Lego Trading at the Tunbridge-Wells Brick Festival. Could this be the busiest show I've been to?

Sunday 9th February 2024 and I have traders tickets for the Tunbridge-Wells Brick Festival.
Tickets for the 11am and 12noon time slots have already sold out so I am expecting it to be very busy.
Unfortunately I did run out of time when setting up the the event so I was not able to take a look around at some of the display and some of the other traders, so this video really does just follow how my day went as a trader from getting there first thing in the morning to packing up up at the end of the show.

[@Peter-tv7yz]

Awesome you had such a good and busy day! 😃 You are having a good start of the year 👍🏻☺️

[@HilliansBricks]

Good to see you again even though we didnt have much time to chat during the show (which is a sign of a busy show). Thanks also for helping me with a cardboard box.. to all the people who haven't met Iain yet, he's as nice in real life as he is in his videos :)

[@iainsbricks]

Thanks Fred. The invoice for the box is on its way 🤣 No more Mr nice guy! Lol!

[@halfhand2371]

Great seeing you at the event , missed out on grimmauld place but still managed to get the big potter figures.👍👍👍

[@robertthomas4085]

Great video again and thanks for apologising for the rain drops it was most annoying ; )

[@iainsbricks]

Thanks for watching. I wasn't aware of the rain drops at the time of recording, but my microphone really picked it up.

[@MrEast111]

You're near my neck of the woods! Looked like a great busy day!

[@iainsbricks]

Yes, it was very busy.

[@chrishadley1983]

The queues yesterday were crazy - got into the queue at 10.10 with an early bird and didn't get in until 11! Definitely oversold for the 10 and 11 slots - which didn't make for a fun start to the day and not good value for the expensive early bird ticket! That said we enjoyed looking at the MOCs (there were a couple of brilliant Star Wars builds and pop out Jurassic World frame) and some of the traders. Great work with your pricing and selection Ian (you were too busy for us to say hi) - much cheaper than some of the other traders.

[@aj90uk]

It was nice meeting you today Iain! Glad we got to you before it got crazy busy. Look forward to seeing you at Maidstone. And you’ve got a bladder of steel!!

[@iainsbricks]

Thanks Andrew, great to meet you too. It was probably the busiest event ove been to. Bit of a shame about some of the queues. See you in Maidstone

[@caronmills8983]

What a great day for you Iain. Australia is dead quiet with sales as no-one is spending.

[@iainsbricks]

Thanks Caron. These Brick shows have been amazon far this year. There was also a National Brick Event in Aberdeen, Scotland yesterday which was also really busy apparently

[@zaracharlton2893]

Was very nice meeting you ian my partner has always loved ur videos and some very great deals paul and zara xxx

[@iainsbricks]

Hi Paul and Zara, great to meet you too. Hope you enthe show, despite the rain and the queues

[@brickdaddy1981]

I was surprised they were holding one in a smaller town but it was manic there yesterday! We queued for half hour at 1pm! Glad you had a great day. You were very busy when I walked past!

[@iainsbricks]

Yes, even I was surprised how many people showed up for the event. Shame there were issues with queueing and parking. I hope Brick Festival manage to sort out these types of issues at future events.

[@Tomo-hb2tq]

Nice to meet u yesterday matey

[@iainsbricks]

Likewise

[@yorkshireotter7189]

I'm glad you've had a really good couple of festivals to start the year! I'm at Barnsley this week - I hope its that busy haha

[@iainsbricks]

Yes, its been good to get off to a good start at the festivals. Hope Barnsley Brick Festival goes well.

[@RichardWhitehead70]

Rain and grey days drives people inside.. good for Lego festivals

[@iainsbricks]

It does seem to.

[@xfinity2121]

Nice to meet you today. Was a great event

[@iainsbricks]

Thank you. It certainly one of the busiest shows I'd been to.

[@loganjorgensen]

Just looking up Green Grocer, wow do those go for a lot, must have done quite well with those two sets alone.😲 Nice looking show, glad you sold a lot.

[@iainsbricks]

Yes, it was definitely a good start to the day.

[@Toneil.bricks]

Glad it went well Iain! We were in Aberdeen this weekend - was very busy up in Scotland too 😁👍

[@iainsbricks]

Yes, I did hear Aberdeen NBE was a roaring success. Hope the journey was OK.

[@adamfairbrother6242]

Well done… sounds like an amazing show.

[@iainsbricks]

It was very busy - probably a bit too busy as there were issues with long queues to get in.

[@TheLegoCollector-hq1rv]

Ian u must be so tired coming back from the show. I know stupid question. Great video and thank u for the inside look of the event. 😎

[@iainsbricks]

My feet hurt more than anything as I didn't get a chance to sit down all day. It was definitely wise choice to stay in a hotel the night before.

[@Tomo-hb2tq]

Can’t believe how busy it was when I left at 1130 it was out the door and all round the car park it was so mad

[@iainsbricks]

Yes, it was very busy yesterday. Not great for those who had to queue in the rain.

