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That's always the problem with special bricks, rarely is there something
to compare them with to make a judgement.

I've more I want to sell but I'm holding off until I can find time to
do some research and price accordingly.

Check out those listed under 3001special, paying attention to descriptions, however
it's very limited in providing useful information unless your bricks closely
resemble those there.

Items sold on BL provide no useful information as detailed information on individual
bricks is not available.

They regularly sell between £20 - £80 each, less at the higher price, I'd
guess £30 each is not unusual for one a little rarer.

The old advice comes in here, price high and be prepared to come down, you could
ask for offers if already listed and then sell it through BL at the new price.

I had one brick, not 3001special which I didn't want to sell despite numerous
generous offers but eventually sold through BL at a very good price, couldn't
say no.

However a lot are sold under £10.

Also check out Flickr if you have time to dig around and find those being offered
there, many of the collectors will post items on offer.

In Colors, brick.bewdy writes:

What I'm finding the most difficult is calculating how much each brick is
worth - all I know is what I paid for the lot

In Colors, Stuart9 writes:

Between 10,000 to 20,000 bricks in all sizes, only a couple of hundred more interesting
bricks, sold a lot.

Most are standard production bricks.

Also have a fair number of Kiddicraft bricks.

In Colors, brick.bewdy writes:

How many pre 1980 bricks do you have exactly?

It's a fool's battle right now

I've seen lots of your beautiful pictures aswell!

In Colors, Stuart9 writes:

I suspect they used normal production material but claimed otherwise once discovered,
can't see them using floor sweepings either.

In Colors, Nathan123 writes:

I doubt the Grangemouth bricks were made from floor sweepings as they would probably
resemble the marbled slotted bricks more if it was the case. Leftovers is much
more probable.

In Colors, Stuart9 writes:

Many, if not all the Grangemouth, were made by some employees producing their
own bricks without permission from Lego or their own company.

They are said to have used leftover or floor sweeping materials but that may
not have been strictly true, who knows.

In Colors, brick.bewdy writes:

I'm trying to sell 3001/2x4 bricks on another site, and I would like to affirm
some information I have provided them with in relation to test bricks.

Please disregard my ignorance, I just need accurate information. I would dislike
providing misleading details to any potential buyer.

Howdy. I've been collecting for a few years now. Love 'em all! Do you
know of Bricklink - it takes a while to become familiar, but if you'd like
to invest some time there, they would happily answer any of your questions.

Mursten, Bayer, BASF, Grangemouth, Wrexham, and other manufacturers were all
contracted by LEGO to produce plastics for their bricks. LEGO provided them with
2x4 molds as test examples.
I'm not sure as to how they all aquired the molds they did, but the Mursten
ABCD bricks are in relation to a clutch test - how firmly they grip to another
piece.' A' being the tightest clutch and 'D' being the loosest.
Due to those test examples LEGO now use the 'C' as the brick of choice.
Modulex is an Architectural scale brick - being an ignorant Aussie, I'm not
familiar with it exactly. They're ultra-cute, that's all I know about
that.
The milky, marbled, and semi-transparent bricks were all produced by the aforementioned
companies because they were pumping coloured plastics into the molds they were
provided with without cleaning the injection pipes before adding another coloured
plastic - in the case of the milky/semi-transparent, they were not adding enough
colour to the mold?
I will do a quick research on prices for you regarding the bricks I've offered
you.

I can tell you that I have never seen a double A, B, C, or D brick being offered
for sale, let alone a complete set. Having said that, does not mean they do not
exist.

If you're not in a rush, I'm happy to get you more information!

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Stuart9

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Dec 5, 2019 18:15

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How many pre 1980 bricks do you have exactly?

It's a fool's battle right now

I've seen lots of your beautiful pictures aswell!

In Colors, Stuart9 writes:

I suspect they used normal production material but claimed otherwise once discovered,
can't see them using floor sweepings either.

In Colors, Nathan123 writes:

Many, if not all the Grangemouth, were made by some employees producing their
own bricks without permission from Lego or their own company.

They are said to have used leftover or floor sweeping materials but that may
not have been strictly true, who knows.

In Colors, brick.bewdy writes:

Author:

Stuart9

Posted:

Dec 5, 2019 17:21

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I suspect they used normal production material but claimed otherwise once discovered,
can't see them using floor sweepings either.

In Colors, Nathan123 writes:

Many, if not all the Grangemouth, were made by some employees producing their
own bricks without permission from Lego or their own company.

They are said to have used leftover or floor sweeping materials but that may
not have been strictly true, who knows.

In Colors, brick.bewdy writes:

Author:

Stuart9

Posted:

Dec 5, 2019 14:26

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Have to agree with Nathan here, post a few pics and just watch who appears.

There are a number of bricks associated with Wrexham too, many of which aren't
that well known and not particularly collected, maybe only one or two of us.

These look like many other standard bricks, nothing unusual, the only one I would
pick out other than the waxy looking bricks are those UK sideways logo bricks.

Samsonite of North America produced these sideways logo bricks too but the mould
markings, studs, logo style, spruce position are different as are the colours
available.

They come in CA and ABS.

In Colors, Nathan123 writes:

ABCD bricks? Pictures are nice 🙂.

In Colors, brick.bewdy writes:

I aquired some and listed then for sale on another site.
If you have a link to something that will inform me of exactly what I'm selling,
I really would appreciate that - more than you know.

In Colors, Nathan123 writes:

You have testbricks or just want to learn more about them?

In Colors, brick.bewdy writes:

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Stuart9

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Dec 5, 2019 12:08

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