Sets you never knew you had

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• JudgeChuck Member Posts: 1,581

  September 2021

  Not a chance! I'm far too organised and use Brickset's database to track absolutely everything I acquire, on the day that I acquire it! ;-)
  
  In fact, when I purchase a set which will be delivered, I mark it as both "Owned" and "Wanted" until it arrives and then I remove the "Wanted" label!
  
  :-)

  

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• madforLEGO Member Posts: 10,787

  September 2021

  I have forgotten I had certain sets, if that counts. I forgot I bought a #6543 Marina in box
  

  

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• 560Heliport Member Posts: 3,872

  September 2021

  madforLEGO said:

  I have forgotten I had certain sets, if that counts. I forgot I bought a #6543 Marina in box
  

  Does this mean you never built it? For shame! It's a fantastic set!

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• daewoo Member Posts: 813

  September 2021

  With all the bulk I've received over the years, I'm sure I have the parts to build a number of sets I've never bought.

  

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• Bumblepants Member Posts: 7,624

  September 2021

  daewoo said:

  With all the bulk I've received over the years, I'm sure I have the parts to build a number of sets I've never bought.

  Your post reminds me, a year or two ago I found a long forgotten Cargo Train that is now yours :)

  

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• MaffyD Member Posts: 3,527

  September 2021

  For me it's always the other way around :(

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• Redbullgivesuwind Member Posts: 2,115

  September 2021

  I know exactly what sets I have and how much they cost. My wife on the other hand has no idea at all.

  

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• CCC Member Posts: 20,526

  September 2021

  MaffyD said:

  For me it's always the other way around :(

  Same here. I often think I'm sure I have such and such a set but it turns out I either:
  1 Borrowed it to build and never actually owned it
  2 Built the set from my own parts collection
  3 Owned it but sold it
  4 Owned it but broke it down for parts for MOCs
  
  Or frequently a combination of 3 and 4, taking out the bits I want and sell off the rest.
  
  
  
  

  

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• daewoo Member Posts: 813

  September 2021

  Bumblepants said:

  Your post reminds me, a year or two ago I found a long forgotten Cargo Train that is now yours :)

  And thank you for that!  I've got a fleet of nine of those now.  I may break down and make it 10 at some point...just because.

  

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• pxchris Member Posts: 2,384

  September 2021 edited September 2021

  I wish I would find random Pirates sets in my collection that I never knew I had... but alas, I've had to do all my collecting the hard way.
  
  I'm also pretty meticulous in the cataloging of my collection (thanks Brickset!) so I always have a very good grasp on exactly what I have and what I don't (for example, I even keep track of which classic sets I'm missing instructions to via the custom tags).

  

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• Brickfan50 Member Posts: 478

  October 2021

  Not a set, but last week I found this in a box with unfinished MOC's. Really couldn't remember having bought it.

  
  

  

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• arathemis Member Posts: 604

  October 2021

  After the article from 2 days ago about the good wizzard, i realized i had the minifigure feom a bulk lot, i had the cristal globe,the rest of the pieces for the table are found in my loose bricks collection and i have the owl. So i have a new set i never knew i had haha

  

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• Astrobricks Member Posts: 5,478

  October 2021

  I still count sets I’ve broken down for parts as “owned”. After all, I should be able to build them again if I want.

  

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• TheOtherMike Member Posts: 10

  January 2022

  Astrobricks said:

  I still count sets I’ve broken down for parts as “owned”. After all, I should be able to build them again if I want.

  
  Same here. For one thing, I don't keep polybag sets' parts separate, but dump them in a bag with the parts from other polybags from the same or similar themes.
  

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