Adult Fans Are Ruining LEGO

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[@zayvi4146]

As an adult Lego fan, I like them as display pieces for my room. My family was never in a position to buy lego when I was younger, now I'm in my 30's, I buy it myself, I have an absolute blast building it and then I like displaying it. Zero interest in keeping sealed boxes for resale, might disassemble the sets and sell them later if I move on from the hobby.

[@ShundoZiggy]

I’m with you, I’m 20 years old, as a kid , my parents being able to afford those tiny bags of micro sets was a rare occurrence. But now that I have a job, I’ve bought one set (Icon X Wing), and LOTS of “custom” lego figs for very cheap on different sites, I use them as display pieces and they add atmosphere to my room, resellers and expensive sets make it difficult to build a display set with my favorite pieces

[@orhandalegend]

This “keep it in a sealed box” mindset also plagued the Transformers community, like dude its one of the most fun type of toys, why not play it? You paid for it.

[@danyzg_2053]

Never sell them

[@zayvi4146]

​@@danyzg_2053 If I move on from the hobby, I would rather sell them cheap so someone else can enjoy them rather than chuck them in the trash

[@Bowl849]

Can’t enjoy it if it’s in a box, I’m the same as you

[@CoconutFella]

In my local Lego users group, the member who have been there for over a decade are the ones who seem to actually care whereas the ones who joined in the last 5 years are all "entrepreneurs" scalping and scamming others. It's exhausting.

[@CoconutFella]

I miss the days of regular new themes every year, cycling through them and letting them rest eventually. I want originality, not "oooh look it's that thing you like oooh"

[@ItsNotAdamG]

Oh really? I only started collecting 2 years ago and it’s everyone who’s been buying lego since 2011-2013 who are the ones taking advantage of this

[@GrantGraff]

​@@ItsNotAdamGI would say scalpers are newer and joined when Lego started to get expensive, while the high prices investors are the veterans who are only still in the hobby for the money. So it's both

[@GrantGraff]

But neither of these groups are "fans". The real fans are from all ages and childhoods.

[@CoconutFella]

@@ItsNotAdamG oh I mean more like... The ones who actually care about the hobby near me have been around for a long time, whereas the scalper types join and leave sort of quickly. They don't last because it never turns out how they hope it to.

[@therealthirst8099]

They problem isnt just "Adults" it's specifically the "Investor Bros" who come in to the hobby treating Lego sets like a cryptocurrency. They are only in it as long as they can make a tidy profit off their resell / scalping schemes. There is no genuine interest in the art of building or the community.

[@yve2626]

Im a "investor" I guess and part of two European and one US Lego reselling community. Everyone in these groups are first and foremost Lego fans / nerds, many have brick and mortar shops and everyone has personal collections. Also there are better / easier ways to make money. People who invest / resell Lego do it because they love Lego, love looking at their inventory etc

[@vulpinemachine]

@@yve2626 Yes and no. I did Lego arbitrage for a time myself. I was pretty ok at it and made a decent profit (that ultimately went toward paying for cancer and then I went bankrupt anyways...oh well). That said...there are definitely people who come into hobbies and treat them like crypto. It's happened to Warhammer, Graphics cards, etc etc.

[@jezus22]

This is not true. All LEGO investors are first and foremost LEGO fans, that is why they became investors. Btw you can buy years old unopened sets thanks to investors. If not investors, old LEGO sets will be much more rare and expensive.

[@sleepymonsteraddict]

I am also a big Pokemon fan and I hate to see people buy huge boxes of Pokemon cards, just to put them in a case and keep them to resell in the future. Man where is the fun in that? That's not what the hobby is! The hobby is collecting (and in the case of Lego also building), are these people truly happy to have an exciting Lego set stand there untouched because in 10 years time it might resell for 200 bucks more? It's sad that people don't know what fun and hobbies are anymore.

[@ashwin.unlead]

exactly!

[@ThatLegoDude]

The problem is that adults don't really appreciate lego as sets, they use it as a new currency now

[@red_life_redemption]

Fr

[@jamimurrahman9159]

yeah, there are so many videos about which set is worth the most for "investing" The prices are out of control. There need to be regulations set up eventually.

[@Takeawayjustin]

Im not much better part out the second after i built it

[@SmitzPNK]

​@@Takeawayjustinyeah but guys like you keep us MOC builders supplied on brick link

[@Takeawayjustin]

@@SmitzPNK bruh i dont sell lego

[@Typi]

Man I hate scalpers. They ruin hobbies for both kids and adults. I will admit I tend to build sets to just display them, but every once in a while I'll still use them like toys, whether it be running the lego coasters I have, rearranging my Animal Crossing town, or just swooshing a starfighter every so often.

[@doomspud6302]

Collectors/investors that only get into a hobby for money or exclusivity ruin any hobby. I've been seeing this happening all over the place, not just with LEGO. Things like gunpla, anime figures, indie toys, an retro video games are also in a similar state. Bandai has raised the average price of their Robot Spirits figure line from around $40, to over $150 over the last decade, without increasing their quality at all. And they keep releasing their newest HG Gundam model kits through P-Bandai, instead of as general releases, which makes them incredibly hard to find outside of Japan or overpriced 3rd part resellers. And copies of retro video games and consoles have become nearly impossible to find for any reasonable price, thanks to all those stupid collectors grading services overinflating their supposed investment value. So for any of us that simply want a fun toy to play with, we're getting shafted. And, as the video said, the only way to fight back is to vote with your wallet. Like how I've been primarily buying the fun little $20-50 City and Creator sets, while ignoring all the massive, multi-hundred dollar licensed ones. Because I would much rather have a cool little car to play with, then use as parts for something else, than a $500 statue that takes up half my shelf space. And, if enough people do that, hopefully LEGO will get the message, and shift their focus back to those smaller, non-licensed sets.

[@bmbiz]

@@doomspud6302 If the grading services are truly inflating values then it's a speculative bubble and will eventually burst. Happened to comics in the nineties. Then you can swoop in and buy all the retro video games you want.

[@sonic-bb]

@@bmbizthe grading service does indeed inflate prices. I saw a pop figure last night that is typically around $20 brand new. Someone put that it got graded at 8.0 and so they had an asking price of $120. I didn’t even know about the grading thing until I researched it And it was silly because, literally there are brand new boxes also posted on eBay for just $20 lol. And at target as well for like $10-$12

[@bmbiz]

@@sonic-bb Ridiculous. Why does anyone even pay attention to these services when they are so transparently deceptive?

[@chiquita683]

Temu has great versions of Lego pieces

[@MrScaryPasta]

I live off disability and I rarely buy LEGO because of how expensive most of the good sets are. Not to mention, I’ve had the bad luck of going to stores with missing sets that have been bought in bulk or stolen. I really wish we could expel the bad actors of the AFOL community. These people really make our community look bad. I hate resellers because they take away all the fun from us.

