Thrift Store Score!

[RunnersDad]

I was out running errands and stopped into one of our cities many thrift stores yesterday and in the toy section I saw 5 big bags of Lego sitting there. I have found some Lego recently but nothing like this. So for a grand total of 27.32(give or take a few pennies) I walked out with what is at least 30-35 pounds of the good stuff. 

 

I was absolutely stoked! I could tell right off the bat that there was plenty of star wars as well as one bag that had been specifically sorted to have town pieces in it.

 

This is going to take me a while to sift through but based on the minifigs I have found thus far and certain unique parts I have thus far determined that the following sets, or remnants of the following sets are included in this lot:

 

Star Wars:

 

Set 7676, Republic Gunship

 

Set 7666, Hoth Rebel Base

 

Set 6211, Imperial Star Destroyer

 

Set 6665, Republic Cruiser

 

Set 7670, Hailfire and Spider Droid

 

Set 7669, Anakin's Star Fighter

 

Toy Story:

 

Lego 7579, Army Men on Patrol

 

Lego 7596, Trash Compacter Escape

 

SpongeBob:

 

Lego 4981, Chum Bucket

 

Lego 3830, Bikini Bottom Express

 

Town:

 

Lego 4031, Floating Boats Fire Rescue

 

Lego 7206, Fire Helicopter

 

Lego 4011, Cabin Cruiser

 

Lego 6395, Victory Lap Raceway

 

 

I am sure there is more sets to be identified but for the time being I am already overwhelmed. Not sure how I am going to approach this lot yet because I already have 4 more lots that still need to be sorted including some classic space stuff. The work is piling up but I couldn't be happier about it! Here are some pics

 

Untitled by roadrunner1633, on Flickr

 

Untitled by roadrunner1633, on Flickr

 

Untitled by roadrunner1633, on Flickr

 

Untitled by roadrunner1633, on Flickr

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MartinP]

Great find.

[RunnersDad]

Thanks, it was like Christmas in August! Here is a pic of the entire lot for perspective.

 

Untitled by roadrunner1633, on Flickr

[Gkorneev]

Nice! Looks like there are a few nice sets in there. Just the number of minifigs is nice.

I haven't found any Lego at thrift stores in awhile, but I don't really check that often. I see lots of bulk lots on eBay that are posted by thrift stores, so makes your find that much more unique.

[beeblet65]

wow - Great Score!

[DoNotInsertIntoMouth]

Man thats crazy. I never check thrift stores. Gonna have to change that policy.

[MartinP]

Man thats crazy. I never check thrift stores. Gonna have to change that policy.

I check thrift stores so often and never find any Lego sets.

[lowillsw]

Oh wow.  That's an absolute gems.  Very happy for you!!

[tonysbricks]

I am guessing that train base belongs to 7663 ($120) although I do not see the orange guys to base that up. Other set it belongs to is police station and I dont see them either. Great find even if they are incomplete, very easy money.

[donliu]

nice find =) 

[JoshTX]

Cool score, thanks for sharing.

 

I got a SW endor battle pack for .99 a few months back, you can get lucky sometimes....check your thrift stores, people!

[comicblast]

Nice score!!! You'll have an amazing ROI with that lot! I have to ask, how often do you stop by thrift stores, and do you live in a city, or a more rural area? 

[justafrog]

Congratulations! 

[RunnersDad]

Nice score!!! You'll have an amazing ROI with that lot! I have to ask, how often do you stop by thrift stores, and do you live in a city, or a more rural area? 

 

Thanks everybody. I have been pretty lucky in the past finding Lego at thrift stores but in recent years that has changed with Goodwill's implementation of their own auction site and many other thrift stores like the Salvation Army using eBay to sell the items that they believe are valuable. 

 

Goodwill gets all of Target's "salvage" merchandise so I used to find all kinds of Lego sets, probably from 05-08. Found Jabba's Sail Barge and the Millenium Falcon along with countless other sets. Some sealed, some not, but most with no more than a damaged box.

 

I live in the City and stop at probably 1 thrift store per day. There is one located not far from my house so it's easy to stop for 5 minutes each day to do a walk through. Pays off big time as with this particular score I was short on time but because it is so close I was able to stop quickly on my way home and stumbled upon the Lego.

[Anakinisvader]

All the thrift stores around here smell like pee.

[Ronda]

Sweet, congrats! 

Thanks for the idea, I'll have to check those stores near me.

[bmw328i2008]

awesome score. never though to check at thrift stores

[Guest ph4tb0i]

Congrats! This is why I love going to thrift stores from time to time and see how lady luck treats me that day.