Over the years the LEGO corporation has made a lot of interesting toys. Some were better than others and some have become very valuable. Over the last 25 years or so they have also been doing special commemorative mini-figures that they give away in contests or raffles to loyal customers. I shared the solid gold C-3PO last time that is valued over $200,000. Today I have another one they made in solid platinum.
Here is the R2-D2 made of pure platinum to celebrate the 40 years of Star Wars. The stated number produced is anywhere from two to five depending on the source. At any rate there aren't very many out there. Currently the price estimate on one of these little mini-figures is around $33,000. Not too bad of a pay day if you happened to win one or come across one by sheer luck. Solid gold LEGO pieces have shown up in Goodwill stores in the past.
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What a cool little piece of platinum! Below you can see the original announcement that I assume came from the LEGO magazine which I do not subscribe to and never have. It's probably why I never heard about this or other cool giveaways until they were already over! lol
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When I saw that Star Wars logo enclosed in the zero in the 40 it brought back some questions that I have always had about the original image. Back in 1977, the original movie poster for Star Wars A New Hope looked like this:
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My question has always been, where in the movie did Princess Leia dress that slutty and where did Luke appear without his shirt with muscles like that? That always bothered me a bit, but even George Lucas understood back then, sex sells....
Back to the original reason for the post of the day... Buying old LEGOs at thrift stores can be very profitable. A lot of times they get in boxes or bins full of them and the last thing the employees want to do is sort anything out so often they just put them up for sale as a lot. Although lately I've been finding some stores that are taking the time to look for expensive items so you have to be a little choosy about what you buy.
I've been sharing some of the finds that have come out of two big bins full of used LEGO's that I bought for $80 at a Goodwill store here in Orange County. My finds have already more than paid for the initial investment, but I've been taking my sweet time with this horde of old LEGOs. Mainly because I've had other things come up that have been keeping me busy. But I did pull out some more nice finds to share today.
I'll need to apologize up front, my lighting is horrible in here today because it's really cloudy outside, so not my best pictures by far. I'll have to get some better lighting before I get some final eBay pictures taken. But there are some decent mini-figures in the lot I have here.
First off this is Skeleton Guy, I figured with Halloween coming up I would throw him in the mix. I have several of these and they usually sell for $8-9 a piece. Not too bad. He comes from the collectible series 14 in case you're wondering where he came from!
Now this next picture just sucks, I need to use a different camera instead of this old phone and get some better lighting. This is from the same series, and is called Plant Monster. I can probably get at least $5 off of this one.
Next up for Marvel fans this is Lego Hawkeye. Again not the best picture, so I'll need to get some much better ones for eBay. He might get me $4 if I'm lucky, Marvel stuff isn't as good to sell as Star Wars....
Speaking of Star Wars, Han Solo should sell pretty well. I should get around $6 for this one, not bad for a common mini-figure.
This one was a struggle with the lighting, but this is Hagrid from Harry Potter. I might get $6 or 7 for this one. Not too bad for being a little scratched up!
Speaking of Harry Potter, here he is. The are just so common you're lucky to get $4 on these. Harry Potter figures usually just don't sell well. Too many were made I guess...
And this little guy isn't too common, he comes from a Costumbix LEGO set and is a power miner. New they get around $10, used maybe $7. That's what I expect to get for it, they are kind of cute little things. The sets were never popular so there aren't many around that makes them a little more valuable.
Because I have already more than earned back my initial investment on the $80, these guys are all profit. Even if I only get $5 a piece that's $35, not too bad. That's probably what I'll get once selling fees are taken out. Not too bad for an hour or two of work. Not quite worth the $33,000 platinum R2-D2, but a profit is a profit and I'll never turn that down!
All of these come with some accessories, small parts that come with them which I've already fished out. I'll put all of those in the final selling pictures, but I just wanted to take a few today to share the kind of money even these common, run of the mill figures can command. You're always safe with Star Wars in my experience, and most big franchise films usually sell well. Harry Potter is the rare exception. There were just too many produced I guess.
That will just about wrap up my post for the day. I hope you enjoyed seeing a few more LEGOs and the awesome R2-D2 made of platinum. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to leave them below. Thank you everyone for all of your support, it truly is greatly appreciated. I hope you all have a great day!
References:
https://brickfact.com/blog/lists/the-top-10-most-expensive-lego-minifigures-ever
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