[@francoisregis2155]

I feel you Im in a similar situation but Im still lucky here there isn’t much scalpers and reseller of Lego they are too occupied with hot wheels, Star Wars and other action figures lines. Sure Lego aren’t cheap now but I still once in a while buy smaller sets that I really want like my last set was the city excavator and the f40 ferrari. I don’t buy big sets of 250$ or more and Im still a happy camper

[@stevesherwood2944]

How are they taking away the fun? Lego sets are available to buy at MSRP (or on discount) anywhere in the world - usually for several years. Lego also regularly extend retirement dates to meet demand. If you don't buy something when it's available, the price is likely to be higher when it's rare. That's been a fundamental rule of trading since the dawn of time, and is the same for any commodity you can think of. This idea that investors are scalpers or spoiling the community is a myth, as there are millions of sets sold every year in every theme. If the sets were like concert tickets that sell out in hours you may have a point, but investors are a tiny fraction of overall Lego sales of a particular set.

[@GrantGraff]

​@@stevesherwood2944 Please stop saying the same thing in every one of your comment. We all know your the person buying every Captain Rex Midrofighters at Target on day 1.

[@stevesherwood2944]

@@GrantGraff There's no Target stores here in the UK, and I only buy a set in the last few months of it's year of retirement, or if I can find it on a big discount (like the vast majority of investors). If a set goes out of stock on day 1, then almost all buyers will be the people wanting it early to build it.

[@minnion2871]

@@stevesherwood2944 Or speculators who have less respect than you.... (Like with collectible mini-figures, some don't seem to know what the scanner app is and damage the package meaning now they get pulled from shelves.... )

[@Gipsy_Danger25]

I would absolutely love for Lego to bring back the old themes, I grew up with Adventurers Egypt and that is just true happiness for me!

[@francoisregis2155]

Yeah egyptians adventures orient expedition the old west were fun sets

[@shyloverr]

I’d really like them to bring the Lego Dino line back

[@Bowl849]

Can’t forget power miners

[@counturblessings1179]

Lmao if they brought back the wild West or Islanders set it wouldn't be recognizable because of political correctness

[@DasDaniel007]

me with star wars, Bionicle and especially technology and a few more,. Bionicle was a banger

[@spirit9352]

So many people now are buying them as "investments" to hold on and sell for more money in the future... they just don't realize what made old Lego valuable - the "burn rate". The beloved sets of our childhood that now sell for massive premiums, such as the modular buildings, I'd guess something like 95% or more were opened up, built, and displayed. Many are sitting on shelves gathering dust, taken apart in a box in a closet, scattered as incomplete parts, or just destroyed in flood/fire. Back then nobody was buying to keep it sealed. Nowadays I'd estimate easily 25% of the stock, especially of big ticket collector appeal items, are being hoarded away as "investments". Not to mention the Legos are being made in even larger quantities than before. Someday, the same thing that happened in the sneaker market will happen to Lego - everyone will look around and realize there's still tons of brand new product, and the secondary market value is just from resellers selling back and forth to each other in a convoluted echo chamber of speculation - the value isn't really there. Here's hoping it comes sooner than later.

[@bmbiz]

Totally agree. I just posted a similar thing elsewhere. Remember the speculative bubble of comic books in the 90?

[@SO-ym3zs]

@@bmbiz Indeed. There was such a huge frenzy in the 80's and 90's, and then it all took a dump when people got tired of it and realized how bad half the comics they were tyring to get hold of were. Same thing will happen with Lego. It's a temporary feeding frenzy until fans get sick of building blocks in general and/or Lego in particular.

[@SO-ym3zs]

Investors are only lowering prices by glutting the market, and they've made it easier than ever to buy complete mint sets. The people complaining about investors act like investors have some secret inroad with Lego that lets them buy up thousands of sets cheaper than everyone else, leaving nothing for fans, which is obviously ridiculous. The investors pay the same money and buy from the same outlets as everyone else. The whiners should just buy the sets they want like the investors do, or find a different hobby if things are too expensive or annoying to them. And like you say, the speculative bubble in these collectible hobbies always takes a dump. Hopefully it'll be soon.

[@micahnike18]

It’s so refreshing to finally see someone with the same opinion on Lego leaks! Whenever I would talk about not being hyped for new Lego sets anymore, everyone would dismiss my feelings so I had to cave an accept that I will never experience the excitement of seeing a Lego set for the first time on shelves again. It’s almost like getting a movie spoiled before you watch it. Let’s be honest, Lego leaks may generate a little excitement when you first see them but they completely alter the experience you have when seeing a set on shelves for the first time. Sometimes I just wish I could be a kid again. I can’t escape these leaks

[@brickmasterharri]

agreed man. post leak clarity hits different🤣

[@insertname3977]

Never had that feeling as a kid personally, it's the same with movies, spoilers don't affect my level of enjoyment.

[@AuraDescent555]

The bit about leaked set listings is also true with Transformers- for example, the entire year of products for next year has been leaked via store database listings for months now. It's insane

[@brickmasterharri]

that's WILD! I can't even imagine if that happened with LEGO sets...

[@seanrynne8842]

Even the exclusives are leaked

[@vindicatorschannel7136]

As a diehard TF fan this happens all the time. People hate on the figures. Mate these figures are toys!! WHY WOULD A CHILD CARE ABOUT DETAIL. If it breaks apart real easily sure, but transformers are meant to transform, not meant to show every detail in the CG render. Half the toys are for adults at this point. Just why do we have to pay 80$ for Optimus? And why the fuck do we need to rely on KOs of Ironhide and Shockwave cuz of those fucking scammers?

[@frendamikoto]

@@brickmasterharri to be fair we knew about the zelda set for the last 2 years roughly i think so its happened before kinda

[@orhandalegend]

@@vindicatorschannel7136dont even get me started on shop exclusives, IM NOT FROM THE FUCKING US HOW TF AM I SUPPOSED TO GET SS ROTB OP?

[@alecmoriarty]

I agree with you. Scalpers, speculators, and leakers all take the magic or fun out of things. Pretty much every luxury or entertainment group is going through something pretty similar, and it’s very unfortunate. Now everyone is only part of something to make content and money off of it.

[@brickmasterharri]

yea it's a struggle and I think most of it spawns from social media. I fall victim of it too because I've been able to make a living off it, but in the broad scheme of things it really takes the magic out of things just like you said.

[@GrantGraff]

I agree

[@BrickReporter]

Wait what do leakers do wrong

[@brickmasterharri]

@@BrickReporter leakers don't do anything wrong necessarily, but the act of posting sets and info early just takes the magic out of finding new stuff organically in my opinion

[@BrickReporter]

@@brickmasterharri bruv you boutta see half the 2025 sets at LEGO house if you go

[@Joaco.chapa.11]

I'm a kid, I don't cause expensive prices!!

[@TSMKstudios]

Same i too am a kid and its these dang scalpers not us!

[@AK.__]

@@TSMKstudios If you as a kid, coming to Lego store and buying overpriced sets, you're literally letting Lego know "all fine, continue this way with pricing".

[@willhamilton297]

I know man, it sucks. I am a college student, right between a kid and an adult, I like I have funds to buy lego now, but when I was a kid it was priced in a way that if I had the money then that I do now, I would be having loads of fun with the hobby, but I can’t because everything costs $50 and up, and all the sets that cost less I’ve already engaged with.

