Eilif Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 So here it is, I'm curious to know of the money that you spend on LEGO in the past year and a half (2007-2008) where do you spend it? To keep it "at a glance", when you reply, please include the following, in order of who gets the most of your LEGO dollar, pound, euro, kroner, yen, etc... LEGO (LEGO stores, website, or catalog) Bricklink Ebay Other online retailers (new or used dealers, not including Bricklink or ebay) Toy stores Other Retailers Other used sellers (offline used sales, including: yard sales, swap meets, resale shops, etc) IF you want to elaborate -details, percents, why, etc- by all means do so. I'll start LEGO 70% (would have been much smaller if not for Brickworld deals.) Other used sellers 15% Bricklink5% Other Retailers 5% Toy stores 5% Interestingly enough, the actual amount of brick I purchased from "other used sellers" is probably 30-50% of the total number of pieces that I purchased, even though it's probably only 15% of my spending. Quote
filefolders Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Hmm... I buy most of my LEGO at Target but I sometimes make large orders with Shop@Home. When I buy on eBay I usually buy bulk lots which can be pretty cheap and I've only bought three things from Brick Link, figures, mounts, and a Pirates set so I think that this would be about it. LEGO: 35% Target: 65% Brick Link: 5% eBay: 5% I get more from eBay and Shop@Home as gifts so they don't count on this list. If people help me I might be able to make an extra category for LEGO given to me by other EBers. Quote
Dadster Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Hmmmm - It would be 100% @ the Lego store if it was closer, but TRU/Target/Wally World usually claim my funds due to the closeness factor. Plus each of them have great deals throughout the whole year. I missed the last "Double-Stamp" promo... Quote
simonjedi Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Woolworths or Toys r us. Sometimes S@H for keyrings and stuff i havn't found in stores. Quote
Shoc Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Mine's boring: LEGO - 60% Toy stores - 30% Other Retailers - 30% Simple really... :skull: Quote
Legoman Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Trademe 45% K-mart 25% eBay 20% Other used sellers 10% But keep in mind - my life motto is 'never pay full price for anithing' - otherwise it would be more like k-mart 50% toyshops 50% Quote
CP5670 Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Bricklink: 50% ebay: 40% Lego S@H: 10% My focus is more on MOCs than sets these days, and even with current sets, I often find them cheaper on ebay than at S@H. I rarely buy any Lego at retail stores (the last time I did was over 8 years ago ). Quote
Lord Of Pies Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 e-bay: 70 % Lego S@H: 20 % Woolworths: 10% I use ebay a lot, mainly for old sets like space or pirate Lego. Quote
Erdbeereis Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 I would say for me: 60% Target 15% Other stores such as Wal-Mart and TRU 10% Bricklink 5% Ebay 10% LEGO This number would be more if there was a LEGO store that was closer than 6 hours away. I order from S@H sometimes but the shipping costs are pretty high, so I only order there if I really need to. Quote
Paradosis Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Mine would be, roughly... Target - 25% Walmart - 10% eBay - 65% Quote
Svelte Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 I hate having to wait for stuff I really like, and most things are released their way in advance of when they hit stores here (if they ever do), so I use S@H a lot more than I used to. I also love the exclusives (eg Green Grocer, Cafe Corner, Death Star etc) and we don't have Lego retail stores in Aus, so I'm forced to use S@H for sets like that anyway. I do still buy stuff from the sales we have here, so that subsidises (or excuses) the shipping costs. I'd say roughly: 60% - Shop at Home 30% - retail stores like Target, K-Mart, Myer etc 10% - Bricklink Quote
Jibbajaba Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Lego Store: 33% eBay: 25% Bricklink: 17% Craigslist: 17% Other: 8% Would be more at the Lego store but I don't live that close to it so I have to already be in the area for some other reason. Otherwise I would probably be buying a large PAB container (the $12 one, not the old $100 one) every week. Whenever I go to the Lego store I spend at least $50 buying sets that are not available anywhere else, so that's why it still has the highest percentage. Chris Quote
Norro Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 Up until bley I was an almost all lego S@H guy. And then the betrayal... Now adays I am bricklinking more and more of my lego budget. I still buy from toy stores but mainly on sale. Since I don't include bley in the price per piece I've made it very hard for lego (not on sale) to compete with bricklink... That said the exclusives still make good bait. God Bless, Nathan Quote
darkrebellion Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 For me is this: 70% - Toy retailer (Target and Toysrus usually) 25% - Ebay 5% - LEGO Very simple . Quote
Fluyt Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 (edited) 97% Bricklink (just loose parts and minifigs) and websites like ebay (for 2nd hand sets). about 3% Lego, mainly due to the absolutely ridiculous price differences between Europe and the U.S. (even in 2002, when the $ really was still worth more than the €, these conversion rates would have been way off). I'm only planning on getting 7622 new this year, nothing else. Edited July 10, 2008 by Fluyt Quote
Tarfful Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 65% Target 15% KMart 10%Toy R' Us 10% TLG I hope that adds up to 100%. -Tarfful Quote
tnickolaus Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 50% Lego Brand Store 20% Shop@Home 10% Bricklink 10% Toy retailer (Kaufland, Obletter in Germany) 10% Other (Community) Cheers, Thomas Quote
Stash2Sixx Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 60% LEGO stores 25% Bricklink 5% Discount stores 5% Toys R Us 5% Online Retailers (Brickforge/Brickarms) Thank god I can count! Quote
NewRight Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 ~30% Target, K-Mart, Toys R' Us, and etc. ~30% LEGO Shop At Home ~20% LEGO Retailer Store ~10%and growing BrickLink ~10% Offline Retailers Quote
KDog Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 eBay 15% Bricklink 75% Brick and Mortar stores 10% Quote
Jameseh Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 Based on my last years spening: TRU: 70% Woolworths: 10% John Lewis: 18% eBay: 2% Quote
commanderbly42 Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 From what I can remember: Retail stores: 30% Ebay/Bricklink: 50% LEGO Shop at Home: 20% Quite simple really but an estimate nonetheless. Quote
The Rancor Posted July 12, 2008 Posted July 12, 2008 EASY 75% Lego online Shop@Home 25% Toys R' Us NEVER Ebay NEVER Lego stores (the nearest is about 200 miles away ) (there's only 3 stores in the whole of the UK) OCCASIONALLY a few toy shops (e.g. I got the Hailfire Droid whilst in Mallorca) Quote
Mirandir Posted July 12, 2008 Posted July 12, 2008 The past years spending is like this: 60% Bricklink 58% Toystores 1% S@H 1% A local grocery store. Quote
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