Why Is This COMMON LEGO Part So EXPENSIVE? 

I agree, which I feel the same for stuff like Lego Star Wars Clone Trooper minifigures

Like when action figures get re issues and people complain. Bro I don’t care if you can’t get 10x retail for it it’s more important more collectors get it

I play TCGs and I'm always happy seeing prices go down due to reprints even if I already have the cards.

​​@@sawderf741yeah, it's always been frustrating being priced out of having a particular card for no particular reason. MTG really improved things for a while and even rarer cards (of the current set) were like $3 at most, but they've become an absolute garbage company as of late.

I hate artificial rarity and the scalping effect. Fuck em, it’s not meant to be rare or any more expensive than it’s original market value. Discontinued sets sealed are okay-ish, with exclusive pieces. But this piece is just scalphyped.

We'd be all better off if eBay and bricklink just ceased existence

The LEGO Star Wars aftermarket and community as a whole convinced me to no longer care about LEGO Star Wars. Nobody should have to pay $100 or more for a minifig of their favorite character, that's stupid. I wanna collect the Astromech droid minifigs but even those cost silly money. It admittedly gives me some sick glee to watch people get mad that a minifigure that used to be exclusive to a huge set now comes in a $15 set... good. That should never have been the point of collecting LEGO.

@@Thinginator Lego is for kids, I'm an adult who enjoys it but I first and foremost see it as a kids toy. And because of that it should be within the budget of a kid's allowance or summer job. Lego currently isn't that. No wonder every kids theme dies within a year or two

@@Thinginator totally agree on that last part. I still love it but I’m no completionist

You are all acting like supply and demand doesn’t exist. “Lego should be this, lego should be cheap” thats not how the market works, its worth what people are willing to pay for it.

Lol

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Agree, some people just want the goat for the I-have-a-LEGO-goat-and-you-don't clout. Any time something is rare, some people will want it just because it's rare, and some people will get irritated that the thing they want is rare and thus more expensive than it should be. I understand collecting if you genuinely like the things you're collecting, and there are always the completionists who only consider their collection perfect if they have one of everything. But this inevitably draws the attention of people who want to exploit those collectors, and know that some will be willing to pay whatever it takes to get something few other people have. As I've been looking into the prices of old Bionicle stuff, I find I just can't get excited about most of the recolored masks and whatnot when people want $15 or more for them. It's cool that they exist and all, but like... it's just a little piece of 20 year old plastic, it might be worth that much to somebody but I can't justify it personally. I've been looking to piece together a Tarakava set since that's my Bionicle white whale of sorts, but of course every teal piece and even many of the blue ones are ridiculously expensive because the Tarakava has so many set-exclusive parts in those colors. I'm thinking the only way to overcome that is to not be perfectionist about it, and use less expensive alternative parts instead, like the teal Miru mask instead of the Kakama. It'll still be a big weird teal tank lizard thing in the end, and that's all I really want anyway. Who cares what specific mask is on its nose?

@@Thinginator I will never spend more than 10$ on a singular part, ever. And honestly I look down on anyone who would.

Get a fucking job.

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I just look at Webrick and see if a part is there. I love getting recolors that I want that Lego doesn't make or is crazy expensive. Eventually, Lego makes it and the price comes down to normal.

Good that you can get some at that store. It's a great piece for MOCs in any colour!

Yeah my Dad and I built the bust with our own parts and just replaced those pieces with normal bricks, honestly I think it looks better that way. But yeah, insane how expensive that piece is hey

same

Real

3 days ago is crazy