A collector’s shelf
Five sets, one shelf
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LEGOFrom Toy to Obsession
What makes a LEGO set worth collecting?
One scroll, one card · 7 topics · 17 cards
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Chapter 1
The shelf
Every collector starts with one shelf.
00000The empty place
Your missing set
RETIRED
?pieces
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Chapter 2
Bigger or more wanted?
Do collectors want the biggest boxes?
Your turn
Which one do collectors want most?
Brickset · the collectors’ database
A galaxy of wishes
0collectors log the sets they own and the sets they want
1 light = 10 members
Does size explain desire?
The most wanted sets aren’t the biggest
a set Star Wars 10 most wanted 8 biggest
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Chapter 3
Characters
A world to complete.
The display case
A world to complete
1978the minifigure is born
1999Star Wars arrives
Your turn
Find the 3 differences
Why it matters
One version, one box
1set ever came with the Cloud City Boba Fett (2003)
3sets had the standard Boba Fett of that time
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Chapter 4
The hunt
What happens when a set retires?
2003 → 2005
In the shop, then gone
Toy shop · 2003
2003 · in the shop$99.99LEGO price, USA
2005 → 2024
Twenty years later
2005off the shelves
10 Sep 2024 · Vectis auctionUS$99.99£4,655 ≈ US$6,100
The price of time
61× the shop price
2003in the shop
2024at auction
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Chapter 5
How far
One favourite becomes a series.
Your turn
How many sets in the biggest collection?
Guinness World Records
The record collection
1 box = 1 set
RECORD
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Chapter 6
The grail
The almost impossible find.
The almost impossible find
Five figures in solid gold
Solid gold C-3PO
The ultimate grail
5 ever made7
Chapter 7
Your missing set
So, what makes a set worth collecting?
What makes a set worth collecting
Three stars and a missing corner
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The end · for now