Pretty excited!

[Legononymous]

I responded to an ad of someone selling LEGO. Ended up buying their whole childhood collection. He was only around 17 so they weren't that old. Mostly Stars Wars. I'm still trying to figure out what all is in there. I found all the mini-figs to 7190. I know for sure parts of the 7190 kit. I just hope it's all there. The NHL 3678 is in there along with the mini-figs. I found the mini-figs for 4480. There's bags of instructions for those and more. I just hope I can replace any missing pieces to the sets. I'm not a big Star Wars Fan but I do like some of the figures. If nothing else I'll use these to swap for what I really want.

The ad mentioned a container with these dimensions 181/2" L X 187/8"W X 8"H and a container that is 18.5 gallons. There was a bunch of mis stuff in there too, as well as mega blocks. So I'm in the process of weeding all of that out. There was a lot more LEGO then I expected.

What I'm having trouble with is how do you know which body parts go with which mini-figs? I'm going by the instructions for the most part. Getting the number off of them and looking them up online for the mini-figure number. Then trying to match the body parts that way. It's a fun deal but going to be a long process. Some of the bricks need cleaned as well. Have any idea on how to do this?

Pics will be coming soon if I'm able and can figure out how. lol

[avoidz]

Sounds like a good score. Looking forward to the pictures

[Peppermint_M]

There are a lot of brick cleaning tips on the forum. A quick search will turn up all manner of methods. As for figures? Find all figure parts and sort them by type (hand, arm, torso, legs, head etc) and then see whatyou have. The most unique parts will then help you find which figure has what and which figures you have. Search for the part on Bricklink and then find what figures or which set it came in.

For example: You could have, say this head. Search Blue (a unique feature) in the minifig head listing and then follow the matching head through to the full figure. The same can be said for torsos and printed legs. It might take a while but will work out in the end. Plus you'll know what is missing.

[Legononymous]

I'm really enjoying the searching and learning process of this all. I have some really cool figures like Greedo, Jabba The Hutt and others., I hate that someone had a chewing problem and used teeth to pull pieces apart. Some pieces bare the scars.

I ended up with a lot of Mega Blocks too. They don't seem to be worth much but I'll sell those if I can. I think I like collecting the mini-figs more then I do the LEGO themselves. I'm wanting to try my hand at some more MOCs down the road so the bricks will come in handy. I've always been a collector but this one I think I get the most enjoyment from.

Thank you everyone for your responses and advice :)

[Alice]

Congratulations! It's loads of fun to dig through a pile of vintage lego and figure out what all you've got. I did it last year with a pile of pirate lego. I would use instructions first and see what complete sets you have and then sort through the various parts. If you don't have all of the instructions, you can use peeron. Bricklink is a useful tool when putting together minifigs as Peppy mentioned. Have fun! I'm excited for you!

Oh and keep a garbage can close by so you can toss the megablocks.

[Sandy]

Nice catch!

Oh and keep a garbage can close by so you can toss the megablocks.

Or if he's smart, he'll sell them so he can buy more of the "good stuff".

[TheMaster]

Who in their right mind would buy second hand Mega blocks?

By the way, i am very jealous that you got a Greedo!

How much did this cost all together?

Edited February 16, 2010 by TheMaster

[Big Cam]

That sounds very exciting, I'd love to pick up a big LEGO lot.

[charlieboy]

Who in their right mind would buy second hand Mega blocks?

Tis easily done,ive bought some huge collections just recently and whilst 99.9% of it was genuine Lego,there were quite a lot of megablocks too.Some people don't know,or simply don't much care that they are different brands.Im gradually collecting it all together for this years car boot sale!

Reading this thread has reminded me just how much fun it can be sorting through a pile of new parts,think i may have to go hunting on ebay tonight!

Edited February 16, 2010 by charlieboy

[Peppermint_M]

Or ,you know. You can sort all the toys that aren't Lego into a box (or boxes if there are non-Lego blocks and other random toys) throwing out the real junk (broken stuff) and then give them a quick clean up. You then have a box of nearly good-as-new toy building bricks you can donate to some sort of community outreach project, children's home, hospital or other such cause and give a gift of fun, imagination and creativity to children in difficult circumstances.

Warm fuzzies.

[Ras 74]

Nice deal for you

I have bought two collections through the years.

First one was all LEGO (mostley SW) from a kid that wanted to get a moped instead

Second one was from a SW collector in USA that wanted to continue collecting his Hasbro SW figs

instead, and put some of the money on a motorcycle

Both good deals for me

[TheMaster]

I actually was talking about the people that said to sell the megablocks separately. I do know that some people do not know the difference or do not care.