Hi helpful people,
I need some advise on a good method of completing minifigs.
When I get bulk Lego that contains minifigs, some are build and complete and
some are loose.
So my questions are:
1. What is your proces on trying to complete them.
2. Do you start with the head, torso or legs?
3. What do you do with the parts of figs you can't complete? Do you add those
parts in your main inventory or add them in a stockroom for later use?
Hope that someone can give me some advise as I'm postponing on going trough
my box of loose fig parts.
Hi helpful people,
I need some advise on a good method of completing minifigs.
When I get bulk Lego that contains minifigs, some are build and complete and
some are loose.
So my questions are:
1. What is your proces on trying to complete them.
2. Do you start with the head, torso or legs?
3. What do you do with the parts of figs you can't complete? Do you add those
parts in your main inventory or add them in a stockroom for later use?
Hope that someone can give me some advise as I'm postponing on going trough
my box of loose fig parts.
Thx in advance.
Look for a unique part then search it up (or use brickognize) then see if you
can complete it. If not then list the parts separately in your store. Bonus tip
make sure to check the parts carefully with a good light for cracks, dents, damage,
etc and use a spare set of legs to add pressure to torsos by slightly inserting
them sideways and by inserting them into the feet of legs to check for cracks
as some cracks can’t be seen without a little (emphasis on not to much) pressure.
The most common places for cracks on minifigure parts are the arms, the necks
of heads, the sides and front/back of the torso, and the feet of the legs
I always start with the torso, mostly the most recognizable part due to the print.
I search for it in the BL catalog, check what other parts may belong to this
torso and check which of these parts I have.
As an extra advice besides Nubs advice regarding condition, pearl colored minifigs
have very visible seams, they may or may not be hairline cracks. Always check
them thoroughly because your minifig can look cracked but is in fact in great
condition. Do mention this in your description to make sure your potential buyers
know this is normal for pearl colored items.
In Selling, Ajiki writes:
Hi helpful people,
I need some advise on a good method of completing minifigs.
When I get bulk Lego that contains minifigs, some are build and complete and
some are loose.
So my questions are:
1. What is your proces on trying to complete them.
2. Do you start with the head, torso or legs?
3. What do you do with the parts of figs you can't complete? Do you add those
parts in your main inventory or add them in a stockroom for later use?
Hope that someone can give me some advise as I'm postponing on going trough
my box of loose fig parts.
I always start with the torso, mostly the most recognizable part due to the print.
I search for it in the BL catalog, check what other parts may belong to this
torso and check which of these parts I have.
As an extra advice besides Nubs advice regarding condition, pearl colored minifigs
have very visible seams, they may or may not be hairline cracks. Always check
them thoroughly because your minifig can look cracked but is in fact in great
condition. Do mention this in your description to make sure your potential buyers
know this is normal for pearl colored items.
In Selling, Ajiki writes:
Hi helpful people,
I need some advise on a good method of completing minifigs.
When I get bulk Lego that contains minifigs, some are build and complete and
some are loose.
So my questions are:
1. What is your proces on trying to complete them.
2. Do you start with the head, torso or legs?
3. What do you do with the parts of figs you can't complete? Do you add those
parts in your main inventory or add them in a stockroom for later use?
Hope that someone can give me some advise as I'm postponing on going trough
my box of loose fig parts.
I sort parts into headgear/hair, heads, torsos, legs. Then identify the torso
or any obvious parts first. If a torso appears in 5+ generic figures, I don't
bother. Otherwise, if licensed and/or valuable I check if I have the missing
parts. Generic ones get a random generic head, hair or hat and plain or generic
legs and an accessory and get sold in batches of 10 on ebay or Facebook Marketplace.
Hi helpful people,
I need some advise on a good method of completing minifigs.
When I get bulk Lego that contains minifigs, some are build and complete and
some are loose.
So my questions are:
1. What is your proces on trying to complete them.
2. Do you start with the head, torso or legs?
3. What do you do with the parts of figs you can't complete? Do you add those
parts in your main inventory or add them in a stockroom for later use?
Hope that someone can give me some advise as I'm postponing on going trough
my box of loose fig parts.
Thx in advance.
There is no science to this, but I had uncanny luck with buying another bulk
lot and finding the parts I needed in that lot.
Hi helpful people,
I need some advise on a good method of completing minifigs.
When I get bulk Lego that contains minifigs, some are build and complete and
some are loose.
So my questions are:
1. What is your proces on trying to complete them.
2. Do you start with the head, torso or legs?
3. What do you do with the parts of figs you can't complete? Do you add those
parts in your main inventory or add them in a stockroom for later use?
Hope that someone can give me some advise as I'm postponing on going trough
my box of loose fig parts.
Thx in advance.
1.) Pull all the minifigure parts you can find out of the bulk lot .
2.) Torsos. Use an old version (1.5.5) of BrickMonkey phone app.
The app allows you to take a picture of any decorated torso and will show you
all variants of minifigures that use that torso and the additional parts you
need to complete them.
The newest version is terrible, because it no longer specializes in just torsos,
meaning extra clicks.
You can search "BrickMonkey Walkthrough – Minifigure Identification"
on Youtube to see an example.
You can also alternatively use Brickstore with Brickognize added in, but it is
slower.
Start with the highest value themes (Star Wars, HP, Marvel, CFMs etc).
Don't struggle to complete a minifigure. If the parts are high value, just
add them to your store, or else you are doing double the work.
3.) It is worth keeping a wide selection of arms, hands, and legs to complete
future figures. Everything else, not so much.
What to do with low value parts? If the sum of the parts aren't worth at
least $2, create random minifigures and sell them in bulk lots. Alternatively
you can just sell the parts in a bulk lot.
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