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

HenkdeVries · May 2016

I managed to find a 95% complete #6984 Galactic Mediator for 35 Euros on a Dutch auction website. Luckily the replacement parts cost me about 5 Euro, so all in all quite a steal. :-)

Legogram · May 2016

I picked up 41078 Elves Castle for $49.99 and 41094 Friends Lighthouse for $25 .91. Not great but I'm happy with them.

KingAlanI · May 2016

Several hundred pieces from a garage sale for $15. Already found a Deadpool with worn head (which finalized my decision to buy), Nick Fury, Spider-Man, and some cool regular parts. Manageable amount of off brands, which I had seen a lot of at first.

Diggydoes · May 2016

Bought a lot of 13 SW Figures for 2,50€ a Figure (which is already good, since it included a Vader, and a Emperor) and it turns out that the included Leia Figure has smooth hair :) I guess the Minifigure Collector knows the value!

Jezebel_19 · May 2016

Managed to get City Square 60097 from Big W for $138.00....I'm certainly happy with that.

legodad1 · May 2016

Just picked up Airport Battle #76051 at 35% discount (slightly damaged box) and a Porsche GT Finish Line (pristine) #75912 at 30% discount.

Rebelego · May 2016

Got this yesterday. I'm guessing 90-95% complete. Haven't had a chance to look through it thoroughly.

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brumey · May 2016

#6866 chopper showdown for 20€

missed out on this 2 months ago. was lucky now!

brumey · May 2016

not in to licenced lego! it will be sold on bricklink! knowledge is money!

AllBrick · May 2016

@brumey - I'll give you €30.

Panda_Hero · May 2016

I found a Back to the Future Delorean for $30 USD.

dragon114 · May 2016

^ nice find

Legoboy · May 2016

Panda_Hero said:

I found a Back to the Future Delorean for $30 USD.

Bought this today. Amazing how happy 3 quid has made me.

Lego_Star · May 2016

Is it signed @Legoboy? It looks like it is.

Legoboy · May 2016

Naaa, printed.

I had it at Junior School. I would have been 11 at the time. The cover popped up on my fb page a couple of days ago and I choked. Omg, I remember that. Wow!! In receiving it today, each of the pages is just as I remember it. My eldest is currently sat up in bed with it.

samiam391 · May 2016

Was lucky enough to pick up a free Silver Centurion at a Gamestop today.

They checked the drawer and had a single one left which they promptly gave to me for free without question.

Yodalicious · May 2016

^ I have dreams of that scenario.

chuckp · May 2016

^ I've struck out so many times looking for extras at Gamestop, it doesn't even happen in my dreams anymore.

wardm · May 2016

I bought the Sandcrawler at the LEGO store with the may the 4th promotion for 280€ instead of 330€ (had to call the store to put one aside for me that day, or it would've been gone allready)

pricey73 · May 2016

Came across this in work today along with at least two other sets in the box!

happyskunky · May 2016

76038 Attack on Avengers Tower and Bionicle 70792 unopened for $25 at my work. Woo hoo!

fievel · May 2016

Just found a brand new sealed #10212 on craigslist for $100!!! Happy I am :-)

mathew · May 2016

fievel said:

Just found a brand new sealed #10212 on craigslist for $100!!! Happy I am :-)

Have you cracked the seals to make sure it's not just a box full of random Lego? Otherwise amazing find. Hard to believe someone would own such a set and not know its value.

fievel · May 2016

Yep, I already started to build it. Everything is there. The funny thing is that the seller had 2 of these sets!!! And was a lego fan! I was very surprised too about the price...

Jackad7 · May 2016

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I'm satisfied with those legs.

samiam391 · May 2016

Jackad7 said:

I'm satisfied with those legs.

May I ask why?

If you're looking to part together a #10123 Luke Skywalker, those aren't the correct legs (although they are similar).

SumoLego · May 2016

Jedi robes with pockets sounds practical, but looks more like a completely unstylist Tatooine fannypack.

Jackad7 · May 2016

Mistook them for the cloud city

brumey · May 2016

#7905 clean + extra parts
for
50€ ... pretty happy with that deal. perfect addition for my city's contruction site!

on bricklink people ask for 110,-

CCC · May 2016

I bought 16 of the DFB figures from S@H, when they were showing as £1.99 and they went through at that price as I had the shopping cart bug of not updating carts properly, which also means I cannot spend VIP points. Then the invoice came and I was charged £2.49 each, so I phoned to let them know. So they honoured the original £1.99 price.

So far, 16 DFB for £31.84.

Then today I find out they have also given me an extra 200 VIP points for the error, so 16 DFB for £21.84 (yes, I know I'll have to buy another £10 of LEGO to spend the points but that will happen anyway).

So 16 DFB for £21.84. Not bad.

MaffyD · May 2016

^ But will you count the 200 VIP points again when you use them, thinking "I'm saving money here."? I always have to be careful when applying the 'extra points is saving money' logic - remember where you count them, otherwise you're double-counting.

I want to think of examples, but my brain is hurting.

CCC · May 2016

^ Nope.

richo · May 2016

local charity shop pick up! I actually spotted it in the stock room or no doubt would have been hoovered up immediately.

The Lego, box, instructions, even a 1981 toy catalogue, were all in excellent condition.

pharmjod · May 2016

While we in the USA definitely get great sales and clearance on LEGO, it seems the UK and Europe have much older, rarer charity shop finds. Personally I'll take the cheaper LEGO in general, but I absolutely love seeing the classic sets that are found in some of the charity shops around the world.

