A general discussion of collecting cool things.
A Collection a Day #25 – LEGO Star Wars Minifigs, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. I’m not positive when the LEGO minifig collecting craze began but I’m pretty sure it came about as a result of the Star Wars line of building kits. Each set comes with a figure or several figures and the [...]
I haven’t been actively searching for these LEGO minifigs but I was surprised to find them at my local Borders book store this afternoon. I picked up four packets, despite the whopping $2.99 price tag. Jeez, they are pretty cool and I love the concept of the blind buy, but three bucks seems a bit [...]
You want to know why I love going to yard sales? Check this out: I found a ziploc bag filled with Star Wars Lego minifigs, complete with guns and light sabers. There is a General Grievous, Boba Fett, C3PO, R2D2, and yes, that is Jabba the Hutt in the back row. Forty six minifigs found in [...]
Those Lego minifigs are everywhere! YouTube creators will have a whole new arsenal of figures in the very near future. Lego has announced a new way for collectors to get their hands on minifigs. You can buy a pack of ten randomly packaged figures, but you won’t know what is in the pack until you [...]
I had the pleasure of attending the Lego Brick Fair 2008 event today along with what seemed like every other parent within a hundred miles. The event was packed with kids and their dads who seemed pretty excited to be there, and their moms who were looking for the nearest exit. I had no idea [...]
Lego Minifig wall in the Orlando, FL Lego store. The LEGO® minifigure represents the world’s largest population of people! Over 4 billion minifigures have been produced in the last 30 years. 3.9 minifigs are sold every second. The Lego minifig turns 30 this week. People all over the globe collect these little guys and gals. [...]
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