[@Tomo-hb2tq]

@ yep lucky I got in with the 1st lot at 10

[@grizzzlebees]

Great video, thank you Iain!

[@iainsbricks]

Thanks very much for watching 👀

[@leeshurmer7063]

Good work and great start to the selling year … maybe taking this year off wasn’t the best idea!! 😳 All joking aside going to have a break from it and let stock grow, but looking forward to seeing how the end of March in Bournemouth goes!! Keep up the good work!!

[@iainsbricks]

Yes, it's been a very good first couple of shows. Trouble is I need a big restock again before the Bournemouth show. At least I have a few weeks to do it.

[@adamthunder9869]

@@iainsbricksa nice problem to have! Amazing you kept several green grocers all this time! Very nicely done. Think I recall a previous vlog you said you sold one on bricklink

[@iainsbricks]

@@adamthunder9869 Yes, back in 2010 I got 10 Green Grocer sets , which is really what got me into Lego trading. Over the years I've sold them buy different methods, like Ebay, bricklink and Lego shows. I only have 1 sealed one left now 😢

[@markjeffery6325]

Hopefully the Bournemouth I was getting busy as that one did it looked really good

[@iainsbricks]

It was crazy busy.

[@simplesimon042]

We are mad for the Lego down ere in Kent! 😂

[@iainsbricks]

It appears so. Just hope the queues and parking issues hasn't people off going to future events.

[@IanHargreaves-e7s]

Great insight to your lego stall your prices are very reasonable take care 🙂

[@iainsbricks]

Thanks Ian. Much appreciated

[@christophery8927]

Entertaining and interesting.

[@iainsbricks]

Thank you.

[@michaelwhite8778]

Which one would you recommend going the national brick event or brick festival? Or are they very similar, with the same traders. Congrats on the 7000 subscribers 🎉🎉

[@iainsbricks]

I've traded at both and they are both definitely worth a visit. I guess it depends which organisation does a show nearest to where you live.

[@Plexus37]

I was wondering, is there much inter-vendor trading? Or is it mainly from the public? Just wondering if vendors are scooping up stuff for the future.

[@iainsbricks]

Vendors do talk to each other and will occasionally buy sets from other vendors, but it's not like a car boot sale where you get a load of people hovering over your stall as you are trying to unpack.

[@dimosscratch2797]

did tallneck go for 120?

[@iainsbricks]

Yes, it did.

[@dimosscratch2797]

@ congratulations, it took me 5 months to sell my 5 tallnecks for 78EUR each. well done!

[@euromotif]

LEGO Roses are on fire! Sold nearly 1,000 of 10328, and 40460 is flying too. Best sellers ever!

[@iainsbricks]

That's a lot of roses! Well done.

[@paulclements6315]

You sold 1000 of a set? Hello, Jeff Bezos.

[@euromotif]

@paulclements6315 Haha, yeah, best seller in all the years I've been doing this! But the profits? Not even 10k GBP. Selling tons doesn't always mean getting rich lol.

[@chrisstone4648]

@@euromotifyep, business costs, ebay fees, income tax, storage space, your cash in product for 1-3 years. Can definitely make money with Lego but not quite as straightforward as some people think.

[@brentc6946]

You and Duncan going to do a show together?

[@iainsbricks]

Duncan has quite a few shows planned for this year - I know he is at the Bournemouth Brick Festival at the end of March. He has his own table booked so we may not be placed close to one another

[@daviddambrosio6850]

2 very busy shows in a week. Inventory will be taking a good hit. Plenty of funds for some Iain’s hauls soon hopefully

[@iainsbricks]

Yes, 2 back to back big shows. Luckily I still have a lot of sets ready for the next show.

[@chrisstone4648]

I grew up in Tonbridge nearby. Tunbridge Wells is a moneyed town so the success makes sense. (Sorry not a fan of your latest outtro music, it doesnt fit the authentic feel of your channel, just my opinion).

[@iainsbricks]

Definitely a very affluent area. Still surprised how busy it was though. The outro music is just a bit of an experiment. I can always change it if too many people don't like it.

[@southwestsellers2745]

Well done clever 👏👏 you’ve just gone back on your word.. I asked you middle of last year just before you were going to a brick festival . I asked you if you had any old modular buildings left for sale and you said no sold out of all of them. To find out you have sold two buildings that you have had for the last 15 😡😡

[@caronmills8983]

With the amount of stock he's got I'm sure he's allowed to make an error and it was accidental.

[@iainsbricks]

Maybe I just misunderstood that you were specifically asking what modulars I was taking to a specific show. I have taken Green Grocer sets to other shows in the past but they never sold. Even when I did finally sell one about a year ago it went for way less than it was worth, so i decided not to sell them at shows. I have mentioned in the past on there videos that I had a couple of Green Grocer sets left, which is how the guy that bought them from me knew about them. If you are still interested in getting a green Grocer, get in touch with me, either on here or on instant let me know which Brick Festival show you will be attending