TheOriginalSimonB · May 2016

OK, I've only been looking for few months but I have yet to see ANY Lego in charity shops around here. Grrrrrrr.

SweepyD · May 2016

pharmjod said:

While we in the USA definitely get great sales and clearance on LEGO, it seems the UK and Europe have much older, rarer charity shop finds. Personally I'll take the cheaper LEGO in general, but I absolutely love seeing the classic sets that are found in some of the charity shops around the world.

Yeah when I went on vacation to Italy a couple years ago, I saw a shop that had what looked to be a NIB (through the window) set from a good 20 years ago. Of course it was early in the morning on a weekend so they were closed and I couldn't actually check the store out :(

Venunder · May 2016

The good charity shop Lego finds are usually in very affluent regions of the UK.
I have not seen any lego in charity shops in Nottingham over the last few years.
Plenty of M...B... though. ;(

datsunrobbie · May 2016

I suspect that charity shops in higher income areas will always have more and better stuff in general, not just LEGO. People with more disposable income are more likely to have excess stuff to donate. I was visiting family in eastern North Carolina a couple of months back, and the thrift stores were pitiful in comparison to what I see here in Connecticut.

Batman · May 2016

SweepyD · May 2016

Walmart.com has that for $85.00 right now?

richo · May 2016

Venunder said:

The good charity shop Lego finds are usually in very affluent regions of the UK.
I have not seen any lego in charity shops in Nottingham over the last few years.
Plenty of M...B... though. ;(

Possibly. I live in Knowle, a village near Solihull and I guess it is pretty affluent. A small 2-3 bed house would set you back around £350k. Not London prices, but for Midlands very pricey. There is a charity oxfam bookshop too, I swear it's more expensive than Waterstones. lol

MattDawson · May 2016

@richo You're only down the road from me! :P

richo · May 2016

@Mattdawson,

thats cool. Drop me a bell if fancy trading anything. My collection is extensive. Lol.

SprinkleOtter · May 2016

Batman said:

Would you be willing to buy me one?

Maxime_1987 · May 2016

Just bought a #10134 Star Wars Y-wing for 400 Cad. Complete, manual included and the stickers are still on the original sheet. Never used.

datsunrobbie · May 2016

Had a good weekend bargain hunting. #8547 Mindstorms set, complete except for the box, which was replaced by #5001164, for $70 total. #5002212 Chewbacca minifigure watch for $7. 2 #70228 Vultrix's Sky Scavenger for $14 each.

bobabricks · May 2016

Not going to lie, this week has been pretty awesome for me.

first, I got a lot for ~$10USD that consisted of #4737 , #5560 and #7603 all 100% complete in great condition.

The real deal this week though was a beautiful #6399 ,price? ~$300 USD. All the parts are Mint and it included instructions and box with inner boxes. No yellowing, no scuffs, no damage, just shiny like new parts. Even the minifigs still had stiff joints and the neck peg prints were unscathed. Oh, and 4 of the stickers are still on the sheet! All the others are present and nicely aligned. The only thing missing is a grey 16x32 plate but the seller found it and I'm going to pick it up from him.

From what the seller told me, he built it as a kid, put it back in the box and it sat in there for 20 years. It is honestly the most genuine fun I've ever had with a Lego set and I can see why people want Lego to rerelease these. This was definitely not what I expected when I went to go pick up a set from 1990 for such a great price. :)

T_Lars · May 2016

Pretty good Goodwill haul today. I saw these "grab bags" with what looked like mostly mid to late 70s parts. Lots of "stiffs", a couple of maxi figures, and some classic space and castle minifigs in really good shape. Parts for 487, 462, 585, and 6077 are mostly there. Just have to wash off all of the 1970s kids germs.

Zombies! ....poor guys.

Brew · May 2016

I was reading another discussion about how to get your wife to enjoy your hobby so that you can have a bigger budget for buying Lego...

I wanted to post there, but I felt it a little insensitive so I am posting in the brag discussion. My wife is not an AFOL although she does will build with the kids, she likes HP very much and thus likes HP Lego and likes to sort. When we started dating in 2004, I was in a 'grey age' of Lego where I kept tabs on what was out there but wasn't buying much. I mistakenly hid my hobby at first but as time passed it became clear that I loved Lego and she didn't mind at all. Then xmas 2006 came around and she got me the first Star Wars Sand Crawler set which was a big present at the time. She saw how much I loved that and it became an xmas theme. Next year she got me a 10179 and I was over the moon. I had lusted after it but had no intention on spending that much money on Lego. We got married in 2008.
We do a lot of other things together and support each others 'hobbies' as we can see how much joy they bring to each other, even if we don't share them. I feel like the luckiest guy around.

Sorry for the blog, but I just felt I needed to brag about my wife.

chrisalddin · May 2016

thanks to our Microwave Turn Table Dying, there for we had to order a new one From Argos, we end up with a £10 free gift code to use.
so after spend a hour working out what to buy and what i got the money for.

i pick and placed on order.
LEGO Nexo Ultimate General Magmar - #70338
LEGO Nexo The Glob Lobber - #70318
£14.98 + Argos same day shipping at £3.95
so i payed £8.93 and that work out as %40 off the RRP for the set's.
for Brand new out Set's at 40% off.

that to me is the Brag of the week.

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