Warning for Sellers Buying Lego Sets for Resale

A member of my Facebook group recently posted this story:

I went to Wal-Mart this morning to get a birthday present for my son and on my way out stopped to check the clearance aisle. I was looking through the toys when a woman walked up and started opening a box of the Lego 2011 advent calendar and removed the minifigs and put them in her box. At first I thought the box in her cart must have been missing the minifigs until I saw her do it to another box. I couldn't believe it! I was so stunned I just stood there looking at her; she just looked at me and walked away. I brought the open boxes to an employee and told them what happened and they said they weren't surprised. She said a man had just opened up a razor box and took out the refills right in front of her. (Reprinted with permission from original poster.)

Always carefully inspect these types of items even when purchasing them brand new at retail stores. You never know when this situation may have occurred, and if you are not paying attention and verifying the contents of a box, you may end up receiving negative feedback from a customer on eBay or Amazon.

You can read the entire thread here.


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Make Money Selling Used Lego Minifigs on eBay

Today's post is contributed by Amanda Moak, an expert on finding and selling Legos and minifigs on eBay. Amanda is an active member of the eBay Stay at Home Mom's group on Facebook.

When it comes to selling Legos on eBay, minifigs are the cream of the crop. A minifig is the term used to describe the little Lego figures or people. Believe it or not minifigs are some of the most valuable and sought after Lego items. The most common minifig buyer is the collector. There are collectors all over the world that seek out and purchase particular minifigs for their collections. Lego sets are constantly being discontinued which makes some minifigs hard to find and extremely valuable.

Star Wars themed minifigs are the most valuable and sought after. The average price for a common Star Wars minifig ranges from $5.00-$15.00 each, while some of the rare ones fetch $60.00-$100.00 each.


Castle and Pirate minifigs, from the 1980’s and 1990’s, are also highly sought after and quite valuable. Minifigs from these themes sell for $4.00-$8.00 each.


Aside from Star Wars, Castle and Pirate minifigs there are various other minifigs you may come across. Such themes include Town, City, Islander, Western, Indian and many more. On average these minifigs sell for $1.00-$3.00 each and sometimes more based on the rarity.


Minifigs have an incredibly high profit margin and you can typically pick them up cheaply in lots at yard sales and thrift stores. Check out Amanda's ebook, Bricks to Riches, where she shares more of her expertise on selling in the Lego minifig niche.

Amanda Moak and her husband Nate live in Gastonia, NC and have been selling Legos on eBay since 2005. To date they have sold over 3,000 pounds and over 5,000 minifigs. In 2009 Amanda quit her job to sell Legos full time. They also run a website Bricks 2 Riches geared towards helping others sell Legos on eBay.

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