LEGO Collectible Minifigs - a plea for Help

[maichan]

I can't believe I've stooped to this....

Anyone here collect LEGO minifigs?

If you do, read on, but if you don't - turn back now!

For better or worse, I do, and the completest in me has a need that needs filling.

I'm missing a few recent minifigs and am seeking your assistance in getting them.

So, if anyone out there has extras...

I'm still looking for the Unicorn Girl. I never was able to find one. I even asked on some Lego forums and was totally ignored...

Series 14 is in stores now, and I managed to get most of them, but I am missing 2 - the Gargoyle and the Zombie Pirate.

If anyone can help me with getting these 3 figures, I would greatly appreciate it.

I have an extra Series 13 King and Hot Dog guy for trade, as well as a couple of extra Series 14 (don't have them with me, but I think they are the Professor, and two others...I can confirm later...), or I'm willing to pay if asking price is reasonable and within my limit.

Now I'll sit back, wait, and see what kind of replies I get...

The usual suspects:

[Maka]

Have you tried Bricklink? http://www.bricklink.com/browseTree.asp?itemType=M

For example: http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?itemID=131638

I can't start any other collections that Usagi or I will bankrupt my family.

But the kindergartners in my wife's classroom use my childhood lEGO almost every day.

Peace, maka

[maichan]

Hey Maka, thanks for the suggestion!

Yeah, I've used Bricklink in the past. They had issues for a while (some time ago - and that have since been resolved), so I haven't been back to check them out. I found you really have to be careful though. Some sellers are selling the minifig only, without some of the props or accessories, or the baseplate. If I come up empty handed in my request here and elsewhere I may eventual resort to Bricklink or eBay if I can find a single seller for all 3 minifigs.

[Steve Hubbell]

I can't believe I've stooped to this....

Anyone here collect LEGO minifigs?

If you do, read on, but if you don't - turn back now!

For better or worse, I do, and the completest in me has a need that needs filling.

I'm missing a few recent minifigs and am seeking your assistance in getting them.

So, if anyone out there has extras...

I'm still looking for the Unicorn Girl. I never was able to find one. I even asked on some Lego forums and was totally ignored...

Series 14 is in stores now, and I managed to get most of them, but I am missing 2 - the Gargoyle and the Zombie Pirate.

If anyone can help me with getting these 3 figures, I would greatly appreciate it.

I have an extra Series 13 King and Hot Dog guy for trade, as well as a couple of extra Series 14 (don't have them with me, but I think they are the Professor, and two others...I can confirm later...), or I'm willing to pay if asking price is reasonable and within my limit.

Now I'll sit back, wait, and see what kind of replies I get...

The usual suspects:

What is considered a reasonable price for minifigs? I ask because I looked on Amazon and all three minifigs are available but they range in price from a penny (pirate zombie) up to $14 (for the unicorn girl) plus Amazon's flat-rate shipping charges.....

[maichan]

A penny? LOL, I'll have to check that out. I'm sure they get you with shipping.

For me a reasonable price is in the $5 or $6 range. I think retail is just under $4.
For those that don't know, the minifigs come in foil/mylar type bags. You can't see what you are buying. The hard part for me is feeling them through the bag, as that's how you figure out what you have without actually opening the bag. I was lucky this time around. Out of 17 bags I bought, 14 of them were unique and only 3 were duplicates. But I probably felt through over 50 or 60 bags just to get those.

Brick Blogger Touch Guide for Series 14

Store display:


The bags:


The characters:

[Usagi-chan]

I love these Minifigs! I'm sorry, but I'm not able to help you with the unicorn girl, because I don't have an extra. I can't help with the newest series because my Walmart hasn't got them yet (argh!) But if they do get them, I usually get a lot of duplicates, so I might be able to help with the Gargoyle or Zombie Pirate at some point...

[maichan]

Thank you Usagi-chan! Good luck in your own quest!

I'll keep this post updated if anything changes, as well as add a list of minifigs I have for trade (if that's an option for anyone).

[maichan]

Well, That was a short lived topic!
I broke down and went with Maka's suggestion of going to BrickLink to relieve my fix... Thanks Maka for pointing out the most obvious solution!
Early this afternoon I signed into BrickLink and started to look around, eventually found a seller in the US that had all three minifigs for decent prices, and placed my order. Did and done. That means as soon as they arrive, I'll be up-to-date with my Minifig collection. YAY!

[Steve Hubbell]

Well, That was a short lived topic!
I broke down and went with Maka's suggestion of going to BrickLink to relieve my fix... Thanks Maka for pointing out the most obvious solution!
Early this afternoon I signed into BrickLink and started to look around, eventually found a seller in the US that had all three minifigs for decent prices, and placed my order. Did and done. That means as soon as they arrive, I'll be up-to-date with my Minifig collection. YAY!

Great news, but I bet that pirate zombie cost more than a penny.....