What will you build next with Stud.io? Available for Mac and WindowsItems 1 to 60 of 3000 Items 1 to 60 of 3000Some rare Lego sets are now selling for literally thousands of pounds online, as enthusiasts snap up the popular toys. But it's not just rare pieces that are selling well, with standard sets now frequently worth more than when they were new and even old bags of unsorted bricks in demand. “With the soar in popularity of Lego with both adults and children, the effect on the values of both rare, hard to find sets and new releases has been incredible," said Bev Channell, event director for Lego event BRICK 2015, running at Birmingham's NEC this week. “It’s well worth searching through your old sets to see what treasures are hiding there.” The bigger, rarer sets tend to be worth the most - but with Lego frequently refreshing its range that means any old set that's large enough could be worth upwards of £1,000. Currently, these are the most valuable sets: Sadly, to get the best prices for your Lego, it needs to be “mint in box” - which means not opened since it was bought and still factory sealed.
The good news for people who want to play with their toys is that you can still get good returns for assembled models – as long as there are no pieces missing. The easiest Lego sets to sell are Star Wars themed, with Millennium Falcons, Death Stars and X-Wings all selling well – and some prices in the thousands. But there's much more than just Star Wars selling. A look at the best-selling kits on BrickPicker shows trains, play houses, dinosaurs, Harry Potter sets, Back to the Future Deloreans and Pirate sets all featuring. Most of the sales take place on eBay, with BrickPicker providing lists of the top selling and biggest rising prices – as well as a tool letting you compare the price of sets. You can also search on eBay for sold prices of similar sets. If you've got a box of Lego, rather than a specific set, you can bulk-sell as well – although prices for these are a lot lower. That said, if you have the time and can split the box out by category (be it Star Wars, pirates, Medieval, Technic or whatever) these smaller – more specific - bundles will frequently sell for more than a job-lot of unsorted bricks.
To get the most value, you need to be selling pristine-condition Lego toys. “As with any sort of collectible, the safe storage of the collectible is very important,” Ed Mack explains in a piece on How to make money from Lego . “Although the actual Lego brick is pretty much indestructible under normal conditions, the Lego boxes and instructions need special care.” That means quite a lot of space to store them all if you're trying to make money from them, and possibly adding the cost to your insurance. Then there are the seller fees on eBay. And the shipping costs – remember, Lego is bulky and could cost quite a bit to ship. And if you're selling to a collector, they'll expect it to arrive in good condition, so packing costs go up again. Oh, and don't count your profits before you sell – the price of a set can drop fast if Lego re-introduces it while prices can rise as well as fall in line with demand too. Is Lego better than gold? 500+ VOTES SO FAR The market for old toys on eBay is much bigger than just Lego.
If you've got some old childhood clutter just gathering dust, here are 8 ways to tell if your old toys could be worth more then just memories while our guide to getting the most cash when selling old toys on eBay can be found here.Enter the characters you see below Sorry, we just need to make sure you're not a robot. For best results, please make sure your browser is accepting cookies. Type the characters you see in this image:Lego introduced its first train series in 1966 with set number 080. In the years since, the Lego Train product line expanded considerably, which made it necessary for Lego to retire old sets in order to make way for the new. For the Lego fan seeking to rebuild a vintage Lego train kit, finding retired sets and pieces can make the process difficult. In the world of Lego, vintage refers to any Lego product that is retired and no longer in the retail supply chain. The more recent vintage Lego sets are certainly easier to come by, and the most sought-after Lego train kits are usually those from the 1960s and 1970s.
However, each decade has its Lego train sets that are difficult to come by. Due to the scarcity of many of the vintage sets, rebuilding one is sometimes the only way to acquire a complete kit. It can help immensely if the collector can start with a partial kit, and Lego sets missing pieces are frequently available for sale at a significant discount. It is also possible to build a vintage set from scratch. To do so, the collector will require a parts list. The Lego website provides parts lists for sets dating back over decade, and there are fan sites online that go all the way back to the beginning. For the collector who wants an authentic parts list, those are often available for sale as well. Every Lego piece has a name, but names are not necessarily unique. It is, however, possible to identify Lego parts and pieces precisely based on their design ID, which indicates the mold from which the piece was made, and the element ID, which indicates the unique design-and-color combination.
Sometimes it is possible to purchase an individual piece, but since that is rarely cost-effective for the seller, it may be necessary to buy a lot of that specific piece or mold family. Although Lego does retire individual pieces, that happens at a much slower rate than with sets. In fact, some pieces from the 080 kit are still used in Lego sets made decades later. If the pieces needed are included in an active set, buying it is an option. The collector can even sell off the partial kit to recoup much of the initial expense. Keep in mind that any piece within an element ID family can substitute for any other. It is not a perfect solution but certainly better than lacking the piece altogether. Additionally, sometimes when Lego retires an element, another takes its place, and in many cases, the new element is similar enough. While the collector may emphasize precision, the builder may be willing to think outside the box. In that spirit, consider both new and vintage Lego Duplo Train sets and Mega Bloks pieces, which are available in sizes comparable to the Lego standard.