Cheapest way to assemble a collection of minfigures?

[murphy_slaw]

My Lego collection is assembled from a bunch of my old sets from when I was a kid, some Classic creative boxes, and some mixed used lots that I bought locally. These all have one thing in common: very few minifigures!

I build mostly Space, Town, and Fantasy/Castle MOCs. Is there any inexpensive way to assemble a bunch of minis for populating MOC layouts if I'm not too picky about getting specific figures?

[BrickJagger]

You could buy in bulk from Ebay or Bricklink (I would recommend that for space, since it's off the shelves right now), or you could buy a city "starter set", which contains four figs for $10.

[Actor Builder]

I guess the "Cheapest Way" would be to steal them from someone.

The "Cheapest Legal Way", which is recommended, is something like what Mister BrickJagger said. Buy in bulk.

[Modelmaker]

Check your local classified adds for bulk lots of lego, often you will find a lot of minifigs or minifig parts in the lot, my last lot (posted on here) cost €40 and had 30 or 40 minifigs in it.

[murphy_slaw]

  On 5/1/2016 at 7:25 PM, BrickJagger said:

You could buy in bulk from Ebay or Bricklink (I would recommend that for space, since it's off the shelves right now), or you could buy a city "starter set", which contains four figs for $10.

I'm pretty new to bricklink. Is there a way to find "bulk lots", or by "bulk" do you just mean ordering lots of figs from the same shop to save on shipping?

[BrickJagger]

  On 5/2/2016 at 12:11 AM, murphy_slaw said:

I'm pretty new to bricklink. Is there a way to find "bulk lots", or by "bulk" do you just mean ordering lots of figs from the same shop to save on shipping?

Both, really.

I don't use Bricklink too often but I'm sure you could find a bulk lot if you searched for it.

[Robert8]

  On 5/1/2016 at 9:28 PM, Actor Builder said:

I guess the "Cheapest Way" would be to steal them from someone.

You're not the best at giving advice, right?

Edited May 2, 2016 by Robert8

[Arigomi]

If you aren't in a hurry, wait for 60134-1: Fun in the Park: City People Pack to be released later this year.

[Actor Builder]

  On 5/2/2016 at 2:47 AM, Robert8 said:

You're not the best at giving advice, right?

Well notice I did say that the "Cheapest Legal Way" was the recommended one.

I can't recommend anyone steal stuff; That's not nice! But it is cheapest. Not nice, but pretty dang cheap.

But no, I'm really not.

[Peppermint_M]

Ebay is great for picking out lots of figures. It is pricey to get popular figures, but a lot of people simply selling off their kids/their childhood collection simply list a number of mixed figures. Most of them are not the "official" figures that came in a set, but the parts are easy to mix'n'match.

[Nantucketdink]

100 mixed minifigures for about $25 on ebay from China would be a very cheap way to get populated.

[legoguy1984]

There are also the educational packs of minifigs. Can be precey but per minifig the price seems wort it.