[@Greivous-chan]

@AK.__ They’re not gonna make a difference, even if they never bought them again. It’s not kids fault, it’s adults buying 200 of the new battle packs every time.

[@PiotrSkladzien]

I am 40 yo kid as well.

[@WestCoastShredders]

Bought the Vader hallway set for my 5 yo. From target out of a locked glass case. Got home to find some dork opened the bags took the figs resealed it, glued it, and returned it

[@landland9056]

Some *bitch* Took the figures out, dont worry we all make spelling mistakes!

[@anonymous_2373]

are you kidding me? i knew minifig collecting was serious but to that length? minifig collecting is like amiibo collecting

[@WestCoastShredders]

@@anonymous_2373 yeah I told the guy at target the should consider checking their whole shelf stock of that set. I almost bought another them to see but no way someone went to those lengths for one. Figured they did a bunch to sell them

[@NeiyMaritz]

@@anonymous_2373 why would anyone collect that shit=?

[@Jimirulz1]

😊

[@eamoncasey4728]

I never understood buying sets just to resell them. Yeah, you can make good money, but you could invest in stocks or get a job or side gig. Why ruin someone else’s fun? I started buying just parts to get back to my creative roots, and it was such a breath of fresh air. Doing my own alternative builds, combo models, completely original stuff feels like a bit of a lost art among anyone who isn’t a professional or long-time moc builder.

[@DaisakoKunandra]

I usually don't consider this people as fans, they are a toxic group that tries to extract additional profit from any strong fandom. I'm not sure what kind of solutions could be implemented by LEGO or if they would want to. I'm not as much of a LEGO person as a model kit person, luckily those don't seem to have as big of a resale market going on even though you still often have to be quick to get things, usually preordering up to a year in advance. Maybe LEGO could have a slower rollout with higher print runs to deflate the resellers though.

[@Dave-854]

Invest $100 in a stock and two years later you have maybe $150. Buy a $100 Lego set and two years later you can resell it for $400-500. I hate it too though. I have all the Star Wars helmets except the Tie Fighter. That $60 set sells online for $350 now. I wanna suck it up and buy it because it completes my set but that price is wicked….

[@vulpinemachine]

Lego arbitrage is WAY WAY more profitable than stocks and side gigs. In fact it's not just Lego. Basically, people have figured out that high demand, low supply, niche items are perfect targets for arbitrage. It happens to Warhammer. It happens to certain concerts. It happens to graphics cards. It happens even to certain models of cars. And yes, it happens to Lego as well. Almost ten years ago I used to engage in Lego arbitrage, but I found it distracting me from my enjoyment of Lego. My love of Lego ultimately won out and I haven't done Lego arbitrage in 8 years now. I got plenty of other things to do.

[@ichmich9324]

​@@Dave-854 just buy a Chinese 1:1 Copy for 20$....... Sure in terms of quality they are not 1:1 to Lego but just as a Display it is enough. Especially for this price. Same works with other Sets too like I wanted to have the UCS slave one when the price was used without Figures at around 200€.... Then bought it from a no name seller for 60€ and the only issue I had was that some stickers where bad cut and the figure arms where a bit loose. Which didn't matter when Boba sits in the cockpit and the rest just stands around

[@Dave-854]

@ where do you buy these at?

[@Ortez02]

This is why we can’t have nice things. Lack of morals and no foresight.

[@orhandalegend]

And greedy mfs

[@Brickin-It-With-Andrew]

It’s sad people have been stealing lego

[@brandonr8269]

they do because dumb people buy them. Never buy anything from a scalper or reseller.

[@cancel.lgbtq.6892]

They steal them then sell it on facebook market place or craighlist.

[@brandonr8269]

@@cancel.lgbtq.6892 I'm sure you're like me, then. Never buy anything from scalpers.

[@silly_kitty170]

No lmao, youre weak and pathetic if you believe this.

[@Real_LadaRiva]

I only buy if *I absolutely have to* , if I can buy it elsewhere, I will buy it elsewhere

[@rustyshackleford234]

No joke I feel like Lego has been going massively downhill since the “adults welcome” marketing campaign. As adults have lots of money and will be more willing to cough up 60$ for a 350 piece set than a parent buying a set for their kid. All I have seen since then is a downgrade in Lego’s quality control and an absolutely massive price increase for everything. I used to be a huge Lego Star wars fan until about 3 years ago whenever the prices went INSANE, and the quality of the sets definitely didn’t make up for the ungodly price. Nowadays I just stick with Lego NASA sets since they stay on shelves for like 5+ years and (no joke), they are more affordable than Star Wars.

[@oriongear2499]

TBF, some of those adults are probably buying Lego Sets for their child/children.

[@bantengggg]

@@oriongear2499nahh, they are fulfilling their own childhood memories

[@3ple_P]

The quality control doesn't matter if almost all of adults are only interested in display, and say also that the sets Now they take them away features and playability because kids can't be interested on a display "toy" that in almost all the cases the only play feature is on the minifigs

[@rustyshackleford234]

@@3ple_P yeah most play features today are just: “you can open cockpit, also minifig”

[@lassisusi6727]

Not really. They are making more expensive sets, but the sets aren't getting more expensive

[@zanderfus2723]

The problem is star wars. Literally that's it. I am a fan of Lego castle, and there are almost no scalpers, the fomo isn't real because we almost don't get sets (lol) and we just don't get as much focus so every little thing we get, whether a set, a cmf or even a PaB tower part is very exciting

[@francoisregis2155]

I used to buy star wars sets because Im a star wars fan and collector but since Disney made ep 7 and all the others my interest dropped. I recently bought 4 star wars sets that weren’t in My collection yet (only need 10 more to reach 200 sets and I stop) I focus more on creator some lego city sets some speed champions sets. Im more selective and I buy once in a while. I was suprised this summer that I bought 16 sets but I had a good reason I spent 2 months with a cast so what to do to occupy myself? LEGO

[@LegoheadMC]

That’s a very narrow view on the resale market of Lego… it is magnified with Star Wars, but it is not the only root or home of the problem

[@zanderfus2723]

@@LegoheadMC yes, that's not what I said, I said that if you want a theme that isn't infected with resellers, scalpers and fomo, just don't be into star wars because it has a lot of that

[@JamesGo2806]

It’s not Star Wars, it’s scalpers. People like me buy them build them and act like a child and fly them around. But scalpers buy them all

[@zanderfus2723]

@@JamesGo2806 have you read what I said? I didn't say that it's only star wars, I just pointed out that there will always be more of the scalpers resellers and fomo in star wars than in something else

[@chedder_chandlure]

As much as I love Lego, I am weary of what its been doing these last few years. Price hikes, a larger focus on 18+ sets, and more pandering to adult fans.

[@brickmasterharri]

yea. It's definitely for the best for them since they're seeing record profits, but for the fans that have been here since the beginning days, the hobby feels different sometimes.

[@AnekoF90]

Well, it kinda makes sense that they make more sets for adults. A lot of these adults were Lego fans when they were kids, and now that they have grown up, they most likely won't enjoy the same themes they used to as a kid.

[@moodlethenoodle]

As a teenager who loves lego i've always loved the more intricate architecture and ideas sets, I see them as a good thing.

