Part out minifigs

[Tommahas8012]

Looking to find sets like the battle packs that you can sell the minifigs individually for or near the cost of the set. I have done this a few times with the battle packs where I bought it at full retail and sold the mini figures individually, after all the fees I made like 25 cents but I still have the loose pieces that came with it. There has to be larger sets that you can do this. I am helping start a lego club at the library and looking for ways to get loose pieces for low to no cost. Any ideas on sets where this works?

[comicblast]

When you start to think about larger sets, they start to become more of a display than a play set, which means that they come with 3 or 4 minifigures for a $60 set. I think that for battle packs, only selling the minifigs will get you an ok profit, but if you try sets in the $30-$40 range, you probably will have to selll the ship/vehicle also. To get loose pieces for a low cost, the easiest way is going to thrift stores, mainly because they have no idea what they have and what it is worth. A lot of times, the pieces are in decent condition, so it sounds like this would be a good move for you. The only problem is that thrift stores are almost always hit-or-miss stores. Most do not advertise their inventory online, so you have to be willing to come back home empty handed. :(

[Blackjack]

When you start to think about larger sets, they start to become more of a display than a play set, which means that they come with 3 or 4 minifigures for a $60 set. I think that for battle packs, only selling the minifigs will get you an ok profit, but if you try sets in the $30-$40 range, you probably will have to selll the ship/vehicle also. To get loose pieces for a low cost, the easiest way is going to thrift stores, mainly because they have no idea what they have and what it is worth. A lot of times, the pieces are in decent condition, so it sounds like this would be a good move for you. The only problem is that thrift stores are almost always hit-or-miss stores. Most do not advertise their inventory online, so you have to be willing to come back home empty handed.

I have been looking for Legos at thrift stores for 10 years and have only found them two or three times. One time when I was little, I found all of the original Toa Mata, Nuva, Bohrok and Rahkshi! I bought two Rahkshi for $2 apiece. When I came back awhile latter, they still had the rest and i was going to buy more, but they were throwing everything away because of a lead poisoning or broken pieces scare, and they wouldn't let me have, or buy any! How stupid are they! Maybe if you live in a rich community you will have better luck at finding used or even new Legos.

[cvail8]

Some of the newer $20ish Super Heroes sets should work. And maybe Luke's Landspeeder and Desert Skiff.