>>6927127Buying up a kids creativity at their parent's expense is great! I'll get it on CL or the various on-line APPs. Yard sales used to be the way I got it but I don't see too many yard sales any more. I also used to be on the call lists for many thrift stores. You slip an assistant manager a $20 and say call me if anything comes in and there's a kickback for you. It's worked more times then not.
But in all fairness... Buying children's discarded Lego collections from their parents is not my problem. The real problem is there is so much of it out there. I've probably got another 75-80 pounds of it to sort yet and summer is here. Finally!
But, think about it a kid goes into their dark age and discovers computers, smartphones, porn even. Do you think this kid is going to look at his collection at all? The parents get sick of seeing it and one day says, "Clean up your room!" Usually the first thing to go is the Lego/other building blocks/Knex etc.
I'm there to scoop it right up for pennies on the dollar.
I've bought those huge Walmart tubs full of Lego for as cheap as $40-50 just so the kid could buy an XBox game. The kid would beg his parents for the latest game and the parents would say, "If you want it so bad, sell something of your own."
And it happens constantly. There are always kids looking to get rid of their collection and don't care what their parents paid for it. The parents are usually pissed but don't have a clue about resale value. They just know how much they spent on it over the years.
Thing is, One day some of these kids may go OMG I sold it all?! Or their parents did.
Eh, like I said, not my problem.
Good luck on your finds and happy sorting!