[@lukefortune8314]

I'm aware I'm in the minority here, but I can't ever see myself getting a set just for display. I mean its lego peices, not a model kit, why would you make a set just to leave sitting around? when I got model sets, at first I was excited by how cool it seemed, but then disappointed by how little it did. the way I enjoy legos has not matured in any way except my skill. I still see them as just a medium for me to create something fun, mess with it for awhile, and break it when it gets boring. there's always a constantly evolving array of models and characters, and I sometimes come up with stories to try and tie it all together. for practical reasons I've had them boxed up for a while now, but I never stop thinking of stuff I could make, and when I have time and space again, I doubt the way I use them will have changed.

[@GrantGraff]

I have the solution to all of this. Play and have fun with your Legos. Why but new sets when your old ones can still be fun, why do meaningless collecting when you could have fun, why buy sets from resellers when you can wait.

[@brickmasterharri]

I like that

[@ILoveCanada0]

I’m doing this thank you!

[@kevin-2.1]

It appears that we will focus on showing off the sets and sharing our thoughts about them. That we forgot they are toys just for entertainment. Perhaps we should just remember just to relax and enjoy the small things, putting aside the greed of how much they could make off of them.

[@francoisregis2155]

I like the way you think if I can’t get the set well I will pass and focus on some other sets. Yes I do collect Lego but after 20 years you have a lot of sets plus my older sets when I was a kid but still if I can’t afford the set or find it I simply pass

[@emman799]

So inspiring 🥲

[@JOHN-hf9ow]

90% of sets I wait a year or so for when they go on sale. Full retail price on most legos is bonkers. Lego has gotten ultra greedy and knows their fans will just suck it up and pay it. Look no further than the $850 ATAT. Sure its cool but no way in hell is it worth that price tag.

[@Brickenjoyer-24]

Just always compare prices/use price comparison websites. Mostly it will only take a moth or so to get 30% or more discount. I just bought two Lego Star Wars sets that came out in august, just shy of a month after release at more than 30% off.

[@francoisregis2155]

Here in 🇨🇦 the at-at wss 1000$

[@brandonr8269]

It's likely priced that way to dissuade scalpers. Lego probably looked at the price scalper victims were willing to pay for sets like these and figured "why aren't we making that money off of our own product?"

[@jamesfriesen191]

@@francoisregis2155 Costco has it for $899 Cdn.

[@morphello79]

Some sets like clone troopers Vs droids are great value though and excellent play sets

[@LittleSpoon5]

Lego is focusing more on adult sets now and I think they are doing this to make more money. See, adults usually have jobs and money to burn, and that might be the reason on why Lego is upping the prices: to get more money out of the adults that resell sets.

[@stevesherwood2944]

Lego are certainly doing it to make more money, but not from the resellers. Most investors don't buy the very expensive sets as the value would have to rise dramatically to get a good return, meaning a limited market of people able to afford it. Much less risk to buy 5 different £100 sets than one £500 one that might not do well. Lego is also targeting more adults due to the popularity of nostalgia and hobbies - especially since the pandemic. There's also far more adults than children in the world (and a rapidly falling birthrate), so the economics make sense to Lego who are positioning themselves for a broader market.

[@jasonkobrynich4710]

@@stevesherwood2944bro you are one of these scamming shithead “investors” that are a huge part of the problem get a life fr you under everyones comments on a youtube short

[@colerobin7708]

Kids also just don’t play with physical toys like they used to, every kind of toy is starting to see the effects of that, it’s completely destroyed the Pokemon card game

[@TheReelB2010]

I swear it is only starwars at my Walmart. All the Starwars are covered and held captive behind plastic. The rest of the sets are free though.

[@MrHangman56]

my biggest issue with lego and their adult fans. is that what you mentioned, the ones begging lego to do more retro themes, but then just buying the bandaid solution they give us cus we just assume thats all we're getting. when really if we pester them enough with emails and just negative feedback on these big sets that are meant to make us complacent, they may actually do what we ask them. they're so afraid of sets not doing well, when in the current space, literally anything they put out as long as it's not labeled 4+ and ridiculously priced, will sell also lego has gotten too comfortable with the super high prices. i feel like they're nearing the point when a lot of fans, no matter how much they love the product and the sets, they're feeling the burnout and the effects of spending so much money on lego and i feel like soon they're going to have a sudden and dramatic drop off of buyers and then be left wondering what happened because they think everything is still fine

[@Liam-222]

0:16 friendly fire will not be tolerated

[@ch4rliegaming]

Kirk (Legos Founder) would be so dissapointed onto how lego is made nowadays, he literally wanted lego to be accessible to every kid, not 500 bucks for some small sets with a lot of minifigures, its actually dissapointing

[@DarthTach]

What "small set" is going for $500? I live in Canada and there's no such thing. Has there been a significant increase in big dollar sets, yes. They are targeting adults that have disposable income. But when they do a new line like Dreamzzz it doesn't go more than 2 years because no one buys it. Which is why there is more focus on Licenced sets and less on original ones.

[@Democratic_Republic_of_Iacon]

In the year 2022, I unsubscribed from almost every Lego account I was following. The hatred, toxicity, and scamming of kids came to be too much. I now just follow a few reviewers, but mainly watch Jangbricks and MOC builders.

[@brickmasterharri]

I respect that actually

[@rustyshackleford234]

Same with me lmao, MandR and all the other big lego KZbinrs have just become so whiny about everything. But yet they still buy/get sent the sets that they are always whining about. But yeah I actually only watch jangbricks too lmao

[@wurzelbert84wucher5]

Jang is one of my favorite youtubers, he critizes stuff fairly, but has a positive attitude all in all.

[@hyneksmid3293]

jangbricks is great

[@SO-ym3zs]

I try to avoid LAN channels or anything that says "haul." Lego-related social media is so ethically shady and manipulative. Jang and Merlins Steine/Merlin's Bricks and Building Together are among the best I've found: not sponsored by Lego, fair, intelligent, and mature.

[@PureBricking]

It also needs to be said that when scalpers buy loads of the same set to invest in it actually lowers the market price after retirement because more people having it sealed means its easier to buy and cheaper. This is why old sets are so expensive sealed because no one bought loads of the same set. In this way resellers are accidentally keeping down sealed and retired set prices.

[@weberman173]

reminds me of, i think the PS2???? where people tried to scalp the heck out of it.. but the company just made so god damn many of that console that after like a month or so everyone who wanted one could reasonably get one and scalpers now had to scamper and try to return consoles to stores where they very openly violated the "x units per costumer" rule.

[@SO-ym3zs]

Exactly. Fans should thank all the resellers for glutting the market and keeping prices lower and keeping more sealed sets in circulation. It's finding sealed sets from the old days, before Lego became a hot collectible, that's the challenge.

[@Bakanlandia-m8f]

I agree with a lot of this, but I actually love the leaks. I have to budget my money for the year, so knowing what will be coming later is super helpful to me. If it's a mystery, I always end up with buyer's remorse later. Since I had to buy my own sets as a kid, this has always been true for me. Personally, I wish that Lego was just more open about what they were working on so I didn't have to turn to leakers.

