Awwwww......The joys of fatherhood ....Mine told me that she was going to sell my collection when I die................So what  do I do...I told her that when I 'm old... and died... ....Its all going in the coffin with me.....   And she was like.....     

22 hours ago, Iceman said:

Awwwww......The joys of fatherhood ....Mine told me that she was going to sell my collection when I die................So what  do I do...I told her that when I 'm old... and died... ....Its all going in the coffin with me.....   And she was like.....     

At least my daughter wants to keep my Laura Gardin Fraser set intact 

Ben must be a chip of the old block! 

On 6/9/2020 at 9:35 AM, Iceman said:

Awwwww......The joys of fatherhood ....Mine told me that she was going to sell my collection when I die................So what  do I do...I told her that when I 'm old... and died... ....Its all going in the coffin with me.....   And she was like.....     

My kid is about same age as Rev's older one, and has been instructed that, like you, (1) my collection constitutes just part of the lavish grave goods that will fill my tomb; (2) I will haunt him if anything is missing; and (3) everything is also protected by a multi-generational curse

Legos are a collection, in fairness

20 hours ago, deposito said:

Legos are a collection, in fairness

True, but he never called them that before, and I normally refer to my "sets."

On 6/14/2020 at 11:32 AM, deposito said:

Legos are a collection, in fairness

My Grandson has a Hugh collection of Lego's ....I got him the Saturn V rocket this past Christmas ...The thing is over 3 feet tall...It was alot of fun building it with him. 

15 hours ago, Iceman said:

My Grandson has a Hugh collection of Lego's ....I got him the Saturn V rocket this past Christmas ...The thing is over 3 feet tall...It was alot of fun building it with him. 

I got that Saturn V rocket for myself one year on my birthday. I had a blast putting it together! It's now on display on a bookshelf. ...And yes, adults also love Lego's.

Check out the prices on some unopened LEGO sets from the 80s and 90s on Ebay and elsewhere; I remember seeing some of those Pirate ships at KMart as a kid and could not get them, and, apparently can never get them now either

41 minutes ago, deposito said:

Check out the prices on some unopened LEGO sets from the 80s and 90s on Ebay and elsewhere; I remember seeing some of those Pirate ships at KMart as a kid and could not get them, and, apparently can never get them now either

I never would have thought this would happen but there seems to be a mini bubble in collecting LEGO sets. I imagine at some point it will pop - just like all collectable bubbles do. But I just buy what's available in the stores now. Right now I'm mostly buying duplos anyway. They're safer and more age appropriate for my boys.

check out bricklink.com, you can buy by the piece from sellers around the world/country.  it's a lot cheaper than buying new sets.  You can clean the parts when they show up.  I've been getting my son tons of duplo parts through that since lockdown.

If you had lego as a kid youtube is a rabbit hole of lego videos showing old sets from the 80s-90s