Is lego an investment?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I just sold ~60lbs of my son’s bricks for $250. Way way too many to sort through. There were no sets, just all jumbled together. I just wanted them out of the house.

On Ebay? This gives me hope because we have a ton of sets, but never had an organization pattern.

No. To a store in Roanoke. They paid for shipping too. It was great. If you’re interested I can post a link to the store.

[Anonymous]

If you have a pile of Legos many schools would welcome the donation!

[Anonymous]

There are second hand lego stores that make a business of this. My 18 year old nephew just made about $1000 selling his sets. It took meticulous time to go through and organize and find all of the pieces though.

I have a feeling I will sell mine in bulk when my kids are done because i wont have the patience to sort them out. But yes, there is a market here.

[Anonymous]

Are we the family you’re friends with? Lol. My husband does this exact thing. We have very expensive Lego sets that my husband builds for fun. For most of them, he keeps them on a shelf and anytime my son plays with them, it’s supervised. Dh keeps the boxes and will resell occasionally to make space for new ones.

[Anonymous]

There are various online sites dedicated to buying and selling legos. They are often international.

[Anonymous]

My parents saved all of mine and my brother's legos (we had a lot) and now my kids love them when they visit. They have definitely stood the test of time, as opposed to all of my other childhood toys.

[Anonymous]

No. Not an investment if you want to let your kids actually play with and enjoy the toys - and risk breaking or losing pieces.

[Anonymous]

It may be smarter for your friends because it’s a hobby they know a lot about. It would not be smarter for me to spend that much more on toys that I know little about and don’t care to supervise or sort. To each their own, OP. I personally wouldn’t try this, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just sold ~60lbs of my son’s bricks for $250. Way way too many to sort through. There were no sets, just all jumbled together. I just wanted them out of the house.

On Ebay? This gives me hope because we have a ton of sets, but never had an organization pattern.

No. To a store in Roanoke. They paid for shipping too. It was great. If you’re interested I can post a link to the store.

I’m not the PP, but would like to see the link. I googled, but there seem to be several second-hand Lego stores in Roanoke. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

There’s a website called Bricklink that the adult fans of Lego (AFOLs) frequent.

Sets that have been faded, have bite marks, or have lost pieces are generally less valuable. To me, the value is in the repeated playability of the items. We just sold a play kitchen that the kids outgrew after 2 years. My Duplos from 5 years ago are still in heavy rotation. I expect my kids to get another decade out of our Lego. ( And I think my husband will still want to play with it while he has the eyesight, so we’ll use it for at least another 40 years! 🤣)