[@scottthewaterwarrior]

I just don't like the drop in quality we've been getting in recent years. Misscolored parts, parts that start cracking/even break completely after being assembled for a bit, and seemingly pointless mold changes that not only make certain older building techniques impossible, but sometimes those parts are even included in sets that require you to use those old techniques!

[@HeIsTheBluesCat]

Those dark red bricks are so brittle

[@SO-ym3zs]

Which is why I buy 90% alternative brands and only 10% Lego these days. Better quality, cooler designs, more features, and/or lower prices from Pantasy, Cobi, Funwhole, etc. Lego is not what it was :(

[@JuanHernandez-cy9yw]

I've never spent more than $200 for a single set. One of my favorite trilogies is Lord of the Rings. I missed out getting the LOTR sets back in the day and the only sets nowadays lego makes are adult $400-$500 sets. Not only are they expensive but I don't have the space for huge sets like that. Why can't they bring the theme back in cheaper/affordable sets or make display style sets like they do with Star Wars instead of huge adult targeted sets.

[@britthamby1445]

Same man. I had a set of lotr where it was frodo and aragorn on a mountain, and it was like 40 back in the day. Long story short i got ripped off... That set sells for 150 now... its awful

[@NeiyMaritz]

why the hell are you even buying Lego as an adult?

[@bmbiz]

@@NeiyMaritz Why are you asking dumb questions?

[@mattstudios740]

@@NeiyMaritzLegos are for all ages. Weird people who treat them like money shouldn’t buy them.

[@NeiyMaritz]

@@mattstudios740 Legos are kids toys. Grow up

[@Scoopid4]

Duuuude, I’m so glad someone finally mentioned this. I like to look at older lego sets and see how imaginative they are, they leave a lot of things up to imagination. They even would make their own sets based off of their licenses, so we would get imaginative sets based off of our favorite things, like dc or star wars. Now they just make sets based off of movies and shows, and I haven’t bought a lego set released in the past three years because of it. I know they recently made rebuild the galaxy, which is good, but it’s really just stuff we’ve seen before with a different skin. I wish lego would make sets for kids again, it would bring back imagination to us who’ve lost it.

[@williamokeson2154]

I do not like the Lego Ambassadors who get stuff 2 months before everyone for free...Before it actually comes out, I have lost interest...

[@danykwood]

Дааа! Пускай получают на пару дней позже старта продаж, чтобы ты хотя бы имел представление о том, что обогревается

[@mobslayer211]

Why is that an issue? Are you jealous or something? I don't understand how this hurts you or your interest in the hobby.

[@TwiliPaladin]

​@@mobslayer211If you have to ask that question, you aren't looking for an answer.

[@mobslayer211]

@@TwiliPaladin I'm still asking bc I don't see why it's an issue for them. Do I need an answer bc I'm right or for some other reason?

[@SO-ym3zs]

The real problem is that it's ethically shady since they are in essence getting paid by the company they are promoting and "reviewing," and they all tend to say the same things in cookie cutter videos that all get posted the moment the embargo dates fall.

[@WarrenNo]

Mega construx making sets each 2 years: "Are you challenging me?"

[@varietygaming33]

I miss Bionicle and Lego Movie

[@brickmasterharri]

you and me both

[@GrantGraff]

Lego movie was peak Lego.

[@kevin-2.1]

😩 Bring back Bionicle!

[@BIONICforge_Studios]

@@GrantGraff You should have seen Bionicle in it's glory years. Those plastic heroes saved Lego from bankruptcy once.

[@El_Gato1414]

@@kevin-2.1 YES

[@justinAclark2075]

I buy Legos based on two things. 1: pieces that can accomplish things I want to build. 2: minifigures for mocs and board games. I'm 29 and I plan on never stopping

[@NeiyMaritz]

why are you doing this?

[@harrytroglodyte2129]

"Collectors" and resellers ruin every hobby I hate it

[@cardiv5zuikaku944]

Scalper is part of the reason i look for "Fake" LEGO, like Cobi, Sluban and Sembo, its pretty good they also do millitary theme that LEGO Don't touch (And not ridicilously expensive like in Brickmania) I got Sluban Black hawk for like 20 bucks, spent some little money to add an playable feature of sliding door, it looks so cool, minifigure scale, and have quite a blast building it, I even made small diorama for it. Or Sluban Humvee, cost less than 10 bucks here, i got minifig scale humvee that looks great and many playable features for it's size. Meanwhile when i looked for Lego city sets i used to have as a kid, the price jacked up to 200-500% and the new lego city regular vehicle sets are meh, not helping that most of the City product are too focused on Police and Firefighter.

[@Big_RandyTM]

Honestly, if I can find LEGO alternatives that aren’t of crappy quality, they’re usually only a couple of dollars a figure, and the figures are much more detailed than normal LEGO figures. I’m about to buy some “fake” British and French infantry from the Napoleonic Wars, something LEGO would never sell.

[@birdseyeproductions0633]

I love Lego kits, I always have, but I found that watching rumor videos and reading about leeks was really ruining it for me. So now what I do is I look online about twice a year to see what’s new, and now it so much more exciting when I get a set!

[@mikepatton8691]

It's funny that you mention the Dark Falcon set as being so expensive on the resale market because I see those sets just gathering dust at the Walmarts and Targets around where I live. I figured they were just sitting on the shelf because that set was a failure and nobody wanted it.

[@WesleyGoodman-t7x]

Bro I was at Walmart the other day and the Lego sets were behind glass

[@brickmasterharri]

Isn't that so sad😭

[@WesleyGoodman-t7x]

Yeah😢😢

[@LumaTo]

Adults ruin nearly everything designed for kids. It's a fact.

[@mujiescomedy279]

I mean in this case, it’s pretty objectively scalpers and the LEGO company being greedy

[@boulevardbricks508]

It took a while, but I finally tricked myself into buying what I want to build and not the "latest thing." With that, the only theme I consistently buy anymore is the annual modular building. Otherwise I am working on a huge MOC train layout and would rather spend money on bulk lego and specific pieces to create my own brick world instead of buying someone else's ideas to display on a shelf. (Those modulars become part of my layout, BTW.) I also realize that We Brick and other manufacturers are stepping up the game in quality, and for me it's the building and outcome and not the brand that is important - I will likely be buying less official lego as time goes on.

[@francoisregis2155]

Oh thats cool very interesting project you have I want to do something similar with my old sets Id like to make scenes to complete my sets like my pirates or old star wars sets (making folliage for my endor bunker

[@OLHAMA]

I'm starting now on LEGO, and as a new cliente, I was SURPRISED. I started searching for Christmas sets, and I didn't know LEGO got SO expensive. Also, I found it bizarre that in the secondary market I found sets costing WAY MORE than the same product in a LEGO STORE. For example, I was looking for a Christmas Tree set, that in the Lego Store in Brazil it was costing about R$429 (-/+$79). In the secondary market it doubled in price, starting at R$799 (-\+$140). Thats insane.

[@Chokadan]

All these points are so true. People are buying sets not for the set itself to the point that they keep it sealed forever. I loved those Lego Magazines in the mail every time I would come home from school. Keep up the great content! (I miss Mars Mission sets, I got one of the alien infiltrator sets and I will greatly miss that theme. It went together great with the Nintendo DSi Lego Battles game...)

