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

oldtodd33 · July 2015

^ That's a large change from when I was buying bulk lots. Still, I don't think the figs are worth the $300 he wants for them, not even close.

matticus_bricks · July 2015

^You're absolutely right about his price for the figs. Sure, he has a bunch of sought-after spacemen and castle figs, but not $300 worth. But considering that you would probably have to pay at least $60 total to get that trans-yellow dome and the three crater baseplates elsewhere, I think that justifies the price of the parts lot. Oh well, I'll post my results once I finish working on it.

Russell844 · July 2015

I was at a TRU tonight. They had the largest Jurassic World set, the one with Dr. Wu, "as-is" for 50% off at $69.90. The box was taped closed. It felt really full and heavy. Debating on going back for it. Should I?

novicebuilder101 · July 2015

Will they let you inspect the contents before buying? I once bought a advanced tie fighter set from Kmart and it was taped shut with a random bootleg set inside. Luckily they let me return it.

Russell844 · July 2015

I doubt it. It has a big red as-is sticker on the front with the price on it.

novicebuilder101 · July 2015

Hmm, buy it and inspect it in front of the customer service desk. If it's full of junk, you can raise a stink and they would probably let you exchange it.

As for what I would personally do, I'd bring along my postage/food scale and weigh the box. You could look up the weight on Amazon.

MAGNINOMINISUMBRA · July 2015

^ Not a bad idea! Mind you 500g of LEGO does weigh the same as 500g of dog kibble...

novicebuilder101 · July 2015

Hah I'm picturing the crook now rubbing his chin a la Indiana Jones. Grabbing a small handful of kibble and tossing it aside before taping shut the Lego box.

djhirokun · July 2015

Was at Wal-Mart and saw a cart full of Lego. All the boxes were covered in heavy dust. I was able to find Star Wars Rancor and Millenium Falcon for 40 each. I could only take once since I did have to buy groceries. I purchased the Falcon. I have to go back and see if they have anything else left.

GentlyBenevolent · July 2015

GentlyBenevolent said:

Yesterday I managed to pick up the following:-
#4726 Quidditch Practice - 95% complete with instructions, no box
#4714 Gringotts Bank - 90% complete with instructions, no box
#4707 Hagrids Hut - 95% complete with instructions, no box
#4768 Durmstrang Ship- 100% complete, no instructions or box
The incomplete sets are missing only minor bricks, the #4768 Durmstrang ship parts are in mint condition, looks like it has only been built once and has a set of printed instruction with it.
There was also a small amount of spare parts & mini-figs included as well.
Paid £60 in total

I went to the same place where I got the above "haul" last Saturday and came a way with this "haul of just over 7kg of Harry Potter spares.

I have identified parts from the following sets:- #4701 #4702 #4704 #4705 #4706 #4709 x2 #4728 #4731 #4721 #4722 #4723 #4752 4762 #4733 #4756 #4750

none of them are complete, there are a few mini-figs & parts.

Looks like I will be spending a while completing the sets.

I paid £60 again for all these parts :)

GentlyBenevolent · July 2015

For some reason, (probably my fault), the pictures have embedded themselves in my earlier post that I quoted last week :(

matticus_bricks · July 2015

$15 Minifig haul on shopgoodwill.com. I would be thrilled to have gotten Samwise at that price, let alone about 40 other minifigures.

The_Iveys · July 2015

Picked up 79117 at Wal-Mart the other day for $34, and 70808 at a different Wal-Mart for$25...

BuriedinBricks · July 2015

@matticus_bricks I did not realize Samwise was worth that much. Cheapest US copy on Bricklink is $35.95!

matticus_bricks · July 2015

iccarus said:

@matticus_bricks I did not realize Samwise was worth that much. Cheapest US copy on Bricklink is $35.95!

It snuck up on me too! Not too long ago, the value was around $20, and I kept putting off getting one until the price started to soar. When I saw him in this lot, I jumped at the opportunity. But I wouldn't be surprised if more turn up in the coming years as kids start to sell their childhood Lego.

Roberto_R · July 2015

Just found locally two classic space sets! :) some parts are a bit damaged and had been exposed to the sun, but both are in fair condition...
924: Space Transporter
6970: Beta I Command Base

VorpalRyu · July 2015

@Roberto_R, 6970, a great set. It was one of the first big space sets I got, like all my old sets, its currently dismantled for cleaning.

