9
Series 1 Tribal Hunter $9
Series 3 Elf $8
Series 1 Ninja $7
Series 1 Forestman $7
Series 1 Cowboy $7
Series 2 Vampire $7
Series 2 Surfer $7
Series 9 Forest Maiden $7
Series 1 Spaceman $6
Series 1 Caveman $6
Series 2 Skier $6
Series 2 Pharaoh $6
Series 4 Hockey Player $6
Series 8 Santa $6
Series 2 Disco $5
Series 4 Hazmat Guy $5

BoiseState

I'm surprised at the price of the Jek 14 figs from the set.. You an almost just sell the figs and keep the jet. I hate the look of the set itself, but picked it up because I like all 4 figs. Not often I really like everyone.

morezone

Didn't know where to put this.
My latest acquisition. Nothing unique about the figs unfortunately.

GothamConstructionCo

The figs may not be unique but those cases are stunning.
May I ask where you acquired them?

morezone

From a member of the video game development team. Each should be limited to around 22.

BoiseState

Very cool!

roxio

CapnRex101 said:

Since the gauntlet was thrown down by @BrickDancer, here is my attempt at a valuation list of the top 20 Star Wars Minifigures. These are of course average prices and I have doubtless missed a Minifigure or two out.

Chrome Gold C-3PO - £300
Boba Fett (#10123) - £180
Lando Calrissian (#10123) - £80
Princess Leia (#10123) - £50
Chrome Darth Vader - £45
Jango Fett (#7153) - £45
Watto (#7186) - £35
White Boba Fett - £35
Luke Skywalker (#10123) - £30
Protocol Droid (#10188) - £25
Admiral Piett - £25
Han Solo (#7190) - £20
Zam Wesell - £20
Shadow ARF Trooper - £20
Dengar (#10221) -
Boba Fett (#7153) - £15
Jedi Knight (#7163) - £15
Luke Skywalker (#4502) - £15
Anakin Skywalker (#7257) - £15
Obi-Wan Kenobi (#7257) - £15

Greedo ?

Pitfall69

The free Lego Store Employees give-a-way seems to be doing well on EBay. I see it doing better than Hoth Han. What do you think @y2josh ;)

AFFOL_Shellz_Bellz

^ if you look at the Lego Store Mini-Figs that actually sold, prices ranged from $9.99 to $50 US just a few days ago, and only one had sold at $50.

Pitfall69

^Ha. I was trying to be funny. If you remember, there was a bet made hat Hoth Han will do better than TC-14

TheLoneTensor

Imagine if the Lego Store Employee were chromed. Mind blown.

Diggydoes

To *bump* this underrated thread, has anyone noticed how "rare" the Rohan soldier from the Lotr Range has become? Now that Uruk-Army is EOL´ed there are only 29 sellers on BL with these Fellas in store! The highest quantity available is x9 for a lovely $11!

CCC

^ And not one of them in the UK!

roxio

^Nice, I've got a stash of uruk army, £12 each tesco :)

Diggydoes

Gladly i´ve built a small Rohan-Army before these became THAT expensive (have like 20 at hand)! Wish i´ve had stocked up on these a bit more :(

CCC

roxio said:

^Nice, I've got a stash of uruk army, £12 each tesco :)

Me too. Too small a stash, but a stash nonetheless.

I also bought a few on BL for just over £3 in Nov/Dec. It's amazing how quick some things can go up once EOL'ed while others just sit at the same price.

Brick_Obsession

Too bad the same cannot be said for #30211. I have 20 of those kicking around.

I do not think there have been too many rare mini-figs out lately other than the exclusives from SDCC. I would like there to be some sets that are made in limited edition style like the #41999 that include mini-figs.

samiam391

Brick_Obsession said:

I do not think there have been too many rare mini-figs out lately other than the exclusives from SDCC..

Very true. Can anyone even tell me what this years NYTF exclusive was? Anyone? I haven't heard a word about it, and am not surprised considering what it is... I'm not even purchasing a single one this year, even though the price hasn't exceeded $500.

I don't even think @Huw gave it a post on the home page. I think LEGO may have caught onto the air of public outrage, and started dwindling down on its incredibly exclusive offerings.

And before anyone mentions the tin, none of those minifigures are exclusive ;o)

Geddes

^ for the first time i have my doubts about a comic con giveaway now! What was the toy fair exclusive!?!

y2josh

^I didn't even realize they did an exclusive fig. The only thing I was aware of was the rather lame press kit.

CCC

Brick_Obsession said:

Too bad the same cannot be said for #30211. I have 20 of those kicking around.

Remember that this was a freebie poly with a newspaper in the UK, which has meant large numbers in circulation at very low cost.

CCC

Borrowing from my post on the set market value thread.

Minifigs from #6866. For me, Deadpool is going to be the main one to hold, with Wolverine being redone (although in a different version) and Magneto being crap.

I wonder how Captain America (#6865) will hold up to, as he is being redone (again in a different version).

legofanfromleeds

CCC said:

Borrowing from my post on the set market value thread.

Minifigs from #6866. For me, Deadpool is going to be the main one to hold, with Wolverine being redone (although in a different version) and Magneto being crap.

I wonder how Captain America (#6865) will hold up to, as he is being redone (again in a different version).

Speaking from what ive been seeing #6865 is already being affected by the new release. .ive already had to lower my prices to reflect the new set out there in the wild..

Pitfall69

^I don't understand why? People had to know that there was going to be another Captain America.

theLEGOman

I think the new Captain America has a red version of Wolverines bike from the chopper set?

Its cool they are doing the other version of Wolverine. I have the comic covers so it will be cool to have one to match each style.