[@brickmasterharri]

thank you! I'm glad you can relate.. I want to start making more content about LEGOs older original themes like Mars Mission and others so stay tuned!

[@Chokadan]

@@brickmasterharri Can't wait to see it

[@morganfreeman7782]

@@Chokadan why does it matter to you or anyone else what someone does with the set that they bought?

[@MrYtp12]

I get most of my sets these days on eBay, I watch auctions and bid on used complete sets. I get affordable prices and the only thing I miss out on is the feeling of opening a brand new lego.

[@OTH89]

People/Adults willingly paying £90 for that Marvel Logo is the problem. Just because something has "lego" written on the packaging, doesn't mean you need to buy it! 😅

[@mujiescomedy279]

I mean, it is a pretty dumb set, but also the fact that people are blaming the customers and not corporate greed is ridiculous

[@FroyourHistory]

When you said FOMO I got a Furniture ad stating 'quantities are limited'

[@rahasanum]

The glass cases are such a better idea. I remember kids used to LITERALLY DESTROY legos and just build them right there in the store and leave. It is a bit of a hassle but worth it to get a crispy lego box in your hands that you know have all the pieces inside!!

[@Jellonaa]

8 min sponsored video with 2 ads 💀

[@jasonkobrynich4710]

bros part of the problem😭😭

[@JWP_STUDIOS]

Honestly Lego should focus on making toys for kids again.

[@XaviHaunts]

For real, its too complex these days.

[@DarthTach]

Why? Kids don't buy LEGOs their parents do. And usually those parents also like LEGO. And us Adults like big and showy things. I know I do.

[@eriknorgren6116]

​@@LavenderMike77every really expensive set (atleast for star wars) hace a smaller cheaper version and kids wont want 300 dollar lego cars anyways, i dont understand how this is a problem, there already are a bunch of cheaper sets for kids, and you could just buy minifigures of bricklink so ypu wont need to pay so much for the whole set

[@eriknorgren6116]

also, the showy things in question are most of the time things kids wouldbt want anyways

[@Brickyard_Builds]

Really appreciate your outlook on this. The long waits from leak to release also fuel the negative dialogue. Hard for anything to live up to hype after months of wait.

[@brickmasterharri]

YES! that's a GREAT way to put it🎯

[@LegoheadMC]

We’re in a time where everything causes outcry no matter how large or small… it’s very exhausting

[@TheOffRoadDiver]

Lego stores need to restrict customers to 2 max sets and must be run through your lego account. This way scalpers won't exist or will have a lot harder time emptying a store of their stock.

[@soupcake3092]

I just want some cool non licensed lego themes again. I miss mars mission, bionicle, castle, power miners and even alien conquest. If I was ceo of lego I would make it number 1 richest company in the world by doing re-runs of all those. Maybe even re-run some starwars sets, really make re-sellers cry a little.

[@Teacherspetspoods]

The problem is the aftermarket with its insane pricing. That has literally caused people to buy up everything a shop has to resell later for profit. Basically leaving empty shelves for the rest.

[@kipitrash9403]

The price of LEGO Star Wars has gone up, while the quality has gone down. The $80 skiff and $500 Sail Barge are glowing examples of that… I’m holding out until something changes

[@GenoppteFliese]

I watch a bunch of Lego youtubers and they often complain about sets they missed but none of them ever bought a set for an increased resellers price (this is especially true for limited sets from Bricklink Designer Programm.). Lego investment is a strange bubble and there is no reason to buy an overpriced EOL set. I nowadays build models virtually which is faster than doing it in real life and after a few months your brain cannot remember anymore if you built a real set or a virtual one. Only that the virtual one did cost you nearly nothing and don't take up valuable space in your appartment and need constant dust cleaning...

[@Brick3001]

This is exactly what I’ve been saying. I love all the old themes. I would love to see Chima make a comeback. But like you say if they do it will be some big $500 set that I won’t be able to get.

[@supernerd8067]

7:17 When I was a kid growing up in the 2000s and early 2010s, Lego taught me what inflation was. I knew certain sets cost a certain amount based on their pieces and piece count. When I saw a similar set suddenly get a higher price the following year, I understood inflation. In this case, it's both inflation and standard supply and demand economics. Inflation just makes it worse. I'm just glad I grew out of buying sets in high school. I still like Lego sets and still have several from when I was a kid, but they should largely be for children and families to enjoy, not adults exclusively. I can go on another tangent here, but it would be viewed as a biased rant.

[@AdamBragg]

I predict that if LEGO doesn't ease up on the "maximum profits" trend they've currently chasing, they will end up exhausting their cash cow. Already AFOLs are becoming mentally, emotionally, and financially exhausted by the increasing numbers of high end sets and lack of new or original LEGO themes. If LEGO doubles down on this then there will be a massive opportunity for others to step in and provide what LEGO won't. There are two ways this may present itself, and they aren't mutually exclusive. One, off brand brick makers will continue to up their game by developing and releasing their own lines of small to medium sets in original themes. This trend has already begun with some companies producing unique builds instead of knockoffs of LEGO sets. Two, a hybrid "alt" brick market will develop wherein businesses will take actual LEGO bricks, and produce for sale their own unique sets. Again, this technically already exists, but is currently in its infancy. LEGO continuing to ignore the non-AFOL market may provide the tempting environment to spark growth here as well.

[@bmbiz]

I've seen a couple of those "hybrid, alt" makers and their sets are even more expensive than Lego's! Otherwise, I'd be all over such a trend.

[@AdamBragg]

@@bmbiz Fair enough. I guess the math is against them. If they want to use LEGO bricks, then they'll never be able to get them for as cheap as LEGO themselves can, so they're forced to either operate with terrible margins or raise prices. If instead they go with al bricks they have to bring them in overseas which will add import taxes, likely only making them slightly cheaper than LEGO if at all. Lastly, these smaller companies will of course have smaller production runs than LEGO, which also drives the cost up. Hopefully, people will take this into consideration and support indie creatives even if their prices are a bit higher. The more support they get, the more able they'll be to bring their prices down.

[@bmbiz]

@@AdamBragg I agree with pretty much everything you said.

[@SenorDep]

I couldn’t afford lego when I was younger so rarely got a new set so now I buy them for my younger self, I like to the display my sets although I’m only really into the 18+ gaming sets with the occasional marvel and technic. Although with resellers the issue is also the people who actually pay the ludicrous prices.

[@Basically.Bricks]

It makes it incredibly hard for a small creator who doesnt make money through youtube like myself, which is very frustrating because i slowly watch in pain as prices rise over the years 😢

[@khalidtabbara3240]

Lego is what calmes me and keeps me from going on devices and being a brainrot guy, and it also studying in school, when I run out of lego, I look at the website in my country, find a lego, and wait filled with excitement to go to the mall in like a month or a week or 2 and get it. Lego is basically my life, I need new shelves🤣

[@adamosborne3765]

It really stinks how many adult sets we're getting. It was pointed out in the last MandR vlog that we're just getting so many less minifigures because of the adult sets. So many themes are making less and less 20-50$ sets and more and more 100-300$ sets. I also get frustrated by the lack of non ip themes . . .

