WetWired Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 (edited) I've got a ton of old sets I had growing up (late 70s to early 90s) and a little over a year ago I came out of my dark ages and starting buying new lego. The thing is I wouldn't dare mix my old pieces with the new ones, they're not in that bad of condition, but it's enough for me to not want to pollute my new lego with them. Selling them would help purchase new sets (Cafe Corner, ) but I still have a certain attachment to those old sets and then on the other hand I know I'll never use them again, perhaps only to hand down to my children in the future. What have most of you done? Should I sell up and trade them in for newer models? :P or should I keep them all? or should I sell some and keep my favourites? I'm not even sure what they're worth really? These are most of the sets I have, compiled from Peeron, most of these are complete, maybe a couple are missing one or two pieces. 6502-1 Turbo Racer LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6613-1 Telephone Booth LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6657-1 Fire Patrol Copter LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6642-1 Police Helicopter LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6622-1 Mailman on Motorcycle LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6821-1 Shovel Buggy LEGO / SYSTEM / Space / Classic 6634-1 Stock Car LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6017-1 King's Oarsmen LEGO / SYSTEM / Castle / Crusaders 1916-1 Starion Patrol LEGO / SYSTEM / Space / Space Police II 301-1 Curved Road Plates LEGO / Accessories / Town 6306-1 Road Signs LEGO / SYSTEM / Town / Accessories / Signs 329-2 Bernard Bear and Pickup Truck LEGO / Fabuland / Figure with Vehicle 6380-1 Emergency Treatment Center LEGO / SYSTEM / Town / Emergency 6825-1 Cosmic Comet LEGO / SYSTEM / Space / Classic 6629-1 Ambulance LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 361-2 Garage LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6388-1 Holiday Home with Caravan LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6312-1 2 Road Plates, Straight LEGO / SYSTEM / Town / Accessories / Road Plates 6316-1 Flags & Fences LEGO / SYSTEM / Town / Accessories / Trees and Fences 6841-1 Mineral Detector LEGO / SYSTEM / Space / Classic 6694-1 Car with Camper LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 1631-1 race car LEGO / SYSTEM / Town / Race 6524-1 Blizzard Blazer LEGO / SYSTEM / Town / Service and Repair 6022-1 Horse Cart LEGO / SYSTEM / Castle / LEGOLAND Castle 6655-1 Auto & Tire Repair LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 3793-1 Buzzy Bulldog with Mailbox... LEGO / Fabuland / Figure with Vehicle 6661-1 Mobile TV Studio LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6382-1 Fire Station LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6683-1 Hamburger Stand LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 300-1 Tee Road Plates LEGO / Accessories / Town 6668-1 Recycle Truck LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6531-1 Flame Chaser LEGO / SYSTEM / Town / RSQ911 6304-1 Cross-Roads Plates LEGO / SYSTEM / Town / Accessories / Road Plates 6824-1 Space Dart-I LEGO / SYSTEM / Space / Classic 6508-1 Wave Racer LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6659-1 T.V. Camera Crew LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6034-1 Black Monarch's Ghost LEGO / SYSTEM / Castle / Black Knights 6522-1 Highway Patrol LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6530-1 Sport Coupe LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 886-1 Space Buggy LEGO / SYSTEM / Space / Classic 6386-1 Police Command Base LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6512-1 Landscape Loader LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6511-1 Rescue Runabout LEGO / SYSTEM / Town / RSQ911 6526-1 Red Line Racer LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 544-1 Universal Building Set LEGO / Universal 6317-1 Trees & Flowers LEGO / SYSTEM / Town / Accessories / Trees and Fences 6803-1 Space Patrol LEGO / SYSTEM / Space / Classic 6594-1 Gas Transit LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6695-1 Tanker Truck LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6623-1 Police Car LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6689-1 Post-Station LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6354-1 Pursuit Squad LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6842-1 Shuttle Craft LEGO / SYSTEM / Space / Classic 6401-1 Seaside Cabana LEGO / SYSTEM / Town / Paradisa 6506-1 Precinct Cruiser LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6605-1 Road Racer LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6684-1 Police Patrol Squad LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6513-1 Glade Runner LEGO / SYSTEM / Town / Race 6310-1 2 T-Road Plates LEGO / SYSTEM / Town / Accessories / Road Plates 6872-1 Lunar Patrol Craft LEGO / SYSTEM / Space / Classic 6018-1 Battle Dragon LEGO / SYSTEM / Castle / Black Falcons 6009-1 Black Knight LEGO / SYSTEM / Castle / Black Knights 6688-1 Ambulance LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6450-1 Light & Sound Mobile Police LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6628-1 Shell Tow Truck LEGO / LEGOLAND / Town 6501-1 Sport Convertible LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6604-1 Formula-I Racer LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6682-1 Cement Mixer LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 306-1 Landing Plates LEGO / Accessories / Space 555-2 Universal Building Set LEGO / Universal And finally if I was to sell some or all of these, which would be my best bet? Bricklink? Ebay? Just posting on here? Edited January 24, 2009 by WetWired
Svelte Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 Wow, you have a lot of good stuff there! I am sure if you wanted to sell any of these, you wouldn't have any problems finding buyers, either here or on ebay. Hint hint! If you don't have to sell everything, why not keep a certain proportion? Maybe a great set from every theme, or just the ones you have particularly strong nostalgic feelings for? It can be hard to know where to draw the line. When I first came out of my dark ages and was sorting through my childhood stash, one of the first things I did was get rid of all my Fabuland. Aaargh! Little did I know I would end up in a community where Fabuland figures are revered as minor gods! The thing is, every Lego piece can be re-used in some way and you never know what might come in handy. That's why it's so hard to get rid of! As for selling... it depends on whether you want to shift the collection quickly or would rather maximise your profit. Bricklink's prices are higher; you do pay fees but you also can set the exact price you want and if you're patient and not unreasonable, someone will pay it. With Ebay in Australia you basically pay 2 sets of fees - listing and PayPal since in my experience most buyers now prefer the latter method. Hence all the hoo-ha last year with supposedly making PayPal *the* compulsory method; I doubt ebay thought they'd ever get the change through the ACCC, but it worked well as a scare campaign for new buyers (only PayPal is safe!) and it looked like ebay backed down when really they got exactly what they wanted, ie PayPal in every listing. The advantage of ebay is that you are exposing your product to a much bigger potential buying public. However unless you have fixed prices you can't really control the end-price. Maybe you'll be lucky; maybe not. You have to also put a lot of work in taking accurate pictures, submitting the listings, calculating postage for boxed items etc. Also choose your time to sell wisely - to be honest, post Christmas and just when the new sets have come out is not the best time to sell as the market is flooded with old sale items and new exciting products. If you sell here, you need a certain number of posts to do so - read the guidelines in the Buy, Sell and Trade forum for more info. You don't pay fees here but it may be a bit slower if, for example, you decide you're only selling to other Aussies to avoid the hassle of posting internationally.
