LegoMan1212 Posted October 20, 2016 Posted October 20, 2016 I'm about to make a substantial purchase from a local ad that to me seems like a fantastic deal. However, if anyone can take a few minutes to let me know of the things I absolutely need to check for before walking away and handing over my money, please let me know. I don't think the mini-figures in this case are a huge hurdle as there is no way I'll ever know if the right one's are included or not, except for the Dragon. Here are the set numbers 3178, 3179, 3180, 3222, 3366, 3367, 3815, 3818, 3833,4200,4201,4202,4203,4204, 4206,4206,4208,4431,4432,4433,4434,4435,4436,4439,4441,4641,4642,7207,7239,7286,7636,7638, 7639, 7641, 7744, 7747, 7848, 7942, 8402, 9440, 31010, 60001, 60007, 60011, 60017, 60021, 60022, 60057, 70400, 70401, 70402, 70403, 70404, 79001 I welcome any feed back on this and i'm going to hold off on mentioning the price for now, feel free to mention what you would pay for it. ALL USED, no boxes, but instructions exist. Thank you for your time. My kids will love playing with these and I just don't want to be ripped off or missing something of value (like everyone). Quote
LegoMan1212 Posted October 20, 2016 Author Posted October 20, 2016 3 minutes ago, Legojona said: A list with names would be nice :-) 3178-1 Seaplane 3179-1 Repair Truck 3180-1 Tank Truck 3222-1 Helicopter and Limousine 3366-1 Satellite Launch Pad 3367-1 Space Shuttle 3815-1 Heroic Heroes of the Deep 3818-1 Bikini Bottom Undersea Party 3833-1 Krusty Krab Adventures 4200-1 Mining 4x4 4201-1 Loader and Tipper 4202-1 Mining Truck 4203-1 Excavator Transporter 4204-1 The Mine 4206-1 9V Train Switching Track Collection 4208-1 Fire Truck 4431-1 Ambulance 4432-1 Garbage Truck 4433-1 Dirt Bike Transporter 4434-1 Dump Truck 4435-1 Car and Caravan 4436-1 Patrol Car 4439-1 Heavy-Lift Helicopter 4441-1 Police Dog Van 4641-1 Speedboat 4642-1 Fishing Boat 7207-1 Fire Boat 7239-1 Fire Truck 7286-1 Prisoner Transport 7636-1 Combine Harvester 7638-1 Tow Truck 7639-1 Camper 7641-1 City Corner 7744-1 Police Headquarters 7747-1 Wind Turbine Transport 7848-1 Toys R Us City Truck 7942-1 Off-Road Fire Rescue 8402-1 Sports Car 9440-1 Venomari Shrine 31010-1 Treehouse 60001-1 Fire Chief Car 60007-1 High Speed Chase 60011-1 Surfer Rescue 60017-1 Flatbed Truck 60021-1 Cargo Heliplane 60022-1 Cargo Terminal 60057-1 Camper Van 70400-1 Forest Ambush 70401-1 Gold Getaway 70402-1 The Gatehouse Raid 70403-1 Dragon Mountain 70404-1 King's Castle 79001-1 Escape from Mirkwood Spiders Quote
Legojona Posted October 20, 2016 Posted October 20, 2016 It all relies on the price you paid, but the King's Castle, the Mine and Bikini Bottom Undersea Party are nice sets to have. Most other sets are small ones that have soem nice minifigs and play value. I think it would be good to check if you have all instructions. I would say it's a nice deal is when you pay between $400 and $800 for this. Quote
c_rpg Posted October 20, 2016 Posted October 20, 2016 Just make sure all the minifigures are there. If they are, it is unlikely they took out any other parts on purpose. Some sets, you might be better off selling if your kids don't like playing with them (wind turbine is a high-value one for example). Quote
Ciglione Posted October 20, 2016 Posted October 20, 2016 4204, 60022 and 7747 are interesting as well. But all depends on buy-in and I assume the sets are used? Quote
LegoMan1212 Posted October 20, 2016 Author Posted October 20, 2016 Yes all used. Buy in is within the range that has been mentioned. Thanks for feedback Quote
bigreen Posted October 20, 2016 Posted October 20, 2016 Are they selling all their stuff? if not so try to make a deal to grad their whole lot. Quote
LegoMan1212 Posted October 21, 2016 Author Posted October 21, 2016 (edited) Went over there to at least check it out, the pictures looked fine and it appeared nearly everything was there and they backed it up that way too through communication. Upon inspection though, enough pieces were missing to make me start to feel uneasy after just looking through a handful of the sets. Not a whole lot, but enough for me to pass on the lot at the price we agreed to initially. I offered $300 in the end after reviewing a few models (combine, wind turbine, large fire boat and castle) and noticed glaring pieces missing that you couldn't see from the pictures. Could they have been resold for more, sure, but it would have taken a lot of work to do so and even for the one's I wanted to keep, it just didn't seem worth the hassle. It's too bad, as the collection looked quite amazing laying out everywhere and some of them are much larger than I anticipated, but when someone tells you all pieces are there, they better be there. It's okay to mention X amount of pieces are missing. Why do we need to lie?? Who knows, maybe they honestly couldn't remember after going through them all. Anyway though, I guess I now have this dilemma of a few hundred bucks in my pocket. What to do what to do Edited October 21, 2016 by LegoMan1212 1 Quote
c_rpg Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 13 minutes ago, LegoMan1212 said: Went over there to at least check it out, the pictures looked fine and it appeared nearly everything was there and they backed it up that way too through communication. Upon inspection though, enough pieces were missing to make me start to feel uneasy after just looking through a handful of the sets. Not a whole lot, but enough for me to pass on the lot at the price we agreed to initially. I offered $300 in the end after reviewing a few models (combine, wind turbine, large fire boat and castle) and noticed glaring pieces missing that you couldn't see from the pictures. Could they have been resold for more, sure, but it would have taken a lot of work to do so and even for the one's I wanted to keep, it just didn't seem worth the hassle. It's too bad, as the collection looked quite amazing laying out everywhere and some of them are much larger than I anticipated, but when someone tells you all pieces are there, they better be there. It's okay to mention X amount of pieces are missing. Why do we need to lie?? Who knows, maybe they honestly couldn't remember after going through them all. Anyway though, I guess I now have this dilemma of a few hundred bucks in my pocket. What to do what to do Better to back out if you aren't feeling the deal I guess. Did you put them on the spot and ask why the pieces were missing? Quote
LegoMan1212 Posted October 21, 2016 Author Posted October 21, 2016 4 minutes ago, c_rpg said: Better to back out if you aren't feeling the deal I guess. Did you put them on the spot and ask why the pieces were missing? Yes, basically explained what I was seeing (I'm an auditor by trade) and that frankly if they wanted to cut the price to $300 I'd be okay with it. And then said that I know they had other interest and that I'm totally fine with them reaching out to them and passing on my offer. I went outside, they discussed it and countered, of which I declined. Very nice people though and its too bad it didn't work out in the end. 1 Quote
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