[@lymer2158]

As much as I dislike him, it seems he has a point, MandR jreally rubs me the wrong way

[@-obamium5320]

When I last visited Walmart I saw the legos behind glass walls. Cosmetic items, electronics, and cleaning detergents were there before but I was not expecting legos. I can imagine what stores are like in LA or San Francisco

[@alexanderchapman6529]

The original Bionicle theme lasted from 2001 to 2010. One year after Bionicle ended, Ninjago began in 2011. As I'm writing this comment, the theme still has new sets, and the tv show it's based on is still on the air. Ninjago has lasted longer than Bionicle. Let that sink in.

[@brickmasterharri]

BRUH why did you do this to me😭

[@alexanderchapman6529]

@@brickmasterharri I'm sorry, I don't know. 😥 I guess it's because I miss constraction figures, while modern LEGO sets contain smaller pieces which makes it hard for me to think of alternate builds or something?

[@user-th8px6np1v]

From wooden blocks, to kids, to adults, to fanatics. I miss when it was just chill, something cheap but super fun. I remember going through my bin, finding new pieces to build with and being happy. Now i do stop motion, and love lego. People are going over board now.

[@hexensabbat3885]

Not adult fans but adult "Investors"

[@danguzy918]

I’m old school. I buy the sets that interest me, build them, display them for my enjoyment. When I’m bored, I take them apart and organize the loose parts, then I build my own stuff with those. I hate all the commercialism and entrepreneurial junk going on with them these days. Funny thing is I’ve been doing this hobby for years. And this year my brother just out of the blue started buying and building Lego sets for himself and we’ve started talking about it over the phone. I didn’t even know he found it interesting. I finally have someone to share my hobby with. It’s a nice change.

[@YesDaniel2004]

Nahhh, Harri called us a problem 😂

[@trentoninnewjersey]

1:52 agreed. I hate how people are leaking new sets instead of allowing fans to be surprised by new releases or a certain set to be officially revealed

[@pandorofchima]

I think the real issue is that over the past few years, we've seen Lego completely change the way they do Lego sets/themes just because of the changing demographics of Lego collectors. The face of the lego community used to be Lego fans who were into Lego since their childhood, growing up with certain licensed themes but mainly lego original themes. Now, Lego is appealing to "adult collectors" but these seem to be people that never had an interest in Lego since their childhood, it's more a new hobby they've picked up. These are people that have enough money to buy only huge expensive sets and I really despise how lego is only appealing to these kind of people right now. Take Lord of the Rings for example: Two beautiful new sets have been released; Rivendell, and Barad Dur. But that's it. It's no longer a theme, it's no longer a full range with a wide variety of prices, it's just about huge expensive sets for these lego posers to buy. And that's how I see it. The lego community has been infiltrated by people who aren't really lego fans and by people who just want the attention and clout that comes with being a lego collector. This is just the way I see it, and it's pretty clear that Lego doesn't have the same approach anymore.

[@stevesherwood2944]

You can't really blame a Lord of the Rings fan for buying an expensive cool set, whether they grew up with Lego or not (although pretty much every adult in the developed world did...). Lego are repositioning themselves to appeal to a broader market - mainly because birthrates are declining rapidly across the world. There's far more adults than children (and the ratio will get more acute over time), and adults also have more disposable income. It might not be a popular strategy with Lego purists, but the company is safeguarding it's future whilst the child toy market slowly declines. It's not the adult fans that are the problem - Lego have deliberately created and targeted this demographic as it makes sense for their financial future.

[@pandorofchima]

@@stevesherwood2944 Well, I may not like it but you are correct. It’s a sad state of affairs to be honest.

[@cosmiko._]

I loved Lego and LotR as a kid and I think that those sets look cool af though. I never had sets as a kid just a big box of random pieces because the building was the fun part. Now that I'm older the main fun part is still the building just I'm not so interested in treating them as set pieces for play. I'd likely take the sets apart and rebuild them if anything.

[@billbob4856]

I definitely remember most of the mega sets being expensive. UCS Death Star II was $300 when it was released. Accounting for de-valuation of the dollar that’s close to $500 today. I agree the lower end sets aren’t as obtainable as they once were

[@ThaLouDawg]

The worst part of the scalpers/resellers: when they post the item and they haven't even received it yet and when they buyout all the preorders and turn around and list it on the same site for their ridiculous prices.

[@stevesherwood2944]

How do you know 'all' the preorders are bought by investors? They make up a tiny fraction of buyers. Also, any decent investor will usually buy a set near the retirement date (or when it's on discount) so that they're not storing it for too long, and can maximise their return on investment. If the set you want is on backorder/temporarily out of stock, then just wait. If the set has retired, the price will go up. It's not like a concert ticket where you have no choice but to pay the inflated prices for a limited time opportunity. Lego sets are available everywhere in the world for years until the stock dries up.

[@11thDC]

I never resell, I will jump on some items when they're special to my interest, the only other kits I buy are when a particular set has an abundance of pieces I could use for my own collection.

[@kristophermichaud4467]

So... not 'adults' per se, but 'scalpers'.

[@theclosecall4095]

and adults willing to shill a huge amount of money for a bad price

[@mujiescomedy279]

He also literally defended Lego aka the ones being greedy

[@jfwfreo]

I had LEGO as a kid and have been collecting as an adult since around 2000 or so and I am most definitely VERY passionate about the hobby. I never keep things for resale or as an "investment" (and HATE scalpers who make it harder for me to buy what I want). I buy things because I want to build them, leave them built for a while, take them apart and sort them into my collection for building MOCs with. My biggest problems with LEGO are A.Exclusives (sets that are exclusive to the LEGO store like the Orient Express or the Friends mansion or the Lamborghini Countach and sets that are exclusive to particular retailers like the City LEGO truck) and B.The fact that the big adult targeted sets are getting bigger and more expensive (in general at least, there are some exceptions like the Polaroid camera and some of the botanical sets)

[@SignalMan9292]

True adult fans don’t sell it at mass quantities

[@ProjectionProjects2.7182]

A lot of these issues also apply to retro video games as well. Especially the first point.

[@tbonedistortion]

I never buy IP sets, it's not Lego to me if there is some other theme involved. I used to buy modular buildings but they have gone up so much in price. I don't think every set needs to be $200 +

[@rennythespaceguy7285]

Ditto

[@fannyfatale404]

It also makes me furious how the quality fell, while the prices got up. Rarely prints, mismatching colours and Sprue points, oh and the texture differences in the same colour, some are shiny and some are dull. You can not produce shitty plastic products and demand such a high price.

[@thijs_v_dam3973]

Sets aren't more expensive, the price per piece has barely risen. It's just that sets get bigger, and thus more expensive.

[@thijs_v_dam3973]

@@dwavenminer I don't know if all the afols do, but i myself am an afol, and i buy sets for the parts, yes, also for the build itself, but especially for the parts, to build my own moc's. I feel just as that child that gets an set for it's birthday, and builds it, and soms weeks later, i take it apart, and build my own things.

