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What is my LEGO worth?
I would consider LEGO® purchased between 1987 and 1995 as
'prime' in my eyes. This does not mean that LEGO® aged before
or after that period is not wanted. In addition, LEGO® from
1987-1995 may not be worth much if it is simply bricks.
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Comments
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| up to 1969 |
if in good shape, I am interested.
Usually the white bricks have turned yellowish and the
other colours have faded, but if kept well it is worth
something to me. |
| 1970 - 1979 |
old-style gears, Space, Castle |
| 1980 - 1989 |
Space, Castle, Pirates, Town,
Technic |
| 1990 - 1999 |
Town (to mid-90s), Space, Castle,
Technic |
| 2000 - present |
Star Wars |
Things that will have increased
the value of your collection:
- kept in good condition
- clean
- from the period 1987-1995
- town, castle, technic, monrail, space sets
- you transport (knowing that I may not buy or give you
what you want)
- electronic elements (motors, lights, computer-related
LEGO®)
- rare or mail-order sets (many train sets)
- European or other foreign sets (how to tell)
- early gears (from around 1970-1972--the red, yellow and
blue gears with white axles, 2x4 gray axle housings and
red bushings)
- lots of minifigs
- instructions
- completed sets (almost all pieces present in the set)
Things that will have de-valued your
collection:
- dirty or sunworn pieces
- broken, nicked or dog-chewed pieces
- sticky gunk (usually melted candy in my experience) mixed
into the collection
- pieces or <a>minifigs</a> with lots of marker
drawings
- lots of bricks but not many sets
- battery leakage
- clone brands mixed in (this
really devalues the lot because sorting it out is a real
hastle depending on the quantity--we have no use for clone
brands except those mentioned)
Pick-up or delivery?
If you don't feel comfortable about me showing up at your house,
then bring it on over here! Alternatively, you can send me detailed
digital photos of your collection. I will appraise your collection
(probably with my kids' help) and make an offer. I do not pay
extra for Rubbermaid bins, so please don't expect me to pay
for them; I only want the contents.
Rollback:
Once the purchase has taken place, I will keep your collection
separate from ours for 2 days. If you change your mind during
that period, you can buy it back (you pick up). This will
give you the opportunity to change your mind and roll back
the purchase. The only expense will be your time and gas to
come pick it up: no hard feelings. However, after the 2 days,
the LEGO® will be considered 'integrated' into our collection.
For reasons of practicality, it would be impossible to recover
your collection after that time.
I intend to pay fairly for your LEGO®. Due to the fact
that I have bought a lot of new and used LEGO® over the
years, I have a very good grasp on what LEGO® is worth.
Collections with lots of bricks but not a lot of sets are
not going to be worth as much as collections with lots of
sets. Sets with instructions are going to be worth more if
they are in decent condition.
Sets that can be proven to be complete (because they are built
for instance) would incur a bonus. Trains are expensive to
buy, and as we are not as interested in them we probably would
not offer 'top dollar' for your trains. However, Monorail
sets are something we would like more of.
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