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What's a good price per pound on Legos?

Post by morganm » Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:19 pm

If you were to buy Legos by the pound with just some pictures showing bags of random pieces... how much would you pay per pound?

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Post by thade » Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:25 pm

I'm assuming they're actually genuine, and you're not going to get robbed- or worse- megablox!

It depends a lot on the contents. For just bricks I'd maybe pay $10-15 or so, but if it were minifigs I'd pay a lot more.
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Post by morganm » Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:31 pm

Pretty random stuff but yeah; I can tell it's genuine Lego. There were a few sneaky "Lego" lots that were obviously not Lego.

Some lots have what look like mostly bricks.

Other lots look like they are an aggregate of dismantled sets.

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Post by thade » Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:36 pm

Hrm. Seems like a large scale version of the random minis. Mind sharing your source? I could use some bulk bricks.
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Post by morganm » Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:05 pm

thade wrote:Hrm. Seems like a large scale version of the random minis. Mind sharing your source? I could use some bulk bricks.
Sometimes things show up in Craigslist by the pound.

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Post by thade » Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:23 pm

Ah. Craiglist.

So... you are getting robbed?
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Post by Gungnir » Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:39 pm

I get my x-pound bags of Lego on eBay. I do occasionally get some clone brand stuff in there, but I always go through and remove them.
The only downside to this is that I have to clean the parts most of the time. The first bag I got was half-full of dirt.
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Post by morganm » Fri Oct 07, 2011 2:25 pm

What are you paying per pound? What do you consider a fair price per pound?

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Post by Zupponn » Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:03 pm

Which is heavier? A pound of Legos or a pound of dollar bills?
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Post by OneEye589 » Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:11 pm

Yes.

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Post by piltogg » Fri Oct 07, 2011 5:20 pm

8 dollars a pound. thats what i would pay for used lego.

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Post by stubby » Fri Oct 07, 2011 5:38 pm

Zupponn wrote:Which is heavier? A pound of Legos or a pound of dollar bills?
The way the dollar's depreciating, they're worth fewer pounds every day.

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Post by Gungnir » Sat Oct 08, 2011 6:35 pm

piltogg wrote:8 dollars a pound. thats what I would pay for used lego.
That's about what I pay. But I usually get mine in 2-pound bags.
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