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Our WorthPoint Price Guide updates daily, with thousands of new items streaming in from our Industry Partners. I like to try to single out a few of my favorites to share with our followers. There’s usually a good story behind so many of these pieces, and sharing my passion for antique and vintage items is the best part of my job. Let me tell you about an interesting item that one of our partners recently auctioned.
Even though thousands of adults collect toys, LEGO building sets and bricks are ageless. It’s always interesting to see the price they can bring whenever they come up for auction. New Day Auctions, one of our Industry Partners, had an interesting auction recently. A Star Wars-themed set sold for more than $3,500.00.
Many of the themed sets from LEGO, such as Star Wars, Disney, and DC Comics, are highly collectible for fans of the building sets as well as the characters and programs they are based on. Some collectors want new sets that have never been assembled and are in a sealed box. The set that sold in the New Day almost hit that standard. A previous owner had opened the box and removed the pieces from the bags; however, it was 100% complete and in excellent condition. A recent sale of the same set on eBay, but in a sealed box, sold for just under $10,000.
In the same New Day auction, two other LEGO sets, a Millennium Falcon and a Republic Drop Ship, garnered a lot of attention and sold for just under $1,900 and just under $1,800, respectively.
Another of our Industry Partners, Archive Auction, an auction house that always has high-end collectibles among its sales, recently sold a collection of random LEGO minifigs and other pieces for $579.00. To some, it might have just seemed like an old pile of bricks and figs, but collectors know that a lot like that could have a piece or two that completes another set. The high prices we are seeing on LEGO bricks, even miscellaneous bits that are not still in their original packaging, are a trend that collectors will want to watch.