Roberto_R · July 2015

VorpalRyu said:

@Roberto_R, 6970, a great set. It was one of the first big space sets I got, like all my old sets, its currently dismantled for cleaning.

VorpalRyu i should do the same with mines (cleaning), but I like to see them displayed, from time to time I dismantle one, wash it then mount it again... but there are too much!

These ones are the firsts that I buy used, all my classic space collection sets were given to me as a gift when I was a kid: those ones were packed in boxes for almost 10 years, and I haven't finished mounting everything (fun with the kids now :smile: ).

VorpalRyu · July 2015

@Roberto_R, all my sets were in storage at our family's workshop for something like the last 15-20 years, after some arguments with my parents, I finally got the ok to repossess them recently. Having children is great ammunition in those situations...

I had most of the old stuff cleaned, but with the school holidays comes extra kids & so all that work got undone, so clean, clean again... :(

SuperTramp · July 2015

Paid £20 for 48 polys

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lordzarak · July 2015

Earlier today, I picked up a #6086 Black Knights Dungeon Master's Castle for $60. Came with box and instructions. Parts were nicely bagged and I spent an hour or so putting it together.

jadedanc · July 2015

Got a HP#4756 99% complete for $60 only missing animals, candy bar, lollipop decoration, came also with Harry & Peter Pedigrew only need to find Lupin and Sirius :) happy dance!!

andhe · July 2015

iccarus said:

@matticus_bricks I did not realize Samwise was worth that much. Cheapest US copy on Bricklink is $35.95!

Which is madness when you can buy the entire set on bricklink for only slightly more.

Bumblepants · July 2015

Not terribly exciting but found a Microfighter Star Destroyer at Kroger for $5.99. They were clearing out those as well as some small Creator sets. Thought I would share in case anyone else might want to check their store

Adelec · July 2015

I found this little lot stuffed in a money bag in a local charity shop. I nearly passed on it seeing the monster things, then I noticed the bunny head, so not bad for £5!

Lego_Lord_Mayorca · July 2015

I wanted to post a picture, but for some reason, I can't see the buttons to attach images or other HTML formatting from my mobile phone, so I suppose text will have to suffice for now. I came across a remarkable find on eBay earlier this month. It was basically a complete 9V train layout, but still MISB from 1992! Included was the 4564 Load N Haul Railroad, the 4554 Metro Station, a set of the switching rails (points), two of the 8-piece straight rail sets, two of the 8-piece curve rail sets, and finally, the coup d'grace, the 4558 Metroliner! Pictures of the boxes were all I had to go on, and they (for the most part) looked to be in cruddy shape. Only the accessory rail boxes and the Metroliner box (thank goodness!!) were in great condition. However, I was willing to take a gamble. The asking price was high, but I always wanted a Lego Train from the 9V years, and my Emerald Night needed some proper track!

I actually made the seller some lower offers, and eventually, I managed to make a deal with her for lower than the listed price. Anxiously, I awaited the arrival. Sure enough, I opened the large box to find all the sets still sealed (the points were opened, but the track inside was clearly unused; 4563 had a broken seal, too) and in the crap condition that I expected them to be in. However, that was only on the outside. Inside, all the bags and pieces were in immaculate, sealed shape. The instructions and 1992 set catalogs were as smooth and shiny as the day they were printed. Truly, it was worth the price, and I have suddenly burst onto the 9V scene a decade too late, but in this condition, the motors, track, and regulator will last me a long time.

So far, I've only built the diesel from Load N Haul Railroad for testing purposes. I'm saving the Metroliner for a special building occasion. My plan is to take that diesel's 9V motor and find a way to convert the Emerald Night to 9V without resorting to the conventional "stick it under the tender" approach.

Roberto_R · July 2015

Just bought #6441 and #6520 on the local ads, some missing pieces that can easily be found in BL!

Seller also has 6454 but the astronaut and the lower half of the meteor are missing, not sure if I'll go for it.

dolphins79 · August 2015

Picked up some loose pieces on Craigslist , thought I could see at least the winter village toy shop in the grainy picture.... picked them up , put them together , got this....$20 for all.

kioko21 · August 2015

Picked up a copy of #4867 Hogwarts, the other day for £35 100% complete with all the minifigures. Just needed a bit of a clean! Very happy! ...though wish I could find some more of the hp bargains that people have posted bout finding on here recently!