[@g.williams2047]

Price per piece is skewed more and more because more smaller parts are being used, and sets shrink.

[@StratBurst92]

Nostalgia does play a big part in this, and the companies know it. Right now, Pokémon card collecting is booming. I n 2012 I was hired to build bicycles at a Toys R Us. At that time Hasbro released their Star Wars vintage collection which included reissues of figures, playsets, and Vehicles from the 1970s. I noticed that most of the buyers were young adults and not children. I, myself bought the giant At At which I still have and is sealed in its shipping carton.

[@LegoKoalaStudios]

I got dark falcon for 150 here in Netherlands it was 30 euros less 😊

[@Brickenjoyer-24]

You should ALWAYS check pricecomparison websites like idealo or so. And compare prices yourself. After only like a month or so after release, you can get 30% or more on most discounts. The Dark Falcon can already be found at 131€ which means its still a bit away from 30% off. But just always compare prices and never buy at under 30% discount, its so easy to get these sets that much cheaper,nearly all the time.

[@Boilicious]

I got it at DreamLand for 160. So glad it was on sale first day already hah

[@jeffc4862]

The problem began when the Comic and Collectables stores jumped into scene and began jacking prices up for older used sets on Ebay. Even as recently as 2012, people would sell Lego, and it was still pretty much like buying an old used toy at a garage sale that might have nostalgic value, or was something someone always wanted, and the prices NEVER got crazy... When C and C stores began listing, that's also when ebay began to 'save' items for easy listing purposes, so someone wanting to list a set, would punch in the set number, and the elevated C and C price would pop up... the sellers began thinking - damn - look how much I could make? Over time, that's when the prices began to get jacked, and the C and C dealers began jumping into the convention/toy trade shows... it just morphed from there to where we are now.

[@AlCor-s1i]

OR you could just build and buy the sets you want and not worry what others are doing... pretty simple

[@brickmasterharri]

I hear that, but it's pretty hard to miss what's going on when we're all so attune to social media and platforms that show off LEGO.. It's a struggle for sure

[@christopherwilliams9518]

This stops the moment we stop buying crap on ebay, they are predators they are the reason many kids don't get the gift they want Christmas morning. Millions of dollars are at risk when they launch a new theme. Adults are more predictable than kids, honestly what I would love to see is very small theme add on but huge amounts of classic bricks.

[@puppetguy8726]

Lego was different to you because you were a kid back then. The lego experience of kids today aren't that different than it used to be. Kids don't check lego leaks, kids almost never buy sealed sets on the secondary market, etc. Your problem is nostalgia and dislike of capitalism, no related to the Lego community or company.

[@michelangelo5903]

it’s pretty lame that minifigs that come out with any set is now like $30+ even though the set is still out. a lot of minifigs that are old are still cheaper then any minfigs from sets that’s are our currently minus battle packs and such. although i love the hunt so almost all my complete sets and minifigs i bought way under market price. edit- to clarify on what’s old pretty much any pre clone wars minifigs minus the few crazy ones (cloud city boba fett and figs like that) are cheaper then the minifigs that came out in 2024

[@TheShrekTheTacoandTheBallerina]

I'm a kid(kinda) and I do most of this stuff, and yes I can tell that LEGO has changed

[@puppetguy8726]

@TheShrekTheTacoandTheBallerina Back when I was a kid Lego was targeted to ages 3-12. And that's the experience I'm comparing it to. Me personally, I'd much rather be a teenage fan of Lego today than back in 2003-2005, when I was. Just the exchange of ideas and experience in the Lego community is so wonderful nowadays. As humans we tend to look at the past with rose tinted glasses and only remember the good things. If you go back 10-15 years or so I'm certain the demand on the Lego market was radically lower, and thus so were prices. Capitalism did its thing and now things are more expensive, but it's only expensive because people are willing to sustain those prices. It's just free market doing free market things and it has its up and down sides.

[@TheShrekTheTacoandTheBallerina]

@@puppetguy8726 ye I get that

[@DirtyDan77]

Bro, no one was emptying store shelves for resale back in the 2000s.

[@Pocketkid2]

I had to completely purge my extremely modest childhood LEGO collection some years ago, and am in the process of getting back in. I am seriously considering not buying official sets and just putting together some awesome MOC display pieces from sites like Rebrickable using parts from BrickLink.

[@bmbiz]

That'll still be plenty expensive.

[@Crazyguy_123MC]

The adults aren’t the problem. Resellers are the problem.

[@mayowankenobi]

It's both!

[@mujiescomedy279]

@@mayowankenobiit’s resellers and corporate greed, not resellers and adults

[@huehaklk8516]

Why Adult Lego fan telling me that Adult Lego fans ruining something?

[@jalen_42]

Scalpers don’t exist in the Lego space imo, basically anything Lego puts out is available for a year and half at least. If it sells out on day 1, just wait a week or two and it will 100% be back in stock.

[@nmh11]

Adult fan here. I can barely afford Lego anymore, but I love to buy the Dreamzzz sets for my daughter and I. They really capture the whimsy of just playing with lego as a kid, and She loves how out there the theme is. I hope it sticks around forever

[@vezolf4313]

Who cares? 18+ sets are scam. They neglect the core meaning of lego and many expensive sets are just weak. I find that most good sets are the smsller ones

[@DirtyDan77]

Agreed. Nowadays everyone expects Lego sets to be these perfect looking models that you put together once and set on the shelf. The charm of the older sets is that they were imperfect, and left room for you to modify them, or draw inspiration to create something different. And like you said, that spirit is still found, sometimes, in the smaller sets.

[@Bishounen]

Speed Champions does it best in my opnion. They make small collectable and displayable sets that aren't $400

[@gs8494]

I'm an adult collector and it's an easy fix, announce that after the initial run there will be more, say another 6 to 18months, I was happy to see them re-release the UCS Falcon and I'm hoping they will do the same for the Star Destroyer, nothing ruins a scalpers day like seeing there "no longer available" sets being re-released. Also don't announce when a set is being discontinued, just say the run will be the last for a set time. I've got a UCS Venator, AT-AT, and the D&D sets among others, sitting in their boxes waiting to be built, I'm busy completing the Mos EIsley Cantina Master builders set that's been sitting in my stash for almost 9 months, my problem isn't cash or time anymore, it's space. All Lego need to do is make it clear that the runs are not final and more will come in time, it's really that simple, limiting the amount you can buy would also help but that's a lot harder to enforce on retailers.

[@AgentUltimate7]

Collectors and scalpers are always ruining any hobby, but it is what it is, can't control how people are going to spend their money even if they ruin things for other people.

[@tailsfan10]

"Why do old people always gotta ruin the fun?" - Spongebob NPC

[@Greninjohn_1_yt]

Will you be doing a review on the lego fortnite sets

[@brickmasterharri]

should I?

[@Greninjohn_1_yt]

@@brickmasterharri yes and if you consider to start playing the game I'll give you my username

[@GrantGraff]

We should make a BrickMasterHarris fortnite league.

[@originalacousticguitar]

I’m sure reselling is going on for a lot more than just Legos. Just buy what you want and within your means and don’t worry about it.