Any Lego experts out there?

[Tallone]

Slim pickin's last Saturday but I did pick up one item I should do OK on. I found a Harry Potter Lego box with one end torn off. Inside I found these:



I paid $5 for the box and contents. I think I will do well on the instruction books but I'm not sure about the unopened packs of Legos. They are clearly from at least 2 different themes (Harry Potter and Atlantis) and they are only a portion of what would have been included in the full set. Does anybody have any idea if the fact that these packs are unopened add any additional value?

By the way, I was apparently just a few minutes late at this sale. When I asked about the Lego box, the lady said, "Are you interested in the rest of the Legos? There is a big gray bin around here somewhere that's full of Legos." We couldn't find the bin. Apparently, her husband had sold the bin to someone else a few minutes before I arrived. Bummer.

 

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[Beans]

What I do when I find LEGOs like that I have a box I toss them in. After some time I have enough to sell bulk. However.... the bags with minifigures get opened up and the minifigures go into a separate box. It takes awhile to build up (for me anyway) and I have always made a nice profit. Just have to remember not to pay a lot for them.

 

[coinsareawesome]

If you did not get the whole sets, they are not worth that much. Maybe $5. Instructions maybe $5 for all.

 

[Tallone]

If you did not get the whole sets, they are not worth that much. Maybe $5. Instructions maybe $5 for all.

Actually, from what I've seen on eBay, the Harry Potter and Pirates instructions may sell for about $20 for each set. I think you are right about the other instructions.

 

[Tallone]

What I do when I find LEGOs like that I have a box I toss them in. After some time I have enough to sell bulk. However.... the bags with minifigures get opened up and the minifigures go into a separate box. It takes awhile to build up (for me anyway) and I have always made a nice profit. Just have to remember not to pay a lot for them.

Do you sell them by the pound? If so, what is an appropriate amount?

 

[Beans]

Do you sell them by the pound? If so, what is an appropriate amount?

Yes I do, I try to sell about 5 - 6 dollars a pound. I am a little lower than most but I want to sell them not hold on to them. I also use priority mail boxes to ship.

 

[kali_is_my_copilot]

Do you know about how many lbs a medium flat rate box is?

 

[Beans]

Do you know about how many lbs a medium flat rate box is?

I try to get at least 5 lbs.

 

[kali_is_my_copilot]

Thanks, I haven't really bought any Lego yet but that will help estimate amounts/values.

 

[cyberdan]

Yes I do, I try to sell about 5 - 6 dollars a pound. I am a little lower than most but I want to sell them not hold on to them. I also use priority mail boxes to ship.

I do not try to use priority BOX, use the padded priority bubble envelope. You can fit a lot more in them and the ebay postage price is just under $6.00
Right now I have auctions going, I can fit 25 cellphones in one bag. The $6.00 box would be lucky to fit 10 small cells.