darkrebellion Posted February 24, 2008 Posted February 24, 2008 Hi, I open this topic to know if is sure buy sets open from ebay or bricklink. I personally dont want to buy any set open because for example if I buy an old set that come with old grey and when it arrive it comes with mixed old and new grey parts *wacko* and I need to find the correct color pieces something that I didnt want to do. Quote
Brickadier General Posted February 24, 2008 Posted February 24, 2008 (edited) Well, you can't be sure if you are getting 100% original pieces (more often than not, you won't). The real problem with sellers on e-bay is making sure all the pieces are there (I had a bad experience). Always ask the seller if the set is complete. Other than that, there's nothing wrong with buying sets from e-bay or bricklink. Edit: By the way, you probably should've posted this in the Lego General Discussion board, but I'm sure someone will move it. ;-) Edited February 24, 2008 by Brickadier General Quote
JimBee Posted February 24, 2008 Posted February 24, 2008 umm... not sure what your asking here, could you repeat it in a clearer way please? as for buying legos online, i never have :-( Quote
Siegfried Posted February 24, 2008 Posted February 24, 2008 Edit: By the way, you probably should've posted this in the Lego General Discussion board, but I'm sure someone will move it. ;-) :-D Took a while, but someone noticed it at last. Quote
metalandi Posted February 24, 2008 Posted February 24, 2008 simply ask the seller if all is complete and if the set/the bricks are in good shape. can't really do much wrong there. most of the old sets you can't get unopened and new anymore unfortunately. Quote
legotrainfan Posted February 24, 2008 Posted February 24, 2008 (edited) On eBay if the description of the set says it is new (and MISB) you can be rather sure that it is unopened. However, I once bought a set that was supposed to be MISB on eBay, but one seal was broken and when I checked it all the elments were not in their original LEGO plastic bags but in some other plastic bags that were open. And 3 to 5 small bricks were missing! But I could see that the set I got had not often be played with. The bricks were still in very good condition and the stickers had not yet been used. But I was really frustrated, because I got only a bit of my money back. And though the seller promised me to send the missing bricks, I've never got them. *n* Even worse, just when I received the set, I gave the seller a positive feedback, believing that everything was alright as it is usually the case with a set that is MISB, but - as I've said - it wasn't new! :'-( But this is my one and only negative experience with a set that was supposed to be new. I bought many other new sets on eBay and they were really really new! EDIT: Ooops! Sorry! You wanted to know if it is sure to buy a set that has been opened! I should read posts more carefully! Well, I'd advise you to look at the pics closely or to ask the seller if they could possible send you some more pics by email. There are also sellers who promise you to send parts when you find out that some of them are missing. Concerning the colour of bricks: when you buy used sets it can happen that white bricks have become darker and old light gray bricks have yellowished. I'd say there is never a guarantee if a set is complete. I've mentioned above I've even had a negative experience with a set that was supposed to be new. Edited February 24, 2008 by legotrainfan Quote
xwingyoda Posted February 24, 2008 Posted February 24, 2008 Well sometimes its not even safe to open a MISB set you know X-D :-P *yoda* Quote
darkrebellion Posted February 24, 2008 Author Posted February 24, 2008 Thanks for the posts of everyone :-) , I personlly prefer buy new sets but the problem is that this are more expensives and harder to find at a good price. *sad* Quote
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