lynn Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Baby boy has a bookshelf full of Legos sets, bionicles, and Hess trucks. He's going in th Navy, we plan to downsize. What to do with this? He also kept all boxes. How do you package up Lego sets? He also has a few years of Lego magazines. Ideas, suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambam Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 I'd probably either give them to our library or the Children's museum. Both have a large collection of legos for different events. If he could use the money, I might try selling them on ebay or our local Craig's list. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 We kept some of the favorites for each kid to pass down to their own kids, though not a lot. The magazines we tossed. We sold some sets on eBay and at yard sales. The big bins of mixed blocks went to our grandkids and to some other families who had little kids. ETA: I took pics of the built models ds had on display and made a Shutterfly book of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 My Aspie son hasn't tossed any of his Lego stuff, not spare bricks which are in bins sorted by color, nor completed sets, nor magazines. When he was ready to let go of having them around him, we put the completed sets in big ziploc bags with the instructions. Most of it is in the attic but the bins are in the library. I figure at some point in his life he'll finally decide to get rid of them. In the meantime they aren't in our way. Our library looks crowded but it's not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 The completed sets should be disassembled and sorted back into their original boxes prior to packing. As to what to keep or donate, Navy boy should decide....and then make storage arrangements as necessary. As to the figurines, if they are pristine collector’s items, they should be individually wrapped in sheets of paper as part of the packing technique. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 I really appreciate that my husband was able to save a couple of his LEGO sets for our kids to play with themselves. Of course if you don’t have storage that isn’t an option. I agree that you should allow your son to decide which sets to keep and which to sell. If you don’t have storage space maybe trusted family member would be willing to store them until he has a bit more permanent housing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pintosrock Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Dh is the LEGO lunatic here (they even have a word for it - AFOLs) He has a massive town layout in the basement. In our will, he has written that they will go to the local LEGO FIRST teams. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 This sounds like a decision that your son needs to make. Legos and Hess trucks generally sell well on ebay. We are keeping most of our Legos, although we may end up selling some of the sets. And I wish we had Hess Trucks. :) Those I wouldn't sell. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawthorne44 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 There is a special website for selling Lego sets. Probably get a better price than ebay. I'll ask DH what it is called. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 I just spent about a month organizing my kid's legos into freezer bags with their instruction booklets. The back of the book tells which pieces go with the set. I had to download a couple of the instruction booklets from the internet, because ours were lost. I will be giving the sets to younger nieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pintosrock Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 18 hours ago, shawthorne44 said: There is a special website for selling Lego sets. Probably get a better price than ebay. I'll ask DH what it is called. It's probably bricklink.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 My son's godfather's mother gave birth to 4 sons between 1978 and 1989. At some point when they were grown, she assembled every single set they had ever purchased and then disassembled them and placed those pieces and the instructions in one ziplock. This was over a 100 sets that started loose in bins, it must have taken her forever. The boxes were loooooong gone. Anyways, she did this for her then non-existent grandkids. My sons have benefited as their godfather has gifted them some of these awesome vintage sets. I had designs on having all of the instructions for our sets but my nephew and younger son managed to destroy the binder of instructions. Oh well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 18 hours ago, SKL said: I just spent about a month organizing my kid's legos into freezer bags with their instruction booklets. The back of the book tells which pieces go with the set. I had to download a couple of the instruction booklets from the internet, because ours were lost. I will be giving the sets to younger nieces. 29 minutes ago, LucyStoner said: My son's godfather's mother gave birth to 4 sons between 1978 and 1989. At some point when they were grown, she assembled every single set they had ever purchased and then disassembled them and placed those pieces and the instructions in one ziplock. This was over a 100 sets that started loose in bins, it must have taken her forever. The boxes were loooooong gone. Anyways, she did this for her then non-existent grandkids. My sons have benefited as their godfather has gifted them some of these awesome vintage sets. I had designs on having all of the instructions for our sets but my nephew and younger son managed to destroy the binder of instructions. Oh well. Wow, that's incredible! We have three sons who all loved Legos while growing up (one still does) and our basement is filled with them. I could see DH doing this after he retires but I never could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 I keep them and use them at summer camp for the kids I teach. Lego day is always a huge hit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith-manor Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 We had all three boys sort out several gallon size baggies with instructions to keep for themselves or maybe for future kids. All of the rest were bagged up and given to my great nieces, or saved for our grandson. One option is to definitely look at donating to summer camps. In our area, they are often utilized when weather doesn't cooperate for the planned outdoor activities. Usually the staff can drum up some fun prizes, and they have build competitions in order to get everyone excited about staying indoors while it is awful outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawthorne44 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 2 hours ago, Pintosrock said: It's probably bricklink.com Yes, that is it. Before DH decided that he liked the Chinese knock-off ones, it had been one of the major bookmarks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixpix5 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 My older DS kept a file folder of the instruction manuals so when he grew up he sorted them into sets and sold them for ALOT on ebay. Some of the Legos sold for more just by selling individual mini figures so in some cases he did that and passed on the remaining loose pieces to his siblings collection. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 If you can and he has complete sets especially with boxes the save them. They will provably be worth more later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forty-two Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 23 hours ago, Patty Joanna said: If you don’t have them all together as sets, you can sell them by the pound. I have been offered sight unseen multiple thousands of dollars for about 25 gallons of Lego pieces. Also if the minifigs are in VERY good shape, sell them separately. One of my young friends turned his childhood legos into his first DSLR and good lens. Seriously? I have over 30 gallons of random Lego pieces I bought for $50 at a rummage sale. (There's a lot of instruction books tossed on top, but I've never gone through the bins to see exactly what there was - the kids just build whatever. I have thought about attempting to organize them by part and color, though, but that would be a pretty massive undertaking.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 We had taken most of them apart and put them in ziplocks with their instructions but Dh and Dd decided to see exactly what we have and have reassembled them all this spring. They have even purchased a missing set or two from eBay. They are pretty pleased with their display so it can stay for now. Our LEGO isn’t going anyplace! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Closeacademy Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 We bagged up all our sets and put them and their directions in the packages and then put those in totes in storage. My daughter wanted to keep all the sets for later on when she has her own place to display them or kids of her own. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 I keep a bin full for visiting kiddos. It lives on a shelf in the garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Well I sure feel cheap. We were going to sell ours back to the Lego reseller store and go out to dinner with the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 My son is keeping his in the hope that he'll someday have a child who likes Lego. My niece's husband saved his and ended up with twins who both like Lego (a boy and a girl). When she was still dating him and they would come over to visit, he would always build with ds. He talked to ds about his old Lego and I think that's where ds got the idea to save his. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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