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.167 Car Transport Wagon 111 Starter Train Set 115 Starter Train Set with Motor 116 Starter Trainset with Motor 117 Locomotive Without Motor 120 Freight Train Set, Tipper Wagons 122 Locomotive and Tender 130 Wagon with Double TippersLEGO CITY #60045 Police Patrol Set NEW IN BOX - RETIRED Di seguito una descrizione delle linee di prodotti LEGO. La linea Lego City, nota anche come Legoland, Lego Town e Lego World City, è una serie basata sulla vita cittadina, ed include numerosi set riferiti a polizia, vigili del fuoco, guardia costiera, ospedali e treni. Lego Space è una linea basata su astronavi e astronauti. La linea Lego Castle è interamente dedicata alla vita medievale. La prima linea Lego Pirates, ambientata nell'epoca della pirateria, risale al 1989.
o nei negozi di elettronica es GameStop). Sono molte nel corso degli anni le linee basate su prodotti in licenza come film, videogiochi e personaggi dei fumetti.About this itemImportant Made in USA Origin Disclaimer:Your child can load the goods and transport them with the LEGO City Cargo Play Train Set. Kids can load up the cargo train to make it ready for departure or use the big crane to load and unload containers and cars from the train and container truck. The top of the engine on the LEGO City Train Set opens to reveal the train driver's cabin. The infrared remote control helps your child transport the goods along the flexible tracks to the airport, harbor or warehouse.The infrared remote control helps your child transport the goods along the flexible tracks to the airport, harbor or warehouse. LEGO City Cargo Train Play Set: Train engine Tank wagon Flatbed container wagon Auto carrier wagon with 2 small cars Big crane fits over tracks and container truck and features a working winch Container truck hauls container on flatbed trailer Trailer has stabilizer legs LEGO Cargo Train includes 1 train driver and 3 freight yard worker mini figures 2 switch tracks 8 straight tracks 16 curved tracks 16 flexible tracks Power Functions battery box Includes motor and infrared receiver 8-
channel, 7-speed remote control can control up to 8 trains simultaneously Requires 9 AAA batteries (not included) SpecificationsGenderSubjectTypeAge RangeCountModelThemeBrandage_groupMaterialManufacturer Part NumberColorAssembled Product Dimensions (L x W x H) Piece color in picture may not match colors listed. Printed patterns are correct unless noted. Available from these Associated stores: See more Associated Stores 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Color table too wide to display completely inline. Click here for the complete table.Octan is a fictional gas station brand that has been appearing in various LEGO themes since the early 1990s. It was also featured prominently in The LEGO Movie, with President Business as the Octan Corporation’s head. There are many interesting sets containing the Octan logo either prominently or in a hidden way, and they have become quite popular with collectors.
Today we will take a brief look at Octan’s history, and some of the most recent sets featuring the Octan brand. In pre-1990s LEGO sets, the most popular gasoline brand was Shell. While LEGO still releases Shell-branded sets from time to time, LEGO introduced their own gas station brand called Octan – a playful reference to Octane (a component of gasoline) and Octane Rating (a gasoline rating system). The Octan logo is red and green on a white background, and looks quite sporty. It also got sort of a yin-yang sign look, which may be a reference to gas companies having both a good and evil side – but this is just my own speculation. 🙄 The very first Octan branded set were introduced in 1992; the #6397 LEGO Gas N’ Wash Express (see above), the #6594 LEGO Gas Transit (see below), and a few small race cars with Octan as their sponsor. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s a number of Octan gas stations, tankers, and race cars were released, and the brand was also introduced in LEGO DUPLO (#2621 LEGO DUPLO Motocross Racer), and in LEGO Technic (alternate model for the #8880 LEGO Technic Super Car). LE
GO DUPLO and LEGO Technic continues to release sets featuring the Octan brand to this day. Just like real-life gasoline companies, Octan sponsors both good endeavors and some shady activities in the world of LEGO. In 2012 LEGO released the #7747 LEGO City Wind Turbine Transport with the new Octan Energy logo, indicating that the company branched out the renewable energy. The Octan Energy logo is even more prominent on the #60016 LEGO City Tanker Truck (see below). Perhaps the company was attempting to clean up their image, and show that they are trying to go green. In the meantime, Octan remains a prominent sponsor of LEGO race cars, and they also have some type of connection with the notorious Skull Twins – badguys from the 2009 LEGO Space Police III sets. While sets featuring the Octan brand always looked good, they really became excellent starting in around 2010. The #3180 LEGO City Tank Truck from 2010, the #60016 LEGO City Tanker Truck from 2013, the #4207 LEGO City Garage from 2012, and the #60132 LEGO City Service Station from 2016 are all exceptionally well designed sets.
The Octan brand also appears on LEGO City trains, like the #7939 LEGO City Cargo Train from 2010, and the #60052 LEGO City Cargo Train from 2014 – both carrying Octan tank cars. And Octan remains a sponsor of car racing, as demonstrated in the very popular #60025 LEGO City Gran Prix Truck from 2013, the #60053 LEGO City Race Car from 2014, and the #60115 LEGO City 4×4 Off Roader from 2016. A lot of LEGO fans collect these great looking vehicles, building up a whole racing team. Octan also sponsors motorcycle racing, as can be seen in the #60084 LEGO City Racing Bike Transporter from 2015. Octan supports soccer as well, as evidenced by the prominent logo on the LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 4 Soccer Player’s jersey. LEGO minifigures featuring the Octan logo on their clothing are also fun to collect. Most of them are gas station attendants or race-car drivers, and of course President Business carries around his signiture red cup with the Octan logo. After all, he is the big boss of the whole operation!
Speaking of President Business, it seems that he really expanded the Octan brand, and pretty much everything in Bricksburg is owned, operated or sponsored by Octan. The Octan logo can be seen on the #70804 LEGO Movie Ice Cream Machine (ice cream truck), the #70805 LEGO Movie Trash Chomper (garbage truck), and the #70811 LEGO Movie The Flying Flusher (plumber van). And Octan also branched out to space travel, as you can see in the #70816 LEGO Movie Benny’s Spaceship set. Personally, I prefer to stick with the main Octan sets, as I think the red-green-white color-scheme is awesome and the sets look great. If you like LEGO vehicles, and would like to start a cohesive collection that looks good together, you might want to consider the LEGO Octan branded sets. Only a few are released each year, so they don’t cost a fortune or take up too much space. You can find the currently available sets under the LEGO City section of the Online LEGO Shop. What do you think? How do you like the Octan-branded LEGO sets? Do