Posted March 31, 20195 yr I've decided that I no longer wish to collect or own LEGO and am therefore doing research on how to get rid of my collection. It consists of hundreds of sets dating back to the early '90s and continuing forward to the present day. My initial thought was to just donate it all to a charity or a shelter, but it is quite frankly too large for a charity to handle; it'd be just a burden for them. Thus, because the task of sorting all of it would be basically a months-long full-time job, I am looking into selling it all in one massive lot. I do know what sets are in the collection and I do have all of the instructions as well so I can easily catalog everything using Brickset and provide a very complete picture to potential buyers as to what is in it not to mention providing mysefl with an idea of how to price it. So I suppose my question to you is if you have any general advice on this undertaking. Shipping it is totally out of the question give the size, so my initial thought is an eBay listing with a set Buy It Now price with the Make An Offer option and with local pickup as the only option for shipping. Any thoughts? (And in case you're wondering, I may post another thread elsewhere explaining my decision to get rid of my collection.)
April 9, 20195 yr Hello, What are some of the sets in your collection? Do you have any modular buildings or creator expert sets?
April 10, 20195 yr Most buyers want to know what they are getting. What sets are there, how complete the sets are, condition, etc. When it's not well organized as to what is being sold, they go pretty cheap. I observe Lego buyers to want to be well informed. You may want to take the time and effort to aquire that information. If you are selling as sets and they are not complete or condition is not good, it may not matter. They will sell for cheaper prices. But, bulk legos go really cheap. If you can reassemble the sets and they are 90%-99%, they will realize more money. A few year ago, I sorted and cleaned about 20,000-25,000 parts and put them back into sets. They are now worth a heck of a lot more $$$. Amazing is none of them were less than 99% complete. Started collecting in the 1960s.