Kevin_Hyatt · August 2015

#7961, #75004, #9460, 2x#9488, #8086, #8015, #8014, #7914, #75041, #7964, #9515. All complete with minifigures and apart from a layer of dust in Ming condition. Also some extra prequel minifigs Inc mace windy and Darth Christopher Lee.
Wife found it on Facebook today and asked me if it was worth £80. Yes and went straight round to collect!

MrJackson · August 2015

Just snagged the Unitron Monorail Transport base off eBay. $175, but considering they go for typically double that, I'm overall pleased. Only missing a handful of easily-replicable pieces. Motor is in good shape, all track is present and accounted for. Now that begs the question: do I rebuild the set as original, or stick with my plan and simply use the pieces for the monorail I'm building in my Lego cit?

SumoLego · August 2015

I like things in Ming condition.

andhe · August 2015

SumoLego said:

I like things in Ming condition.

Things always get a bit ming when Mace Windy is involved.

Pitfall69 · August 2015

VorpalRyu · August 2015

I am Merciless when it comes to Lego, it must be Ming condition! :wink:

matticus_bricks · August 2015

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I got all of these for $20 at a flea market. All of the gold on the classic space logos are near mint! I bought it from this older guy who had boxes of Lego he was sifting through to pull out the cool stuff (a lot of old space) and he had a bin filled with individually bagged minifigs with prices and he let me pick stuff out of a tray: I parted together the black spaceman this way. He had $12 on the blue spaceman alone and $3-4 on the other minifigs but he was very nice and said I could have all of this for $20 so I was very happy! He also complemented by Benny the Spaceman T-shirt. :)

Duchessa · August 2015

The green forestman to the right on the lower row - where is he from? What a great looking guy! :)

matticus_bricks · August 2015

@Duchessa The torso and legs are from the Actor CMF (I can't remember which series he was from off the top of my head) and the head and helmet are from various Castle minifigs in the 90's. I think the body would function well for a forestman though!

Duchessa · August 2015

@matticus_bricks Thanks! I'll check the CMF-series. Could use one or two of those for a MOC :)

Yodalicious · August 2015

Duchessa said:

@matticus_bricks Thanks! I'll check the CMF-series. Could use one or two of those for a MOC :)

Series 8.

matticus_bricks · August 2015

@Duchessa I can see a lot of MOC potential with them! They've become kind of expensive though. It also pairs well with the Shakespeare minifig from The Lego Movie.

Legoist61 · August 2015

Two weeks ago bought at a thrift shop a box with 9 kilograms of Lego and an almost complete #8674 :)

Now the hard job to build all the sets hidden in the lot.

3stackshs · August 2015

Grabbed a collection with these for $80:

75002	Police Patrol
9465	Monster Fighters The Zombies
4431	Ambulance
7946	Kings Castle
7639	Camper
60036	Arctic Base Camp
4202	Mining Truck
8404	Public Transportation
31005	Custom Hauler
60047	Police Station
21118	Minecraft The Mine
60045	Police Patrol
60014	Coast Guard Patrol
70807	Metalbeards Duel
70812	Creative Ambush
60002	Fire Truck
60007	High Speed Chase
60033	Arctic Ice Crawler
60000	Fire Motorcycle
60018	Cement Mixer
4432	Garbage Truck
75016	The Homing Spider Droid
75015	Coporate Alliance Tank Droid
10244	Fairground Mixer
60041	Police Crook Pursuit
76026	Gorilla Grodd Goes Bananas
3181	Passenger Plane
60016	Tanker Truck There are defitely more as I have a large pile left, but these ones are the ones I am certain of.

theLEGOman · August 2015

That's alot of LEGO for $80.

Venunder · August 2015

I see these huge hauls of lego and think they must be stolen from somewhere and dumped in your Thrift shops by the crooks. :)
Anyone who bought these sets must know they are worth 10x what you paid for them?
Fair Ground Mixer alone would have cost more than $80.

Is lego just another tool for money laundering in the USA? :)

3stackshs · August 2015

Well I'm military stationed in Japan so I really didn't expect to ever find a deal like this. It was sold via a Facebook group for selling stuff on base. Just another military family whose kid only likes to build and not play. I literally showed up to a bookshelf filled with built models and then a LEGO drawer system (which they included) filled with lose bricks and instruction books. Funny thing is I missed the post multiple times as it was 3 weeks old when I saw it bumped. They were asking $100 and so I messaged saying I would pick it up now for $80 and he replied sold immediately. The kid helped me load it all up and was trying to tell me what some of the loose bricks were from.