LEGO Boxes? Why? Do people actually buy them?

StClair · Post by **StClair** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 9:26 am

Why do so many people list LEGO boxes on Bricklink? What is the demand for them?

Brick & Blue · Post by **Brick & Blue** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 2:14 pm

LEGO fans are insane and some of them will buy any crap they can get. :)

Because of this some sets are most likely worth more with a box, even if it's open, than without. Really lame being I can just see the box online.

dr_spock · Post by **dr_spock** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 2:30 pm

Some people collect boxes like stamps. Others may need a box to sell with their set for more money.

StClair · Post by **StClair** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 3:12 pm

Thanks to both of you. I thought that some might buy one to sell with a used set to make it more complete but I wasn't sure and I agree.. I don't need the box if I'm buying a used LEGO sets. I save my boxes and use them to make outer boxes to ship boxes sets in that I sell from time to time.

StClair · Post by **StClair** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 5:06 pm

Off topic... but I didn't want to start a new thread for this... I can't "Start New Topic" in Buy/Sell/Trade. I've never started one there so I don't know if I'm missing something or if its a glitch. Maybe its because I new

brickarmor · Post by **brickarmor** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 6:40 pm

I've sold a very small handful of boxes on BL, and the two times I asked I was told that it was to make a gift more impressive, in one case as a used set for a kid and the other to replace a smashed box.

Brick & Blue · Post by **Brick & Blue** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 8:04 pm

StClair wrote:Off topic... but I didn't want to start a new thread for this... I can't "Start New Topic" in Buy/Sell/Trade. I've never started one there so I don't know if I'm missing something or if its a glitch. Maybe its because I new

Yeah, you probably need 50-100 posts or something so they know you aren't a fake.

dr_spock wrote:Some people collect boxes like stamps. Others may need a box to sell with their set for more money.

And just like stamps they are useless and not with much. ;)

StClair · Post by **StClair** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 8:20 pm

brickarmor wrote:I've sold a very small handful of boxes on BL, and the two times I asked I was told that it was to make a gift more impressive, in one case as a used set for a kid and the other to replace a smashed box.

Aha.. I can see purchasing a box to go with a used LEGO gift.

ezra · Post by **ezra** » Fri Jul 26, 2013 1:29 am

possibly for nostaglic reason.

I haven't thought about it until this thread brought it up, but I would be pretty stoked to get my hands on boxes in great condition of my two favorite childhood sets:
6973 Deep Freeze Defender and 6082 Fire Breathing Fortress
(

WHOA THOSE TWO SETS ARE 20 YEARS OLD NOW)

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