By using this site you agree to the use of cookies.You must be 16 or over to participate in the Brickset Forum. Please read the announcements and rules before you join. What does everybody do with their Lego Boxes? in Everything else LEGO Louise said:They get torn apart and thrown in the recycling bin. I do this also (well, not the tearing apart anyway). I think it helps me convince myself of "see, it's not a total addiction."Then there are instructions. I toss those too except for the bigger sets, like $100+. Though I gotta admit, those are pretty dense and really heavy when you store them in one place. Legoboy said:This thread is making me ill. One person's treasure is another's trash. ;)To those who do keep boxes: How do you deal with boxes that are intended to be torn open (e.g. with the perforated thumb punch)? In the US, these are generally used for smaller sets, like the Microfighters. Every time I open one of these I wonder how box-keepers handle it.
@natro220 said: ...someone please tell me I did the right thing...You did what you needed to do at that time, which means...you did the right thing. TyresOFlaherty said:Seriously, though, those of you who buy/sell a ton of Lego online, does having/not having a box change the price significantly of a set? Once it's out of box, that obviously takes a lot of the initial value away, but does the box itself hold its value?Have you seen the price of a 10179 box recently @TyresOFlaherty? I obviously don't do this with every set I purchase but I've stuck some Cuusoo and Ideas boxes on my wall to make some nice art. My plan is to add more Ideas boxes when I get my hands on them. I keep all of mine. My children's go straight into recycling though. For me, it's the difference between someone who collects Lego sets rather than someone who collects Lego (without the sets distinction). Of course, there are those who do both (which I am slowly thinking I ought to emulate, but that's for another time and another thread).
All these factors influence your attitude towards boxes, but there will be a lot of other, more practical concerns as well. A few weeks back I've discarded some empty small/medium boxes (see pic below).My Lego Box wall now mostly consists of big boxes (which still have some medium boxes inside them). I'm the same as you, @MaffyD. I keep all my own set boxes carefully sliced open and flattened. They are then stored inside large LEGO Store yellow bags, which sit in the closet in my study. It's amazing how many boxes you can store in not a huge amount of space.My daughters' set boxes are nearly all thrown out, as neither they nor I have any use for most them. If you think that is insane, then see this. This is an excellent idea.Helps maintain or drive up the prices for those who keep the boxes. I flatten the large boxes for sets that I think might be valuable in the future. Any boxes that require you to punch through to open - not taped - immediately get tossed.
Those in the middle - taped boxes ranging in size - I either keep flattened, or toss, depending on the theme and my mood. : )Any boxes I've acquired from older sets that are the insert style I keep intact, stacked in paper boxes if they'll fit. What ARE the property tax rates on Dagobah? I'm going to aim for something along these lines...Then again, it's not like the local government is doing anything to beautify the place anyway. Sign In or Register to comment. It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons! Buying & Selling TopicsIn the past few years investing in LEGO has become a trend and hot topic amongst LEGO fans. Previously people bought LEGO for their children or their own enjoyment, and only considered selling their collection when they wanted to move on from the hobby or had to sell their collection due to financial or other issues. However especially since the use of the Internet it has become quite apparent that LEGO sets, minifigures and parts (especially the discontinued or rare ones) are in fact a hot commodity that can bring significant gains.
LEGO fans realized that by selling LEGO they no longer want or need they can fund the hobby (LEGO is an expensive toy after all – and more LEGO is always better), or make extra money for other expenses. This trend has progressed so far in fact that there are now those who look at LEGO exclusively (or almost exclusively) as an investment; they buy new LEGO sets in multiples with immediate or future gain in mind, or scout for old LEGO sets they know are still in high demand. Personally I don’t consider myself a LEGO investor, however I do sell LEGO (especially minifigures) to fund my hobby. In fact I own all my LEGO free and clear just buy investing a little time and effort of doing a few sales a month. Whatever comes in from these sales is what I use to buy new LEGO. I have also talked with some long-time LEGO investors who shared with me that their LEGO investments far outperformed their gains on the stock-market or other, more traditional lines of investment vehicles.
Whether you just want to fund your LEGO obsession, or you are considering LEGO as a serious investment vehicle, one challenge you will run into, and where you spend most of your time at, is price-research. This is the heart-and-soul of investing in LEGO (or in anything else for that matter); you want to buy low and sell high. Today I would like to introduce you to a website that will help you in your price-research and your LEGO portfolio management, so read on! 😉 is an online LEGO Price and Investing Guide that was created by two brothers, Jeff and Ed Maciorowski. Jeff is a professional website engineer, while Ed is a professional LEGO fanatic. Together, they realized there was a need for a unique online LEGO destination that would help provide pricing information for LEGO in the secondary markets. Ed grew tired of physically jotting down hundreds of eBay auctions by hand which he used to come up with average LEGO set prices and aid him in finding great deals for his budding LEGO investment hobby. Th
e brothers set out on a quest to provide fair market value of LEGO sets to millions of LEGO fans all over the world. Th is to educate the LEGO enthusiast, collector and investor of the most up to date and current prices of new and used LEGO sets. Th has access to countless current and past auction results from the thousands of various LEGO sets sold on eBay each day. By utilizing this information and putting it into easy to understand charts and graphs, BrickPicker members can make intelligent and cost effective choices when making their next LEGO purchase. Various tools and data are at the BrickPicker member’s fingertips. Tools such as a LEGO Comparator will allow users to match several LEGO sets next to one another with key information elements such as piece count and pricing trends. This information can help gauge what set may be a better value for their money. Another tool, the Bulk LEGO Price Guide is available to help answer that question that is seen so very often on forums, “How much is 100 pounds of LEGO worth?” Ju
st move the weight slider to your desired setting, select filters such as theme or specific colors of pieces and find out what past eBay listings sold for. is its BrickFolio. This is an investment tool, much like you would see on any financial website that will allow collectors input or import their entire collection of LEGO sets from other sites and get up to date values while giving some key insight into their collection. A few remaining and notable features for the site are it’s Blog & News Aggregator that constantly grabs the latest news (including our news here at TBB) from all your favorite LEGO sites and display them in a fun and easy to read way, reports about Top Selling LEGO Sets, links to find the best prices on LEGO and a very active Forum with members that talk about the great deals they found. Another thing that is quite unique about BrickPicker is its content. Their blog, known as the BrickVesting Blog covers areas of content that discuss topics tailored to the collecting and investing of LEGO. Ar