Lego Business

[Mr.Nobody]

I’ve recently started buying Lego. I was thinking of turning it into a business. I know there is a huge following on social media that follow people building it. I was also thinking of buying and selling retired sets.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

I've got several bags of spare Lego bits. PM me if you want to know more.

[PovertyPrince]

The money is in raffling it off. Something akin to Waffle Competitions.

[Simpo Two]

A business needs to sell for more than it buys. So if you can buy cheap and sell high it will work. Where are you going to get your retired sets from that nobody else can?

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Simpo Two said:

A business needs to sell for more than it buys. So if you can buy cheap and sell high it will work. Where are you going to get your retired sets from that nobody else can?

Me

[soad]

Can still do well at the car boots?

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

soad said:

Can still do well at the car boots?

Probably..but OP will need to be more on the ball!

Come back OP, we miss you.

[elise2000]

Straight to Lego sounds a brave step- maybe start with Duplo?

[Frimley111R]

elise2000 said:

Straight to Lego sounds a brave step- maybe start with Duplo?

[dundarach]

I've a small problem with Lego and have had for a long time...

What I do know is:

1. buy cheap on facebook etc. although lots of people now catching on
2. sets which are no longer available can be worth massive amounts
3. people list for daft values on eBay not sure any of it sells
4. cheap bricks from abroad imported on mass might be worth considering
5. bricklink stores are a pain if you're lazy

I spend quite a bit of time buying up stuff and searching locally, for me, it's far too much work to try and earn anything worthwhile from it, and I love the stuff!

Quite a nice market in custom builds and\or 3D printed stuff

Again nice business I'd imagine in market stalls for minifigs and such like



Edited to add, for me I'd go for

1. Lego garden railways, buy track cheap from China, then put together a simple bluetooth loco

2. Lego chess sets using custom figures and\or other piece based games war games D&D etc with some modular buildings

3. Ladies seem to like the flowers and plants (at least the ones I know)

4. Lego table and family decorations using custom minifgures

Let us know how you get on

Edited by dundarach on Monday 5th January 16:25

[48k]

I've watched a guy on YouTube who does it. He seems to tour around various CostCo branches and other shops looking for special offers where he can then put the sets on eBay at very slightly under what the going rate is, to realise a small markup eg. £10 per set. He also scours FB Marketplace and boot sales for "that seller" who doesn't know what they've got and has underpriced something valuable.

Seems like a hell of a lot of work, hours, mileage, postage and packing etc for not very much money. Plus it's a "business" with a very low barrier to entry.

Not something I'd be looking at getting in to but best of luck with it if you do.

[CardinalBlue]

Mr.Nobody said:

I ve recently started buying Lego. I was thinking of turning it into a business. I know there is a huge following on social media that follow people building it. I was also thinking of buying and selling retired sets.

Buy the retired sets, and rent them out - something similar to https://www.brickborrow.com/, but with a focus on only niche, retired sets?