Minish Man Posted June 5, 2007 Posted June 5, 2007 HERE is 'lego-uk' selling his lego collection on eBay. I wonder what it'll go for... Anyone gonna put in a bid? haha. Discuss away :-)
gylman Posted June 5, 2007 Posted June 5, 2007 Maybe I overlooked something in this auction, and at the risk of sounding like a snark, I would not call 66 kg of parts and a bunch of instructions, with no boxes, a "collection". There is almost nothing "collectable" there. It is an impressively organized and photographed array of Lego parts, but bigger lots than this have routinely sold on eBay. Most of the sets are old, and however well maintained they may have been, Lego bricks do age. Bricks from the 1970's are often brittle and discoloured, and much as I love solid studs I would much rather have bricks from the 1990's for building. A single MISB 6080 would easily sell for more than this entire lot. Three rare Lego keychains could possibly sell for more than this entire lot. But then, those items are "collectable" in the true sense of the word. /turns off snark mode. Cheers. G
snefroe Posted June 5, 2007 Posted June 5, 2007 Maybe I overlooked something in this auction, and at the risk of sounding like a snark, I would not call 66 kg of parts and a bunch of instructions, with no boxes, a "collection". There is almost nothing "collectable" there. It is an impressively organized and photographed array of Lego parts, but bigger lots than this have routinely sold on eBay. Most of the sets are old, and however well maintained they may have been, Lego bricks do age. Bricks from the 1970's are often brittle and discoloured, and much as I love solid studs I would much rather have bricks from the 1990's for building. A single MISB 6080 would easily sell for more than this entire lot. Three rare Lego keychains could possibly sell for more than this entire lot. But then, those items are "collectable" in the true sense of the word. /turns off snark mode. Cheers. G yeah, and the old sets from the 70's aren't popular anyway... i hope for his sake that he didn't add a too high reserve...
vhtf.hw.lego Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 (edited) Any one need help to ship this auction from United Kingdom to your destination? I'm Mr. Eugene Tan and just became an EB recently. To me EB is a forum to share information and help fellow EBers. My profession is international freight forwarding and I can arrange shipments weighting more then 20kgs of Lego (cargo should be the correct term) for you. Anything weighting less than 20kgs will be more ideal to find a friend shipping on behalf via airmail services. For those who requires freight forwarding services, I will need to have a minimum profit of USD 60.00 per shpmt. USD 30.00 is the profit sharing for my agents at port of loading and USD 30.00 is for my company. I'm not the boss thus I can't charge cost to cost. I will personally arrange and monitor the shpmt for you. Please feel free to contact me if you need my services. Thanks & B.Rgds Eugene Tan Edited June 6, 2007 by vhtf.hw.lego
Asuka Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 Any one need help to ship this auction from United Kingdom to your destination? I'm Mr. Eugene Tan and just became an EB recently. To me EB is a forum to share information and help fellow EBers. Thanks & B.Rgds Eugene Tan Thank you very much for that nice offer, although I personally
jamtf Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 The seller would be better of selling in smaller quantities and put rare items in lots with items that do not sell that easily. I reckon some people are ticked off by the huge shipping fee and the procedure involved to get this packed and forwarded. By selling in smaller - assorted - lots, shipping will be much more affordable and people will be less reluctant to bid. Also, by making smaller lots, you can see exactly what you are bidding on. Now, it is a matter of guessing what is still there and what is not and hope for the best. 8-|
Brainbox Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 (edited) But... if he sells all his Lego, can he still call himself 'lego-uk'? ;-) Edited June 6, 2007 by Brainbox
snefroe Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 The seller would be better of selling in smaller quantities and put rare items in lots with items that do not sell that easily.I reckon some people are ticked off by the huge shipping fee and the procedure involved to get this packed and forwarded. By selling in smaller - assorted - lots, shipping will be much more affordable and people will be less reluctant to bid. Also, by making smaller lots, you can see exactly what you are bidding on. Now, it is a matter of guessing what is still there and what is not and hope for the best. 8-| well honestly i think the guy just wants to get rid of it all at once, no fuss, no extra deals, and i don't think he has great sets in there, sure, books and parts, but no boxes, so i wouldn't count on too much. even the sets that he has aren't the most popular around
jamtf Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 well honestly i think the guy just wants to get rid of it all at once, no fuss, no extra deals, and i don't think he has great sets in there, sure, books and parts, but no boxes, so i wouldn't count on too much. even the sets that he has aren't the most popular around Yes, so it seems but it ain't such a great decision to take care of things the way he does. He should have divided it into at least 10 - 20 lots to have a better turnover and to attract people to actually bid on the items. The sets - as they once were - might be not that great but I would be interested in a couple of parts for sure. Seems that this lot contains parts of the 6277 Imperial Trading Post (judging the tan sails) and 6286 Skulls Eye Schooner (seeing the black and white triangular sail + the white panel with jolly roger pattern).
vhtf.hw.lego Posted June 7, 2007 Posted June 7, 2007 Actually it is debatable on the seller selling in a single lot or as a whole lot. I would see this auction as a potential chance to start a store in ebay seeing vintage stuffs. I do have time to sort his parts and able to list them individual as sets. I might have a try in this auction as I have his postal code and I'm able to estimate the cost for shipping to Singapore for such a huge lot. F.Y.I, the items are located in UK postal code PR8 6LQ.
vhtf.hw.lego Posted June 7, 2007 Posted June 7, 2007 Just for more information if you require. I had just received a seafreight quote for Ex-Pick Up to UK Port. PICK UP
Vader Posted June 7, 2007 Posted June 7, 2007 Geeez thats some collection, i wonder how long it took him to bag it all up like that 8-
Brainbox Posted June 7, 2007 Posted June 7, 2007 Geeez thats some collection, i wonder how long it took him to bag it all up like that 8-
MatthewUSA Posted June 8, 2007 Posted June 8, 2007 I definitly think this is a nice parts collection. I would agree that he will not make as much as he is hoping. I am very curious what his collection will sell for though.
snefroe Posted June 8, 2007 Posted June 8, 2007 well maybe he should have offered this lot on bricklink. surely there are people there who are interested in this collection. after all, there are some expensive/valuable parts in there even though you, as a bl store owner, may not be able to sell them all at once in the next week. The one bag i'd be interested in, however, is the bag with the transparent plates from classic space... that alone should make a reasonable price...
KimT Posted June 8, 2007 Posted June 8, 2007 Trying looking at his feedback and check the former auctions. Looks like he sold the good parts in single auctions like 22 pirates and so forth. Nothing to find or gain from buying his "entire" collection. KimT
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