Some 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. Fact: Lego is the best toy. Whether you're young or old, whether you follow the instructions or freestyle it, it's pretty hard to find someone whose day can't be improved with these tiny building blocks.A few years ago, Lego steamed ahead of its rivals to be the world's number one toy manufacturer. It's an impressive feat, considering the Danish brickmaker was on the brink of bankruptcy 10 years ago, and now it's hard to imagine an occasion when Lego wouldn't make an excellent gift. Distributed equally, there are (at least) 100 bricks for every person on the planet. Lego is a huge success, and with good reason.Aside from being an excellent toy that engages young minds, Lego's good fortunes can be largely attributed to the number of licenses it's picked up over the years.
The Lego Movie certainly added further to its burgeoning coffers. Then there's Star Wars, with The Force Awakens inspiring a huge number of great Star Wars Lego sets. Rogue One added to that, and now we've got the Lego Batman Movie.There's never a bad time to muse over your next Lego purchase, whether it's a gift for a loved one or – more likely – for yourself.Trying to choose with between so many different versions is always going to be tough. The costs ramp up if you start going down the road of wanting everything in a specific Lego range, be that Star Wars, Marvel Super Heroes, Lord of the Rings or Architecture. Then there are the the ranges for younger kids, like Duplo. Older kids like Lego Technic as well as Lego's own characters like Bionicle and Ninjago. And that's just a small sample. Here we run through some of the best Lego sets on sale right now. That should provide a decent Pokemon Go alternative for the the little (and big) kids in the family. Lego Batman Movie: The Batmobile
Lego Star Wars: Krennic's Imperial Shuttle Lego DC Super Heroes: Clash of the Heroes Lego City: Volcano Crawler Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Avenjet Space Mission Lego Batman Classic TV Series – Batcave Lego Ghostbusters: Firehouse Headquarters Lego Creator: Ferris Wheel Lego Creator: Big Ben Lego Technic: Porsche 911 GT3 RS Lego Creator: Tower Bridge Lego Technic: Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3245 December 2, 2015, 10:58 am Hmm, not so sure I'd include the Star Wars set, Tumblr, Architecture Studio or Tower Bridge in that list if you're just doing 7 sets. For Sci-Fi I'd say the best new set this year is the very recently released TARDIS with the Command Shuttle being a bit bland and (owing to lead times and secrecy on Force Awakens) not screen-accurate. The Tumblr is a seriously nice display model but fragile as hell, guess that one would come down to personal preference but I[d probably go for Slave 1 for around the same money.For a big showcase set I'd probably go for the Ferris Wheel.
£60 cheaper, just about as impressive and a lot less repetitive (as well as fitting into about half the space). Other big sets would be the modular buildings which, for my money anyway, are still the best sets Lego make. Incredible detail, very little repetition and wonderful final models for display or, at a push, play. For cheaper ones... actually I'm a big fan of the Speed line. £13 retail, around £10 in stores if you're lucky and the cars are surprisingly close to the real world equivalent (especially for such a small scale) and just about fit into a Lego city scene without being too obviously different. December 2, 2015, 11:10 am Birds kit looks good. Your review says it costs 39.99, but I can't find it for much under 70 pounds. December 4, 2015, 7:32 pm slave 1 is more fragile than tumblr December 16, 2015, 3:59 pm Building Social Skills with Educational BlocksIf you are looking for a popular toy with the intent of fostering educationand building children's social skills, consider the Laser Pegs® buildingblocks.
In addition, these blocks promote cognitive development, languageskills and social skills as well as physical development.Child DevelopmentSocial skills are important to a child's development, increasing interactionamongst school mates and other peers, even neighborhood kids and adults. LaserPegs® building blocks can be used in group setting – in the home and at school.Group activity is an essential part of interacting socially and the Laser Pegs®building blocks offers this opportunity to children.Having a ConversationLaser Pegs® building blocks allow kids to discuss ways in which they canconstruct different structures, coming up with ideas and suggestions that mayor may not work. The fact that kids can have a conversation about making apotential structure is enough to hone their social skills. Parents and teachersshould emphasize social skills in every possible kind of play.Play TimePlaying with Laser Pegs® building blocks will place children in a positionwhere block play fosters communication and negotiation with other kids, helpingto reach different resolutions such as which child receives which blocks as itrelates to the color, shape and amount of blocks.
Agree to DisagreeAs children start to build Laser Pegs® structures from building blocks, theywill potentially have a wide range of ideas on what to build. Those varyingideas must be finalized and reconciled before moving forward. Therefore,certain rules, guidelines and boundaries must be put in place with thepossibility of compromise. It is important, then for each child to have goodsocial skills to work out any differences and to come to an amicable agreement.When and if there are disagreements, social skills help to resolve them.Tips to FollowParents and teachers can help to develop social skills in children withLaser Pegs® building blocks by following some of these tips:Put kids in teams to construct block towers. Team effort will help to build social skillsHide the building blocks and then have a scavenger hunt so that a group of kids can do the findingArrange an imagination activity like constructing a house with the Laser Pegs® building blocks and ask kids how they would carry out this activity as a group.