Raven Brickroft Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 (edited) I would vote against selling your current collection. Your old sets probably have sentimental value. Maybe integrate them as an "old" part of town. I understand your problem and I'm currently experiencing it too. I've recently come out of my dark ages after seeing the new Castle line. Then I decided to dig up my old LEGO. After buying a few sets recently, I know that I don't want to mix my old, yellowy, badly maintained LEGO. So, using only these old stuff, I built a few structures and a few stuff that I would integrate with my newly purchased sets. Thus, relieving the dilemma of thinking about selling my old collection for new ones. Edited January 24, 2009 by Raven Brickroft
WetWired Posted January 24, 2009 Author Posted January 24, 2009 I don't have or plan to have a town layout so that doesn't really bother me, I like buying new sets for what they are end up using any new lego for MOCs, which often don't last more than a couple of days before being dismantled for the next creation.
posades Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 I'd suggest selling some of the older sets you aren't that attached to and keeping the ones you like the most; that way you can still finance at least some of your new purchases. I had trouble mixing in my old sets too when parting out all of my old and new sets by color, but I eventually created an old gray pile and a new bley pile (along with the other color changes, the less noticeable ones I just went ahead and mixed and now can't tell the difference ). When I do MOC's I tend to steer clear of the older version colors anyways unless it's to add variety in castle walls, etc.
CP5670 Posted January 25, 2009 Posted January 25, 2009 I'm in the same situation as you. I have around 30 sets mostly from the late 80s/early 90s period (a few are in your list, in fact), which have been well used and are in decent but not great condition now. I never mixed them with my more recent collection. I actually ended up getting new copies of many of them from ebay over the last few years, but there are some remaining sets that would be impractical to replace like this due to the high costs. I was planning to sell mine on ebay last year, but never had time to set up the auctions and everything. The fact that the ebay rules have become heavily loaded against sellers in the last few years hasn't helped either (increase in fees, sellers can only post positive feedback, etc.). Bricklink or EB may be better options.
Legoking Posted January 25, 2009 Posted January 25, 2009 Well this is a hard decision for you to make. I will suggest that you should keep the ones you really like the best and sell the ones that you don't really like that much.
Moose Posted January 26, 2009 Posted January 26, 2009 Personally, i would never sell my old sets. i have a very hard time letting go of things from my childhood. also, i feel that some of the sets of yesteryear are infinitly better than what is available now, which much more variety. my dream since i was litle was to have a big enough house wherein i could set up all my sets, ie have a whole town section, a whole castle section, a whole divers section, space section, etc etc. even if someone offered me millions i dont know if id be able to sell my LEGO. i feel like theres a personal connection and id be betraying them if they were no longer in my possession
lego maniac Posted January 26, 2009 Posted January 26, 2009 I would not sell them there may be old rare pcs you may want to keep some
Derek Posted January 26, 2009 Posted January 26, 2009 I wouldn't. You might end up regretting it later. You could keep it for you kids, if you ever plan on having any, or do. My parents always tell me they wish my grandparents kept their childhood toys.
Zorbas Posted January 26, 2009 Posted January 26, 2009 NO! That is the answer you are looking for. *calms down and grabs a cigarette*--------- REMEMBER! SMOKING IS HAZARDOUS FOR YOUR HEALTH. I also have a huge number of classic era sets (mid 80's - early 90's),all of them bought at that time (important factor for me) and i can't even think of it as a joke of selling one of those. The thing is that every set i have had been bought because i liked it (so, no random gift sets or sets that ended up in my hands by "accident") . If you are attached with every one of those, don't sell anything. This is your Lego history, your Lego timeline. You 'll have chances of buying new sets in the future. Maybe even some old sets from E-bay or Bricklink. But not the ones.
Capt. Kirk Posted January 26, 2009 Posted January 26, 2009 At some point in life you always will regret it... but it's your Lego.
eti Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 If you use your Lego for MOCs you should be BUYING those old sets, not selling them! I'm sure you can use all those old parts very well.
WetWired Posted February 9, 2009 Author Posted February 9, 2009 2 of these sets I can't use for MOCs as they have stickers applied and I don't want to pull them apart for fear of ruining the stickers, they're actually the last couple I bought before dark ages, so they're in excellent condition still and fully assembled. 6594-1 Gas Transit LEGO / SYSTEM / Town 6668-1 Recycle Truck LEGO / SYSTEM / Town Would anyone here be interested in either of these? and want to make an offer? I can provide photos if needed
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