Need more information about LEGO Toys before buying online? Then consult our buying guides.The page was not found LEGO Minifigures The LEGO Batman Movie 71017 Zuru Bunch O Balloons (Colours Vary) LEGO Technic Bucket Wheel Excavator 42055 LEGO Creator Big Ben 10253 Building Sets & Blocks Vehicles Hobbies & Radio Controlled Sport, Outdoor & FurnitureYou must be 16 or over to participate in the Brickset Forum. Please read the announcements and rules before you join. Is tax included in purchases from shop. Agreed totally with @thehornedrat. Import duties (nor GST) on goods under $400 don't apply to New Zealand; I think I have found the cheapest method of buying LEGO and shipping to NZ. I am going to compare various costs of the LEGO Creator 10242 Mini Cooper for comparison.Purchase from Toyco in NZ http://www.toyco.co.nz/ = NZD $161.99 which includes a 10% pre-sale discount. The issue is the delay. The set has not yet arrived in NZ. = NZD $179.99 + $70.00 shipping = NZD $249.99Purchase from shop.
using NZ Post YouShop https://www.nzpost.co.nz/tools/youshop/app to the UK = £74.99 + free shipping to UK = NZD $144.84. YouShop shipping = NZD $45.75. Total cost NZD $190.59Purchase from shop. using NZ Post YouShop to the USA = USD $99.99 + free shipping to Oregon = NZD $128.14. Oregon State does not have sales tax. Total cost NZD $173.89.The YouShop shipping costs is based on "volumetric weight" determined by the box size. Often LEGO is shipped in generous boxes so the shipping costs may vary. In summary, the cheapest method is to purchase locally at Toyco however there is usually several months before new releases are available in NZ. Toyco also have discounts for AuckLUG members http://www.aucklug.co.nz/.After that, using YouShop and purchasing from S@H to USA is by far the best method for limited editions as the total cost is similar to what is available internationally but the shipping is offset.I hope this helps. If you are a member of AuckLUG, Toyco should have your name and details, otherwise contact them and they will give you an ID number.
Use this email address: info@toyco.co.nzDiscounts vary and there are exclusions (Limited Editions and Expert Creator and a few others) but normally 20-25% off retail.I have used YouShop for orders to the UK. /article/13885/january-cock-up-at-shop-lego-com-lego-responds#commentsBy Reg in New Zealand, 14 Jan 2015 00:16@flagsnz - thanks for that.It's the US Youshop freight option that I'm referring to but as @L67 said, "LEGO doesn't want their US inventory being shipped overseas. stop the practice recently", so that's probably why the order was cancelled.I've looked at your price comparison thread and I guess I could try UK Youshop but it's probably better to be patient and wait for Toyco to get their shipment in.I will attempt to use YouShop for orders placed in USA. Worth noting Toyco have 20-25% off most Lego every other week, available to everyone!The more astute of us wait until ToyCo have a sale, and then play them off against the Warehouse to take advantage of TW's 'beat them by 10%' promise.
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 TopicsThis Lego Death Star sold for $1499 on Trade Me. Could you have a goldmine in the bottom of your toybox?There has been much discussion over recent years about the strength of growth in house prices and share markets. But could the real investment all this time have been Lego?There has been a resurgence in interest in the small plastic blocks - much cursed by parents who find them underfoot - and some collectors are getting megabucks for their pieces. This Lego Star Wars Star Destroyer sold for $1004 on Trade Me. While Auckland house prices are up 68 per cent on their 2007 peak and the NZX50 has grown more than 130 per cent since 2009, some canny Lego buyers have seen their collections increase in value by more than 500 per cent over that time.Trade Me spokesman Logan Mudge said: "Lego has done a magnificent job of reigniting its relevance and extended its plastic tentacles not only from offline into online but collaborating with a vast array of brands to ensure it is embedded in a huge range of popular culture.
it is an extraordinary example of a brand that is loved across generations."There are more than 1000 Lego items sold on Trade Me each week and last year there were more than a million searches for the blocks. Michelle Smith runs Trade Me Lego business John3.16. The three most expensive Lego listings sold in the past six weeks were all Star Wars-related: A Lego Death Star, which sold for $1499, a Lego motorised walking AT-AT for $1199 and a Lego Imperial Star Destroyer, which went for $1004.Some of the priciest Lego listings on the site at the moment are a Taj Mahal replica for $3199, a Cafe Corner set for $4300, a modular building collection for $3995 and a Star Wars rebel blockade runner for $33000. The Lego Cafe Corner set was US$139.99 when it was first released in 2007. This Lego AT-AT sold for $1199 on Trade Me. She said it was optimistic but possible the Cafe Corner set could sell for $4300, which would represent a price increase of almost 1500 per cent. She said similar sets were selling for about $2000 plus shipping and customs overseas, a value lift of about 640 per cent.
She developed an interest in Lego after listing a piece for $1 on Trade Me, which "went crazy". She had noticed people taking an investment approach to their Lego, buying key pieces and putting them aside. "A little while ago, people started realising if you saved sets and did not open them, certain sets would go up in value. People see it like stocks and shares."Collectible Minifigures were particularly sought-after, she said, and could sell for hundreds of dollars.Smith recommended anyone who wondered about the value of their Lego collection check sites such as eBay and Lego collector websites to judge the prices their pieces might command. LEGO plastic construction bricks are one of the most popular and best-selling toys of all time. They are fun and challenging for children and adults of all ages, are highly collectable, inspirational and will develop the builders of tomorrow through creative play and learning! LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Minifigure, LEGO FRIENDS, the LEGO FRIENDS logo, LEGO STAR WARS, the LEGO STAR WARS logo, LEGO CITY, the LEGO CITY logo, LEGO ELVES, the LEGO ELVES logo, LEGO NINJAGO, the LEGO NINJAGO logo, LEGO CLASSIC, the LEGO CLASSIC logo, LEGO CREATOR, the LEGO CREATOR logo, LEGO MINECRAFT, the LEGO MINECRAFT logo, LEGO SUPER HEROES, the LEGO SUPER HEROES logo