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I agree with everyone else. It is incredible, and possibly one of the best house MOC's ive seen in a long time. I especially love the roof and unique interior. Very well thought out. I guess the only gripe with it, is the lack of access to the 2nd floor and attics. But its a practical issue, and may ruin the aesthetics. I guess im just a practical guy.

Hmm... lets see... set #5774..... seems to be.... LEGO ISLAND II for the PC.... HA.. How many of you can say that youre electronic instead of mere plastic? On a darker note, I'm probably only worth 2.99 in the bargain bin, while you lot just get riper with age.

3 words: Muppet.... Treasure.... Island If you've seen the movie then you'll certainly agree. If not, then you have lived a very sad life.

Thanks! I think so too. Although, I think I'll be regretting this decision once exams are done next week. Its going to take ages to sort.

Thats a really simple, yet very hard question, for people (like myself) whose lego collection is not sorted.... well... at all. Id say I have in the region of... 1000 or so. I really have no idea. Although I did just buy 70 pounds of random lego off someone on a classifieds, and it seems to include well over 100 minifigures. So, 1100 it is. :)

I may be interested. Am I correct in assuming that the ship is 100% complete, only missing the minifigures and accessories? But it does include the governor's daughter?

So I bet many of you could barely sleep, tossing and turning, awaiting the results of my little excursion. Well, I bought the LEGO from the seller, and it was a lot more than I expected. He initially told me it was 30 lbs, but afterweighing it, it was closer to 75. The weight of 75 does include the tupperware bins and the assortment of crap that was included (megabloks especially. I would say, after sorting out all of the garbage, its about 55-60 lbs of pure lego. I paid $200 for it, which is approximately $4.lb if you only count the LEGO. $4-$5 are the rates I usually charge (assuming they know anything about the value, if not then Ill buy a box for $5 and wish them good day). I think $4/pound is incredibly reasonable. Given the costs on Ebay, after shipping, they can easily be over $10-$15, depending on the size of the lot. All of the pieces look to be from sets, and basic bricks seem to be a minority. I seem to have a little bit of everything actually: A lot of star wars, adventurers, castle, pirate, harry potter, ninja, classic space, artic expedition, ice planet, soccer, city, forestmen!, indians, islanders, etc. It was a really good haul. Counting the number of minifigures, im at about 100 right now. After sorting, I think ill hit 110-120 or so. I could potentially recover my costs, and then some, just by selling the minifigures themselves. You can really do a lot with 50 pounds of lego bricks. I might just sell the star wars though, as there is a huge market for it on EBAY, and its mostly useless to be for castle-building. Im running out of room anyways, I might have to.

Thanks for all the great advice guys. I've generally been pretty lucky when it comes to this. I bought a 25 pound lot about a month ago, for about 100 or so. Using the pieces, the available instructions and some help from peeron, I assembled as many sets as I could. It contained quite a few sets. Mostly old city sets: Police station, airplanes, helicopters, stunt planes, trucks, the rocky mountain retreat, etc. and then the odd pirate/lego/space (forbidden island, dragon wagon, and some space police).I think I counted about 30+ minifigures too, which is great as well. Although dusty, it was all in good condition. I figure I could easily sell what I dont need on Ebay. Im mostly just in these situations to get pieces for MOCS: minifigures, accessories, and the odd specialty piece. Other than that, i just plan to sell it on Ebay to fund my Bricklink excursions. I called the guy and I think im gonna pop up over tonight to check it out. Its under no obligation, so I can easily just walk away.

Because of their widespread use, both Bricklink, and especially Ebay, don't offer the same value for money on large lots of assorted bricks anymore. As mentioned in another thread, the most profitable method is searching in more unconventional areas, such as classified ads or garage sales. I advertise on online add sites, such as craigslist or kijiji. I usually pay $4-5 per pound for used, assorted LEGO (from sets, not the traditional ambigious brick). I was curious if this was an acceptable rate? I am an avid LEGO collector and keep most of it, but I often sell some of it on EBAY to balance out the relative costs. I am in contact with a guy who is willing to accept $150 for about 40ish pounds of LEGO. Judging from past experience (buying in 10, 15, 20 pound lots off of random people), most of the LEGO is pretty old, id assume mid-eightees ro early-ninetees). Older lego, although it has its charm, is generally less usefull for MOCs because it doesnt include many of the useful specialty pieces you see today. Forgive me if I am making any wrong assumptions. I guess what i'm trying to know, is whether or not it is worth it. MOC's out there, is there a market for older LEGO? I generally only buy LEGO this way, unless a current set just melts my heart (ex. medieval market village).

It differs for me. I only really buy castle and pirate sets, and perhaps the odd Star Wars set as well. However, I normally wait until there is a sale going on. For example, I bought the Tower raid, the Skull Island, the Assault Wagon and a couple mine defenders at a Buy 1, get one 50% off sale.I'm only willing to pay full price for sets that I am in love it. A prime example is the Medeival Market Village, that I just ordered from S&H. 180 Canadian $ later.... ouch So then, judging by those numbers (with a set like market village thrown in once a year or so), probably less than $500 US. However, this number does not include sets/pieces that I buy from garage sales/online classifieds. These sources practically give them away, so I view it as an investment not a cost, as one could easily make a nice profit just selling it as-is off ebay. Example 1) Caribbean Clipper, Forbidden Island, and Eldorado Fortress + about 10 pounds of assorted pieces - $50 2) Motorized AT-AT, Trade Federation MTT, AT-ST, Naboo Starfighter, Silth Infiltrator, Imperial Shuttle (in all, about 95-98%+ of pieces) - 150 3) I usually buy bulk lego for $4 a pound. This usually occurs about once a month or so, but i wish it was everyday. I could almost quit my job, haha.